@ Halo, or whoever else is participating with Vista RC 1

Just curious what forum/s you would recommend for Vista discussions and issue resolutions...as I have an issue myself, and googling just turns up the same old junk over and over!!

Oh, and BTW...My HP 1610xi AIO printer works great with my HP laptop over my wireless network!!

Roger

 

What's the issue rog.

Steve

 

I'm actually gettin ready to turn in for the night, can't keep my eyes open at the moment, but...here is my last post over at the Vista sticky over in the software forum, if you want to take a gander at it, and I'll catch up to this again tomorrow morning!!

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=858943&postcount=48

Roger

 

I've had a bit of a play with RC1. I have a bit of an issue how it won't tell applications if their attempted write to an unprivilged director is being denied. In fact it doesn't seem to even tell the user.

Other than that it seems alright. It doesn't seem like that much of a step up from XP in performance terms, though.

I wouldn't know where to discuss issues with it though.

 

FYI, for those who might be interested...I did stumble accross this today!!

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=204&SiteID=17

Roger

 

OK...here's an update on my issue!!

I went into safe mode and found the option to disable the startup welcome screen in Msconfig, so I tried that and now if freezes about 2-5 seconds into loading the desktop.

I also found in Msconfig that there was a startup program for my Nvidia video card, but to my confusion it said it was Nvidia something or another for Windows 2000!! I am using the Nvidia software from their website that it is for Vista!! Again... !!

Being that things are working just fine in safe mode (since after all I am doing this post here), it leads me to believe that it is something trying to load when Vista starts, however...I have disabled the couple of things that are in the startup list and it still does it, in fact I've disable everything in there and still no luck!!!! It is a clean install and I haven't installed ANYTHING else on it, so I know it isn't the case of an incompatible application!!

So anyway...I'm going to go in and set it to boot with the basic windows video driver and see what it does!!

Over-n-out
Roger

 

That is kind of what I was thinking too, as a whole!!

Oh well...that is the whole purpose of RC1, to hopefully iron out as many bugs as possible!!

But anyway...just got my official copy of RC1 in the mail today, so I will do another clean install on it tonite...always looking for a challenge, you know!! However, I think I am going to image my XP onto an PATA drive, and then attempt to install Vista on my SATA drive, so I can get maximum performance with the resources I have!!

We'll see...I'll be back with some later developements as they come, for whoever is interested!! In the meantime...it's time to fire up the old school bus and take the kiddies home, so back to work!!

Roger

 

One thing that might help if Halo is correct......... and he probably is.

I have not tried it only read about this function and it might not pickup the add-ons and helpers loaded with drivers.

Insert the OS Disk and when you get to the install page. Go to the Repair Console and run "Fix Startup Problems". Vista will automatically remove any and all programs that are causing problems with the OS. It will fully remove them from your system. The only thing it will leave is the programs install exe., or zip file used to install the program. This will help determine what programs aren't yet ready for Vista.

Steve

 

Well...I'm about half way through a new install. As I was sitting here, I was looking at the back of my case, and it dawned on me that I hadn't unplugged the printers usb cable like I thought I did, so once I get throught this install, we'll see!!

Roger

 

Well...another update...I am currently posting this in windows vista!!

FINALLY...but we'll see how long this will last!! I ended up just installing the basic VGA driver for the video adapter. The Latest version from Nvidia for the GeForce 5500 doesn't work (even though it is suposedly for Vista) and the Microsoft version of the Nvidia driver doesn't work either!! So I rolled it over to the basic one and restarted and and was playing around for couple minutes and then I got a BSOD (something about "Quota Under something or another...didn't catch it all fro the system restarting) So once I got going here again I went in and set it to not automatically restart on a crash so I can read it if it happens again!! But anyway...it's been about 5 minutes now and this is the longest it has ever gone in regular mode!!!!

I'm sure I'll be a cussing again before long, but maybe I'll get lucky!!

Oh, and BTW...atleast on my machine, even though it is only an Athlon XP3000 w/756mb of DDR400 memory...this thing is SCREAMING!!!! It takes a day and a half to get the ball rolling when you start it up, but after that, it is just click, click, click!!

Roger

 

5:00am the next day and Vista RC1 Build 5728, still up and running with no apparent issues!!

WOOOOHOOOO!!

Roger

 

i just downloaded at http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm i will install
this weekend and check it out but i don't think i will go to vista yet i am very happy with xp pro SP1 everything is running fine and no DRM crap to tell me what to do... you knows 31 process to checking just that haaa no thinks.

 

That certainly makes sense. Good for them. I hope they don't screw it up like WGa seems to be.

 

I haven't tried Vista since an early beta where the Aero theme seemed to use about 400MB of RAM.

Where can I get build 5728 from, the http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm page links to build 5600?

 

or do you install and then update it?

 

RexNoctis

You install then update.....

 

Cheers CK,

I think that clicked almost as soon as I asked! Set that download going again

 

hey not shure anymore i check a few forum and if you update you will have
5600.16384.060829-2230

They others was for a few people only and beta tester but perhaps later for evereybody 5728 !!!