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Re: Free windows Vista RC1
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2006, 11:39:04 PM »
Cheers, I might just have a looksee.

How do you like it so far?

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Re: Free windows Vista RC1
« Reply #2 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

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Re: Free windows Vista RC1
« Reply #3 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
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    Re: Free windows Vista RC1
    « Reply #4 on: September 25, 2006, 03:49:17 AM »
    My GFX Card Crashes Vista....

    Need to check for new Drivers... might try again today
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    Re: Free windows Vista RC1
    « Reply #5 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

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    Re: Free windows Vista RC1
    « Reply #6 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.
        
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    Re: Free windows Vista RC1
    « Reply #7 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.

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    Re: Free windows Vista RC1
    « Reply #8 on: September 25, 2006, 12:31:22 PM »
    Ok let us know how it works...
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    Re: Free windows Vista RC1
    « Reply #9 on: September 25, 2006, 01:35:33 PM »
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    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...
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      Re: Free windows Vista RC1
      « Reply #10 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?
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      Re: Free windows Vista RC1
      « Reply #11 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
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      « Reply #12 on: September 30, 2006, 03:21:36 AM »
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      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?

       :)

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      Re: Free windows Vista RC1
      « Reply #13 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"


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      Re: Free windows Vista RC1
      « Reply #14 on: September 30, 2006, 08:17:09 PM »
      I think this would be a first for a "Sharware OS"
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