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Re:Windows Vista Beta 2
Reply #30 on: June 25, 2006, 12:00:50 PM
WinFS was never going to be part of VISTA since er.. well last year sometime :) What sucks however is that they were going to release it also as an update for server 2k3 and winxp and vista but unfortunately it looks not to be happening at all now. at least until the new MSDE thing finally comes out of beta (ado.net).

Grrr... was looking forward to it :D
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Re:Windows Vista Beta 2
Reply #31 on: July 02, 2006, 22:37:00 PM
ok, found something i do actually like.  A fully working version of DOS rather than the castrated one ive had to put up with since W2k. :D
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Re:Windows Vista Beta 2
Reply #32 on: July 04, 2006, 20:17:24 PM
i know its a Beta, but bloody hell is it bloated.  Playing a couple of games earlier it was lagging like hell, then i noticed i could actually hear my drives.  The array was giving it death to keep up.  When im forced into an upgrade im buying the most basic one that will allow me to use the PC and play games on (Linux doesnt play games well despite the arguments from people it does).  on my rig its chewing 662Mb of page file and 650Mb of RAM at idle!
Ive done all the basic tweaks of turning all the effects off and it looks exactly like a W2k install.  

Right summary :
Loading Times are Up
Boot Time is about Double
Opening a New application is test of patience
when using "Run As..." for applications and entering the username and password i want to do it once, not once every time the command triggers something.  If ive triggered a command yes i am sure i want to do it, and no i dont want asking if i want to use whatever application has been triggered because IVE ALREADY F*#%!NG GIVEN MY CREDENTIALS!
This is going to be an absolute nightmare for support.  
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Re:Windows Vista Beta 2
Reply #33 on: July 04, 2006, 20:32:29 PM
Good job you can get a crappy version of it. im hoping it should be around the £40 mark :D
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Re:Windows Vista Beta 2
Reply #34 on: July 05, 2006, 16:11:57 PM
I have it installed on 6 of the most basic laptops at work and it runs quickly and well with no issues and no mad memory useage - theyre latitude d510s with 512MB ram and theyre used by the consultants - if anything there has been less hassle with it than XP
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Re:Windows Vista Beta 2
Reply #35 on: July 05, 2006, 19:12:54 PM
Quote from: Beaker
i know its a Beta, but bloody hell is it bloated.  Playing a couple of games earlier it was lagging like hell, then i noticed i could actually hear my drives.  The array was giving it death to keep up.  When im forced into an upgrade im buying the most basic one that will allow me to use the PC and play games on (Linux doesnt play games well despite the arguments from people it does).  on my rig its chewing 662Mb of page file and 650Mb of RAM at idle!
Ive done all the basic tweaks of turning all the effects off and it looks exactly like a W2k install.  

Right summary :
Loading Times are Up
Boot Time is about Double
Opening a New application is test of patience
when using "Run As..." for applications and entering the username and password i want to do it once, not once every time the command triggers something.  If ive triggered a command yes i am sure i want to do it, and no i dont want asking if i want to use whatever application has been triggered because IVE ALREADY F*#%!NG GIVEN MY CREDENTIALS!
This is going to be an absolute nightmare for support.  


Everyone is saying, if your playing games, dont use vista :/
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Re:Windows Vista Beta 2
Reply #36 on: July 05, 2006, 19:22:08 PM
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Everyone is saying, if your playing games, dont use vista :/


if this is anywhere NEAR the finished product then it sucks.  I threw Tib Sun on as an older game thatll run on almost anything.  It stutters like buggery. Max Payne refused to install, meanwhile FarCry was impossible to use.

Ive set my rig up how i expect "normal" home users to have it because ill have to support those in more depth than the people at work.  However im expecting some serious bitching when i explain the 2.4Ghz Celeron they bought cant run this with all the bells and whistles.  
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