Mr. Blurrycam sneaks a peek at Windows 7's new boot video
By Nilay Patel 
posted Dec 3rd 2008 11:50PM
posted Dec 3rd 2008 11:50PM
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Hot damn!
This is my jam!
Keep me partying till the A.M
Let's cross our fingers and hope this vid ain't a scam!
Keep me 'bootin till the A.M.
Ya'll don't understand
Make me put my fist
Though the p'uter, p'uter p'uter, p'uter.
no kooty....just no
that sure is naughty stuff. mmmmmmm........
it seems to also be a dell inspiron 6400
Nah, it says MXG061 on the system boot screen, which is Dell XPS M1710.
why is a "next gen" OS starting up with an old bios? he should have updated to a12.
And why are normal PCs still using BIOS instead of EFI :-/ Does Windows 7 support EFI at last?
Vista sp1 supports EFI...
Dell, HP, Sony and the rest of the douchebags are too lazy to innovate to EFI and just keep their same old bios on there.
@heffeque
Because normal PCs support a WIDE range of hardware some of which relies on certain interactions with the old BIOS. Mac support EFI, PCs are not Macs. Macs don't support a wide range of hardware and get a little pissy when you don't use an EFI capable video card. I would wager most manufacturers are taking the if its not broke, don't fix it approach.
Fedora 10 did it first... But for Win 7 I must be missing something, or its in the next release I didn't get/update to yet.
Cause EFI doesn't actually bring anything useful to the table.
pointless and insightful.
i agree, pointless, it didnt even show boot time or anything
But I'm sure you'd both agree that Apple's boot screen is very informative. After all, an Apple logo and a looping loading circle really says a lot! But that's ok, because it's Apple, right?
hey means the video didnt run long enough for us to see how long it took to boot completely
eh why would you want to know how fast an old ass dell laptop boots anyways
...you do know the definition of insightful, right?
Someone spends way to much time on Slashdot.
oh and it's 1 min 15seconds.
Awesome, a boot screen....
-Taylor
I don't get why people put their name in the sig, when it's displayed one line above their comment.
-DRT
Because some people are just more formal than others. Doesn't take rocket science.
-Ghen
jivetrky here,
I agree
-jivetrky
I put it there so people know it's actually me and not some imposter.
-Taylor
wow, that rocks cocks!
I'm sure it does..
Thats what she said???
Wow, the barrel distortion in that video camera is what's rocking a cock. Christ, just look at it. It's so curvy and bent.
This just in: Unsurprisingly, it turns out that the camera was not, in fact, blurry at all! :P
Mr. Barrel Distortion is a catchy name, too.
Exactly. Maybe the problem is not the photographer. This is just a blurry OS.
[/hedberg]
Sure doesn't improve boot time.
Hey man, don't bring that stuff up around frequent Windows users. Last time I dared to question the boot time, I was told (in no uncertain terms) that Windows users never power down their computers, opting for 'hibernation' mode.
And then of course they wonder why their computers go to all hell... I'll touch base on that another day.
Point of this?
I want my 23 seconds back.
Thats what she said...
Oh, snap, crackle, and pop!
@Nomi
/internet-high-five
+1
What is that, a Studio?
Actually pretty sure it's a Dell XPS M1710, [which I have].
Cheers
Dave
@Dave
See DRT's comment above.
`Curtis Joslin
actually it's a Inspiron 6400 (which I have)
And it looks like an Inspiron 8600 to me, which I have as well. So what, just goes to prove how generic Dell is with their designs across product lines (not to say that Apple or anyone else is much better).
Rats.. I just sold my dell 6000 with XP!
Should have kept it and made a jump to windows 7, instead of getting a new sony with vista and saved myself the money... oh well....
nice
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
It is okay to not post something.
It is okay not reply.
holy crap, take your own advice already.
Is it just me, or was that awesome?
Yes, that was awethumb!
so that's what WARP is for?
I have a feeling there is some secret leaking community, so secret they blur these on purpose...
They blur it so you know it's them. That way they don't have to write their names under posts they make, cause you know it's them anyway.
This reminds me of the PS2 bootscreen!
Exactly what I was thinking - should've kept on swirling....
