GaMeDtX Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Nope. I ran the same programs in XP and Vista and Vista took the cake. Everything is very smooth. CPU very low, and also, I don't know if it because it's a beta but very few things appear to be running in the background. The programs actually fit without having to scroll. :) 586286323[/snapback] :o i might have to keep beta 1 aroud as my main os if this is the case! My xp is somewhat sluggish... :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayme Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 seems as though all the normal things worrk during setup, like shift + f10 will give a command prompt, then taskmgr can get you the task manager, but a little way into the install, I thought I would try openig the control panel, typed in control, and it started the gui while I was still in setup (I mean the start menu) the loading bar was still in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I know it too little too late but is microsoft still sending out beta 1 invitation, I just don't want to give-up any hope. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I'm testing Vista right now in games like Doom 3 and UT2004. I've been tweaking Vista for 3 hours now and it's working even faster than XP. I disabled every graphical effect, removed the background and disabled as much services as possible. I also installed the beta on my slow system: AMD Duron 905MHz Infineon 128 MB SDRAM 133MHz XFX Geforce FX5600 128MB overclocked Everything is working perfectly fine on this old system. It looks like DirectX games (UT2004) are using less resources than on XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protoss_chaos Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 My comp is currently broken, the dvd i burnt was missing a few files, longhorn install broke half way thru, now i have no MBR...GREAT!! 586286330[/snapback] throw in a dos bootdisk then fdisk /mbr works every tyme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostedfrank Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 nice. i think i will try css jsut for kicks tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keung Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 My onboard nforce 4 lan dos'nt work either, but my onboard marvell yukon does (wich was also found by vista on first boot). 586286274[/snapback] how to install marvell drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljames28 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 throw in a dos bootdiskthen fdisk /mbr works every tyme! 586286358[/snapback] Think im gonna use the recovery console thing, thing is i have 3 hard drives and when it changes the drive letters i dnt no which is which :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Doesn't anyone know anyway to get directly to the Task Manager? Ctrl+Alt+Del of course doesn't work anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 throw in a dos bootdiskthen fdisk /mbr works every tyme! 586286358[/snapback] Or if you don't have a disk drive, throw your XP CD in and get into the recovery console. Do a fixmbr and you're done! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsRejection Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Has anyone tried using the WinXP drivers? I will hopefully be testing Vista on a Dell here at work. I don't really want to spend time on the phone with Dell tech support to get some drivers. 586286223[/snapback] doesn't work mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljames28 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Actually... 'An error occured while attempting to read the boot configuration data.' File:boot.ini thts not the MBR is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protoss_chaos Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 does the same thing, but the dos bootdisk method is quicker.... I always have a windows 98 cd nearby for such instances! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljames28 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Or if you don't have a disk drive, throw your XP CD in and get into the recovery console. Do a fixmbr and you're done! :p 586286375[/snapback] Exactly wot i jst did didnt help a damn bit :p, think i no wot to do now, fixboot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafirex Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 They will usally let you in for a few beta, nothing big like msn messenger or things like that then later if you report bugs and are dedicated to them then you get some big beta test to do!!, hope this helps you understand better 586285595[/snapback] Sorry i should have read better, You are invited for the Vista beta test. Happy download Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMeAiM Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 how to install marvell drivers 586286369[/snapback] "Install Supplemental Drivers" Didnt it start on the first boot ? ;) D:\Windows\System32\DPUpdate.exe -findSource Run it... It should install the marvell drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjsz Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I wonder if someone try to install this on a serial AtA Raid... i will to nigth but i want to be ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Actually... 'An error occured while attempting to read the boot configuration data.' File:boot.ini thts not the MBR is it? 586286389[/snapback] That happened to me. I just nuked the hard drive but you may not have that option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protoss_chaos Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 throw in a Dos bootdisk that supports NTFS, and edit boot.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCDerrick Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 My microsoft connect page still says pending.. but my MSDN don't. lolChris 586282600[/snapback] You MAY, and I use caps for a reason, but may be experiencing the same issue I was. I actually found myself to be "Pending" yet I was able to download IE7 and Vista. Check my post on PRO about how to check. After I went into the downloads area, my status changed from Pending to Approved. So either MS just happened to Approve me at that very second, or me visiting the downloads page did the trick. I'm inclined at this point to believe the later. Either way... hope that helps some folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljames28 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 throw in a Dos bootdisk that supports NTFS, and edit boot.ini 586286456[/snapback] Dnt have a dos bootdisk...or no how to use it. Im using the boocfg /rebuild command in recovery console, hopefully i can fix it this way. I wrote a new bootsecotr to drive c aswell for good measure :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enunemi Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 ive just installed IE7 and im getting a graphical error at the top of the toolbarAny ideas? has anyone had this problem, and also if so how did you fix it?? chears 586285264[/snapback] It is your visual style or windowblinds skin. Try switching back to the default if that is indeed the XP version of ie7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjsz Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Raid Support anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AQUaDeX Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Raid Support anyone? 586286495[/snapback] Just use your Windows XP drivers, they should work, and be sure to create a floppy disk with the drivers on it so you can install them during the setup process, or else the setup wizard won't be able to detect your harddisk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjsz Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Ok i will do it, but i could not do it in the previuos builds.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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