Running windows Vista question

acompdude · 05-28-06, 05:53 AM

Ok is there anything that I need to know beforeI try to install the Vista Beta on my computer. Like drivers and such. You can look in my sig and see my system info.

Also, does anyone know where to find Vista drivers?

>HyperlogiK< · 05-28-06, 07:41 AM

if this is your main PC, and you aren't going to dual boot, then don't do it. Drivers often don't exist, and are slow and buggy for a lot of hardware when they do, and it isn't very good as an OS anyway.

NsOmNiA91130 · 05-28-06, 07:54 AM

There should be drivers for everything. If you can't find Vista drivers for something, there's always google.

acompdude · 05-28-06, 09:32 PM

It will be set up in a dual boot formay. I am not switching to it completely because some of the games and other programs I use a lot are not fully compatible with it.

Thanks for your help guys.

NsOmNiA91130 · 05-28-06, 09:50 PM

Which games specifically? I've gotten Halo, Far Cry, Steam, and the Doom 3 demo to run, with a few of them requiring configuring.

acompdude · 05-29-06, 07:15 AM

Well let me eat those words now. I just finished installing the beta 2 and I dont have any of the problems that I had before. I guess Microsoft fixed it. I'm really liking it and I dont understand why so many people here hate it. I know it is a little bit of a resource hog, but I still like it. I will probebly be using it more than xp now.

roYal · 05-29-06, 08:40 AM

People despised XP when it came out and refused to make the switch to XP because of its weird looking bluish look among other things. Now mostly everyone uses XP. Basically, people don't like change (it's human nature). Eventually, most people will be using Vista just like how the 2k > xp transition developed.

>HyperlogiK< · 05-29-06, 02:33 PM

Yeah but most XP power users have gotten rid of the blueish thing, and so to them it is just 2000 updated and with a few minor added features. I will probably end up running vista similarly, most of what I object to will probably be removable when nlite gets around to supporting it.

roYal · 05-29-06, 02:43 PM

From my experiences, many people removed the XP ui during their intiial transition from 2K > XP. Most power users ended up over time getting used to the XP ui and now love it. This happened to me as well. It seems that it's mostly just getting used to a new UI. As I said, people aren't used to change, it's normal. When I did the transition, I hated XP default UI and made it look like 2k. Now I love the XP ui. Like I said, it's mostly just getting used to. There are of course, a handful of people who still just love the 2k ui and will continue using it.

klingens · 05-29-06, 03:11 PM

Funny enough the only people I see running Luna are the ones who buy their PCs at Dell or BestBuy and ask me when they got malware trouble. Those are people who don't even know how to change the UI or that you can change it.

Then there are those who use a XP theme but a different one than Luna. Usually teenagers/kids. Silver is very popular there. And if they're really "power", they install stylexp (rarely uxthemepatcher when they told about it) and use a totally different theme.

And then of course the exots who run LS, geoshell, sharpe or bb4win

redrumy3 · 05-29-06, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by klingens

Funny enough the only people I see running Luna are the ones who buy their PCs at Dell or BestBuy and ask me when they got malware trouble. Those are people who don't even know how to change the UI or that you can change it.

Then there are those who use a XP theme but a different one than Luna. Usually teenagers/kids. Silver is very popular there. And if they're really "power", they install stylexp (rarely uxthemepatcher when they told about it) and use a totally different theme.

And then of course the exots who run LS, geoshell, sharpe or bb4win

i use black theme for xp

but i didnt use any programs to install it just put it in my themes folder

>HyperlogiK< · 05-30-06, 02:11 AM

Then you must have either patched uxtheme yourself (either post install or nlite) or you are running a hacked install of windows.

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Originally Posted by roYal

From my experiences, many people removed the XP ui during their intiial transition from 2K > XP. Most power users ended up over time getting used to the XP ui and now love it. This happened to me as well. It seems that it's mostly just getting used to a new UI. As I said, people aren't used to change, it's normal. When I did the transition, I hated XP default UI and made it look like 2k. Now I love the XP ui. Like I said, it's mostly just getting used to. There are of course, a handful of people who still just love the 2k ui and will continue using it.

IMHO for the power user there is no reason whatsoever to run luna, it just uses up extra resources, slowing down the computer without improving the user experience. I have played about with custom UIs, but the windows classic one is pretty fast and does everything I need without too much fiddly configuration.

Rozal · 05-30-06, 06:52 AM

I know ATI, and Sound blaster have Vista drivers, and the XP drivers for my motherboard all worked fine. (Beta 2)