Wide angle lens much? :D
At least it's more interesting than the Vista boot screen.
i agree. i liked it! i look at it as it's just another bit of polish on what is shaping up to be an awesome OS. it seems like MS is actually on the right track this go around. fewer missed deadlines, fewer cut features, the focus on productivity.
that, and the fact that the vista boot screen was a total disappointment. i remember paul thurrott from the winsupersite running a short story on vista's cool boot screen or something like that. yeah THAT ended up well. vista's boot screen is basically XP's with a different color.
isn't a boot screen the first thing the user sees? it SHOULD be happy like this one! now, if we could only talk to apple about that gray on gray apple thing. disclaimer: posted from OS X leopard.
/rant
@ a ham sandwhich,
Yeah, apparently having the really cool aurora boot up sequence took more time... so rather than have a longer boot time, they cut it. Sucks that it isn't in Vista, and what is there was supposed to be a placeholder, but I think they made the correct choice... I mean how long do you actually spend watching the boot screen?
/Ryan
I guess I'm holding off buying a laptop until I can get it with Windows 7. Hopefully thats before the end of next summer.
You might want to wait a while after that even- remember that whole 'works with Vista' craptop label fiasco? Best wait it out a week or two before forking out your hard-earned cash, eh?
is this an operating system or a gaming console?
hahah ^dbm is so right
I like the boot screen in the current leaked beta, but this does look better. I'd be fine with either.
leaked?
23 seconds and still didn't boot? wtf
Still in Beta lol.
Bullshit; it's XP skinned with VisualStudio, BootScreen, and WinLogin all from Stardock. I saw that boot logo up there last week :p
If that's true that's pretty damned funny. If only they had snopes for this sort of thing.
Personally seeing the boot screen and the boot time doesn't really get me excited. I'm hoping Microsoft has actually made improvements to the kernel of the OS and not just make it look better, change things around, include "new" features etc. I feel like they're trying to chase Apple too much in the looks department when they should be chasing Apple in the stability department.
It's still a pig.
I like it
Good thing he rendered it out with an audio channel.... Wouldn't want to miss out on that awesome sound.
does it do anything else? I mean other then taking 5x the amount of time it takes me to boot Ubuntu.
It's bootylicious.
REALLY wish they would realize there's NO need for the text at all...
the "© Microsoft Corporation" makes me *sigh* as I think how much cooler it would look without it.
Skinned boot screens FTW !!!
So basically, all watching the video lets me in on over the pic is that the logo pulses?
Someone seriously needs to get this guy an AF Camcorder and a nice DSLR!
This is obviously a fake.. The animation at the end is not nearly refined enough to upstand Vista..
It looks cheap and ridiculous.
Plus this doesn't have to be an actual boot, you tards.. Ever heard of full-screen video?
PS. Windows sucks anyway.
yea...the famous and expert windows guru chris123 posting fake crap..4sure! lmao
No, OS X sucks. Windows swallows.
no boot time??? like soft core os porn....
oh baby, that's hawt.
@dbm989: at this point (and with the offer out there of games for windows) a PC with Windows is pretty much a Gaming Console
Actually, it's the start of a pr0n video. When the chap booting the computer gets bored, his amazingly hot gf and her equally hot roomie totally give him something else to shoot on. Uh, the blurrycam that is.
I wonder what build this is. It's not like the 6801 boot screen
Oops didn't read the video title, low rank m above comment if needed
PS Engadget we need an edit button
Wow that made me want to upgrade my XP PRO running on my AMD HP notebook and have it start crashing intermitly then having to try to role it back but then finding out it will not, than having to pray for them to patch all the problems.....NOT!!
WOW!! Now I want Windows 7 more than ever!
This is bull. Why is the text clearer than the logo?
Ooh, pretty.
when the balls fly around, it reminds me of me old ps2 screen :)
Dammmm
Windows 7 is gonnnaaa kick some much arse!!!!
I cant wait.
WOW! Microsoft Really worked hard on windows vista 2 you can tell because the boot up screen is so pointlessly pretty.
Nice! I can has?
Woaw that was fast! NOOOOT
Not as cool as Fedora's :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzsX2b42fU
Although, to its benefit, I suppose Windows' relies on nothing unusual.
It's pulsating... I like it.
Gee, it is a very nice boot-up screen...I wonder if having all those pretty graphics will sacrifice loading times? I mean, Vista sacrificed substantial amounts of RAM memory for you to have a half decent looking interface (Aero) and yet it barely worked. Hopefully 7 won't be Vista 2.0 for Microsoft's sake.