anyone download vista yet?
06-08-2006, 11:02 AM
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anyone download vista yet?
Microsoft released Vista beta today... their servers are so jammed up right down i cant download it.. anyone else get it yet?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/preview.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/preview.mspx
06-08-2006, 11:09 AM
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i was thinking about it
but i dont think any of my machines i have laying around will run it (hardware requirements) and im to lazy to like quad boot my main machine with yet ANOTHER HD with OS
but i dont think any of my machines i have laying around will run it (hardware requirements) and im to lazy to like quad boot my main machine with yet ANOTHER HD with OS
06-08-2006, 11:40 AM
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I get the same thing. Ill just keep trying it. Nothing else to do at work.
"We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time."
"We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time."
06-08-2006, 11:48 AM
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dont back past where it gives you your product key... otherwise it says that you have reached you max number of keys allowed and that your not allowed any more.. but wont let you download it 
*edit* nevermind the link is in the email they send you.
*edit* nevermind the link is in the email they send you.
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06-08-2006, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by midiwall
Justa a head's up, to REALLY see this thing, you have to have a MASSIVELY powerful video card.
06-08-2006, 12:55 PM
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My download is running too. I'm going to host it on my server for anyone else that's interested. I'll let post here when I have it up. It's going to be password protected to preserve bandwidth, and I will change the password daily. You'll have to PM me to get the current password. Bandwidth is my main concern. If I'm using too much, they'll shut me down, as it's just a test server. So I'd like to limit the use to Yotatech members. If you share the PW with close friends and family on the same day, they can get it too. Otherwise, just share your copy somehow.
Please read www.microsoft.com/vista to see if your machine will handle it. You'll also need a DVD burner to burn the .ISO image.
Please read www.microsoft.com/vista to see if your machine will handle it. You'll also need a DVD burner to burn the .ISO image.
06-08-2006, 01:14 PM
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Would anyone be willing to burn the DVD and send me a copy? I don't have a DVD burner to install it after downloading. I can pay for shipping or whatever.
06-08-2006, 02:09 PM
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If anyone has a copy, you can let me know. I'll have a server I can use for hosting and I'll probably use Churnd's method even though I have plenty of bandwidth.
Let me know, my PM is on.
Let me know, my PM is on.
06-08-2006, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by snap-on
like a PCIe g-force 7800 i just put in the machine i built 3 months ago?
or am i going to have to go dual PCIe (i can just have to get a second card)
or am i going to have to go dual PCIe (i can just have to get a second card)
The best thing I can say is that MANY *MANY* of the _developers_ machines around _here_ (yes, I'm talking about "THERE") are NOT capable of showing all of the new stuff. It's quite the hog.
But, Vista will come up and tell you what you can/can't handle. It won't try to do things it doesn't think your machine can make happen.
06-08-2006, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by marko3xl3
If anyone has a copy, you can let me know. I'll have a server I can use for hosting and I'll probably use Churnd's method even though I have plenty of bandwidth.
Let me know, my PM is on.
Let me know, my PM is on.
06-08-2006, 07:13 PM
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Just tried to install. Got halfway through to where it shows ~98% copying files to the hard drive, and it freezes. I tried twice, and got the same result. Not sure if it's my old DVD drive, or the image itself. I'm trying to find out how to check MD5 sums if possible. I'm downloading it again just in case. Might just be that I need a better DVD drive, or a better test machine.
06-08-2006, 08:06 PM
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Ha. I'm so over Vista already (it helps when your company has a subscription to MSDN 
). It does look nice, but there are things about it I hate, namely the way the file browser works. I love the current Explorer and hate the faux-Mac deal they have. I have no problem with the Mac style (still like Explorer better), but the way MS did it is crappy and annoying. Also, I don't like how they got rid of the program menu (the little icon in the upper-left of any window open).
). It does look nice, but there are things about it I hate, namely the way the file browser works. I love the current Explorer and hate the faux-Mac deal they have. I have no problem with the Mac style (still like Explorer better), but the way MS did it is crappy and annoying. Also, I don't like how they got rid of the program menu (the little icon in the upper-left of any window open).
