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windows vista

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:32 am
by pleigh
anyone here knows where to download the beta version of windows vista(longhorn)??and how??tnx? :D

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:49 am
by shiznatix
gotta be msndn or somthing. its not available for everyone to download. there was already a topic on this somewhere

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:13 am
by JayBird
Build 5219, the first CTP (Community Technology Preview) build of Windows Vista that Microsoft is distributing at the 2005 PDC includes many of the hyped features as well as some surprises. Because 5219 is being classified a CTP build, it will be available to everyone from Microsoft's website shortly (though whether they provide it as a download or make you pay for shipping on a CD is yet to be seen).

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:08 am
by hairyjim
Apparently there is going to be 6 versions of windows vista

Cannot remember them all but; home, home-professional, professional, Enterprise...two others somewhere in between I cannot remember...

Good ole Microsoft

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:03 pm
by AngusL
That'd be the 7 versions:

Starter Edition
Home Basic Edition
Home Premium Edition
Professional Edition
Small Business Edition
Enterprise Edition
Ultimate Edition

You couldn't write stuff like this... :roll:

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:57 pm
by Roja
We tell you where you want to go today: (Starter Edition)
We tell you there are a few places you can go today: (Home Basic Edition)
You paid enough that you have more than a few places you can go today: (Home Premium Edition)
Where would you like to go today?: (Professional Edition)
We tell businesses where they can go today: (Small Business Edition)
We tell (large) businesses where they can go today: (Enterprise Edition)
The version you would like to warez today: (Ultimate Edition)

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:05 pm
by m3mn0n
LOL nice one

Any info on which will be the main OEM copy?

BTW here is the link to the old one if you wanted to hear some reviews and opinions and etc.: viewtopic.php?t=36263

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:39 pm
by Roja
Sami wrote:Any info on which will be the main OEM copy?
My money is on a mix of Home Premium edition and Professional edition, depending on the price point.

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:24 pm
by Trenchant
To me it looks like they're forming all their OS's into one. (like their server line and stuff).

I'm probably wrong as I haven't been following this new OS at all but I wouldn't mind seeing that.

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:28 am
by n00b Saibot
I installed their 2nd public beta version (2005 one). I had following confs - Win XP Pro, 512 MB, P4 3.2 GHz. I didn't notice that reqs. section said 'minimum' RAM 512 MB. Result, you ask ? Mere Taskbar (Start one) alone ate 20 minutes flat in loading... 8O Let alone whole desktop :x I was really fuming by now so I decided this goes. Now I am happy with my WXP Pro... until I see its time to upgrade :)

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:17 pm
by John Cartwright
n00b Saibot wrote:I installed their 2nd public beta version (2005 one). I had following confs - Win XP Pro, 512 MB, P4 3.2 GHz. I didn't notice that reqs. section said 'minimum' RAM 512 MB. Result, you ask ? Mere Taskbar (Start one) alone ate 20 minutes flat in loading... 8O Let alone whole desktop :x I was really fuming by now so I decided this goes. Now I am happy with my WXP Pro... until I see its time to upgrade :)
"Vista is a systems hog" http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09/07 ... ware_reqs/

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:46 am
by n00b Saibot
Jcart wrote:Vista is a systems hog
not to mention, purchasing all the required hardware is gonna burn a crater in your pocket too. :evil:

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:35 am
by shiznatix
i think this is the best thing microsoft could do for open source OS's cause god knows this is what is the final thing driving me to turn to Linux instead of Windows. Do they SERIOUSLY think your average customer can afford that kind of hardware upgrade!? Man that is just stupid all the way around.

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:51 am
by n00b Saibot
God only knows what drove M$ into creating such OS :roll: If this continues, M$ will lose its customer base really fast. When the cost of upgradation is so much, and the ROI isn't much, what option remains but to switch to F/OSS. :(

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:35 am
by Grim...
I disagree.
As someone with fairly good PC hardware, I'm looking forward to a better looking OS.
If people can't afford a better PC (and they're pretty cheap now, let's face it) they can stick to the OS they've got. It's not like MS are saying 'You must buy Vista'.