Windows Vista
manOFice
24-01-2006 19:39:29
Anyone here tried out Beta 1 for vista? If so..any good?
Allen626
24-01-2006 19:43:12
i was on it for like 10 seconds and when I restarted it did not load up properly. So I just said fuck it and uninstalled.
I have tried BETA 2 (Build 5270).. theres a lot of changes in the GUI and some in functionality.. they still need to work out the bugs.
Wolfeman
24-01-2006 19:51:08
Yeah I'll wait until there are later beta releases. It was way buggy when I tried it a while ago...
EatChex89
24-01-2006 19:58:13
i need to pick it up from my school.. they have a free copy of it. So i plan to pick up that and virtual PC so I can have mutliple desktops.
drummer_kew_03
24-01-2006 21:31:14
From what happened with XP, I'm gunna wait until it's been officially released for awhile...maybe.
manOFice
16-09-2006 17:22:03
Anyone try
microsoft.windows.vista.build.5600.rc1.x86
??
I just created a partion and going to install it.
I'm going to wait for RC2.. Then I'll give it a try.
mnx12
16-09-2006 17:47:42
I probably wont even attempt to use it until about 4 or 5 months after its official release...
manOFice
16-09-2006 18:08:54
i've read it's really stable...i'm just gonna install on separte partition...plus it's open to the public so u can get your own cd keys, good for one year
dudeextrem2000
16-09-2006 18:16:53
[quote4dd1c6a8b0="manofice"]i've read it's really stable...i'm just gonna install on separte partition...[b4dd1c6a8b0]plus it's open to the public so u can get your own cd keys, good for one year[/b4dd1c6a8b0][/quote4dd1c6a8b0]
get like 80, you'll be good for the rest of your life...
Wolfeman
16-09-2006 20:17:00
[quote53ad82439c="dudeextrem2000"][quote53ad82439c="manofice"]i've read it's really stable...i'm just gonna install on separte partition...[b53ad82439c]plus it's open to the public so u can get your own cd keys, good for one year[/b53ad82439c][/quote53ad82439c]
get like 80, you'll be good for the rest of your life...[/quote53ad82439c]
All the keys expire the same time.
Vista is very stable if you can get the right drivers...
Aurelius
16-09-2006 20:23:49
i've been using rc1 and it whups ass. i'd say my xp crashes way more than vista. only problem i see are that some programs/drivers like logitech setpoint don't work. there should be a lot more vista drivers available soon though. I'd say try it out if you haven't used vista before. pretty impressive stuff
winkie
16-09-2006 22:37:25
I am currently running RC1 without any major problems. A complaint I have is that RAW files (from my dSLR) still currently dont show a preview... which is supposed to be one of the features in windows explorer. not that big of a deal, picasa is good for previewing pictures.
Also, my old hp 7350 printer wont install properly...
manOFice
17-09-2006 18:36:43
I got it installed good and only have one problem...but it's a major one.
Everything works fine except my 300gig sata drive...i can't get working drivers for my "Promise FastTrak 376 Controller". Very disapointing.
nextlevel
18-09-2006 02:55:09
[quote05a02c083b="manofice"]I got it installed good and only have one problem...but it's a major one.
Everything works fine except my 300gig sata drive...i can't get working drivers for my "Promise FastTrak 376 Controller". Very disapointing.[/quote05a02c083b]
Same issue, I assume you have an asus board.. If I find a working driver I will let u know, would appreciate if you did the same..
Other then that vista is great.
manOFice
18-09-2006 03:40:50
[quotecd16794dd7="nextlevel"][quotecd16794dd7="manofice"]I got it installed good and only have one problem...but it's a major one.
Everything works fine except my 300gig sata drive...i can't get working drivers for my "Promise FastTrak 376 Controller". Very disapointing.[/quotecd16794dd7]
Same issue, I assume you have an asus board.. If I find a working driver I will let u know, would appreciate if you did the same..
Other then that vista is great.[/quotecd16794dd7]
I will let u know if i find anything...i have a SOLTEK SL-75FRN2-RL motherboard
manOFice
18-09-2006 10:47:22
I called promise and they said they don't even have a driver for the Promise PDC20376...lol...they said to contact my oem of the motherboard...which is nvidia i assume....So i'm gonna mess around with some nvidia drivers
nextlevel
18-09-2006 12:53:36
I got it working.. used the cd that came with the board, first time around it installed nt/2000 drivers.. I manually installed the xp drivers and works fine..
This was after I installed vista to ide drive, if you are trying to install vista to the sata, may have other issues, but should work.
pm me if you need help or need the drivers.
manOFice
18-09-2006 13:28:29
[quote2ecf5a2395="nextlevel"]I got it working.. used the cd that came with the board, first time around it installed nt/2000 drivers.. I manually installed the xp drivers and works fine..
