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Windows Vista

  • 07-06-2006 2:44pm
    #1
    Doffy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭


    How many of you use Windows Vista?

    Of course I am only talking about the Beta version. I triend it myself and I didn't see a big difference so I carried on using XP.

    Has there been any noticable updates in the newer Beta versions?

    I would look on Microsoft but it is there product so obviously they will say it is good, I am looking for peoples opinions.


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  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Doffy wrote:
    How many of you use Windows Vista?

    Of course I am only talking about the Beta version. I triend it myself and I didn't see a big difference so I carried on using XP.

    Has there been any noticable updates in the newer Beta versions?

    I would look on Microsoft but it is there product so obviously they will say it is good, I am looking for peoples opinions.

    It's beta you cant really make any sort of definitive conclusion on it and using a beta OS as your main OS isn't a terribly good idea (if that's what you meant by going back to XP).

    There are a few articles (link) (link) on the beta 2 build you can check out for yourself that cover the various aspects of it.

    I have looked at it myself though and found it offer some good improvements over the previous beta and I would have to say I'm looking forward to the final version, but what may appeal to me may not to you of course.


  • #3
    Peteee
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,432 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peteee


    I'm downloading it now off the ms site.

    Am gonna try it out and if it doesn't workout back to XP (Machine needs a format anyway :)


  • #4
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    Vista's a complete bollocks. I'm not going to use it at all at home.


  • #5
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,166 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    Yes, Vista's always rummaging through my bins, what a complete bollocks. I'll get that Vista one day *shakes fist*.


  • #6
    peustace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭peustace


    Can anyone download a copy or is it restricted?


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  • #7
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    anyone can


  • #8
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    I tried out a 53XX build a while back...want impressed when it gobbled up 700MB of RAM!!!!

    From my own usage you'll need a beefy 1GB MINIMUM to get it running with 2GB+ being more preferable!!!!

    Also your Graphics card will need to be more capable than just todays integrated graphics to get all the "shiny bits" working properly!!!


  • #9
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Might download it and give it a try, will probably be sticking with XP though even when the final vista release is available.


  • #10
    Peteee
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,432 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peteee


    zuma wrote:
    I tried out a 53XX build a while back...want impressed when it gobbled up 700MB of RAM!!!!

    From my own usage you'll need a beefy 1GB MINIMUM to get it running with 2GB+ being more preferable!!!!

    Also your Graphics card will need to be more capable than just todays integrated graphics to get all the "shiny bits" working properly!!!

    The RAM usage is dependent on how much RAM you actually have, like a good OS should do


  • #11
    art
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭art


    Peteee wrote:
    The RAM usage is dependent on how much RAM you actually have, like a good OS should do
    why?


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  • #12
    BigEejit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭BigEejit


    Peteee wrote:
    The RAM usage is dependent on how much RAM you actually have, like a good OS should do
    I think he was actually saying that the OS on its own took up 700MB of ram ... and that is not good for any OS


  • #13
    Peteee
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,432 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peteee


    BigEejit wrote:
    I think he was actually saying that the OS on its own took up 700MB of ram ... and that is not good for any OS

    I'd rather my OS use RAM then have it constantly paging out stuff to hard drive to 'conserve memory'.

    Admitidly 700mb is excessive.

    Am running vista now and its using 488mb (With Firefox running, and 2 messenger conversations, has Aero and Sidebar on etc. I have 1.25GB of RAM)

    Thats not impressive by any means either but still....

    Will probably go back to XP on account of my wireless card not working, but apart from that and a few performance issues, its quite nice I think.

    Certainly not a huge step up from XP though. Nothing in particular stands out as massively impressive, theres lots of little small things that are nice.


  • #14
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,166 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    art wrote:
    why?

    I'd prefer my software to utilise whatever hardware it can to improve user experience. You have to imagine in Vista's case that it will page different things to virtual memory depending on how much RAM is installed. They probably have an algorithm to determine whats the optimum amount of memory to use for OS and whats best to leave to the applications. The page cache can be gigabytes at a time. If you think about it really though, the OS is what determines how much memory your applications get, so in reality the OS takes up 100% of memory all the time, and deals it out to different apps/services as needed.


  • #15
    art
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭art


    How much memory must a OS consume before someone puts up his hand and suggests maybe this OS is badly written? (ps allocating memory space is not the same as being resident in memory, I don't know why you are suggesting that?)


  • #16
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,288 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Is there any torrents floating about for this release?
    Can't pull it down from MS


  • #17
    Gosh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭Gosh


    The_Edge wrote:
    Is there any torrents floating about for this release?
    Can't pull it down from MS

    There's another thread under Windows ... try there


  • #18
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    It's working fine for me from MS at the moment. I'll be done in 25 minutes, I'll tell them to reserve my download slot for you, if you ike :)


  • #19
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,288 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Gosh wrote:
    There's another thread under Windows ... try there

    Cheers for that....comming down now. ;)


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