VISTA on pre-order.. - Page 3

iCraig · 06-01-2007, 01:53

Those prices certainly are good.

However £0 for Vista Ultimate from my work's MSDN was still cheaper

I've stuck it on a spare partition, and keep running out of time to have a play with it. One thing I've noticed is that it runs fairly quickly once it's all settled in, so I'm quite pleased.

It won't be on my main machine until well into this year however, there just isn't enough program compatibility yet.

Mark · 06-01-2007, 02:00

£0 from my works MSDN works for me as well.

Haven't bothered installing it yet. It's too slow on my VMWare box, so I'm going to save it for the new one (if they ever agree to pay for it - I don't hold out any hope).

Admiral Huddy · 01-02-2007, 10:14

Interesting article here re DX9 games running in vista.. XP just out performs vista by a small margin. I'm sure this mainly due to driver support and the new unified architecture.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6164940/index.html

Unitl DX10 games appear, it's not really conclusive enough to determine if the £300+ DX card is worth the cash.

I'm quite interested in the KMDF and UMDF features of Vista which give give greater stability to the system.

Feek · 01-02-2007, 13:45

Looks like we're not getting it on our MSDN yet, although a software package did arrive today so that could be it. I'll find out later.

LeperousDust · 01-02-2007, 14:24

£299 for ultimate 32/64bit DVD, yeah

I know ultimate has *everything* on the disc, but what is *everything* over premium? (Yes can't be arsed checking, one of you mentioned this above, and you're right) If i search for vista, the results are mad atm because of its release...

Haly · 01-02-2007, 14:27

Ooh just noticed Vista Business appear on my Uni MSDN.
Although admittedly I'm perfectly happy with XP and not really sure if it's worth changing even for free.

Daz · 01-02-2007, 14:35

I've been running Vista Business and Office 2007 for a week or so now. User access control has been switched off already (though I'll put it back on at some point to see if it's annoying me just because I'm poking about everywhere), and it seems to have affected my battery life a little. Could be my imagination but Aero will be using the GPU more so it's not beyond the realms of possibility.

It's too wrapped in cotton wool from a remote support point of view. No useful imformation (to a support desk) is surfaced to the user when things go wrong (VPN and other network connections being the obvious examples), and interfaces like the event viewer have been changed from functional to, based on early impressions anyway, more confused and cluttered interfaces.

It is pretty though. Chugged a bit after the install while it built the search index (I imagine) but running quick enough now it seems (haven't noticed any slow downs), and I do like that unified start menu search thing a great deal (integrated desktop search basically).

Admiral Huddy · 01-02-2007, 15:06

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

£299 for ultimate 32/64bit DVD, yeah

I know ultimate has *everything* on the disc, but what is *everything* over premium? (Yes can't be arsed checking, one of you mentioned this above, and you're right) If i search for vista, the results are mad atm because of its release...

ultimate is a conbination of the home pr and enterprise editions. So it supports Unix, 128gb memory in 64 bit mode, webserver tools, file encryption, remote access etc. Not really something the home user should bother about to be honets. You are fine with the premium.

Mark · 01-02-2007, 15:18

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Originally Posted by Daz

and it seems to have affected my battery life a little. Could be my imagination but Aero will be using the GPU more so it's not beyond the realms of possibility.

Lots of reports of that, so doesn't surprise me.

I'm still not convinced though, even though I can get it for nowt.

Daz · 01-02-2007, 15:24

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Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

So it supports Unix

Interestingly put

It has a unix subsystem designed to ease the transition from Unix to Windows, but I imagine it's usefulness is limited to basic CLI utilities written in very portable code.

The big thing Vista has which the end user will be interested in is, of course, Media Center.

06-01-2007, 01:53	#21
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	Those prices certainly are good. However £0 for Vista Ultimate from my work's MSDN was still cheaper I've stuck it on a spare partition, and keep running out of time to have a play with it. One thing I've noticed is that it runs fairly quickly once it's all settled in, so I'm quite pleased. It won't be on my main machine until well into this year however, there just isn't enough program compatibility yet. __________________

01-02-2007, 10:14	#23
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	Interesting article here re DX9 games running in vista.. XP just out performs vista by a small margin. I'm sure this mainly due to driver support and the new unified architecture. http://www.gamespot.com/features/6164940/index.html Unitl DX10 games appear, it's not really conclusive enough to determine if the £300+ DX card is worth the cash. I'm quite interested in the KMDF and UMDF features of Vista which give give greater stability to the system. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

01-02-2007, 13:45	#24
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Looks like we're not getting it on our MSDN yet, although a software package did arrive today so that could be it. I'll find out later. __________________

01-02-2007, 14:27	#26
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Ooh just noticed Vista Business appear on my Uni MSDN. Although admittedly I'm perfectly happy with XP and not really sure if it's worth changing even for free. __________________ Halycopter

01-02-2007, 14:35	#27
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	I've been running Vista Business and Office 2007 for a week or so now. User access control has been switched off already (though I'll put it back on at some point to see if it's annoying me just because I'm poking about everywhere), and it seems to have affected my battery life a little. Could be my imagination but Aero will be using the GPU more so it's not beyond the realms of possibility. It's too wrapped in cotton wool from a remote support point of view. No useful imformation (to a support desk) is surfaced to the user when things go wrong (VPN and other network connections being the obvious examples), and interfaces like the event viewer have been changed from functional to, based on early impressions anyway, more confused and cluttered interfaces. It is pretty though. Chugged a bit after the install while it built the search index (I imagine) but running quick enough now it seems (haven't noticed any slow downs), and I do like that unified start menu search thing a great deal (integrated desktop search basically). __________________ apt-get moo

06-01-2007, 02:00	#22
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	£0 from my works MSDN works for me as well. Haven't bothered installing it yet. It's too slow on my VMWare box, so I'm going to save it for the new one (if they ever agree to pay for it - I don't hold out any hope).

01-02-2007, 14:24	#25
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	£299 for ultimate 32/64bit DVD, yeah I know ultimate has everything on the disc, but what is everything over premium? (Yes can't be arsed checking, one of you mentioned this above, and you're right) If i search for vista, the results are mad atm because of its release...