Windows Vista, Mac OS X Leopard, & Ubuntu "Edgy Eft"
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Ha, that rocks.
I'm downloading the Ubuntu thing right now - I've been running my laptop on 6.06, so I'll switch to 6.10 for the heck of it.
Beta 2 was slow as all get-out compared to the newest builds.
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- ViperManiac
Thats way better than my current pc. I wonder if it would run good at all on my pc.
I heard everyone else gets it within the next week. Dunno if its true but it would be nice.
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I have acquired a copy of RC1, and it's good, but not a whole lot different from the Pre-RC1 release.
So yeah. I did install it on my laptop, which isn't that great (1.73GHz Pentium-M, 1.25GB DDR2, Intel GMA900 Video, 80GB 4200RPM HD), and it runs pretty well (albiet it doesn't let me enable Aero, but that's okay as I doubt it would've run very well anyways).
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That looks better than my pc. AthlonXP 1800(1.53GHz), 512MB PC3200 DDR(Dual Channel), GF4 TI4600, 80GB & 30GBHDDs.
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Good call. 👍
Windows Vista RC1 is now available to the public
- This is build 5600
- You cannot upgrade RC1 to the final edition
- You can upgrade Beta 2 to RC1
- RC1 expires June 1, 2007
- If you don't have a product key, don't worry! The CPP will be open for more users in the coming weeks
- Download Windows Vista RC1
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And while I have already downloaded the ISO, I just checked MS's servers to see how they were fairing, and right now they're pretty snappy.
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After using RC1 (been using it for a few days now), I don't think I can go back to XP. While Windows Vista is very familiar; meaning you won't have to learn anything new; it has many great additions. Going back to XP would mean I would have to give up a lot of my favorite features. The new Basic Interface is very attractive (sadly, I can't enable Aero). Everything, from the buttons, live folders, icons, and colors, is polished. The search is great, and the various applications that came with Vista aren't too bad. Overall, I am impressed with RC1.
Another thing I like about Vista is how Microsoft got rid of the "My..." naming scheme. Now "Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos, and Downloads" are all inside your username folder. It makes more sense than "My Videos" inside the "My Documents" folder.
With that said, I am planning to use RC1 as my primary operating system. I will probably keep it until Edgy is released. Who knows, I might go back to Vista since I have until June 2007. I'll have more later.
Another thing I like about Vista is how Microsoft got rid of the "My..." naming scheme. Now "Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos, and Downloads" are all inside your username folder. It makes more sense than "My Videos" inside the "My Documents" folder.
With that said, I am planning to use RC1 as my primary operating system. I will probably keep it until Edgy is released. Who knows, I might go back to Vista since I have until June 2007. I'll have more later.
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I know exactly what you mean. Like I said, I've installed Vista on both my laptop and my desktop, and it was for a reason: After deciding to use Vista as my main OS for the desktop, not having some of the features on the laptop was killing me. Granted, I don't have Aero on my laptop, I still have everything else, and there is quite a bit.
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Just curious. What scores are you guys getting on the 'Windows Experience Index'?
I'm seriously let down by my Video card (FX5200), but I can still run Aero with no slow-down. Although I noticed today that while my CPU usage is minimal (Never really over 10%, mostly around 2%-5%) but I'm using almost 400mb of physical memory just idleing and running firefox.
I'm seriously let down by my Video card (FX5200), but I can still run Aero with no slow-down. Although I noticed today that while my CPU usage is minimal (Never really over 10%, mostly around 2%-5%) but I'm using almost 400mb of physical memory just idleing and running firefox.
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That's about the amount of PF I use at idle as well.Just curious. What scores are you guys getting on the 'Windows Experience Index'?
I'm seriously let down by my Video card (FX5200), but I can still run Aero with no slow-down. Although I noticed today that while my CPU usage is minimal (Never really over 10%, mostly around 2%-5%) but I'm using almost 400mb of physical memory just idleing and running firefox.
I don't remember what the desktop gets (3.x, down by the video card on that PC as well), but on my laptop I get a 1.
Yup. Integrated video.👍
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Windows Vista Experience Index is based on a "higher is better" system. So my computer barely meets the minimum requirements.
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Oh, if that's what you meant, then Burnout is right. Your computer is rated by its weakest link, which in my case is the graphics (Although it's strange, when I installed Beta 2, my score was 2.0).
Theoretically, I could score double or triple
digits in every other category, but if my graphics is still rated 1.0, then Windows Experience Index will rate my whole system 1.0.
Theoretically, I could score double or triple
digits in every other category, but if my graphics is still rated 1.0, then Windows Experience Index will rate my whole system 1.0.
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I'm using IE7 + download manager. And yeah, it makes a 971KB file and just stops. No more action.
About the driver: I don't know whether if the wireless card utility is able to work with Vista RC1 but during my usage of Beta 2, it kept on saying that the program cannot be installed because it isn't compatible with Vista. It annoyed the hell out of me and the next day, I reformatted the computer. Hopefully RC1 will be able to work with my driver.
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Have you tried both the download manager link, and the non-download manager link? Personally I've never used the link for use with download managers.
You could also try other technologies for attaining the ISO (it's not illegal to attain the ISO in such a way; attaining the activation key from such sources would be however).
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I got a mail from Microsoft with a link to the download. I chose the 32-bit version - like I'm supposed to - and then it lead to me a website, and told me to wait for a few moments. Then the window closes and the download manager starts.
Well if I can't get it this way I'll have to resort to BitTorrent....I already have the key anyway, so it's not illegal is it?
Well if I can't get it this way I'll have to resort to BitTorrent....I already have the key anyway, so it's not illegal is it?
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Well, "something bad" happened to one of my applications.
I expected a "There was an error in..." but I guess they're going for the more casual approach. I don't know what the problem is, but at least I know it was something bad.
Wow, now that's a different approach. I'm used tot the "Error..." thing so much that reading that sentence was kinda weird.
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Oh man.Well, "something bad" happened to one of my applications.
I expected a "There was an error in..." but I guess they're going for the more casual approach. I don't know what the problem is, but at least I know it was something bad.
That rocks.
