Vista install review

[patio]

I meant which tcp fix...there's about a dozen listed.

[Broni]

You don't need tcp/ip fix, unless you want to.
I have it, because, it makes my internet connection faster by getting rid of half-connection limitation.
You just need ReadyDriverPlus: http://www.tipandtrick.net/2008/permanently-turn-off-and-disable-64-bit-x64-windows-vista-forced-driver-signature-signing-with-readydriver-plus/
If you want to patch tcpip.sys, as well, you need to look at your tcpip.sys version, and apply appropriate patch. Patch version depends on tcpip.sys version.

[patio]

Gotcha......too much Christmas Ale last nite...i'm about as sharp as a marble right about now.
 

[Broni]

Not a problem, my friend

[patio]

Say bye for now...wiping the Vista install....

This is a test. This is only a test.
Had this been a real situation you would be happy with your existing VistaX64 install.
Are you sure you want to format ? ?

           

[Broni]

I'm sorry for your loss...LOL

[mcxeb52!]

what's the benefit of a 64 bit windows OS except for a faster system (more memory can be used by system) and they say native 64 bit programs seem to run faster on 64 bit systems.

Somehow I seem to like windows 7 for it's "look" .... don't know about its features but I like that taskbar redesign microsoft did to it.

[macdad-]

well hopefully once microsoft comes out with SP2 of Vista then the disk mangament will be better. Right now keeping my dad from buying a new computer with Vista on it, until we get a copy of XP. And he agree's(he's used XP before).

But great review Patio. especially on the in depth overview(not just the look). But im really glad that Vista is 64-Bit, since the new computer may have half-life, portal......and other memory eating games 
But i'm wondering about something, which do you think is better Vista Home Basic, Premium or Ultimate?
Or do you think that sticking with XP or 2000 is a good idea until SP2(of Vista) comes out(and has alot of fixes for the disk management)?

[Calum]

You can get Vista in 32 and 64 bit flavours, just the same as Linux and XP.
mcxeb52! - those are the benefits of a 64 bit system, all other things being equal.

[macdad-]

XP comes in a 64bit version? 
Well this is news to me! Crap i could just forget Vista entirely and goto XP.

[mcxeb52!]

Yes, XP has a 64 bit version. I have a 64 bit XP cd. But I don't go into 64 bit windows for the reason that 64 bit drivers may have issues and also the fact that 64 bit OS doesn't benefit me anyway.

[Calum]

XP comes in a 64bit version? 

It's not as well known as most other versions of Windows XP and Vista.
I believe it was designed more for workstation use than home users and was marketed as such, but with RAM getting much cheaper and especially since Vista a lot of people have migrated to it.
I'm hardcore, I was using it before Vista on my laptop, just because I could.
I'll also repeat what I've said before - on three entirely different computers with lots of different peripherals, I have yet to encounter a single driver issue, disregarding an absolutely ancient scanner that drivers for any OS were all but impossible to find.  Software issues were also limited to OS-limited programs, like XP Powertoys, some programs that integrate directly into Windows components such as explorer, and some older games.  Just like Vista itself (trying to tie this in vaguely with the actual topic of this thread) compatibility is nowhere near as bad as a lot of people make out.

[macdad-]

i guess, but atleast Vista isnt as bad as Windows ME, now that brings up alot of war stories(my old Dell rig had Windows ME on it)

[BC_Programmer]

i guess, but atleast Vista isnt as bad as Windows ME, now that brings up alot of war stories(my old Dell rig had Windows ME on it)

That's not much of a comparision; a million monkeys banging on keyboards would turn out ME in about 20 minutes. Unfortunately, monkeys don't know how to save, so by the time you get to their terminals to save the copy of windows they wrote, they've replaced it with shakespeare. But "I think the lady doth protest to much"...

[patio]

In my review of the Vista experience i intentionally set out to break things and take all it's features through their paces...
First victim was going to be the Full PC Backup built in to the OS.
I created a full backup and wiped the drive it was on and re-sized the partitions for a test.

Total failure and i'm a bit too steamed right now to finish this portion of the review....
More later.