Windows Vista Beta Opento Public

[Homie]

Re: Windows Vista Beta Opento Public

I get 20 fps with my 7900 in bf2.




I'm most likely going back to xp.

[wolfi]

Re: Windows Vista Beta Opento Public

Works fine for me, except the drivers. Thats why I will reboot with XP now...
Feckin User Account Protection, cant turn it off because i cant see **** in the MMC.exe

[lonegunm4n]

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I get 20 fps with my 7900 in bf2.




I'm most likely going back to xp.

1 gig pagefile usage?

holy crap! thanks! I'll report that.....

[IndianScout]

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nope I knew I would be formatting anyway, so I just did the upgrade over XP

and with an X2 3800 & 3G ram, there is not reason it should of taken 2.5 hours..

but it really wasnt buggy cept that security crap that I turned off..

I dont like the layout of the explorer with the preview crap, and couldnt find a way to turn it off

[wolfi]

Re: Windows Vista Beta Opento Public

I love the new navigation of the windows explorer :) Way to go.
Dont know how I could ever live without that lol.
Back on XP anyways, not enough drivers available yet and that sucks balls..
I will wait until the whole driver situation is better so for now, XP is my home. yarr

[Homie]

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Works fine for me, except the drivers. Thats why I will reboot with XP now...
Feckin User Account Protection, cant turn it off because i cant see **** in the MMC.exe

I tried installing nvidia vista drivers and my screen would have bunch of diffrent color lines coming up on screen.

[lonegunm4n]

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yea, there were several driver conflicts while using Vista. I kept it long enough to do my report, then reformatted with XP.

Gaming is horrid and impossible, even with an ultra-high end system, several conflicts with quite a few drivers, and if your comp can't run the glass-like windows, your pretty much stuck to the basic Windows 98 look (no complaints about the Win98 look, I have XP configed to that).

[Rambo]

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I dreams of a new OS!

which one do i download ?I have a athalon 64
does 64 bit mean my programs wont work?(32 bit ones)as i have heaps
u need key?
why is it free?no updates allowed?
some of u seem to be fine and others see it buggy?
nvidia have vista drivers,feedback?errors?
if i overlay my xp does it keep setting?favorites?
i started the 64 bit DL but its guna hurt my 12 gig monthly limit
or should i DL 32 bit one help!

[wolfi]

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As there is almost no software out there supporting the 64bit functionality, try the 32bit one.
I would suggest put it on a new hard disk or a partition of an existing drive. 20gig at least.

This is a public beta release, thats why its free of charge. Works for 180 days only.
All you need is a valid mail address and a LIVE-Account (former MSN Passport) account.

If you meet all these requirements, i'd say go try it out to make your own opinion about it
I dont regret it, its the future of windows operating systems :p

[lil_jimmy_norton]

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I dreams of a new OS!

which one do i download ?I have a athalon 64
does 64 bit mean my programs wont work?(32 bit ones)as i have heaps
u need key?
why is it free?no updates allowed?
some of u seem to be fine and others see it buggy?
nvidia have vista drivers,feedback?errors?
if i overlay my xp does it keep setting?favorites?
i started the 64 bit DL but its guna hurt my 12 gig monthly limit
or should i DL 32 bit one help!

1.Either one
2.32 bit programs will still work on a 64bit OS.
3.It's a beta, not the final product.
4. Yes that's how it seems.
5. I don't know.
6. Like I said, get either one.

[Homie]

Re: Windows Vista Beta Opento Public

As there is almost no software out there supporting the 64bit functionality, try the 32bit one.
I would suggest put it on a new hard disk or a partition of an existing drive. 20gig at least.

This is a public beta release, thats why its free of charge. Works for 180 days only.
All you need is a valid mail address and a LIVE-Account (former MSN Passport) account.

If you meet all these requirements, i'd say go try it out to make your own opinion about it
I dont regret it, its the future of windows operating systems :p

How long until vista final is gonna be released?

[lil_jimmy_norton]

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How long until vista final is gonna be released?

Sometime in 07.

[wolfi]

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Microsoft said spring 2007 but only god knows..

This beta works for 180 days, then you will have to reinstall. Doesnt work after june 01/07.

[Rambo]

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thanks for the quick reply will a overlay keep my settings ,favorites?
i know little about partitions so i will prob overlay it

[wolfi]

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Better make backup copys of your stuff if you can.. But don't blame me when your system dies :p