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12-09-2006, 03:07 PM	#1
muckshifter Captain Crunchie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a Hovel Posts: 15,963 Trader Rating: (1)	Vista RC1 Well, here we are again, got my 'invite' off MS to download and try-out Vista once more ... and the first thing I need to do is replace IE, 'cos I can't get it to work properly. They still need to work on them tabs, and I quote "right-click a link to open in a new tab" ... well, you can right-click and the appropriate little menu window opens, but no matter what you do, it no workie. Oh, and do not accidentally mouse over the drop-down links here a PCReview ... they will not retract. Excuse me while I go get Firefox ... back later. __________________ I'm not grouchy by nature, it takes constant effort. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, "What the hell happened?"

12-09-2006, 04:13 PM	#2
feckit Hmmm Crunching Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London ~ England Posts: 5,591 Trader Rating: (0)	Always nice to see a Linux user helping out Microsoft with "real time" testing of such a talked about & hyped new operating system. So marks out of 10 for presentation, contents, ease of use and % of not crashing. __________________ Registered Microsoft User # 29864751 ... Registered Insane Microsoft User # 19,947,365 For the party of the people go to OMRLP

12-09-2006, 04:20 PM	#3
Ian Cunningham Rocket Scientist Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 11,830 Trader Rating: (0)	Downloading this now, although may be a while before it finishes at this speed! __________________ PC Review - Editor-in-Chief

12-09-2006, 04:36 PM	#4
feckit Hmmm Crunching Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London ~ England Posts: 5,591 Trader Rating: (0)	Can i have the link please, if not just to laugh at the size of the download __________________ Registered Microsoft User # 29864751 ... Registered Insane Microsoft User # 19,947,365 For the party of the people go to OMRLP

12-09-2006, 04:42 PM	#5
Ian Cunningham Rocket Scientist Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 11,830 Trader Rating: (0)	http://download.windowsvista.com/dl...cfre_en_dvd.iso __________________ PC Review - Editor-in-Chief

12-09-2006, 04:48 PM	#6
feckit Hmmm Crunching Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London ~ England Posts: 5,591 Trader Rating: (0)	From the link you gave me! Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista. Access to this file is restricted to Customer Preview Program participants only. Please refer to your invitation email for access instructions. Will have to wait awhile while You & Muckshifter get driven mad by it instead __________________ Registered Microsoft User # 29864751 ... Registered Insane Microsoft User # 19,947,365 For the party of the people go to OMRLP

12-09-2006, 05:18 PM

muckshifter

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Originally Posted by Ian Cunningham

Downloading this now, although may be a while before it finishes at this speed!

... and see if you can do anything using IE7 here @ PCR ... Firefox, thank goodness, works faultlessly.

Either MS have some more coding to do, or you do.

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Always nice to see a Linux user helping out Microsoft with "real time" testing of such a talked about & hyped new operating system. So marks out of 10 for presentation, contents, ease of use and % of not crashing.

No crashes yet ... so for the past 4hours thats a 100% score.

Linux, well, this is more like Linux than Windows, except for the still anoying "do you really wanna do that" pop-ups, they're still here.

Presentation 10/10 ... it sure is pretty.

Content 4/10 ... has four new games.

Ease of use 8/10 ... ain't got tripped up yet if you leave the "welcome center" open all the time, it's easy.

We even have an Antivirus program that works ... Trend's PC-cillin Internet Security 14, I'll test it out on a few sites later.

Boinc is churning over very nicely.
Google's spellcheck actually works, mind you this is Firefox.

I have no idea why MS thinks everybody uses a laptop, 'cos I have no intention of using any power-save on this desktop ... if the monitor goes into power-save, you move the mouse and have to re-login. DOH!!

The Weather "widget" don't know anything other than the USA ... seems MS still don't know there are other countries out there.

Linux does.

Hey! ... the dam thing works ... more later.

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Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, "What the hell happened?"

12-09-2006, 06:41 PM	#8
Me__2001 Internet Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Posts: 4,100 Trader Rating: (2)	got the email as well, gonna download it overnight and have a play tomorrow __________________ I'm out of bed and dressed, what more do you want? I always take life with a grain of salt, ... a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out One more step to enlightenment ... but which way ?

12-09-2006, 11:18 PM	#9
crazylegs Member Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Out There Posts: 2,431 Trader Rating: (0)	Got the email but not sure whether i wanna download the damn thing...probably be more trouble than it's worth... __________________

13-09-2006, 09:57 AM	#10
feckit Hmmm Crunching Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London ~ England Posts: 5,591 Trader Rating: (0)	I see it's only a 2.52GB download __________________ Registered Microsoft User # 29864751 ... Registered Insane Microsoft User # 19,947,365 For the party of the people go to OMRLP

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