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Vista upgrade change...

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  • #2
    Gordon Freeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭Gordon Freeman


    Still think Ill be ignoring VISTA for quite some time. We'll need to see what it's made of and what exactly will be the fundamental improvements. Will it run on older machines anyway?


  • #3
    gamer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭gamer


    it run on 2gigahertz pcs with 1gig ram dx9 card ,theres not much point on installing it on a slower pc ,bit like buying a hidef tv to play supernintendo games,if you have a p4 1.5ghz stick with winxp.


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


    I installed the RC2 on an old laptop and it ran surprising well better than I though it would.

    P3 1Ghz
    512MB RAM 32MB shared with graphics
    SiS chipset no DX9 support so no Aero Glass.

    The biggest factors are hard drives it runs much better with a more up to date HD with better performance as I swapped out the old one for a newer Samsung unit. The ReadyBoost feature makes a noticeable difference as well so getting a USB stick that is compatible is strongly recommend for a free perf boost.

    Overall is was definitely usable though people who have not updated an old machine are unlikely to want or need to switch over to Vista.

    As for the original topic thank god Microsoft took their head of the clouds & changed it that prior license was bad news through & through.


  • #5
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    You may uninstall the software and install it on another device for your use. You may not do so to share this license between devices.
    Am I reading this wrong or what? From this I gather that you can uninstall Vista from one PC and put it on a new one (install from scratch), all well and good you say. But what if you just change the processor or sound card in your current PC. Do you have to re-install Vista from scratch to get it to work? This seems a bit strange. Perhaps it you just need to re-activate the product after a hardware change, just like you do with XP.

    I have no need of Vista yet anyway so I'm not going to worry too much about it. I'll wait till the dust settles and everything has been ironed out before venturing down that upgrade path.


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