Windows Vista Beta

elmarcorulz · 03-01-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

your willing to spend around $300 + the game cost to play Halo 2? lol

I am!!

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anything from MS is bugged when it first released

Anything from anyone software wise is bugged when it first comes out, hence the need for patches.

duane534 · 03-11-2006, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by johnb35

All I know is that it sucks that when you buy a new system after Vista comes out, they will have Vista on that machine. They should give you a choice which operating system you want. I don't know about Vista but I've checked out IE 7 and it sucks. I'm gonna hate it when i have to build a new system.

What's wrong with IE 7? (Bear in mind, I'm typing this from Firefox on a Linux system.) I know it's not perfect, but look at IE 6. LOL... And, 7 is still a beta on an OS not as advanced as itself.

johnb35 · 03-11-2006, 10:47 AM

i don't like the way its set up. I want it to look exactly like IE 6 but it won't.

UltraDude · 03-12-2006, 03:01 AM

I read somewhere Vista on idol mode alone will be running at 800mb and its not worth gettin unless you at least have 1gb of RAM

Can anyone shed any light on this. I seen i potsed on a few sites!

[-0MEGA-] · 03-12-2006, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by UltraDude

I read somewhere Vista on idol mode alone will be running at 800mb and its not worth gettin unless you at least have 1gb of RAM

Can anyone shed any light on this. I seen i potsed on a few sites!

Thats a lie, only way that could happen is if you have all of the 3D options enabled. I have the defualt settings, and i only use around 400MB. Here are some screenshots from the 5270 BETA:

SAAER45 · 03-12-2006, 04:08 AM

Where'd you get the Beta version?? And I would think you would need the Gig of RAM, with 3D enabled, it kinda looks like Win98

[-0MEGA-] · 03-12-2006, 04:46 AM

Ya, thats the server edition so it doesnt have all that fancy 3D stuff. And i got the evaluation version from microsoft, but i cant tell you where

jbrown456 · 03-12-2006, 05:30 AM

I will wait 2-3 years before buying Vista. It took me untill 2004 to buy XP!!! It is just because everything has bugs when first released. I hope that it is a nice OS though... we have been waiting long enough MICROSOFT!!!

lee101 · 03-12-2006, 10:46 AM

i was thinking of getting vista as soon as it was released, but then i got the beta and installed it and could not get it to work with anything, i know the proper version will be better than the beta, but my initial thoughts were to stay away, i wish ms would do a trial of the full version when it is released, as that would persuade me to buying or leave well alone. But if i can't get my hands on the full release version to try on my pc then i will either wait until i get my next computer, or until i know all my hardware will be compatible

it's a decision that i will probably have more of an idea of when i see the price

Lee

[-0MEGA-] · 03-12-2006, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by lee101

i was thinking of getting vista as soon as it was released, but then i got the beta and installed it and could not get it to work with anything, i know the proper version will be better than the beta, but my initial thoughts were to stay away, i wish ms would do a trial of the full version when it is released, as that would persuade me to buying or leave well alone. But if i can't get my hands on the full release version to try on my pc then i will either wait until i get my next computer, or until i know all my hardware will be compatible

it's a decision that i will probably have more of an idea of when i see the price

Lee

thats because its a BETA, its meant for evaluation and for developers, not to use as an OS.

03-12-2006, 04:08 AM	#16 (permalink)
SAAER45 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,161	Where'd you get the Beta version?? And I would think you would need the Gig of RAM, with 3D enabled, it kinda looks like Win98 __________________ One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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lee101 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,147	i was thinking of getting vista as soon as it was released, but then i got the beta and installed it and could not get it to work with anything, i know the proper version will be better than the beta, but my initial thoughts were to stay away, i wish ms would do a trial of the full version when it is released, as that would persuade me to buying or leave well alone. But if i can't get my hands on the full release version to try on my pc then i will either wait until i get my next computer, or until i know all my hardware will be compatible it's a decision that i will probably have more of an idea of when i see the price Lee __________________ My PC: Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 Ghz, Asus P5v-VM DH , 200 GB Maxtor SATA ,2GB (21GB Kingston DDRII), Radeon x1650 Graphics (256 mb), 2 Acer 17 inch TFT's, Windows Vista Home Premium Server: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 256 Mb Ram, 8Gb IDE for o/s, 2 * 250GB SATAII for storage, Ubuntu Server 7.10

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03-11-2006, 10:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
johnb35 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IL, USA Age: 38 Posts: 772	i don't like the way its set up. I want it to look exactly like IE 6 but it won't.

03-12-2006, 03:01 AM	#14 (permalink)
UltraDude banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Disco Inferno!! Posts: 295	I read somewhere Vista on idol mode alone will be running at 800mb and its not worth gettin unless you at least have 1gb of RAM Can anyone shed any light on this. I seen i potsed on a few sites!

03-12-2006, 05:30 AM	#18 (permalink)
jbrown456 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: My House Posts: 858	I will wait 2-3 years before buying Vista. It took me untill 2004 to buy XP!!! It is just because everything has bugs when first released. I hope that it is a nice OS though... we have been waiting long enough MICROSOFT!!!