Vista RC1 How Long??

A-Rapture · 10-05-06, 08:19 PM

I have been thinking about switching over to Vista RC1 from Xpsp2.
Was wondering how long the trial version is good for?
Is it like the old Xp64 Rc1 where it is good for a year??
Do current DirectX 9c games work on it or does it already have the
DirectX 10?
Let me know what you guys think of it as I have read countless numbers of nightmare reports but there must be some good things about it to.
I really only want it for playing games,watch DVD's and HD-DVD's,burning crap,and maybe surf the net every now and then...

JustChill · 10-05-06, 09:33 PM

hmmm well for the system in your sig you will avoid many problems. The biggest problem is the Vista x64 is a P I T A to install if you have a raid setup. Y will have no problem with your hard drive setup though. Also there is no SLI as of yet but again you avoid that also, with only one card. Some people say that the current sound drivers do not have support for suround sound. So I say go for it But I would suggest creating a dual boot system because you will not be able to upgrade to the release of vista nore downgrade to XP when the trial is over. If you download RC1 from the vista site and use the key they send to your e-mail than just install it from XP (must be Vist x86 if you have XP x86) and it will creat dual boot for you. Astheticly the OS is amazing and imho I think it is a breez to navagate. The RC1 will be good untill may 7 2007 iirc. btw im on Vista RC1 x64 right now and love it, hate to admit it but "dollar" Bill Gates and M$ did a good job ....I think....

Xtreme Barton · 10-05-06, 10:33 PM

dual boot is smart. VERY SMART !!

Oroka Sempai · 10-05-06, 11:03 PM

Keep a install of XP ready just incase you need it. I have been using Vista RC1 about a month now (though my DVD copy of RC1 showed up in the mail yesterday

) and I only boot into XP every few days. Most of the boots into XP is to burn a disk, otherwise, Vista is in good shape.

Cisco Kid · 10-06-06, 12:26 AM

question may be someone can answer. I have an Audigy 2 ZS card and I found the 32 bit Vista RC1 beta driver which works fine but I see it is only good for 1mth?? What is one suppose to do after that uninstall/reinstall?? Anyone in similar situation?

eaglescouter · 10-06-06, 12:30 AM

RC1 is good till next year.

At a meeting today MS said RC2 is due in a few weeks.

JustChill · 10-06-06, 02:05 AM

never heard of a driver that is only good for a few days??????????

A-Rapture · 10-06-06, 09:36 AM

Thanks so much guys for the heads up!!
I will just wait till Rc2 is out in a few weeks and try that instead.
No burning on vista yet??
Yuck!! Man that sucks balls cause I am a burning junkie and no burning means a nogo on vistas part till that is fixed asap!!

Oroka Sempai · 10-06-06, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by A-Rapture

Yuck!! Man that sucks balls cause I am a burning junkie and no burning means a nogo on vistas part till that is fixed asap!!

I am not sure it is really upto M$, but the responcibility of the software makers to make a Vista capable burning program. I read somewhere that Nero has a Vista compatible version in beta... but I havent seen it yet. Alot of the software makers have told customers to sit on it till Vista is offically released.

surjer · 10-06-06, 08:31 PM

umm - I have downloaded Vista X64 3 times now and tried multiple burns but Everytime the exe wont run. Its like when you get a corupt file.

Maybe its just that you cant go from XPSP2 to VISTAX64?

Neuromancer · 10-06-06, 08:40 PM

Im running 5728 now.. I have a dual boot because TV out doesnt work on my vid card so I run MCE for watching movies... and using my webcam. Everything else (including burning disks I do with Vista).
Its great and combined with the B2TR of Office, I got everything I need (I didnt even to load printer drivers for my laser

)

Audioaficionado · 10-07-06, 11:28 AM

News Flash!

RC2 is out as of 10-6-2006

http://download.windowsvista.com/pre...n/download.htm

Edit: Fixed link. Doh!

DanFraser · 10-08-06, 11:26 AM

But that link is still for RC1!

Where is this 5744 RC2 i've read about??

JLK03F150 · 10-08-06, 11:42 AM

Here is the RC2 link...
http://download.windowsvista.com/pre...n/download.htm

DanFraser · 10-08-06, 12:04 PM

Thanks!

Shame I find out about this 4 hours after installing 5600...

surjer · 10-08-06, 01:42 PM

will my RC1 code work for RC2?

JLK03F150 · 10-08-06, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surjer

will my RC1 code work for RC2?

Yes, it should work.

