iLLlegal Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Get your Windows vista beta 2 cd FREE!!! Do the stupid quiz answers as followed 1.Vista 2.Clarity 3.November 2006 4.True 5.Aero 6.All 7.All 8.512 http://www.Microsoft.com/india/offers/vista/quiz.aspx took this off a notebook forum im on. I just ordered mine. woo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Did it...wonder what this thing will bring....hopefully not a bunch of junk mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLLlegal Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 ya, well it might take awile to arive. to be honest im not that excited about vista. manley because all i have hurd doesnt sound appealing..just kinda like an xp makeover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Don't need it... already have Vista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme90path Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I am going to wait to get vista, and let them come out w/ all the service packs out for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Ditto, I never install a 'new' Microsoft product. It's like replacing your roof in winter... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLLlegal Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 its basically to kind of "test" the product and such. im with you guys on the new products but its free. i would never go out and buy the first xbox's or ps2's or ps3's but its always nice to try em and see how they work no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 No... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drift Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I'm going to throw this on a spare AMD machine I have to play with. Thanks for the link!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhicks99 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Not me! I'm switching to MAC ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Not me! I'm switching to MAC ASAP. I have 4 computers. 2 Running windows 1 Powermac G4 and 1 running Linux I'll put this on my extra Windows machine and fart around with it a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drift Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I need to do my VMWare Linux setup already. Just been LAZY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Just filled this out -- but is this going to be the indian version? Every page there states Microsoft India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 That's a good question. the US/North American offer was filled (availible slots) long a go. iLLlegal, any people on the other forum who are from the US/Can actually recieve one yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLLlegal Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 ill check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLLlegal Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 haha what a waste of a post ^^^^^. anyway! none of them had said anything of the issue. Im sure it wouldnt be a problem. and redpath you sure those slots wernt for the beta 1? just thinkin off the top of my head. mabey it was linked to microsoft india cuz thats prolly were their tech support is we will see when it arrives I suppose.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I am not totally up on the public release versions and programs that they have, but they do have a preveiw program, that has reached capacity Customer Preview Program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 My lab has a copy of Vista for pre-emptive testing puposes -- it looks nice but I haven't gotten to play with it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 So what are the system specs you guys will be trying Vista on? CPU, RAM, Video, HD Capacity My Specs: AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ 1GB DDR433 RAM *Planning on 2+GB after I replace my temporary MoBo Sapphire Radeon X1600Pro 256MB Overclocked & Crossfire Edition *Plan to add a 2nd card to enable CrossFire sometime after the new MoBo *I had to temporarily switch back to my old Gigabyte Radeon9200 card *And am now running a PNY FX5200 until a bug is fixed Dedicated 40GB Hard Drive (It's best to have a completely separate HD for testing OS's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor beta - 3.99MB Download Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLLlegal Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 i know for a fact i wont test the new vista on this machine. AMD xp 2000 and 512mb of ram. and I forgot the graphics card. but it barrelly runs call of duty 2 anymore. my next system even though im pro-AMD is going to be intel. the new core 2 duo just blows me away. and with performance for like 400bucks compared to a 1100$ AMD processor its a sweet deal. ill run a core 2 duo 2.40ghz , 2gb of ram , and a nvidia geforce 7900 GT graphics card. which i will upgrade to SLI later. with a 500gb HD I dont think ill have that comp for a month or so though. I am also building this computer to be silent. the computer I have now sounds like a vaccuum(yes friends have asked if my vaccuum is on). ill show off the goods when I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista.This page includes information to help you download the Windows Vista pre-RC1 ISO file. This pre-RC1 build is available for a limited time – we will close the program when we reach 100,000 downloads. After downloading, please install and test the build as soon as possible. Most importantly, if there is a crash, hang, or error – please make sure that you send the information back to us using the built-in Windows Error Reporting technology (a dialog box will display automatically). Sending this information is essential to helping us improve the overall quality of Windows Vista – and collecting this information is the primary purpose of distributing this pre-RC1 release. Once you complete the download you must burn the ISO file to a DVD. If you don’t know if your DVD-burning software will support burning an ISO file, please refer to your DVD-burning software program and search “Help” for instructions on creating a disc from an ISO file. Vista pre-RC1 ISO I already have this build, and other than the bug related to my video card it runs really well (swapping cards served as a temp fix) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 R C 1 is a reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
congochris Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 To answer a previous question: some of MS's tech support (end user) is in india, some is in canada, some is in the U.S. can't recall where in the US, though.. midwestish, I think. Hard to recall. Vista (from what I recall from my training) uses a few new "internal" doodads that are supposed to make processing faster.. if you have a brand spanking new fully built computer. for everyone else, it'll probably be noticably slower than XP. The machines they had at my job loaded with Vista had more RAM (a gig or so) and better processors than the machines we used for our jobs.. and ran like snot. without opening any programs. From the standard end-user standpoint, it'll be mostly cosmetic, especially if you get the super neat and kean-o version with "transparency" built into the desktop interface. I'm not going to bother at all.. I'm running XP Pro x64, and it works pretty sweet for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I'll concur that its slow -- they installed it on a 3.0ghz pentium 4 here in the lab, with at least 1gig of ram and it took FOREVER to boot. Methinks I'll have to go full blown linux once XP is obsolete.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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