Posted by rrojas260
I have been using Windows Vista for 3 days now without a single crash, the load speed is amazing like the visual efects.
Im having problems using my microphone as recording device and playing dvds but the rest its pretty stable.
Posted by Chazzer3
[ This Message was edited by: Chazzer3 on 2005-08-23 21:03 ]
Posted by haynesycop
It looks nice
I really like the affect, colour, design, everything really
Posted by 50Cent
i like the "see-thru" thing they got goin on there...
cant wait till its released!!!
Posted by ADT0079
They took the Analog clock off this release..Hope they bring it back.....
Had Vista Loaded up but was running into software issuse so back to Xp
Posted by gardar
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The see-thru has been in linux for a loooong time, so why don't you switch to linux?
Posted by Jools
Transparency, drop shadows and other effects have been in Mac OS X for years! S'funny people are getting excited by this!!
From eWeek:
"When Windows Vista ships in late 2006, Windows will mimic many features of Apple's Tiger and go beyond it.
With the first Vista beta, Microsoft seems to have taken many cues from Mac OS X with the user interface and features, right down to some of the terminology.
Even some of Vista's icons are amazingly similar to those in Tiger.
For instance, there's the interface names, Apple's Aqua and Microsoft's Aero.
In Vista, "My Documents" and "My Computer" are now "Computer" and "Documents," as they are in Mac OS X.
The search icon in the Vista beta is almost identical to Tiger's Spotlight icon, except that the magnifying glass turns the other way.
Vista buttons and other interface details have a shiny bulbous look similar to those in Mac OS X.
The more-advanced Aero Glass option uses translucent window title bars, a handy feature of Mac OS X that Apple dropped with Panther, but is still used in the Dock.
Many of Vista's file management features will be familiar to Tiger users, but Vista goes further in file management techniques.
Vista folder windows have a search-as-you-type search field, a feature that Mac OS X has had since Jaguar in 2002, but which became dramatically faster in Tiger with the Spotlight search engine.
Vista also borrows Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger's Smart folders, calling them Virtual Folders. This feature automatically creates shortcut files based on criteria set by the user and places them in a folder. (Tiger's Smart Folder does this with aliases.)
One of the useful features that Mac OS X has always had is that PDF is built into its core.
PDF is used for displaying and printing files, and Mac OS X has the ability to turn any document created by any application into a PDF file.
With Windows Vista, Microsoft will attempt to do the same, but not with PDF.
Vista will use a new universal format called Metro, based on XML, for viewing and printing files. The aim is consistency of documents on screen and in print.
This is something that Mac OS has always been superior to Windows, even before Mac OS X. It remains to be seen how successful Metro will be."
Posted by Davo_169
@jools
i noticed all that too, but didnt want to say anything because i thought id be ridiculed
Posted by 50Cent
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im a lazy bum
Posted by solidsingh
i dont think you lot will like vista when you hear about the DRM protection
Posted by batesie
you can get a shadow program for XP already called
Y'z Shadow 1.9
Posted by Johnex
Where can you get the beta?
Posted by gardar
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I found it on torrent pages..
Posted by Jungle
Yes me too, unless this gets deleted www.btjunkie.org for decent torrents
Posted by Johnex
K, thanks dudes.
Posted by amnesia
if you want to style your pc to look like mac you could download some files from Oxygen X
http://oxyx.oxygen-inc.com
I am the only person to also host the official Y'z files.
Posted by Gigs
Graphic effects have been arond for a looooong time. Things like windowshade for mac, (started out as a third party utility anyhow) hell back to blitter filled backdrops on the amiga.
Though:
Even some of Vista's icons are amazingly similar to those in Tiger.
Iirc didn't XP share an artist in common with OS X ?
Vista buttons and other interface details have a shiny bulbous look similar to those in Mac OS X.
Actually they look just as over shaded and bulbous as they do in XP, yet more stretched. Never been a fan of the XP buttons either.
Vista folder windows have a search-as-you-type search field, a feature that Mac OS X has had since Jaguar in 2002, but which became dramatically faster in Tiger with the Spotlight search engine.
Likewise this can also be a logical extention of the indexing services that were introduced earlier.
As for the whole PDF/metro thing.. We'll it'd be nice if MS used a standard for once but they kinda prefer to make their own. one reason I stay away from wm*.
Each new os that comes out is going to share alot of things in common with competitors OS's, that's just the way it goes. I do think that mac users need to get over the whole "we release it all you just copy it" mentality though. Isn't there an article like this everytime a new version comes out? The software industry is anything but original.
@trogdor:
There'll be no ridicule without cheap MS paint or photoshopped interpretations first!
Posted by gelfen
actually, making it look like the others isn't necessarily such a bad move. it probably won't persuade any macolites to use windows, but it may stop your average pc user migrating to mac because "it's all the same thing anyway".
Posted by Sir-SonyEricsson-man
never going to use linux and mac.. SO i really want to see Vista
Posted by Cornholio_666
isn't that how the windows gui came about, by copying apple?
