[slau]

Vista is out soon. Anybody planning on installing it, or have you already taken the plunge?

I might get a copy just to have a looksie - I'll run it in a virtual machine so no 3d fanciness but it's not a big issue. How about you?

Haha awesome my thread is official! Vista is out NOW. More info on wikipedia

[Jay Chou]

Vista is out soon. Anybody planning on installing it, or have you already taken the plunge?

I might get a copy just to have a looksie - I'll run it in a virtual machine so no 3d fanciness but it's not a big issue. How about you?

my new dell comes with a vista express upgrade.
they will send the disc after it is released i guess

[OsiX]

Not going to purposely get it but I do get a free version of it through MSDN next year (in 2 semesters) when I take my next computer science class anyways

[DKYang]

Nope. Until everything works for it, like drivers installed, fixed all the bug, and etc.

On my laptop, I'll be sticking with XP until it dies. As for the desktop, I might if it isn't too pricey, all the bugs are fixed, and everything works with it, but that's when I build a new computer in the second half of this year.

[aaandy]

my friend is getting it from his computer science class. he's giving me a key

[Febronia]

I have windows vista installed on my notebook computer.

All I can say is, I love it =).

[erure]

My dad's investing into a company that's working with Microsoft on Vista so maybe he'll get me something... But I don't plan on it.

[watcher]

i'll live and die by xp until it's no longer supported (by MS or other major software corporations) or until i get my next PC upgrade.
i dont really need the vista upgrade for my needs. at least that'll be the case for my home PC.

i'll probably get the automatic upgrade at work, so i wont really have a matter of say in it.

[slau]

Interesting to see most people not going to upgrade. Aren't you guys at all interested in the new features?

I'm guessing that most computer manufacturers are going to start dishing out Vista so whenever new PCs come into the office I'd better know how to deal with them. We could just reimage but Vista is an inevitability so we might as well start figuring out the new system.

[Fishscene]

I've already got a copy of Vista Ultimate. It's a beefy operating system. Although very nicely done.

If you do plan to use Vista, please please make sure that your computer is ABOVE the minimum requirements.

Nero 7 is incompatable with Vista as of 1-23-07, but Ahead is working on a fix.

EAX 3D-sound is disabled. Some companies are working on a work-around for this.

Pinnacle Studio 10 as of today, is not currently compatable with Vista. They are working on this.


But other than these 4 factors, it's an awesome operating system. Doesn't take a whole lot of getting used to either. I'm fairly certain that a lot of people's gripes will be washed away when they use it in person.

If anyone has used the Vista Beta's or RC's, please note that those builds did NOT have code optimization. I've noticed a huge performance boost with the final as compared to the Beta 2 release.

So yea, this is some of my experience with Vista so far The only annoying thing is the little pop-up window I get for accessing the most rudimentary of config areas. Like setting my screen resolution for example.

[DKYang]

I've already got a copy of Vista Ultimate. It's a beefy operating system. Although very nicely done.

If you do plan to use Vista, please please make sure that your computer is ABOVE the minimum requirements.

Nero 7 is incompatable with Vista as of 1-23-07, but Ahead is working on a fix.

EAX 3D-sound is disabled. Some companies are working on a work-around for this.

Pinnacle Studio 10 as of today, is not currently compatable with Vista. They are working on this.
But other than these 4 factors, it's an awesome operating system. Doesn't take a whole lot of getting used to either. I'm fairly certain that a lot of people's gripes will be washed away when they use it in person.

If anyone has used the Vista Beta's or RC's, please note that those builds did NOT have code optimization. I've noticed a huge performance boost with the final as compared to the Beta 2 release.

So yea, this is some of my experience with Vista so far The only annoying thing is the little pop-up window I get for accessing the most rudimentary of config areas. Like setting my screen resolution for example.

Are these the only softwares so far or is it just from your experience?

[slau]

NVidia SLI doesn't work either. Too bad if you're a big gamer.

I installed Vista into the virtual machine, but without 3D acceleration, it was pretty underwhelming so I'm going to dual boot it...

[sweet serenity]

My computer's Vista capable; I'm basically getting a free upgrade from Dell for this laptop.

The interface looks okay, but I'm not really excited about it. We'll see how it goes though.

[Seipher]

I should be getting a copy of Vista in a couple of weeks. I look forward to trying it out. I plan to keep XP installed, and put Vista in another partition. From my experience with Vista RC1, there looks to be quite a bit of software compatibility problems, so I'll keep XP just to be on the safe side.

[dot1q]

Planning to go to a 64 bit OS so might as well go Vista. 64 bit OS is problematic enough as it is so I can deal with the additional headaches. If I'm gonna deal with XP 64 bit woes, wont make such a difference with Vista 64 bit woes. I need the 64 bit os because I need the 8 gigs of ram.

[OsiX]

I need the 8 gigs of ram.

What kind of work do you do?

[Nagare]

XP is still a great OS by all means but I'll be really excited when I actually get my hands on Vista. I'll be finishing high school soon so I'll likely be getting Vista alongside a new computer. My current computer would not run Vista too well unfortunately.

[dot1q]

What kind of work do you do?

I do a lot of virtualization on my pc. Being able to support numerous VM's with load intensive applications is a must. My current usable 3gb isn't cutting it. With quad processors being available now, the jump to 8gb is natural. There are a couple of leisure apps I use which wont run on 64 bit so I'm still debating what I should do. Ideally I should keep my current pc xp and build the new comp as a dedicated Vmware server. However, it hurts to spend that much and not be able to use the comp for leisure as well. (I love gaming as well.. ) My other option is just to stick with 4gb ram and a new computer build with XP and load balance my needs between the new comp and my current comp. I must have been at newegg like 10 x this past month at the point of purchase and hesitating at the last minute. If only 32bit limit wasnt 4gb of ram, I wouldn't even consider 64 bit or Vista any time in the near future.

[greenbee]

i'm getting vista business for free from a promotion by ms months ago. but i dont think i will be using it, since i'm so used to XP. maybe when they release sp1 for vista will i use the OS. i heard vista drains alot of memory?

I want Vista.. it looks so cool.

if you just want the looks, then you can just use WindowBlinds. some of their vista skins are really nice (the transparent/glass skin)!!