Vista Beta 2 Goes Public Today

gamesaregood · 8 Jun 2006 at 20:30

Energize said:
Does anyone know how to install a driver manually?

Go into the control Panel and change it to classic view and do it XP style

Can anyone confirm if they have Removed the "Windows Needs your Permission to use this program" rubbish in this release? If not i will post up some details of how to turn it off

Trifid · 8 Jun 2006 at 20:34

JonRohan said:
It will take ages to upload .

What server do you have and where? If you want you get download it from mine.

It is a UK dedicated server, unlimited bandwidth and space. I don't really know a lot about it tbh. I do know it is "adult web hosting" though. Do you have a link to your site?

~J~ · 8 Jun 2006 at 20:40

Energize said:
Without lan and audio drives you cant use the pc at all, it screws up your other install so once youve installed it youre ******. It forces you to rely on it as your main os.

I may be wrong, I'm an opened minded friendly chap, but isn't there a bloody big warning saying to not rely it as your main OS?

Energize · 8 Jun 2006 at 20:42

~J~ said:
I may be wrong, I'm an opened minded friendly chap, but isn't there a bloody big warning saying to not rely it as your main OS?

Im not going to bother repeating it, just read my previous posts.

Kainz · 8 Jun 2006 at 20:46

I'll throw a wobbly if this bloated sodding os touches my XP install.

BillytheImpaler · 8 Jun 2006 at 20:48

Yeah, be sure that you've backed up anythng important before fooling around with drive partitioning and the like. It's always a fine practice.

tolien · 8 Jun 2006 at 20:48

It's changed the boot menu here (even if I explicitly point at the drive with XP as the boot device), but if I choose "Previous Windows Version", it boots XP fine, with the drives as they were.

zetec452 · 8 Jun 2006 at 20:50

~J~ said:
I may be wrong, I'm an opened minded friendly chap, but isn't there a bloody big warning saying to not rely it as your main OS?

lol

marc2003 · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:02

i've actually installed and removed this beta on a dual boot config. my windows xp install is fine. just boot with the windows xp cd and drop to the recovery console and run these 2 commands.

fixboot
fixmbr

i've formatted the partition vista was on and it's as if i've never had it.....

Trifid · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:05

Was it that bad to format it after 6 minutes of use?

McDaniel · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:06

marc2003 said:
i've actually installed and removed this beta on a dual boot config. my windows xp install is fine. just boot with the windows xp cd and drop to the recovery console and run these 2 commands.

fixboot
fixmbr

i've formatted the partition vista was on and it's as if i've never had it.....

*** u give a more direct walkthrough matey

i.e if u formatted first? and method u used (within XP) or whathave ya

.Griff. · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:11

Anyone successfully installed the 64 bit version?

Booted from the dvd and all works ok BUT EXTREMELY slowly.. After 1 hour it had only reached 80% copying files and I gave up.

Coolasmoo · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:11

I was 98% through my download.

Decided to have a quick go on HL2 Episode 1 while i was waiting and my ******* Logitech G7 mouse decided to notify me my battery was low

Total lockup and had to reboot :mad:

Dooh, its me own fault, i know i should have checked but ive not long had this mouse and i completely forgot

zetec452 · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:13

Coolasmoo said:
I was 98% through my download.

Decided to have a quick go on HL2 Episode 1 while i was waiting and my ******* Logitech G7 mouse decided to notify me my battery was low

Total lockup and had to reboot

Dooh, its me own fault, i know i should have checked but ive not long had this mouse and i completely forgot

Gutted dude. You might be able to resume from ftp or something.

Kainz · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:13

Basically if you get locked out of xp, boot up the system with yer xp cd. It'll detect an active XP install automatically and ask you if you wish to recover it via the emergency recovery console. It's a bit like DOS but unfriendly as hell half the time.

Normally Fixmbr should do the trick. Recently installed Unbunto which overwrote the mbr on my hard disk leaving me unable to get into XP. A quick 'fixmbr' worked a treat.

cuke2u · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:16

Hi, I've just tried to install the X64 version on my PC to my two raid_0 'd' drives and it's failed to detect them. I did run the advisor before I tried to install and it said that no action was required for the ULi sata connection. Is there drivers I need?
ChrisC

marc2003 · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:17

McDaniel said:
*** u give a more direct walkthrough matey

i.e if u formatted first? and method u used (within XP) or whathave ya

eh? i covered it all in my previous post.....

marc2003 said:
i've actually installed and removed this beta on a dual boot config. my windows xp install is fine. just boot with the windows xp cd and drop to the recovery console and run these 2 commands.

fixboot
fixmbr

i've formatted the partition vista was on and it's as if i've never had it.....

edit: i waited until after i ran those commands (and tested that xp booted normally) before i formatted the partition with vista on.

Coolasmoo · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:17

JonRohan said:
Gutted dude. You might be able to resume from ftp or something.

I tried but it started over,

i will set it going again later when i go pick the bits of mouse up from outside my window

McDaniel · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:19

marc2003 said:
eh? i covered it all in my previous post.....

edit: i waited until after i ran those commands (and tested that xp booted normally) before i formatted the partition with vista on.

got that bit mate, meant more so did u format the drive in XP or boot to DOS to format - which you now answered

Energize · 8 Jun 2006 at 21:22

Thank god i have finally got the lan working in vista no thanks to microsoft.

Vista Beta 2 Goes Public Today

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