Windows Vista, for those who havent seen it...

Oroka Sempai · Jul 31, 2005

Yeah, I was wondering if Beta 1 is 32 or 64. I have a copy and am about to install it on a extra HDD. I will post my thoughts afterwards. I was planning on formatting windows anyways, so maybe I will stick with Beta 1 for a while if there are no serious bugs that will drive me nuts.

Mr_Fuchs · Jul 31, 2005

august 3rd i'll grab a copy of rc1 .. and thats of VISTA.. not longhorn

Osirus · Jul 31, 2005

I dont think Aug 3rd will be the release date of RC1. More like Beta2.

Beta 1 should be in 32bit and 64bit flavors. I'm going to install the 64bit a little later on.

Blackmage · Jul 31, 2005

Whats the planned relase date and will microsoft release both 32/64 bit versions?

willkill1337 · Jul 31, 2005

Looks pretty incredible, but I'm sure I'd miss the insane speed of XP running on hardware quite a bit faster than is needed.

TazExtreme3 · Jul 31, 2005

bth said:
Hey guys, I was wondering why I was flooded with PMs this morning

your welcome

oh and I got accepted so thanks. I downloaded both the 32 bit and 64 bit flavors, Longhorn server is next :santa:

damarble · Jul 31, 2005

Chris_F said:
Ugh. It looks like MS gave XP a new coat of paint.

That's what I see too. Ugh.

kayson · Jul 31, 2005

Has anyone messed with high definition video yet? Are those stupid "security" features even on there?

One more thing: you mentioned that its on a dvd; will they be releasing it on cds too?

geestring · Aug 1, 2005

whats the difference between 32bit and 64... im a noob....

how is the compatibility of video games and multimedia programs?
msnmessenger....

where did you get those special video drives... or you just use the normal ones?

ati · Aug 1, 2005

TazExtreme3 said:
your welcome oh and I got accepted so thanks. I downloaded both the 32 bit and 64 bit flavors, Longhorn server is next

Lucky!

He didnt reply to me, oh well i guess i need to wait until it comes out or a public beta comes out.

Fr3@k3r · Aug 1, 2005

Osirus said:
Yes it comes in 64bit, I havent had a chance to install that, as I only have 1 machine to do so on, rest assure though I will install it and give it a try.

You become a MSDN or Technet subscriber, you get all the new beta stuff and 'gold' stuff when its made.

yes good ol technet :/ thought it was a waste of money at first

but found out differently..

btw dont count on it being called VISTA, if you know anything which i do because i playtest at microsoft once a month at least

i love 20minutes south of the main redmon office

microsoft is being sued .. full info quoted

Microsoft may have to alter Vista - [General]
Submitted by Forcefire on 7/25/2005 2:56:32 PM 12 Comments

Microsoft may be in trouble for naming its forthcoming operating system Vista after it transpired that the name has been registered by an American company for nearly six years.

Vista, which operates a small business internet interchange, is actually based in Microsoft's home town of Redmond. It was started in May 2000 by John Wall, the founder of Wall Data and an erstwhile investor in SCO.
"We are going to consider our options and talk to Microsoft," Wall told The Seattle Times. Vista has not yet filed suit against the software giant.
Microsoft announced the new name for its operating system on Friday and said that the first beta code would be available on 3 August.

"There is no more Longhorn; it is now officially Windows Vista," said Kevin Johnson, group vice president of Microsoft's worldwide sales, marketing and services.

ati · Aug 1, 2005

Hey i least i got Xp to look somewhat like vista..

kayson · Aug 1, 2005

geestring said:
whats the difference between 32bit and 64... im a noob....

how is the compatibility of video games and multimedia programs?
msnmessenger....

where did you get those special video drives... or you just use the normal ones?

nvidia and ati came out with beta drivers specifically for the windows vista beta.

Oroka Sempai · Aug 1, 2005

Well, I got around to installing Vista, and so far so good. It is really something you have to see. You see screen caps of the desktop and transparent windows, but you dont see the zoom/fade opening/closing of windows and stuff like that.

Another interesting thing is that Vista Beta1 comes with MSIE 7. Things are rearranged a but, and it also has tabbed windows like Opera or Firefox.

My nVidia videocard was automatically installed, and works great, but the screen blinks sometimes... not sure what that is about. It is mostly in text fields.

I just had IE7 die on me, but only one window closed, not all of them as commonly happens.

Osirus · Aug 1, 2005

Oroka Sempai - I have the 32bit version of the nvidia drivers, PM if you want them.
Your right about the zooming of the windows and stuff, I like it a lot.

Sorin · Aug 2, 2005

Is there a basic resource monitor such as task manager?

More directly, how much memory does a fresh Vista install use with no extra programs loaded (just the OS and drivers) and no tweaks compared to the same setup of XP?

Osirus · Aug 2, 2005

When I checked it, it was using 485mb of Ram. Yes Task Manager is still there, I didnt get a screenie of that one, but I can without a problem.

Minimum system requirements will not be known until summer 2006 at the earliest. However, these guidelines provide useful estimates:

• 512 megabytes (MB) or more of RAM

• A dedicated graphics card with DirectX® 9.0 support

• A modern, Intel Pentium- or AMD Athlon-based PC.

Sorin · Aug 2, 2005

Osirus said:
When I checked it, it was using 485mb of Ram. Yes Task Manager is still there, I didnt get a screenie of that one, but I can without a problem.

Holy sweet jesus. . . . .that's with nothing running? Booted up and just sitting there idle?

Good god.

maxxoverclocker · Aug 2, 2005

:O im using 169mb at bootup augh thats insane! if i ever switch my server over to that it'll die! i have everything optimized @ 69mb at startup!

Osirus · Aug 2, 2005

Yes, that is with nothing installed, nothing running. Ive seen it jump up to 600mb, of couse I was copying 11gb (4450 mp3's) from my storage drive, to the Vista drive.

I think I only have 1 program installed, which is winRAR.

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