Windows Vista out today (general public)

watisdis · January 31st, 2007, 2:06 AM

I'm wondering if anyone here has got it or is planning to get it or is planing to avoid it.
I'm thinking of upgrading. images/smilies/think.gif

Suggestions?

bartboy9891 · January 31st, 2007, 3:44 AM

i can get a free update for it, but i dont know im going to use it or not. So far, ive heard its pretty and quick, but nothing revolutionary

Ianspeed · January 31st, 2007, 3:51 AM

Even M$ says most people will get Vista with their next hardware upgrade.... is there any benifit for gamers/geeks to upgrade asap? From what I know XP will still be the thing to run for the next few months.

But I know very little about Vista

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andrebsd · January 31st, 2007, 5:03 AM

Well I'm avoiding it for my own use because I've pretty much gotten used to Macs... As for the rest of my life I'll be using it. I work as tech support at my old high school and they just love Windows. (Which is understandable since most the world uses Windows, and it wouldn't make much sence to teach everyone how to use OSX first)

cvrefugee · January 31st, 2007, 5:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ianspeed

Even M$ says most people will get Vista with their next hardware upgrade.... is there any benifit for gamers/geeks to upgrade asap? From what I know XP will still be the thing to run for the next few months.

But I know very little about Vista

The original is better:

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Viper007Bond · January 31st, 2007, 5:14 AM

I'm personally going to hold off on upgrading for another 6 months or so. Let them get all of the kinks out, especially with the drivers.

Not sure what I'm going to do for my mom though. I'm building her a PC right now and debating. I'll probably get Vista without all the fancy dancy stuff (basic version) for her.

Me, I'd get the deluxe Home with all the fancy pretty stuff.

cvrefugee · January 31st, 2007, 5:18 AM

Vista Home Premium OEM is $120 at Newegg. It's not an upgrade version (good) but since it's OEM the license is tied to the motherboard (bad). I would get OEM for a brand-new computer, just not for an old one.

watisdis · January 31st, 2007, 6:42 AM

^^
Yeah i'll probably wait 'till I get a new comp.

matt2000 · January 31st, 2007, 7:49 AM

i'll be looking at vista once my motherboard returns. think my system should run it fine, but i may invest in a new GFX card.

flyingfridge · January 31st, 2007, 8:15 AM

I've been using various betas and now the final release as my only operating system for the last 6 months. it's brilliant, easily the most stable microsoft OS ever even after the final builds of XP and they were superb in my book. love vista to bits, really do.

jeffy777 · January 31st, 2007, 8:15 AM

I'm gonna hold off for awhile till all the drivers are available etc.

flyingfridge · January 31st, 2007, 8:19 AM

no problems with drivers, unless you have something uber unique there's already a vista driver for it. if there's no vista driver 9.9 times out of 10, the XP driver will work 100% perfectly anyway.

Shawn · January 31st, 2007, 8:34 AM

I'm gonna try it on my Apple first just so I don't fuck up my main computer which I need for actual work.

My desktop is a few years old but I think it'll be fine to run the good stuff offered by Vista. I'm looking forward to the MCE feature of it the most.

matt2000 · January 31st, 2007, 11:32 AM

GOOD NEWS!!!! i just got an e-mail from OCUK to say they are sending my motherboard back to me images/smilies/biggrin.gif

i have waited so long for this

YF19pilot · January 31st, 2007, 11:36 AM

I'm curious about Vista for sure, just a bit hesitent at the moment.

My boss keeps going on about some kind of anti-piracy software (calls it pelinium or something like that), so I'm wondering if that's in there (I've been on again off again when paying attention to Vista's release).

matt2000 · January 31st, 2007, 11:39 AM

yeah i heard that it doesn't let you play CDs or DVDs images/smilies/wacko.gif

i didn't believe that, but it could be true. it will be a shame if you can't rip CDs to WMP

//Dave · January 31st, 2007, 1:29 PM

I'm going to hold off until I get a new system, possibly next year at the latest.

ESPNSTI · January 31st, 2007, 2:07 PM

I'd recommend installing it on a separate partition to try it out first.
I've had Vista Ultimate RTM installed that way alongside XP Pro now for about a month.
Haven't been able to really put it through it's paces since the NVIDIA 8800 Vista drivers didn't come out until yesterday.

My first impressions:
As with each new release of a Microsoft product, it seems to get more annoying.
I really can't understand that they think a non-casual user can live with this User Account Control the way it works out of the box.

epp_b · January 31st, 2007, 3:13 PM

I will avoid it at all costs and let the poor early-adopting suckers suffer from the DRM invasion.

Ptouie on Vista images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

chaos386 · January 31st, 2007, 3:27 PM

Ubuntu does everything I need, and Windows in general is too locked down for my tastes, so I'm going to skip Vista entirely.

January 31st, 2007, 2:06 AM	#1
watisdis Coppin' a feel Joined: Mar 8th, 2006 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Over the Hills and Far Away Posts: 812 Rep Power: 30	Windows Vista out today (general public) I'm wondering if anyone here has got it or is planning to get it or is planing to avoid it. I'm thinking of upgrading. Suggestions? __________________ In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Game as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made health epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal, state, provincial or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor's control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, extend or terminate the Game.- Section 14(B)

January 31st, 2007, 3:44 AM	#2
bartboy9891 I'm not Moe Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: University of Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 8,810 Car: 1996 Grand Am SE sedan, and dad's 2006 S60 2.5T Rep Power: 79	i can get a free update for it, but i dont know im going to use it or not. So far, ive heard its pretty and quick, but nothing revolutionary __________________

