How do you Like Vista?

gamerman4 · 10-29-2005, 07:45 PM

I have tried Vista and its theme is really neat. The graphics accelerated theme is interesting because it is like light is hitting the window(the border, not the actual content part of it) and when you move the window around, the light reflection moves across the title bar and stuff. It is definitely more elegant looking than the preschool-ish Windows XP look. It utilizes high resolution icons that you can zoom from 32x32 pixel all the way to 128x128 pixel icons. If you have a folder with images in it, the images will look they are inside the folder itself unlike where there is just a thumbnail inside an icon of a folder. I couldn't get sound to work because there weren't any drivers available for my sound hardware at the time. The beta had the normal DX9 and WMP10.

I wonder if Windows Vista will support blu-ray drives and integrated DVD-Burning because all XP can do correctly is burn CDs.

crazylikeafox · 10-29-2005, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gamerman4

I have tried Vista and its theme is really neat. The graphics accelerated theme is interesting because it is like light is hitting the window(the border, not the actual content part of it) and when you move the window around, the light reflection moves across the title bar and stuff. It is definitely more elegant looking than the preschool-ish Windows XP look. It utilizes high resolution icons that you can zoom from 32x32 pixel all the way to 128x128 pixel icons. If you have a folder with images in it, the images will look they are inside the folder itself unlike where there is just a thumbnail inside an icon of a folder. I couldn't get sound to work because there weren't any drivers available for my sound hardware at the time. The beta had the normal DX9 and WMP10.

I wonder if Windows Vista will support blu-ray drives and integrated DVD-Burning because all XP can do correctly is burn CDs.

how do you get to try it? i would love to try it

maroon1 · 10-29-2005, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gamerman4

The beta had the normal DX9 and WMP10.

the beta have wmp11, it says 10 but it is 11

Yue · 10-30-2005, 01:43 AM

I think u gotta be a MSDN subscriber to be able to download it.

gamerman4 · 10-30-2005, 04:34 PM

I can't tell you how I got it as it is unethical and bad and against the rules of this forum.
But yeah the way to get it by following the rules is to be an MSDN subscriber.
I would like to say that I don't use it anymore either because it is too unstable right now and too incompatible. When I feel the need to actually go out and get Vista, I will buy it the legal way.

spawn · 10-31-2005, 05:10 AM

im prolly ganna stick with windows xp or at least buy xp pro

although i do like the windows vista theme on my computer, it looks so awsome

if vista is cheap enough i may pick it up around end of '06 after they update it a lil and get some of the hundreds of bugs there sure to miss

10-29-2005, 07:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
gamerman4 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 1,297	I have tried Vista and its theme is really neat. The graphics accelerated theme is interesting because it is like light is hitting the window(the border, not the actual content part of it) and when you move the window around, the light reflection moves across the title bar and stuff. It is definitely more elegant looking than the preschool-ish Windows XP look. It utilizes high resolution icons that you can zoom from 32x32 pixel all the way to 128x128 pixel icons. If you have a folder with images in it, the images will look they are inside the folder itself unlike where there is just a thumbnail inside an icon of a folder. I couldn't get sound to work because there weren't any drivers available for my sound hardware at the time. The beta had the normal DX9 and WMP10. I wonder if Windows Vista will support blu-ray drives and integrated DVD-Burning because all XP can do correctly is burn CDs. __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R HDDs: 2 x 80GB 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 1x 750GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

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Yue Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hemel Hempstead Age: 22 Posts: 352	I think u gotta be a MSDN subscriber to be able to download it. __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0GHzMSI P6N SLI-F V2 4BG OCZ Gold RamWD 320GB SATA HDD EVGA nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 21.4" Samsung Widescreen LCD Monitor SOON :D 3dMark 05: 10648 \| 3dMark 06: 5710 \| PCMark 05: 5427

10-30-2005, 04:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
gamerman4 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 1,297	I can't tell you how I got it as it is unethical and bad and against the rules of this forum. But yeah the way to get it by following the rules is to be an MSDN subscriber. I would like to say that I don't use it anymore either because it is too unstable right now and too incompatible. When I feel the need to actually go out and get Vista, I will buy it the legal way. __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R HDDs: 2 x 80GB 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 1x 750GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

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10-31-2005, 05:10 AM	#16 (permalink)
spawn New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 12	im prolly ganna stick with windows xp or at least buy xp pro although i do like the windows vista theme on my computer, it looks so awsome if vista is cheap enough i may pick it up around end of '06 after they update it a lil and get some of the hundreds of bugs there sure to miss