Vista

Will · 25-09-2007, 18:51

Well... I've done it. I've moved it from my testbed. And, well I'm up and running - no crashes so far (touches wood) and things seem to be working ok. Slowly installing apps as I need them - haven't tried burning a DVD or an ISO image yet, but it seems to be not bad. It's only the 32bit version as I have an old computer and it's not worth my while - unfortunately I only scored 4.9 on the performance thing as my 3D gfx aren't really up to muster (though it is a little overclocked (the gfc card that is)). I have to say having 2gb of ram seems to have made all the difference to speed. It boots in about 30s flat from inital power on which is nice. And program cache seems well utilised as things just open, quickly. It would have been nice to have been able to use the full 64-bit ability of my PC, I don't know if it would have made it that much quicker though - is my computer being pushed at all now it's only driving the 32bit side of things? I've come over from XP64 - which was brill.

It's taken me a bit of time to get used to it, it's all a bit "big" and cartoony, and some of the menus/systems are a little less intuitive than they were - but so far so good. It is very different.

Do I like it? Well, I think it looks nice, I don't like how it tries to do too much for you, but I think I've managed to break that and customised it enough for it to do what I want it to do (i.e. file locations etc...).

Overall verdict? I wanted to hate it, but as support for it is more common now it seems good. I wonder what older programs will be like on it - I'll no doubt update with my hair ripping experiences.

The laptop is on it too, though it's a bit slower with only 1gb of Ram and scored an average 3.2.

Now I just need a decent sized screen - ideally 2

I have no money so I'll just have to wait for that treat

killerkebab · 25-09-2007, 21:14

Which version of Vista do you have?

Will · 25-09-2007, 21:24

Borne.

Daz · 25-09-2007, 21:34

Me and Vista are falling out a little at the moment in the the bluetooth on my laptop has just stopped working. It's frustrating how little information you can get from the default MS stack when you want to :/

Will · 25-09-2007, 21:46

Not played with BT yet... I seldom need to - but it's interesting you're having issues. Pretty much all of the problems I had with x64 (which was about 3 in 3 years!) haven't occurred yet in Vista - and it's running surprisingly quickly on my old PC. I'm going to give it a month before I cast a verdict - despite having tested it for a few, it's now going to be my main OS.

Daz · 25-09-2007, 22:04

It was bound to happen with something. Currently trying to manually flash the card firmware to see if that helps.

Admiral Huddy · 26-09-2007, 09:02

I'm loving it

leowyatt · 26-09-2007, 09:14

I don't know whether I was using the wrong version but I totally hated it

I've setup 2 laptops now with Vista on there and the way it kept asking if I wanted to do everything nearly caused the laptops to fly out of a window

I suppose if I had more time to play with it I'd like it more but I don't have a copy of Vista and don't have a machine capable of running it.

Admiral Huddy · 26-09-2007, 09:26

The only thing that is annoying is that it asks you if you are sure you are sure that your dure that you want to delete/run that program.. "Yes".. Are you sure now".. You can almost hear Mrs Doyle...

leowyatt · 26-09-2007, 09:36

nah the Mrs Doyle wouldn't ask if you wanted to do it.

It'd just let you get on with it whilst saying "go on go go on go on go go on go on go go on go on go go on go on go go on"

25-09-2007, 18:51	#1
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Vista Well... I've done it. I've moved it from my testbed. And, well I'm up and running - no crashes so far (touches wood) and things seem to be working ok. Slowly installing apps as I need them - haven't tried burning a DVD or an ISO image yet, but it seems to be not bad. It's only the 32bit version as I have an old computer and it's not worth my while - unfortunately I only scored 4.9 on the performance thing as my 3D gfx aren't really up to muster (though it is a little overclocked (the gfc card that is)). I have to say having 2gb of ram seems to have made all the difference to speed. It boots in about 30s flat from inital power on which is nice. And program cache seems well utilised as things just open, quickly. It would have been nice to have been able to use the full 64-bit ability of my PC, I don't know if it would have made it that much quicker though - is my computer being pushed at all now it's only driving the 32bit side of things? I've come over from XP64 - which was brill. It's taken me a bit of time to get used to it, it's all a bit "big" and cartoony, and some of the menus/systems are a little less intuitive than they were - but so far so good. It is very different. Do I like it? Well, I think it looks nice, I don't like how it tries to do too much for you, but I think I've managed to break that and customised it enough for it to do what I want it to do (i.e. file locations etc...). Overall verdict? I wanted to hate it, but as support for it is more common now it seems good. I wonder what older programs will be like on it - I'll no doubt update with my hair ripping experiences. The laptop is on it too, though it's a bit slower with only 1gb of Ram and scored an average 3.2. Now I just need a decent sized screen - ideally 2 I have no money so I'll just have to wait for that treat __________________ *No No!*

25-09-2007, 21:14	#2
killerkebab Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol/Reading Posts: 656	Which version of Vista do you have? __________________

25-09-2007, 21:24	#3
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Borne. __________________ *No No!*

25-09-2007, 21:34	#4
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Me and Vista are falling out a little at the moment in the the bluetooth on my laptop has just stopped working. It's frustrating how little information you can get from the default MS stack when you want to :/ __________________ apt-get moo

25-09-2007, 21:46	#5
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Not played with BT yet... I seldom need to - but it's interesting you're having issues. Pretty much all of the problems I had with x64 (which was about 3 in 3 years!) haven't occurred yet in Vista - and it's running surprisingly quickly on my old PC. I'm going to give it a month before I cast a verdict - despite having tested it for a few, it's now going to be my main OS. __________________ *No No!*

25-09-2007, 22:04	#6
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	It was bound to happen with something. Currently trying to manually flash the card firmware to see if that helps. __________________ apt-get moo

26-09-2007, 09:02	#7
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	I'm loving it __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

26-09-2007, 09:14	#8
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	I don't know whether I was using the wrong version but I totally hated it I've setup 2 laptops now with Vista on there and the way it kept asking if I wanted to do everything nearly caused the laptops to fly out of a window I suppose if I had more time to play with it I'd like it more but I don't have a copy of Vista and don't have a machine capable of running it. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

26-09-2007, 09:26	#9
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	The only thing that is annoying is that it asks you if you are sure you are sure that your dure that you want to delete/run that program.. "Yes".. Are you sure now".. You can almost hear Mrs Doyle... __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

26-09-2007, 09:36	#10
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	nah the Mrs Doyle wouldn't ask if you wanted to do it. It'd just let you get on with it whilst saying "go on go go on go on go go on go on go go on go on go go on go on go go on" __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

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