Posted by Gigs
.. which in turn is also based/copied off the work done at parc xerox who came up with the WIMP model. (Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointer)
IIRC the Apple lisa was the first to make it publicly available in the form of a "home" computer but in no way invented the concept. But that was along time ago and many computer companies came along and innovated since that time.
Posted by Jools
Looks like Microsoft are keeping things nice and simple for Vista purchasers by providing SEVEN confusingly different versions to choose from:
How many average punters are gonna know which version they should be running, even after digesting all the product specs?
Also, Microsoft have just unveiled their latest copycat feature for Vista - Microsoft Gadgets. Which are basically Mac OS X Dashboard Widgets or Konfabulator Widgets in all but name.
Posted by Gigs
Or sysmetrix or any one of a hundred different bars that all report back on similar things that allow adding of drive space, email indicators, weather information, built in player buttons, cloks, email readers, virtual desktops, the list goes on.. They've been around for along time.
If you're going to suggest they're purely copying, why not just show apple invented in the first place.. Or did they mearly bundle someone elses shareware idea as well.
To be honest, I'll probably still use sysmetrix.
Posted by Johnex
Ok, have it now
Posted by leeboy13
im getting it
Can anyone give us all some info on its pro's and con's?
Cheers johnex
Posted by haynesycop
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Why the need for so many editions, surely home or professional is enough?
Posted by Cycovision
Pros:
- More attractive UI
- Virtual Folders for better organisation of files
- Faster, more accurate search facilities
- Integrated third party plug-ins for better customisation and usability
- Better multi-tasking capability, including previews of running apps on the taskbar
- More stable than XP and better error logging and recovery when things do go wrong.
Cons:
- You need a pretty decent PC to get the most from it
- Too many different versions. If you want the full bells and whistles version, it 'aint gonna be cheap!
- It currently takes bloody ages to install!
That's what I've found with the various beta versions I've been testing so far, It's pretty close to the release version now but there's still lots of other goodies that aren't working properly yet.
Posted by Johnex
I like the speed it has on startup, and also the way that the new file manager works, in the case that you get 3d icons for the folder preview:
and also browsing with the alt tab:
as well as the speed of searching, and the new programs, ie 7.
Posted by Johnex
I will post some videos soon
Posted by Johnex
A few goodies for those who DON'T want vista but like how it looks:
Windows Vista Styles
Windows Vista Wallpapers
Installation Instructions
Posted by amnesia
you can just get the latest apps to customize your pc from
Oxygen X
http://oxyx.oxygen-inc.com
note: just noticed the save draft button while making this post.
Posted by Johnex
@amnesia: note that there are 40 wallpapers and 20 styles there ;-).
Posted by Johnex
EDIT: New files location: http://files.johnex.se/index.php?path=WindowsVista/
Posted by Johnex
Currently adding 21 videos of my friend's vista installation. Check back in an hour. Remember to read the readme file.
Posted by Gigs
About to use Vista myself.. now the only choice.. desktop or laptop.. hmmm
Posted by Johnex
Both! :-)
Posted by fatreg
if only i could get the resolutuon up to a useable size id use it.
im on 1240x1024 atm.
and hate going smaller than that!
did use "longhorn" on my laptop a while ago and as cyco sais it dont half need a nippy pc.
fatreg
Posted by GreenKronic
sorry if this has been mentioned already but what build of Vista are you using? I am using build 5029 Beta 2 and the thing is i cant get windows media connect to install. i use it to stream music and pictures from my computer to my Xbox 360. i wanted to know what Beta and build your using and if you can get windows media connect to install. Thanks
Posted by Johnex
I have build 5270, having problems with it too, might be my incompetance.....
Posted by p900 lover
Got a few questions, how much are we looking to pay for vista?
Also what specs PC do u need?
I have:
3.00 GHz
512 Ram (i want to make this 1GB)
This this will be enough?
Posted by parsnip
just guessing.... but imo it should be, what graphics card do you have?
Posted by GreenKronic
@johnex sorry after reading your post i have(EDIT) build 5270 it was released december 17th anyone else?
[ This Message was edited by: greenkronic on 2006-01-25 23:32 ]
Posted by p900 lover
@Ph4z3r im not sure lol
how do i check?
Posted by jagger2k
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Posted by dude_se
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right click on the desktop, go to properties, then settings, then click on advanced, then adapter
dude_se
Posted by dude_se
oh i have a question about the vista themes... are they meant to work on xp as i cant get them working and they look cool
dude_se
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Thanks for your reply i have a GeForce FX5600, so add this with 3.00 Ghz and 512 Ram (want to make it 1gb) do u think it will be ok for vista?
BTW these specs how good are they?
Any prices for vista?
Posted by dude_se
should be able to handle vista. what processor you got eg: amd athlon?
dude_se
Posted by p900 lover
pentium 4
Posted by jagger2k
my spec is:
P4 3.06 ghz
512 mb ram
64 mb onboard graphics
will it cope?