Author Topic: Windows Vista Beta 2 (Read 1904 times)

lukster · « **on:** July 31, 2006, 10:13:49 AM »

Just got mine in my Action Pack. Wouldn't install on my AMD 64 3000+ but did on my dual core Pentium 3.2. No Audigy drivers yet but it's pretty slick, I like.

Sandman · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2006, 10:27:06 AM »

At this point I have zero interest in Vista.

I've yet to hear anything good about the integrated DRM.

lukster · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2006, 10:51:33 AM »

From what I've read it seems that the biggest complaint about DRM is in regards to playback of high definition DVDs. I don't watch movies on my PC so it's a non-issue for me. Still many months from release so who knows what it will or won't be shipped with.

Maverick · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2006, 02:38:57 PM »

DRM = ?

Gunslinger · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2006, 02:56:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
DRM = ?

Digital rights managment...

For example somone can sell you a music video or an Mp3 on the internet and sell it to you on the condition that you can only watch or burn it once. They'd be assisted directly with the confines of the operating system itself on your computer.

xrtoronto · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:06:22 PM »

Have they announced when Vista will be out of beta testing and expected to ship for purchase?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:18:18 PM »

DRM also prevents you from making a copy of a CD/DVD, unless the publisher has allowed it. That's right. Buy a legitimate CD/DVD and there will be a good chance Vista will not allow you to make a copy.

Or how about how bloated the OS is? People are going to be shocked when they are forced to install 4GB of RAM in order to play a game. The same game which would run fine under XP with 1GB of RAM.

MS has moved the date around, but they are trying to get it out the door in the first quarter of 2007. I hope they do not make it.

soda72 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:21:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy

Or how about how bloated the OS is? People are going to be shocked when they are forced to install 4GB of RAM in order to play a game. The same game which would run fine under XP with 1GB of RAM.

How else will they be able to convince us to buy those 64bit machines....

after all we need e-mail....

Skuzzy · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:38:19 PM »

Well, email will only need 3GB of RAM, if that is all you are going to do. Wait until MS Offce 2007 is released. 4GB will not be enough RAM to all you to do what you can do today with 1GB of RAM.

Why anyone would *choose* to install this OS is quite beyond me.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:40:24 PM »

Unix or a lindows type OS looks better and better every day.

soda72 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:42:21 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy

Why anyone would *choose* to install this OS is quite beyond me.

Maybe this is why Bill Gates is retiring... I think he sees the writing on the wall...

Elfie · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:42:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
Unix or a lindows type OS looks better and better every day.

So how would you play Aces High on a Unix system? What is *lindows*?

Sandman · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:43:20 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
Unix or a lindows type OS looks better and better every day.

I've been eyeballing Ubuntu.

One of these days in the fuzzy distant future, Windows will be behind me.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:45:27 PM »

I was careful about using the word *choose*.

Corporate America will have no choice, if they want to continue to get support. But you can bet they will be wailing to the Moon about the upgrade costs. Then wailing again as there is no real reason for the upgrade. It does not do a thing for anyone.

And in the areas where small benefits occur, they could have been easily added to XP.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:46:23 PM »

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Originally posted by Elfie
So how would you play Aces High on a Unix system? What is *lindows*?

Not sure.....Skuzzy?