This was after I installed vista to ide drive, if you are trying to install vista to the sata, may have other issues, but should work.
pm me if you need help or need the drivers.[/quote2ecf5a2395]
pm'ed
manOFice
24-09-2006 09:10:29
I've got Vista upgraded to Build 5728...now using as my main os
OldManWrigley
24-09-2006 14:46:37
[quote8732d581d5="manofice"]Anyone try
microsoft.windows.vista.build.5600.rc1.x86
??
I just created a partion and going to install it.[/quote8732d581d5]
+KMA if you explain how I can create a partion, because I can't find any guides anywhere
Aurelius
24-09-2006 14:50:36
manOFice
24-09-2006 15:22:50
Just get partition magic, thats what i did
EatChex89
30-04-2007 23:18:41
So I'm installing Vista on one of my PCs as I type, and so far it's taking really freaking long. Also, I don't think it's recognizing one of my audio drivers, so no sound.
To me this seems like a step backwards from XP. Also, they gave me the Home Basic package which is like a rip off. Of all the software upgrades, the one I would need is Premium, but of course I don't get that with the free express upgrade!
Oh well.
Tholek
01-05-2007 06:44:54
I got a second copy in the mail last week, and haven't installed either. I'm gonna wait a bit.
manOFice
01-05-2007 07:16:20
I killed the vista partition and reimaged my pc with xp pro again. My computer isn't powerful enough to run vista how I want it.
tinkerjenn
01-05-2007 07:23:37
I'll stay with XP for a year or so..then they'll have the craptacular bugs out of the way and the rest of the software industry will catch up
ajasax
01-05-2007 07:39:48
Yup. Same here. Tried making the switch to Vista entirely, but got frustrated because a few of my hardware components don't have full drivers. Creative isn't coming out with drivers for my webcam until the 3rd quarter of 07 ?
manOFice
01-05-2007 07:51:58
Everything worked for me eventually, drives and all. But it ran slow with 1 gig of ram, I recommend 4 gigs to run great.
TFOAF
01-05-2007 11:01:35
[quotee1ac8458d4="EatChex89"]So I'm installing Vista on one of my PCs as I type, and so far it's taking really freaking long. Also, I don't think it's recognizing one of my audio drivers, so no sound.
To me this seems like a step backwards from XP. Also, they gave me the Home Basic package which is like a rip off. Of all the software upgrades, the one I would need is Premium, but of course I don't get that with the free express upgrade!
Oh well.[/quotee1ac8458d4]
Yeah, if I'm going to install Vista, it won't support my sound card drivers either, and because the card is discontinued, they won't make the drivers for Vista. (
junkie06
01-05-2007 11:17:46
vista sucks...my friend has it
manOFice
01-05-2007 11:21:26
[quotee278ccfac3="junkie06"]vista sucks...my friend has it[/quotee278ccfac3]
I don't think it sucks, I think it rocks, just requires a lot of resources.
Big War Bird
01-05-2007 11:29:19
I got Vista on my new computer just a month ago and I must say I've had almost as many lock ups in a month with Vista as I did in a Year with XP.
And my Creative X-Fi card does not love Vista either.
Wolfeman
01-05-2007 11:31:59
4GB is overkill. 2GB is plenty...
EatChex89
01-05-2007 13:16:28
the sound actually plays, but it's slow as hell to start up or shut it down.
J4320
01-05-2007 14:39:43
vista + itunes = my piss in a boil
Vista runs great for me, no problems with drivers, programs, etc. Fast loading, shutting down, etc.
J4320
01-05-2007 23:24:55
[quotefc36f20fb4="Veek"]Vista runs great for me, no problems with drivers, programs, etc. Fast loading, shutting down, etc.[/quotefc36f20fb4]
No iTunes problems? I got all of the available updates and fixes and it's still messed up. (
No iTunes problems at all. In fact, XP would give me iTunes problems but not Vista. At least not yet.
tracemhunter
02-05-2007 16:07:52
I hate Vista. I got the Business Edition for free from school and switched back to XP Pro after two weeks. They tried to make it too retard proof and there is too much security crap.
Tholek
02-05-2007 16:27:53
That Apple commercial really hit the nail on the head there.
Wolfeman
02-05-2007 16:41:27
[quotebbda3146d3="tracemhunter"]I hate Vista. I got the Business Edition for free from school and switched back to XP Pro after two weeks. They tried to make it too retard proof and there is too much security crap.[/quotebbda3146d3]
You can turn a lot of that off...
Tholek
02-05-2007 16:50:22
That reminded me of blackviper, and guess what...
http//www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm
http//www.blackviper.com/WinVista/supertweaks.htm
That should help. )