Windows Vista Goes Public!

Livzz · 06-09-2006, 09:32 AM

with my braodband plan i can only do huge downloads off peak - whats a good download manager to use?

and do you reckon should i try the 64bit version? i know the 64bit version of xp wasn't too good for drivers and compatibility, but whats vista gonna be like?

elmarcorulz · 06-09-2006, 09:50 AM

Okay, when i use the links on the right that you use with your own download manager, when i finally manage to get the download going, its only 14MB

Shouldn't it be up in the Gigs?

EDIT: Even more annoyingly, the English version is 14MB, the German is 180MB and the Japanese is 210MB

Livzz · 06-09-2006, 10:36 AM

maybe try downloading a torrent - i know that theres a good torrent for both 32bit and 64bit editions...
I'm waiting for the next billing period before i start this download... and its gonna take me a while on my 512ADSL !

elmarcorulz · 06-09-2006, 11:01 AM

Does nvidia have any chipset drivers for vista? The only ones i can find on the nvidia website are for audio and network.

Yea, ive got a torrent of the public release downloading now. Unfortuneatly, the speeds aren't quite maxing out, but im stilll getting 250KB/s which isnt too bad i guess.

Livzz · 06-09-2006, 01:04 PM

hahaha thats an "alright" speed?! i'm living with 50KB/s max!

and yeah - what about Nvidia drivers? i'm probly gonna need them too

[-0MEGA-] · 06-09-2006, 01:05 PM

Thanks for the link! I wonder how long it would take on dial-up, lol

bigsaucybob · 06-09-2006, 01:25 PM

My downloaded surprisingly fast, 1.5MB/s it was done in no more than 1 hour. Or I wouldnt really know because I fell asleep.

ANNR · 06-09-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bigsaucybob

My downloaded surprisingly fast, 1.5MB/s it was done in no more than 1 hour. Or I wouldnt really know because I fell asleep.

LOL. I did the samething when i before i went to sleep last night. it was all over by the time i got up.

I used firefox to download it at first and i was getting speed like 24KB/s. Try microsoft's internet explorer and the speed went over 385KB/s.

P11 · 06-09-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ANNR

LOL. I did the samething when i before i went to sleep last night. it was all over by the time i got up.

I used firefox to download it at first and i was getting speed like 24KB/s. Try microsoft's internet explorer and the speed went over 385KB/s.

When I use internet explorer it just donwload some small file and finishes. what is it?

ANNR · 06-09-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by P11

When I use internet explorer it just donwload some small file and finishes. what is it?

Like a .HTML file? I got that when i try to download it with my FlashGet. the 32bit file is about 3.12GB, gona try to install it in my secondary bootdrive now.^^

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06-09-2006, 10:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Livzz Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Age: 22 Posts: 303	maybe try downloading a torrent - i know that theres a good torrent for both 32bit and 64bit editions... I'm waiting for the next billing period before i start this download... and its gonna take me a while on my 512ADSL ! __________________ AMD X2 6000+ Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe (4x1Gb) Kingston DDR2 800 MSI 8800GTS 512Mb 2x WD 500Gb 16Mb 7200rpm SATA-II Corsair HX620 PSU Logitech MX5000 desktop Samsung SyncMaster 206BW

06-09-2006, 11:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
elmarcorulz VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Age: 23 Posts: 6,033	Does nvidia have any chipset drivers for vista? The only ones i can find on the nvidia website are for audio and network. Yea, ive got a torrent of the public release downloading now. Unfortuneatly, the speeds aren't quite maxing out, but im stilll getting 250KB/s which isnt too bad i guess. __________________ C2D E6300 @ 2.6Ghz Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 2GB DDR2 667 1TB (1x500GB 2x250GB HDD) BFG 8800GTS 320MB PFC Til I Die Last edited by elmarcorulz; 06-09-2006 at 11:08 AM.

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Livzz Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Age: 22 Posts: 303	hahaha thats an "alright" speed?! i'm living with 50KB/s max! and yeah - what about Nvidia drivers? i'm probly gonna need them too __________________ AMD X2 6000+ Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe (4x1Gb) Kingston DDR2 800 MSI 8800GTS 512Mb 2x WD 500Gb 16Mb 7200rpm SATA-II Corsair HX620 PSU Logitech MX5000 desktop Samsung SyncMaster 206BW

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