Happy with VISTA RC2???

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Guest

Installed RC2 in 20 mins on a new drive. XP32bit on another one.
Boot manager asks me which disc/version to start. Great.
Needed NO DRIVERS to install Vista32bit. Very nice.
System running for two weeks now.More stable and faster, compared to XP.
No issues so far, most of my games run good/better.
Media Player runs great, also IE and Outlook.
Tools and services work.
Only minus here is the shortage of 3th party software (Antivirus, etc.), but
I'm sure
developpers will be there when it is final.
SO??? Am I the only one being happy with the new Vista???
Yes I am critic, I always preferred MAC OS. I run Windows especially for
gaming.
And Vista is going to be great. Cheers dudes :)

WimP (Belgium)

Intel Mobo955XBK
Intel D960
2 Gig Corsair DDR2
NVIDIA GeForce 7950X2
Terratec Aureon 7.1
 
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Colin Barnhorst

Well, since many of us are happy with Vista Gold (build 6000), you may well
be the only one. :)
Glad you are enjoying RC2. You're gonna love Gold.
 
J

Jeff Gaines

Only minus here is the shortage of 3th party software (Antivirus, etc.),
but
I'm sure
developpers will be there when it is final.
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Yes, it's happening, I had a reply from Farstone saying Virtual Drive 11
will support Vista and it's currently being tested.
SO??? Am I the only one being happy with the new Vista???
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No, but we're human beings so change can be an issue :)
 
B

Brett

Colin Barnhorst said:
Well, since many of us are happy with Vista Gold (build 6000), you may
well be the only one. :)
Glad you are enjoying RC2. You're gonna love Gold.
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Is Gold the RTM that just came out? What version is in MSDN right now?

If XP is installed on a machine, can I install Vista? Is that considered an
upgrade (meaning can I revert back to XP)?

Thanks,
Brett
 
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Colin Barnhorst

Gold is the copy on MSDN. It is what will be in the retail boxes at Launch.
Build 6000. NT 6 final. Describe it any number of ways.

If you want to run both XP and Vista on the same machine in a dual boot
setup, install Vista last (on a separate partition or drive, of course) and
you will get a boot options menu and can choose at boot which to run.

That would not be considered an upgrade. That is a Custom installation
(clean install in XP parlance) of Vista on a box that just happens to also
have XP installed. You need to purchase a Vista full edition to do that.
The MSDN copy is a full edition, but you may not use an MSDN Vista license
to run Vista as your production or primary personal system.

If you want to replace XP with Vista then you can choose whether or not to
upgrade XP to Vista or do a clean install of Vista (you can choose either if
you purchase a Vista full edition) or just upgrade XP to Vista (if you
purchase an Upgrade edition). In neither case will you be able to revert to
XP. In either of those scenarios you would need to do a clean installation
of XP again to get back XP and that would wipe out everything on the target
hard drive or partition.

In either an upgrade or custom installation scenario you can move your files
and settings from XP to Vista with the Windows Easy Transfer wizard. And of
course you need to back up your system before embarking on any of this.

Hope this helps.
 
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Colin Barnhorst

What I am hoping is that Virtual Drive Pro 11 will support Vista x64.
Virtual Drive 10 supports XP Pro x64 now, but Virtual Drive Pro 10 still
doesn't support 64bits.
 
J

Jeff Gaines

What I am hoping is that Virtual Drive Pro 11 will support Vista x64.
Virtual Drive 10 supports XP Pro x64 now, but Virtual Drive Pro 10 still
doesn't support 64bits.
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It's worth dropping them an email, they replied to me within 24 hours.
 
M

Mike

Colin Barnhorst said:
The MSDN copy is a full edition, but you may not use an MSDN Vista license
to run Vista as your production or primary personal system.
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Good luck enforcing that.

Mike
 
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Ray

Colin, here's another scenario that needs to be clarified, I've been
following the other threads and I just hope and pray that we get the right
answers from Microsoft.

What if a user decides he/she doesn't like Vista and wants to reinstall XP.
If they had used the upgrade route, would they have to buy a new full
version of XP seeing as how the license for XP had been voided during the
Vista activation?

Ray
 
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Colin Barnhorst

What has that to do with anything? I just stated the license requirements.
What else would you have me do in a public newsgroup hosted by MS? fwiw, I
abide by the licensing requirements. I'm sure you do too.
 
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Colin Barnhorst

You would be reinstating the XP license if you wiped Vista off of the system
and reconstructed the previous system prior to upgrading to Vista, whatever
that was. Some argue that even removing Vista does not reinstate the XP
license, but I don't think so. In particular, if XP was preinstalled by the
OEM I should think that the license would have to be reinstated since the
OEM recovery software "restores the system to its factory state" and the OEM
would support the system in that state.
 
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Ray

But isn't the rumor in this group that MS will deactivate the XP license on
their servers when activating a Vista upgrade install?

Ray
 
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Colin Barnhorst

If it were true that the pk would thereafter be blocked then I assume one
would call the activation center and explain the situation to have the thing
restored. But I haven't heard that it is a fact.
 
W

William

I could see a scenario where the only way you have to upgrade XP is while XP
is running and online. When the Vista install begins, it captures the XP Pk
and when complete would 'phone home' and invalidate the XP key and the only
way to reactivate the XP key were to pay a 'small' fee to Microsoft.
 
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Hillbilly

"What if a user decides he/she doesn't like Vista and wants to reinstall XP"
Hellfire........after spending all that money on Vista and then deciding
they do not like it?
It would be a bit late to not like it after paying out all that money.
 
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Colin Barnhorst

As a practical matter, 95% of all Windows installations are preinstalled on
new computers so this will not happen all that often. And as JJ points out,
MS is prepared to refund.

But I agree with you that several hundred dollars certainly justifies making
sure you know what you are getting before buying. The trial version will be
out there, but I shudder at the idea of casual users and newbies instlalling
the trial over XP and then changing their minds.

Like one character said in here right after CPP started, "How do I uninstall
Vista? I can't find it in my Add/Remove Programs."
..
 
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