In this thread we post our Vista performance ratings

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:16 pm

that doesnt work in windows, remember

im sure theres a buttoncombo that emulates a pc's "print screen" button though

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:22 pm

captura

been using it on Windoze for years, but they have Mac and Linux versions too.

Post by **Doombrain** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:06 pm

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:23 pm

What's your videocard, dominic?

Post by **Doombrain** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:33 pm

Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1600
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x71c5
Revision ID: 0x0000
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.068

Post by **seremtan** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:46 pm

MKJ wrote:loved XP since the beginning \o/ it was a giant leap over 98.
Vista looks and feels like a "lets get into the cool OS trend" whim

more like a "let's catch up with our competitors, who offer gadgets (yahoo widgets), indexing (google desktop) and secure internet browsing (FF, opera) already, then throw in some pernickety DRM-related bullshit and a gimmicky windows explorer"

until a game comes out that i want that *needs* vista to play, i'll wait

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:59 am

Post by **SOAPboy** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:03 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:

Make that bigger.

Post by **Duhard** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:05 am

good lord...another anime nerd

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:18 am

the one on the left can't be anything good

Post by **Grudge** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:29 am

whoa, lots of faggotry going on on that desktop

Post by **Captain** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:22 am

Grudge wrote:whoa, lots of faggotry going on on that desktop

Anime isn't Swedish...

Post by **Grudge** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:45 am

ooh, burn

Post by **Yeando** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:33 am

Quick question bout Vista please before I have it on Fri.
Is there any reports or such about Vista going tits up like XP (bsod, restarts) when say, a new Motherboard etc is set up in the PC?
Hopefully I will be upgrading next month, after I install Vista.

Post by **Grudge** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:54 am

Um, it's always best to reinstall your OS if you change your motherboard.

Btw, you need a Retail version of Vista to be able to transfer it to a new computer (or upgrade your motherboard). The OEM version is locked to the first motherboard you install it on.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:18 am

Grudge wrote:whoa, lots of faggotry going on on that desktop

Post by **Yeando** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:31 am

Grudge wrote:The OEM version is locked to the first motherboard you install it on.

Really?!

Yeah it is OEM im getting. Thought as long as its registered to you, you would still be able to activate it x times, no matter about future upgrade.

EDIT: Saying that, id be ok If I upgrade within the 30 days.

My boss just installed Premium on a demo PC. Lol hes having a fuck around with ghost image s/w now, see if we can have our own "personal" copy. Doubt it :icon32::paranoid:

Post by **Grudge** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:51 am

Yeando wrote:
Grudge wrote:The OEM version is locked to the first motherboard you install it on.
Really?!

Yeah it is OEM im getting. Thought as long as its registered to you, you would still be able to activate it x times, no matter about future upgrade.

No, that's a retail license.

OEM licenses is for system builders, and is limited to the system it's installed on. OEM XP actually worked the same way, but MS never enforced the policy, and it was easy to just call them and get a new activation code.

Now it's more explicitly not allowed, and it seems like they intend to enforce it more rigourously.

More about OEM:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070130-8730.html

Post by **Yeando** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:14 pm

Damn!

I can see in 2-3 years time. If an out of warranty Vista deck is shagged, then it aint just the cost of a new board then.

A common example now is E-Machine towers, for the past 2 years we have had countless amounts of these PC's in with the same problem, Board (low end btw) and PSU blown. Cos they are out of warranty its no problem to replace them with different brands.
But most of the time XP just had to be re-activated over the phone with no problems.

It seems like a good idea now, but in a year or 2 I can see many problems arising from this.

We sell new computers with OEM windows (we dont want to charge the people xtra £££ just for a box), and know for ourselves that within a year most motherboard models change. What can we do if it needs replacing?

Thank you Microshaft!x

Post by **Yeando** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:54 pm

Just found this,
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070126/tc_zd/199653
Hopefully that should clear up things :icon26:

Post by **R00k** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:24 pm

Has everyone here had to activate their copy?

From what I've heard, even the corporate/Volume Licensing versions require an activation server to be located in the enterprise now - if you don't activate it online.

Seems like they are trying to beat the corporate sharing that goes on.

I've got a copy at work, but I haven't had a chance to load it up yet.

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:31 pm

we have ultimate corp here and it needed activation. there was nothing to it other than clicking "activate" though. took 5 seconds

Post by **werldhed** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:42 pm

Post by **Doombrain** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:56 pm

R00k wrote:Has everyone here had to activate their copy?

From what I've heard, even the corporate/Volume Licensing versions require an activation server to be located in the enterprise now - if you don't activate it online.

Seems like they are trying to beat the corporate sharing that goes on.

I've got a copy at work, but I haven't had a chance to load it up yet.

i've been trying to but i always get a timeout error.

Post by **Kills On Site** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:39 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:for those looking to upgrade from XP properly - rofl, good luck

http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... 0985/en-us

Start the installation from a compliant version of Windows, such as Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows 2000. After you have started the installation, you can select Custom at the installation choice screen to perform a clean installation.

What exactly does that mean?