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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: fat_basterd21 on September 24, 2006, 09:47:37 PM

Title: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: fat_basterd21 on September 24, 2006, 09:47:37 PM: They started giving away keys again to Vista RC1 preview your allowed to put it on 10 computers but it only last until june be sure to read all the faq... You might not be able to upgrade or downgrade after install... But if you dont mind starting over in 6 mths looks pretty good... Also those having problems with elegal copies... sign up and get your keys sent to you e-mail...

https://login.live.com/ppsecure/secure.srf?lc=1033&id=42814&ru=https%3a%2f%2fprofile.microsoft.com%3a443%2fRegSysProfileCenter%2fwizard.aspx%3fwizid%3d1bfbc555-c472-428b-b028-4a9efc43a315%26lcid%3d1033%26FU%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fwww.microsoft.com%252fbetaexperience%252fscripts%252fvista.aspx%253flcid%253d1033%2526Action%253ddownload%2526Region%253dNA%2526CountryCode%253dUSA&tw=1800&fs=1&kv=4&ct=1158058450&cb=LCID%3d1033%26WizID%3d1bfbc555-c472-428b-b028-4a9efc43a315%26ReturnURL%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fprofile.microsoft.com%253a443%252fRegSysProfileCenter%252fwizard.aspx%253fwizid%253d1bfbc555-c472-428b-b028-4a9efc43a315%2526lcid%253d1033%2526FU%253dhttps%25253a%25252f%25252fwww.microsoft.com%25252fbetaexperience%25252fscripts%25252fvista.aspx%25253flcid%25253d1033%252526Action%25253ddownload%252526Region%25253dNA%252526CountryCode%25253dUSA&ems=1&seclog=10&ver=2.1.6000.1&rn=y3%21ZnWi%21&tpf=52d754b71e8bc7f8b32a029ff8965d03

If it sounds like I'm advertizing I'm not I thought others would like to know... download .iso strait from microsoft...
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: Raptor on September 24, 2006, 11:39:04 PM: Cheers, I might just have a looksee.

How do you like it so far?
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: fat_basterd21 on September 25, 2006, 12:13:24 AM: I haven't tried it yet... several reviews say it quite impressive... I guess I should have posted the screenshots page... Compliments of LifeHacker website

http://www.lifehacker.com/software/windows-vista/geek-to-live--windows-vista-rc-1-in-screenshots-199292.php
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: fat_basterd21 on September 25, 2006, 03:35:29 AM: heres some comments on the negitive side I'm sure theres plenty that like it.... and its free for now..

http://enrevanche.blogspot.com/2006/06/how-bad-was-it.html

I just recently finished a clean install so I'm cautios to mess with it... But I have my copy for when I'm boad I can through caution to the wind... ;D
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: panboy on September 25, 2006, 03:49:17 AM: My GFX Card Crashes Vista....

Need to check for new Drivers... might try again today
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: Raptor on September 25, 2006, 10:34:46 AM: Do you suppose it'll run on a 333mhz laptop with 128MB Ram? I can't really be bothered building a PC for Vista. :P
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: fat_basterd21 on September 25, 2006, 12:19:42 PM: minimum req

A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least:

   * A modern processor (at least 800MHz1).
   * 512 MB of system memory.
   * A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable.
   * DVD-ROM Drive3.

strongly recomended

A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:

   * 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1.
   * 1 GB of system memory.
   * Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)2, Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel.
   * 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: Raptor on September 25, 2006, 12:24:24 PM: Windows XP runs fine on it.

I suppose I'll give it a shot, see if it starts nagging during the installation.
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: fat_basterd21 on September 25, 2006, 12:31:22 PM: Ok let us know how it works...
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: patio on September 25, 2006, 01:35:33 PM: Quote
Do you suppose it'll run on a 333mhz laptop with 128MB Ram? I can't really be bothered building a PC for Vista. :P

Try it in Classic mode...all the other eye-candy will probably grind that laptop to a schreeching halt...
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: Hopester Doofus on September 29, 2006, 08:17:29 PM: Bumping an old thread here, but I've been away awhile...

To quote the first post in this thread: "It only lasts until June." Which prompts the question, to me at least, what happens then?
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: fat_basterd21 on September 29, 2006, 11:49:34 PM: 1 It stops working.
2 you can recover data if your HD into another computer.
3 You may not be able to upgrade to full vista version meaning you may have to do a clean install even if you but Vista

I imagine that they will make a way to upgrade from RC1 to the full version but at this point they offer NO guarantees except you may have to reformat your HD
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: Raptor on September 30, 2006, 03:21:36 AM: Quote
Bumping an old thread here, but I've been away awhile...

To quote the first post in this thread: "It only lasts until June." Which prompts the question, to me at least, what happens then?

:)
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: street1 (RIP) on September 30, 2006, 04:25:14 AM: Did Microsoft properly prepare for the "Hasta la Vista" jokes?

So it seems that Microsoft Vista has kept the Blue Screen of Death "feature"; great.

Nice to know they still need that feature. ;D ;D ;D

Hope the new BSOD uses a lot of eye candy.

"Hasta la Vista,baby"

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l97/street1-1/B000EWBKKI.jpg)
Title: Re: Free windows Vista RC1
Post by: fat_basterd21 on September 30, 2006, 08:17:09 PM: I think this would be a first for a "Sharware OS"