Well I finally got myself a copy of the beta 1 version of Microsoft Windows Vista. I'm using it right now. Seems somewhat like XP, looks quite nice aesthetically, lots of bugs though (it's a beta). The DVD that the OS comes on is 2.5 gigs, mostly because of driver support. There are tons of drivers, and vista prides itself in this. Windows (boxes) open and close weird, it looks like they zoom in and out, sort of bothers me, (i need to find a way to disable that...) The files are arranged in a very different way, and the file browsing system is also very different (still ntfs); It looks pretty strait forward, just takes some time to get used to i suppose. I'd say that windows xp and 2000 are wayyyy more similar than xp is to vista. It really makes me think of what you would get if mac and Linux teamed up to create an OS. There is a new version of Internet explore too.




Anyone else tryed it? Looks to me like its going to be a hit...

how u get a copy, i would love to play around with that.

Ive got one if you wana take it drocay, I hate it. If I wanted a toy I woulda bought one, not an operating system >> Also they incorporated the google desktop search idea into their new version with a microsoft title.

This post has been edited by slipgun: Aug 8, 2005 - 10:35 AM

ill take it if you want to get rid of it. is it a full install or upgrade? hit me back.

im guessing the look of the os will change a lot before the final release. microsoft likes to keep stuff like this under wraps. they did the same thing before when windows xp was in beta

isnt that supposed to be used with the new 64bit processors?

-Jdog1385+Aug 8, 2005 - 10:59 PM
There's a 32 and 64 version.

interesting.

So few 64 bit they cant really run a successful beta with just 64 bit versions.

-Jdog1385+Aug 8, 2005 - 5:59 PM

There coming out with a windows xp 64. Thats all i heard.

Looks nice i guess.. but liek lagos said it will change a lot.

-Drocay+Aug 8, 2005 - 12:55 PM
be a developer, know someone at ms, or torrents...

yea my buddy already has xp64 bit and he doesnt even have the processor yet

XP 64 is released I betad that last year, but none of the antivirus programs work for xp 64 bit yet as far as I know.

-slipgun+Aug 9, 2005 - 3:19 AM
I'm having a problem right now with AV on vista 32. norton auto protect wont enable.

It wont, antivirus software’s are written to go deep into the system to help check things before they are executed. It doesnt have the right files for it to enable auto protect. Just do frequent scans and be careful. I highly recommend doing what I do if your gona beta this... get two hard drives a removable hard drive bay and have XP on one and Vista on the other so when vista doesn’t do what you want you can go back to something "reliable".

This post has been edited by slipgun: Aug 8, 2005 - 10:43 PM

yep, your exactly right. a lot of programs arent compatible yet

-slipgun+Aug 9, 2005 - 3:41 AM

yeah its a good idea, i wish the install didnt get rid of my xp though. wanted a duel boot.