Windows Vista Download link ***HERE*** Now With Product Key

[stash]

Forget the Office 2007 Beta. I downloaded and installed it and it is only good for 49 times and then features are disabled. Not worth the time or effort.

Uh, not if you activate it.

 

[Underclocked]

My review based upon a few hours exposure to VISTA ..... it's a bloated hog of an operating system.

 

[Reckoner]

How big of a difference is going from 1gig to 2gigs of RAM using Vista?

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
How big of a difference is going from 1gig to 2gigs of RAM using Vista?

I don't know, but I bet that it would be sizeable if you use your computer for much more than web browsing and email. My prediction is that as 2GB was to XP power users, 4GB will be to Vista power users - with the more extreme among them going to 6 or 8GB, as 4GB has started to show up in places with extreme XP users (or people like me who had a bit of extra cash, too little sense, and had just seen a very good deal for RAM on Newegg).

 

[nervegrind3r]

cant download form the link, says the servers are too busy. Anyone know another source thats hosting it? thanks

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: nervegrind3r
cant download form the link, says the servers are too busy. Anyone know another source thats hosting it? thanks

READ!

There's a link earlier in this thread to my OT thread where there are torrent links for both versions, as well as a high-speed directly link for x64.

 

[nervegrind3r]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak

Originally posted by: nervegrind3r
cant download form the link, says the servers are too busy. Anyone know another source thats hosting it? thanks

READ!

There's a link earlier in this thread to my OT thread where there are torrent links for both versions, as well as a high-speed directly link for x64.

Thanks, I gave up after the first few pages. Maybe you should pm fyleow (OP) and see if he can add your links to the first post so you dont have to tell everyone about your link (which you did many times already)

downloading at 1mb/s on good ole optimum online, and got the reg key nice and easy

 

[randym431]

Basically, how do you burn this to a disc? I have nero, some DVD+R DL disc's and DVD+RW disc's. When I tried nero using DVD burn as ISO, but it says its over 2gb.???

 

[xtknight]

Will Vista x32 be able to allocate 4 GB of physical memory for applications, or still part of the memory still be unusable due to driver allocations? Will that change if you use an AMD64 processor (would it be able to push the addresses back if the CPU was 64-bit, yet still run 32-bit apps)? Though I highly doubt 64-bit support will be a problem at all once Vista is released, so there'd be no reason to be running x32 on a 64-bit CPU.

I'm curious as to how the usage of Vista will be split. Will half of Vista users be using x64? Will only 5% be using it (small niche market a la XP64)? Will the big and simple "Download Now" button take you to a 32-bit or 64-bit version?

 

[randym431]

NEVER MIND (my post above). Nero burnt it and it installs. Yea nero!

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: xtknight
Will Vista x32 be able to allocate 4 GB of physical memory for applications, or still part of the memory still be unusable due to driver allocations? Will that change if you use an AMD64 processor (would it be able to push the addresses back if the CPU was 64-bit, yet still run 32-bit apps)? Though I highly doubt 64-bit support will be a problem at all once Vista is released, so there'd be no reason to be running x32 on a 64-bit CPU.

I'm curious as to how the usage of Vista will be split. Will half of Vista users be using x64? Will only 5% be using it (small niche market a la XP64)? Will the big and simple "Download Now" button take you to a 32-bit or 64-bit version?

A 32-bit operating system can only address 3GB RAM.

 

[JosephBAdams]

Double post please ignore.

 

[JosephBAdams]

Quick question--is it true the Office Beta turns off various features after +/- 50 loads?

 

[fbrdphreak]

No you have to activate it

 

[OvErHeAtInG]

Originally posted by: BehindEnemyLines

Originally posted by: MikeyLSU
OK, I have Vista Beta up and running. I have a problem with my second HDD. It is a SATA drive connected through a PCI card(my MOBO doesn't supports SATA).

Vista seems to have some trouble and I have not been able to get this drive working. Has anyone else had this problem or know how to fix it.

I had problem with an older build of Vista that refused to boot when I've my Maxtor DiamondMax 10 detected in the BIOS (I had to set it to "none"). It would boot to the white progress bar and then blank screen. I had to install on a Western Digital instead. Hopefully they fixed this problem. Maybe you can install your SATA controller drivers for Windows XP??? But backup first as you might hose the Vista installation.

Ah Hah... I think that's the problem I've been having. Right after I select the partition, and it informs me it will make a system partition on C:, I click OK and it says something like "Windows encountered an error while validating the installation" or something. I think I'll try disabling the DM10. (My other drive is a DM9... so... :disgust: )

 

[Noema]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
How big of a difference is going from 1gig to 2gigs of RAM using Vista?

2GB seems to be a must for gaming if you want to keep all the desktop eye candy on.

 

[deepred98]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
OH.. even a more cool thing..

Now click back to the "Beta Experience" page, and it will refresh and you'll get a 2nd install key..
I tried it again, and got this:

Thank you for participating in the Microsoft Windows Vista Customer Preview Program.


You have received the maximum number of Product Keys available for this program.
Note: Windows Vista Beta 2 can be installed and activated on up to 10 PCs using with one Product Key.

ahhh wtf

i've tried for 30 minutes and i keep getting this screen when i do it but no code wtf


omg i give up
anyone wanna pm me one of their extra keys? pretty please

 

[BS911]

I had the same problem. Go to this site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

At the bottom go to the "Download Now" section and choose country and hit go. Fill out the forms and it will send you a CD-Key!

 

[jlbenedict]

Your issues may be related to the facts of this article:
http://bink.nu/Article7370.bink



It basically states that this Vista Beta 2 has been one of the most downloaded in history...
Product Keys are being distributed 10 times faster than the actual download being accomplished..

 

[BS911]

So for the Beta is the 32bit or 64bit option a better route to go if you have a 64bit processor? I'm thinking of trying to use this as my main OS so I'm thinking 32bit just for driver support alone?

 

[OvErHeAtInG]

Originally posted by: BS911
So for the Beta is the 32bit or 64bit option a better route to go if you have a 64bit processor? I'm thinking of trying to use this as my main OS so I'm thinking 32bit just for driver support alone?

Good question. Does anyone know if you can use 32-bit drivers under the 64-bit version?

Also, has anyone tried using WinXP drivers under Vista/64? I don't think there's a Vista driver for my Netgear wireless adapter. (Vista doesn't recognize it.)

 

[stash]

Does anyone know if you can use 32-bit drivers under the 64-bit version?

You cannot.

 

[deepred98]

if i'm running 32-bit xp but have a system capable of 64 bit os, is it possible (safe) to dual-boot 64-bit vista and 32-bit xp

 

[fbrdphreak]

^^
Why wouldn't it be?

 

[OvErHeAtInG]

Originally posted by: deepred98
if i'm running 32-bit xp but have a system capable of 64 bit os, is it possible (safe) to dual-boot 64-bit vista and 32-bit xp

Yes, that's what I'm doing.


Does anyone know of a wireless ethernet adapter for which there are Vista 64 drivers? Or even Vista 32 drivers?