Vista Beta 2 now available to the public

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:23 am

Uhh, according to the e-mail that i have.. No

And it says that the key is good for up to 10 installs.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:27 am

Wonderfull, got the 64 bit verison going btw.

edit: I got the key email but havent really read it yet. :icon30:

Post by **Bdw3** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:28 am

SOAPboy wrote:Well.. split drive 1.. after some file moving, gotta split drive 2..

Starting to think i split drive 1 needlessly..
ah well, ill merge em or something..

Well since you've already dabbled with it it.

How would i go about making this dual boot?

Do I need to do any partition juggling myself before hand?

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:29 am

it would be the same as before, Partition it, then install..

windows itsself should change the MBR and make the boot loader to get both.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:32 am

Bdw3 wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:Well.. split drive 1.. after some file moving, gotta split drive 2..

Starting to think i split drive 1 needlessly..
ah well, ill merge em or something..
Well since you've already dabbled with it it.

How would i go about making this dual boot?

Do I need to do any partition juggling myself before hand?

You'll need to make a seperate partition for it. I haven't installed it yet so don't know if vista does it or you need to do it with a seperate tool or not, but yeah, it needs to go into it's own partition. Dual boot should be a choice of either XP or Vista, if not you can do it manually with XP I believe. Not sure how though as I've always used either LILO or GRUB with linux for dual or triple boot.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:34 am

scourge34 wrote:
Bdw3 wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:Well.. split drive 1.. after some file moving, gotta split drive 2..

Starting to think i split drive 1 needlessly..
ah well, ill merge em or something..
Well since you've already dabbled with it it.

How would i go about making this dual boot?

Do I need to do any partition juggling myself before hand?
You'll need to make a seperate partition for it. I haven't installed it yet so don't know if vista does it or you need to do it with a seperate tool or not, but yeah, it needs to go into it's own partition. Dual boot should be a choice of either XP or Vista, if not you can do it manually with XP I believe. Not sure how though as I've always used either LILO or GRUB with linux for dual or triple boot.

And, ive read you SHOULD install vista on a DIFFERENT DRIVE.. As in, phyically different, not just a different partition..

Im gonna try a different partition first i think tho.. fuck it..

Post by **axbaby** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:36 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:Gl soap..

and Gl Ax.. you off all will need it

Mounting it with daemon tools... CMON!

don't worry ..i'll be fine

hopes it gives me option to install to a hard drive of my choice .. my current xp install is on my faster drive but it only has 11 gb free .. i need 15gb free apparently

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:51 am

SOAPboy wrote:
scourge34 wrote:
Bdw3 wrote: Well since you've already dabbled with it it.

How would i go about making this dual boot?

Do I need to do any partition juggling myself before hand?
You'll need to make a seperate partition for it. I haven't installed it yet so don't know if vista does it or you need to do it with a seperate tool or not, but yeah, it needs to go into it's own partition. Dual boot should be a choice of either XP or Vista, if not you can do it manually with XP I believe. Not sure how though as I've always used either LILO or GRUB with linux for dual or triple boot.

And, ive read you SHOULD install vista on a DIFFERENT DRIVE.. As in, phyically different, not just a different partition..

Im gonna try a different partition first i think tho.. fuck it..

All true, but I think I'll try a different partition as well.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:09 am

but i don't wanna upgrade

when it's released i'ma gonna i s'pose

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:11 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:but i don't wanna upgrade

when it's released i'ma gonna i s'pose

lol, considering your last "upgrade" cost you what? $80?

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:12 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:but i don't wanna upgrade

when it's released i'ma gonna i s'pose

I don't really either. I'm happy with XP and I think it would be a good OS for a few more years. But, then again, I would hate to lose out on the benefits that Vista would bring. When XP came out I was ready to ditch 98SE and yeah, ME. But XP seems more lively and able to last than the others.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:14 am

Off to install

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:15 am

scourge34 wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:but i don't wanna upgrade

when it's released i'ma gonna i s'pose
I don't really either. I'm happy with XP and I think it would be a good OS for a few more years. But, then again, I would hate to lose out on the benefits that Vista would bring. When XP came out I was ready to ditch 98SE and yeah, ME. But XP seems more lively and able to last than the others.

i want to be an early adopter, just not this early. got other things to spend money on.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:21 am

I just plan on dedicating a partition to it, nothing major until satisfied one way or the other. Can be deleted later.

Post by **Bdw3** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:54 am

So does it really need 15GB of free space to install?

If so then I will have to use my other drive... My C:\ is a 20GB with only windows and applications installed on it, and a 1GB partition for the pagefile.

…And I just got the big one the way I like it…

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:09 am

Bdw3 wrote:So does it really need 15GB of free space to install?

If so then I will have to use my other drive... My C:\ is a 20GB with only windows and applications installed on it, and a 1GB partition for the pagefile.

…And I just got the big one the way I like it…

Prolly.. it used about 9 gigs off 30..

Oh, and it magicly took, Z (vista install) And made it C, and changed C to D, while inside fo vista..

Damn this is nice..

scourge34 wrote:I just plan on dedicating a partition to it, nothing major until satisfied one way or the other. Can be deleted later.

Worked fine for me..

Im digging it.. thumbs up microsoft

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:14 am

Must say

HOLY FUCKING SHIT, The cunts at creative HAVE DRIVERS!

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:26 am

Slighty regreting not grabing the 64bit version..

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:39 am

4 BSOD's and counting during the 64-bit install...

I'll post back later..

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:47 am

Quick tip

While installing video drivers, and stuff.. do them 1 at a time and reboot after each..

XP i can install them all in one shot, here ive had to do each..

1BSOD so far

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:51 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:4 BSOD's and counting during the 64-bit install...

I'll post back later..

:icon26: That's the one I intend to try first.

intel or amd?

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:58 am

Amd 64 3200+ @ 2.5ghz,

i am trying once more, and if it dosent work i am clocking it down to 2.0ghz and trying it again.

its kinda funny though, it took 72 hours of prime95 with no hickups and i would rather NOT Clock it back down.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:02 am

Ahh, AMD 64 3000+ at 2ghz here. Crossing fingers.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:13 am

3000+ here too.. 32 bit seems to be running great..

Reinstalling WoW and some other misc stuff.. seems alot of games "WORK" properly..

Post by **axbaby** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:14 am

that was perhaps the easiest install of windows i've ever seen.

more reboots then usual.

me likes so far .. posted this with vista installed .

now i'm off to see if i can break it