10-05-06, 08:19 PM	Thread Starter #1
A-Rapture Disabled Join Date: Oct 2005	Vista RC1 How Long?? I have been thinking about switching over to Vista RC1 from Xpsp2. Was wondering how long the trial version is good for? Is it like the old Xp64 Rc1 where it is good for a year?? Do current DirectX 9c games work on it or does it already have the DirectX 10? Let me know what you guys think of it as I have read countless numbers of nightmare reports but there must be some good things about it to. I really only want it for playing games,watch DVD's and HD-DVD's,burning crap,and maybe surf the net every now and then...
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10-05-06, 09:33 PM	#2
JustChill Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NorCal	hmmm well for the system in your sig you will avoid many problems. The biggest problem is the Vista x64 is a P I T A to install if you have a raid setup. Y will have no problem with your hard drive setup though. Also there is no SLI as of yet but again you avoid that also, with only one card. Some people say that the current sound drivers do not have support for suround sound. So I say go for it But I would suggest creating a dual boot system because you will not be able to upgrade to the release of vista nore downgrade to XP when the trial is over. If you download RC1 from the vista site and use the key they send to your e-mail than just install it from XP (must be Vist x86 if you have XP x86) and it will creat dual boot for you. Astheticly the OS is amazing and imho I think it is a breez to navagate. The RC1 will be good untill may 7 2007 iirc. btw im on Vista RC1 x64 right now and love it, hate to admit it but "dollar" Bill Gates and M$ did a good job ....I think.... __________________ AMD X6 1090T - 4.03ghz - 1.37v Asus Crosshair IV Formula - 16 X 251 FSB 16 GB Patriot Sector 5 DDR3 GTX 260 ADATA S599 128GB SSD (OS and programs) Corsair R60 SSD external USB3 (quick data transfer) 2 Cavair Black RAID 0 (short term storage) 1 1.5 TB green (long term storage and backup) Win 7 X64 Enterprise
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10-05-06, 10:33 PM	#3
Xtreme Barton Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Omaha,NE	dual boot is smart. VERY SMART !!
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10-05-06, 11:03 PM	#4
Oroka Sempai Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Port Elgin, Canada	Keep a install of XP ready just incase you need it. I have been using Vista RC1 about a month now (though my DVD copy of RC1 showed up in the mail yesterday ) and I only boot into XP every few days. Most of the boots into XP is to burn a disk, otherwise, Vista is in good shape. __________________ [Primary][Cooler Master Elite 430 Black][ASUS M4A88TD-M][Phenom II X6 1100T BE][Xigmatek HDT-S1283][4GB Corsair Vengeance LP1600][ASUS 6850 1GB][LG BH10LS30 10X][OCZ Agility 3 90GB & Segate 1TB][Windows 7 Ultimate 64] [Server][Thermaltake Armour Jr][ASUS M2A-VA][Athlon X2 7750 BE][POS HSF][4GB Buffalo Select][HIS Radeon X1950 XT 256MB][LG DVD-RW][WD 160GB][Windows 7 Ultimate 64]
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Cisco Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Port Moody BC "West Coast Canada"	question may be someone can answer. I have an Audigy 2 ZS card and I found the 32 bit Vista RC1 beta driver which works fine but I see it is only good for 1mth?? What is one suppose to do after that uninstall/reinstall?? Anyone in similar situation?
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10-06-06, 09:36 AM	Thread Starter #8
A-Rapture Disabled Join Date: Oct 2005	Thanks so much guys for the heads up!! I will just wait till Rc2 is out in a few weeks and try that instead. No burning on vista yet?? Yuck!! Man that sucks balls cause I am a burning junkie and no burning means a nogo on vistas part till that is fixed asap!!
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10-06-06, 08:31 PM	#10
surjer Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 23452	umm - I have downloaded Vista X64 3 times now and tried multiple burns but Everytime the exe wont run. Its like when you get a corupt file. Maybe its just that you cant go from XPSP2 to VISTAX64? __________________ Heat i5 - 750 @ 2.66Ghz/ Corsair H70Hydro ~30c/~45c Asus P7P55D-Deluxe PNY 9800 GTX+ Thermaltake Armor Case / MAD FANS! lol 500w PSU Antech Neo "OCF PODCAST LISTENER"
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10-06-06, 08:40 PM	#11
Neuromancer Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tau'ri	Im running 5728 now.. I have a dual boot because TV out doesnt work on my vid card so I run MCE for watching movies... and using my webcam. Everything else (including burning disks I do with Vista). Its great and combined with the B2TR of Office, I got everything I need (I didnt even to load printer drivers for my laser )
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10-07-06, 11:28 AM	#12
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