Comments on: Windows 7 Beta – First Impressions, Problems, Bugs, Likes and Dislikes

By: The Daleisphere — How to Upgrade to Windows 7 Beta Release Candidate

The Daleisphere — How to Upgrade to Windows 7 Beta Release Candidate — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:11:41 +0000

[...] I will be doing an in-place upgrade. Once I have completed the upgrade I intend to write another ‘first impressions’-style [...]

By: The Daleisphere — The Windows Apps I Use and How I Configure Them

The Daleisphere — The Windows Apps I Use and How I Configure Them — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:22:24 +0000

[...] My First Win7B First Impressions Blog Post: http://www.daleisphere.com/windows-7-beta-first-impressions-problems-bugs-likes-and-dislikes/ [...]

By: The Daleisphere — Using Windows 7’s System Image Backup Feature

The Daleisphere — Using Windows 7’s System Image Backup Feature — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:14:26 +0000

[...] mid February 2009, shortly after installing Windows 7 Beta on my primary PC (depicted in the image above), I made the huge mistake of running an automated ‘Registry [...]

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:17:22 +0000

Well, I can confirm it is NOT a problem with Word 2007 and Windows 7 Beta specifically because the preview function is working just fine for me in Windows Explorer. I use it all the time.

My guess is there is something unique about how you are installing Word 2007 if the same problem exists on multiple PC's you've install the app on.

If you solve the problem, please come back and post the resolution.

...Dale

By: claudiokaist

claudiokaist — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:41:10 +0000

thanks, for the answer…
I'm using just Office 2007, and works fine with excel files, but not with word files … and actually I have the same problem on two computers that I have windows 7… on vista machine it's working fine.
I've also installed now the “http://tatham.oddie.com.au/files/PreviewHandlerPackSetup.msi” and it worked fine for different applications, just word 2007 files still not working..

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:17:22 +0000

By: claudiokaist

claudiokaist — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:41:10 +0000

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:36:26 +0000

Are you using Office 2007. The previewer in Vista only worked with Word 2007/Excel 2007. I presume its the same with W7B. I had originally used Office 2003 with Vista and was frustrated that the preview didn't work. It took me to realzie the need for Word 2007. Also, if you have both Word 2007 and Word 2003 installed on the same machine that may be an issue.

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:36:26 +0000

By: claudiokaist

claudiokaist — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:23:27 +0000

I'm using Windows 7 since it came up, and I love it… but now I'm having problem with Microsoft office word preview, I'm able to preview excel files but not word files, I got the message ” this file can't be previewed bacause of an error in the microsoft office previewer”
… I'm just wondering if somebody had the same problem that could help me…

Cheers,

Claudio Kaist

By: claudiokaist

claudiokaist — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:23:27 +0000

Cheers,

Claudio Kaist

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:39:01 +0000

Huh! So far I haven't experienced this. I'm now writing this on my Lenovo Tablet with W7B installed on a second partition (thanks Mike). So far its all good here too.

By: Jarel

Jarel — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:06:54 +0000

Correction to my issue. The real issue is outlined here: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1822

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:44:28 +0000

Thanks so much Ed. I have updated the post to add screen shots on the new reliability monitor and how to find it. I'm still disappointed that, like the 'Create Restore Point' utility, there is no way to pin system tools like these to the start menu or the task bar. These are tools I use all the time and want quick access too. Happily they can be pinned to the 'Quick Launch' bar for those who use it.

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:49:06 +0000

You bet Jarel! I am a die-hard fan of System Restore. Since all my data files now reside on my networked drobo, I've set 50% of my C: and D: drives aside just for system restore files. It has saved my bacon more times than I can remember!

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:48:45 +0000

By: Ed Bott

Ed Bott — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:19:20 +0000

Thanks for the link! One quick correction – Reliability Monitor is still available, it's just moved and reddesigned. You'll find it in Action Center, under the Maintenance heading. Click View System History to see it.

By: Jarel

Jarel — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:44:48 +0000

Good information Dale. One thing I would say is KEEP SYSTEM RESTORE ON. As far as I remember, I'm pretty sure you do. At some point my Windows installer became corrupted, so I couldn't install anything that was from a .msi without it crashing with the whole "send and error report" box. Thankfully I have System Restore enabled. I think after I installed Prince of Persia and I had a DirectX file missing error and tried to install the latest DX9.0c is when it all broke.

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Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:34:01 +0000

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