05-28-06, 05:53 AM	Thread Starter #1
acompdude Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Running windows Vista question Ok is there anything that I need to know beforeI try to install the Vista Beta on my computer. Like drivers and such. You can look in my sig and see my system info. Also, does anyone know where to find Vista drivers? __________________ Desktop E8400 Abit IP35 Pro 2x1gb Corsair XMS PC2 6400 Thermaltake Purepower 500 EVGA 7950gt XP & Windows 7 Laptop Macbook Pro (Late 2008) 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo 8 gigs DDR3 OSX, XP(BootCamp/VMware), Windows 7(VMware) and Ubuntu(VMware) HEATWARE
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NsOmNiA91130 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ	There should be drivers for everything. If you can't find Vista drivers for something, there's always google.
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05-28-06, 09:32 PM	Thread Starter #4
acompdude Member Join Date: Dec 2005	It will be set up in a dual boot formay. I am not switching to it completely because some of the games and other programs I use a lot are not fully compatible with it. Thanks for your help guys. __________________ Desktop E8400 Abit IP35 Pro 2x1gb Corsair XMS PC2 6400 Thermaltake Purepower 500 EVGA 7950gt XP & Windows 7 Laptop Macbook Pro (Late 2008) 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo 8 gigs DDR3 OSX, XP(BootCamp/VMware), Windows 7(VMware) and Ubuntu(VMware) HEATWARE
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05-28-06, 09:50 PM	#5
NsOmNiA91130 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ	Which games specifically? I've gotten Halo, Far Cry, Steam, and the Doom 3 demo to run, with a few of them requiring configuring.
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05-29-06, 07:15 AM	Thread Starter #6
acompdude Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Well let me eat those words now. I just finished installing the beta 2 and I dont have any of the problems that I had before. I guess Microsoft fixed it. I'm really liking it and I dont understand why so many people here hate it. I know it is a little bit of a resource hog, but I still like it. I will probebly be using it more than xp now. __________________ Desktop E8400 Abit IP35 Pro 2x1gb Corsair XMS PC2 6400 Thermaltake Purepower 500 EVGA 7950gt XP & Windows 7 Laptop Macbook Pro (Late 2008) 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo 8 gigs DDR3 OSX, XP(BootCamp/VMware), Windows 7(VMware) and Ubuntu(VMware) HEATWARE
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05-29-06, 08:40 AM	#7
roYal Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago, IL	People despised XP when it came out and refused to make the switch to XP because of its weird looking bluish look among other things. Now mostly everyone uses XP. Basically, people don't like change (it's human nature). Eventually, most people will be using Vista just like how the 2k > xp transition developed. __________________ Cpu: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.5ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Memory: 6GB (3x2GB) OCZ Gold DDR3 1600 @ 533 mhz (8-8-8-24) Hard Drives: 1 x 120gb Intel 320 ssd (System) / 1TB WD (Storage) Cooling: TRUE w/Nexus 120mm Video: EVGA GTX 580 SC Monitor: 2x 24" Dell U2401 (1900x1200) Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi ExtremeGamer / Sennheiser HD595 Headphones Power: Corsair HX620W OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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05-29-06, 02:33 PM	#8
>HyperlogiK< Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sword Base	Yeah but most XP power users have gotten rid of the blueish thing, and so to them it is just 2000 updated and with a few minor added features. I will probably end up running vista similarly, most of what I object to will probably be removable when nlite gets around to supporting it. __________________ The Last Gonzo of Scotland. Core i7 950 @ 4Ghz, Gigabyte x58-USB3, Radeon 6870 CF, Xonar D2X, 12GB Kingston HyperX 1600, Bigfoot 2100, Agility 3 120GB, 3x 2TB Spinpoint F4, Corsair HX1000w, Cambridge Audio A500 and Acoustic Research speakers (Main PC) Alienware M11x, C2D SU 7300, Geforce 335M, Corsair Force 40GB (Laptop) Opteron 175, DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra D, Radeon x850 XT PE, 4GB BH-5, OCZ Petrol 64GB, X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2x TerraTec PHASE 22, Enermax Liberty ELT500, Yamaha A-S300 and Mordaunt Short Aviano speakers (Music PC) Pentium D 920, Gigabyte 965P-S3, Geforce 210, 2GB Elpida DDR2, TerraTec PHASE 22, ASUS DVB-T (HTPC) Dual P3 866Mhz, Intel 440LX Board, 1.8GB PC133Mhz, 2x Voodoo 2 12MB, Turtle Beach FIJI (Retro Gaming Machine) Heatware
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05-29-06, 02:43 PM	#9
roYal Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago, IL	From my experiences, many people removed the XP ui during their intiial transition from 2K > XP. Most power users ended up over time getting used to the XP ui and now love it. This happened to me as well. It seems that it's mostly just getting used to a new UI. As I said, people aren't used to change, it's normal. When I did the transition, I hated XP default UI and made it look like 2k. Now I love the XP ui. Like I said, it's mostly just getting used to. There are of course, a handful of people who still just love the 2k ui and will continue using it. __________________ Cpu: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.5ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Memory: 6GB (3x2GB) OCZ Gold DDR3 1600 @ 533 mhz (8-8-8-24) Hard Drives: 1 x 120gb Intel 320 ssd (System) / 1TB WD (Storage) Cooling: TRUE w/Nexus 120mm Video: EVGA GTX 580 SC Monitor: 2x 24" Dell U2401 (1900x1200) Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi ExtremeGamer / Sennheiser HD595 Headphones Power: Corsair HX620W OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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05-29-06, 03:11 PM	#10
klingens Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Xanadu	Funny enough the only people I see running Luna are the ones who buy their PCs at Dell or BestBuy and ask me when they got malware trouble. Those are people who don't even know how to change the UI or that you can change it. Then there are those who use a XP theme but a different one than Luna. Usually teenagers/kids. Silver is very popular there. And if they're really "power", they install stylexp (rarely uxthemepatcher when they told about it) and use a totally different theme. And then of course the exots who run LS, geoshell, sharpe or bb4win
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05-30-06, 06:52 AM	#13
Rozal Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Connecticut	I know ATI, and Sound blaster have Vista drivers, and the XP drivers for my motherboard all worked fine. (Beta 2)
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