Vista Beta 2 Goes Public Today
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Whereas it feels faster than XP on a AMD Athlon XP 2400+ and 512Mb RAM. It's all beta driver swings and roundabouts really - the final will be a different story.celliott said:
There's so much stuff that's been improved over XP - I've had it running for three weeks so far, and I'm still discovering new things.
And 'My Computer' is still there - now called 'Computer'. It's in (or at least can be added to) the start menu, and can be added to the desktop. Both in the same way as XP.
It hasn't been mentioned because it's incorrect.Chronictank said:
It's a 1 year trial, or a trial until June 2007 (whichever comes first. Obviously that's June 2007 now). It's very easy to activate online using your CD Key you obtained from MS, or over the phone if you can't get internet access.
A couple of suggestions then:Chronictank said:
1. Check you actually have internet access (my wireless occasionally doesn't work when i boot up for unknown reasons!)
2. If it still doesn't work, goto the ms website for another key (link in the OP). You're allowed 2 different keys for this beta, so you should get a different one. Goto system properties, click 'change product key' and type the new one.
3. If it still won't activate using the second key, try ringing ms (i believe there's an option for phone activation). Should just be a machine dishing out activation keys if you give it the number it requires from your screen.
I think you need to define what you mean by mount, because I don't think it's what anyone else understands mount to mean based on the context you're using it in.Oracle said:
You can use daemon tools to mount the image in a virtual dvd drive in XP. You can then install off this onto a hard disk. Someone in this thread has already tried to install to a USB drive and had no joy.
It shouldn't have any performance impact, but different hardware causes different problems until the drivers are all sorted properly.KennyBhoy said:Just installed and activated the 32 Bit version....From what i can see it does look rather good but it's running horribly for me......My HDD won't shut the hell up while it's running.....Sounds like it's defraggin, it runs like a slideshow when i'm doing literally nothing....Move the mouse, 3 second freeze, move mouse, 3 second freeze......And it keeps doing that and i have to reboot
You are right though - after installation the HDD is defragged and indexed in the background.
Go with the ones vista provides. It's an nForce3 board, iirc - so you could install chipset drivers (forceware) from www.nvidia.com
Most of the thread?MrLOL said:
It's either because you download manager/browser doesn't support files over 4Gb, or your ISP uses transparent proxies (e.g. NTL) that don't support files over 4Gb.
The question you should really be asking yourself is do you really need 64-bit? 32-bit would be most advisable due to higher compatibility at this stage.
RTM is still set for October 25th 2006, then to business VLK users in November. Retail release depends on how long it takes for them to print it all - supposed to be starting January 07, giving them Christmas off.HighlandeR said: