Vista for u

[echo prime]

Dont quite know where this is supposed to go..
Anyways, HERE.

[Random]

Hmm its the business version, I would preferr the Ultimate Edition, the way things are looking at work, i'll probably be getting a free copy of Vista anyway.

[echo prime]

I tried Vista Beta and it sucked. And I am happy with XP right now..
But it sure looks awesome doesn't it?

[born2phrag]

Originally Posted by echo prime

Dont quite know where this is supposed to go..
Anyways, HERE.

Site doesn't like Opera. Oh well...

I'll get Vista Ultimate free from my MSDNAA anyway

[Aivoton]

I'm supposedly outside the available area for testdriving

I really don't care though. I have a free 6 month trial of vista. It's pretty but nothing i want. I'm never gonna get Vista.

[NorthViking]

Hmm anyone got some screenshots? I know zip about Vista.

[Aivoton]

This is mine when i had Vista


It was good looking, but stuff about Vista makes it a no-no to me..

[mammu]

It looks quiet a lot glamarous and eats a lot of ram but What about performance?
Any increase in it?

[born2phrag]

Any performance related issues I had with the RC's and Beta's were sorted out when I tried the RTM at university. And they were on far less superior machines than mine

[Random]

I won't be upgrading to Vista until I get a 2GB memory upgrade, and maybe a new graphics card.

[born2phrag]

Originally Posted by Random

I won't be upgrading to Vista until I get a 2GB memory upgrade, and maybe a new graphics card.

I plan to get those upgrades in spite of Vista
Just waiting for a bigger choice of graphics cards featuring DirectX 10.

[NorthViking]

Originally Posted by SirRuben

This is mine when i had Vista


It was good looking, but stuff about Vista makes it a no-no to me..

Hehe I like your calender

[Aivoton]

Originally Posted by NorthViking

Hehe I like your calender

Hehe yeah, i set it to browse my babes folder with a random thumbnail :grin:

Anyways, the performance when browsing the web and using it as an office computer was perfect, but i didn't get to play on it before i deleted it again..

[NorthViking]

How come you deleted it?

[limpkorn]

I tried the RC version as well and I have to agree with SirRuben it was pretty smooth. I like the eye candy, but the only reason I'm interested in Vista is for DX10. Don't know much details, but apperantly DX10 will only run in vista. I guess we'll see what turns out.

[Aivoton]

An übernerd (the only one i go to when i can't fix computers myself) works at a hardware, support, software, helping etc. store, and he knows a man from Microsoft in Denmark.

Well, he told me that Vista logs everything you do. Everything you type, ever website you browse, every e-mail you read, ever MSN convo or any changes you make on your system and sends it to Microsoft.

Before you tell me that they don't, because it's illegal without the users concent/knowledge about it, you should read the EULA for Vista. It actually says that Microsoft gathers that information, but they won't snoop around in your personal business and it's strictly private and not shared. They do it in case of a child porn ring case or anything that could need that info.

Besides, it also prohibits you from playing backed up games or movies, because it automatically assumes it's warez, and wants the original. I haven't tested this personally, but hearing that from is more than enough for me.

Besides, my computer isn't big enough to handle Vista when gaming, so there goes 75% of my computer activities.

I do have the option of getting Vista legally for free through my friend and the company he works for, but even that can't make me want it.

I'm sure some cracker team will close the holes in Vista and disables the "I'm gonna tell Microsoft everything you do"-function, but to boil it down IMO; it's pretty, smooth and damn nice to work with, but i'll stick with XP for the time being.

[born2phrag]

Originally Posted by SirRuben

Besides, it also prohibits you from playing backed up games or movies, because it automatically assumes it's warez, and wants the original. I haven't tested this personally, but hearing that from is more than enough for me.

I've not heard nor experieced that! Not in any of the beta's, RC's or the RTM. I even ran and installed programs off cd images using Daemon Tools. Even if they're going to be monitoring my activites, I have nothing to hide. Plus the allure of DX10 is too much for me to deny

[Random]

Originally Posted by born2phrag

I plan to get those upgrades in spite of Vista
Just waiting for a bigger choice of graphics cards featuring DirectX 10.

I'm waititng for the R600.

[STi FlyBy]

Originally Posted by SirRuben

Well, he told me that Vista logs everything you do. Everything you type, ever website you browse, every e-mail you read, ever MSN convo or any changes you make on your system and sends it to Microsoft.

Before you tell me that they don't, because it's illegal without the users concent/knowledge about it, you should read the EULA for Vista. It actually says that Microsoft gathers that information, but they won't snoop around in your personal business and it's strictly private and not shared. They do it in case of a child porn ring case or anything that could need that info.

I believe that is simply for the beta testing (they wanted to get the O/S as good as they could by production date). I'm pretty sure you agreed to it when you signed up for the beta (don't remember that far back, plus, I was drunk when I signed up and installed it haha). I could be wrong though. It wouldn't be the first time they had some piece of code that "phoned home" (think back to this summer with Genuine Advantage) ...

[hahamanin]

Best thing to do is install vista transformation pack 6 closest to vista in xp though its quite buggy

[Random]

I tried that ages ago, and it completely buggered my PC up, I had to do some painstakingly long repairing in the XP repair console, I had way too much important stuff on my HD to do a format.