Beta Buzz Network » Windows 7 http://www.betabuzznetwork.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:30:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Windows 7 Blue Screen of Death http://www.betabuzznetwork.com/2009/11/windows-7-blue-screen-of-death/ http://www.betabuzznetwork.com/2009/11/windows-7-blue-screen-of-death/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:05:09 +0000 Betabuzz http://www.betabuzznetwork.com/?p=537 BSOD-0p6b

It has happen… I have been exposed to the blue screen of death in Windows 7.   The error I got was for MEMORY_MANAGEMENT.  I did some research and there appears to be no resolution for the error.  Windows KB has nothing related to Win7.  They have some updates on fixing the error for win xp sp2.  I was shocked when I got the BSOD screen.  This is the first time I was seeing it.  I am back Windows Vista today. Since both my 64 bit versions of Win7 or Vista 64 won’t boot.

Further Investigation:  I realized that Vista 64 wasn’t booting either. So maybe it really was a memory issue.  I am running 2×2GB sticks and 2×1GB sticks. The 2×1GB might be causing an issue. Vista 32 has been up for now 1 hour, only uses the first 4GB due to 32 bit memory restriction. I will continue to monitor it throughout the day.  I am so glad I didn’t wipe my Vista 32 version. I will update this article once I find out more information.  I also emailed Microsoft for some answers.

Update: 11/10/09 – 4:12 PM CST
Vista 32 bit remained running for about 15 mins after I posted the original post.  It crashed while I ran a divx video.  I came to conclusion that the blue screen was warranted.  I received it on all three OSs (vista 32, vista 64 and win 7 64).  The computer now has been up for 3 hours. It has been working fine. I was able to watch divx video and burn a cd.  The problem appeared to be OCZ PC2 6400 ram I had installed.  It was installed for about 3 weeks without any issues.   Memory Test was taking to long so not sure if it has gone bad.

Recap
Problem: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSOD error in Windows 7
Solution: Check your memory it is possible that it may gone bad.  Try running Memtest if you suspect there is nothing wrong with the memory.

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Some screens from the install.
win_xp_mode

win_7_xp_mode2

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This is Windows 7 upgrade chart.

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32bit:
QXV7B-K78W2-QGPR6-9FWH9-KGMM7
6JKV2-QPB8H-RQ893-FW7TM-PBJ73
GG4MQ-MGK72-HVXFW-KHCRF-KW6KY
TQ32R-WFBDM-GFHD2-QGVMH-3P9GC
4HJRK-X6Q28-HWRFY-WDYHJ-K8HDH

64bit:
RFFTV-J6K7W-MHBQJ-XYMMJ-Q8DCH
482XP-6J9WR-4JXT3-VBPP6-FQF4M
JYDV8-H8VXG-74RPT-6BJPB-X42V4
D9RHV-JG8XC-C77H2-3YF6D-RYRJ9
7XRCQ-RPY28-YY9P8-R6HD8-84GH3

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Stay tuned for more posts on Windows 7 beta reviews, All month long.

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Paint enhancements:
Multiple of brush stokes and ability add shapes.

Wordpad enhancements:
More font options

wp_paint

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windows7_taskbar

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Finally got Windows 7 installed on a spare 80 GB hard drive I had laying around. A lot of people have been installing it on VMWare or Virtual PC, but I decided to give Windows 7 its own dedicated hard drive.
Specs of System
Intel Q6600 – 2.4 Ghz
6 GB Ram
80 GB Hard drive
Nvidia 8600 GT

First Feel: Windows 7 (W7) feels real smooth and quick. It doesn’t lag as much as vista. The OS seems really fluid and streamlined.

]]> http://www.betabuzznetwork.com/2009/01/windows-7-finally-installed/feed/ 0 Microsoft server getting blasted by Windows 7 downloads http://www.betabuzznetwork.com/2009/01/microsoft-server-getting-blasted-by-windows-7-downloads/ http://www.betabuzznetwork.com/2009/01/microsoft-server-getting-blasted-by-windows-7-downloads/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:19:53 +0000 Betabuzz http://betabuzz.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/microsoft-server-getting-blasted-by-windows-7-downloads/ If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to download Windows 7 beta release earlier this week. You might have to just wait a little be longer. Microsoft server was officially down last night due to the high number download requests for Windows 7. Windows 7 is said to be a better vista and restoring the great things that made Windows XP so successful. Some people have been able to get through and start their download but it gets stuck at about 300mb. Best bet: Check torrent sites. I’d host it but a 3.5 GB file will kill my server!

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