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Ianspeed Joined: Apr 2nd, 2005 Last Online: 7:17 AM Location: California, USA Posts: 709 Car: 2008 Mazda Rx-8 Sport Rep Power: 19	Even M$ says most people will get Vista with their next hardware upgrade.... is there any benifit for gamers/geeks to upgrade asap? From what I know XP will still be the thing to run for the next few months. But I know very little about Vista __________________

January 31st, 2007, 5:14 AM	#6
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 10:47 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,270 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	I'm personally going to hold off on upgrading for another 6 months or so. Let them get all of the kinks out, especially with the drivers. Not sure what I'm going to do for my mom though. I'm building her a PC right now and debating. I'll probably get Vista without all the fancy dancy stuff (basic version) for her. Me, I'd get the deluxe Home with all the fancy pretty stuff. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 31st, 2007, 6:42 AM	#8
watisdis Coppin' a feel Joined: Mar 8th, 2006 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Over the Hills and Far Away Posts: 812 Rep Power: 30	^^ Yeah i'll probably wait 'till I get a new comp. __________________ In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Game as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made health epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal, state, provincial or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor's control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, extend or terminate the Game.- Section 14(B)

January 31st, 2007, 5:03 AM	#4
andrebsd Joined: Dec 3rd, 2005 Last Online: August 3rd, 2009 Age: 23 Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	Well I'm avoiding it for my own use because I've pretty much gotten used to Macs... As for the rest of my life I'll be using it. I work as tech support at my old high school and they just love Windows. (Which is understandable since most the world uses Windows, and it wouldn't make much sence to teach everyone how to use OSX first)

January 31st, 2007, 5:18 AM	#7
cvrefugee Joined: Aug 16th, 2004 Last Online: 8:56 AM Location: Corona, CA Age: 29 Posts: 3,761 Car: 2005 Scion xB Rep Power: 86	Vista Home Premium OEM is $120 at Newegg. It's not an upgrade version (good) but since it's OEM the license is tied to the motherboard (bad). I would get OEM for a brand-new computer, just not for an old one.

January 31st, 2007, 7:49 AM	#9
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,610 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	i'll be looking at vista once my motherboard returns. think my system should run it fine, but i may invest in a new GFX card. __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club

January 31st, 2007, 8:15 AM	#10
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jeffy777 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 11:47 AM Location: US Age: 28 Posts: 6,294 Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 90	I'm gonna hold off for awhile till all the drivers are available etc. __________________ A man named Jeffy once said, "If laziness is craziness, then I've lost my marbles...and I don't feel like trying to find them."

January 31st, 2007, 8:19 AM	#12
flyingfridge Joined: Jul 1st, 2005 Last Online: June 6th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 2,349 Car: R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, FG Falcon G6 Rep Power: 24	no problems with drivers, unless you have something uber unique there's already a vista driver for it. if there's no vista driver 9.9 times out of 10, the XP driver will work 100% perfectly anyway. __________________ 1/4 Mile: 12.426 (Calder Park) Winton: 1'38.890 Sandown: 1'27.179 "The old Skyline GT-R felt exciting even when it was in a carwash." - Jeremy Clarkson "Those who know GT-Rs can't explain. Those who don't cannot understand." - frankiess

January 31st, 2007, 8:34 AM	#13
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	I'm gonna try it on my Apple first just so I don't fuck up my main computer which I need for actual work. My desktop is a few years old but I think it'll be fine to run the good stuff offered by Vista. I'm looking forward to the MCE feature of it the most.

January 31st, 2007, 11:32 AM	#14
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,610 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	GOOD NEWS!!!! i just got an e-mail from OCUK to say they are sending my motherboard back to me i have waited so long for this __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club

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YF19pilot Joined: Apr 15th, 2005 Last Online: 4:08 AM Location: Fargo, ND Age: 25 Posts: 2,113 Car: 1990 Volvo 740 GL LFS Status: Rep Power: 30	I'm curious about Vista for sure, just a bit hesitent at the moment. My boss keeps going on about some kind of anti-piracy software (calls it pelinium or something like that), so I'm wondering if that's in there (I've been on again off again when paying attention to Vista's release). __________________ I can finally say that, yes, I have driven a car with a front mounted V10.

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matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,610 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	yeah i heard that it doesn't let you play CDs or DVDs i didn't believe that, but it could be true. it will be a shame if you can't rip CDs to WMP __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club

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January 31st, 2007, 1:29 PM	#17
//Dave Joined: Jul 23rd, 2006 Last Online: February 15th, 2009 Location: Penrith, England Posts: 157 Rep Power: 0	I'm going to hold off until I get a new system, possibly next year at the latest. __________________

January 31st, 2007, 2:07 PM	#18
ESPNSTI Can't Find Waldo Joined: Dec 9th, 2003 Last Online: 8:18 AM Location: Decorah, IA Age: 37 Posts: 4,333 Car: 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (USDM) LFS Status: Rep Power: 42	I'd recommend installing it on a separate partition to try it out first. I've had Vista Ultimate RTM installed that way alongside XP Pro now for about a month. Haven't been able to really put it through it's paces since the NVIDIA 8800 Vista drivers didn't come out until yesterday. My first impressions: As with each new release of a Microsoft product, it seems to get more annoying. I really can't understand that they think a non-casual user can live with this User Account Control the way it works out of the box. __________________ Top Gear Episode Guide (Excel) \| Top Gear Episode Guide (HTML) \| Top Gear Classic Episode Guide (HTML) Other Top Gear Guides \| Fifth Gear Guides \| Clarkson's TV/Video List \| Tiff Needell's TV/Video List Last edited by ESPNSTI; January 31st, 2007 at 2:11 PM.

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epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 6:08 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 7,418 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 144	I will avoid it at all costs and let the poor early-adopting suckers suffer from the DRM invasion. Ptouie on Vista

January 31st, 2007, 3:27 PM	#20
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