POLL: Vista RC1 or XP?

[AnthroAndStargate]

Which to use/ which do you use? RC1 which looks awesome but cant even run AIM or trusty ol' XP?

So I still havent heard a verdict - and the only people I'm gonna trust on this are ATOT people.

Is RC2 teh suck cause of memory, et al.?


Also if you want RC2 URL , here it is: http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/pre...-1945_x86fre_client-LRMCFRE_EN_DVD.iso

 

[SynthDude2001]

I've been on Vista x64 (first RC1 and now 5728) for over a month now, haven't booted to my XP64 partition since the beginning of September...

Edit: I don't have any problems running AIM either

 

[Shawn]

RC2 will be out in a few days, but I use 5728.

 

[mb]

XP, only because Logitech has ****** for developers and can't even release a beta Vista drive after months of work, let alone a XP x64 driver after years.

Edit: for their webcams.

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I've been on Vista x64 (first RC1 and now 5728) for over a month now, haven't booted to my XP64 partition since the beginning of September...

Edit: I don't have any problems running AIM either

What version of AIM are you running / how did you install it? I dont want to use that bulky new version of AIM - i've personally always run dead aim

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I've been on Vista x64 (first RC1 and now 5728) for over a month now, haven't booted to my XP64 partition since the beginning of September...

Edit: I don't have any problems running AIM either

What version of AIM are you running / how did you install it? I dont want to use that bulky new version of AIM - i've personally always run dead aim

Actually now that I think about it I never "installed" it here, I just ran it from its program folder on my XP64 partition. I do use 5.5.3595 with DeadAIM 4.5 though.

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

oh damn - yeah 5.5 / dead aim wont install under vista - BAH!Makes me wanna go back even though its so perty

 

[Shawn]

I use Trillian in vista, and have been using Trillian for 5 years.

 

[funboy6942]

I was going to try vista till I found out alot of my drivers are not going to work and there is none at all for my old Hercules sound cards.

 

[NFS4]

Neither, RC2 was just released today.

 

[Pardus]

still using xp. vista is still in beta and there are a lot of drivers not supported for it yet. when it comes to microsoft, i wont be beta testing there os'es still sp2.

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Neither, RC2 was just released today.

Downloading as I type this: http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i24/JOSEPHLB/Vista5744.jpg

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: Shawn
I use Trillian in vista, and have been for 5 years.

You've been using Vista for 5 years?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: ActiveX
still using xp. vista is still in beta and there are a lot of drivers not supported for it yet. when it comes to microsoft, i wont be beta testing there os'es still sp2.

1) Vista is out of beta and is in the release candidate stage. This is the last release of Vista before RTM

2) RC1 installed every single driver for my Asus W5F notebook except for the 3-in-1 card reader. And even then, I was able to use the XP driver. I'm burning the ISO for RC2 right now and expect it to be even better.

 

[aphex]

Gonna try out Vista tonight on my mini...

 

[PrinceofWands]

xp

vista will never touch my systems...at least unless some of the fascist control elements get removed. Yeah, I know, I'm a freak. *shrug*

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: ActiveX
still using xp. vista is still in beta and there are a lot of drivers not supported for it yet. when it comes to microsoft, i wont be beta testing there os'es still sp2.

1) Vista is out of beta and is in the release candidate stage. This is the last release of Vista before RTM

2) RC1 installed every single driver for my Asus W5F notebook except for the 3-in-1 card reader. And even then, I was able to use the XP driver. I'm burning the ISO for RC2 right now and expect it to be even better.

Hey - Is there a way someone not in the beta program can get RC2? Or is it free/quick to signup for the beta program - i wanna format tonight...

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

NM Found the URL, for anyone that wants it: http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/pre...-1945_x86fre_client-LRMCFRE_EN_DVD.iso

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: supafly
XP, only because Logitech has ****** for developers and can't even release a beta Vista drive after months of work, let alone a XP x64 driver after years.

Edit: for their webcams.

Logitech can't even release a suitable bluetooth setpoint for Windows XP.

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
xp

vista will never touch my systems...at least unless some of the fascist control elements get removed. Yeah, I know, I'm a freak. *shrug*

What controls are you talking about?

 

[SynthDude2001]

No x64 version yet? Boo-urns!

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: Shawn
I use Trillian in vista, and have been for 5 years.

How can you have been running Vista for 5 years?

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: trmiv

Originally posted by: Shawn
I use Trillian in vista, and have been for 5 years.

You've been using Vista for 5 years?

My thoughts exactly....

I'm tempted to get a laptop for work now, before Vista/Office 2k7 (DRM from hell/ rearangement of power users features)

 

[NFS4]

I'm posting from Vista RC2 right now. Took about 30 mins to install on this Lenovo 3000 V100 Core Duo Notebook.

Installed everything but the media reader, Bluetooth and fingerprint reader.

 

[Staples]

Are you guys using your Beta 2 keys? I used it in RC1 and it worked but of course I had an email from MS telling me to do that. I guess I will get an email next week either with a new key or just telling me to use my same old key. I am at 75% now (God dammit: it stopped. Firefox has some problems) and hopefully I can just use my old key tomorrow or whenever I install it.