Microsoft Vista

[Hellbent]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

i downloaded it from microsoft a few months ago. never got to try it. it may still be available if you want to download it.

[craigwatanabe]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

Actually it comes on a DVD and I managed to receive three copies of it from Microsoft on disk.

[Hellbent]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

have you tried it? i usually wait for a year until i migrate to a new os. is it really neccessary?

[craigwatanabe]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

I haven't tried it yet. I almost installed it in a computer that I was repairing just to see if it would load. Of course the RAM was bad on that computer so Vista never loaded properly. The welcome screen is really cool though...different from XP.

[blueyecicle]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

Well, I just did it. So we shall see. Hope it's better than the Internet Explorer BETA....( I know it's a different type of program!)
I have never had a program freeze so many times in one use! I want to kick my computer!
Can't get the old version back either! So back to Netscape Navigator! It's safer!

[Konaguy]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

Well, I just did it. So we shall see. Hope it's better than the Internet Explorer BETA....( I know it's a different type of program!)
I have never had a program freeze so many times in one use! I want to kick my computer!
Can't get the old version back either! So back to Netscape Navigator! It's safer!

Actually I ran into this Catch 22 situation myself. I had re-install Windows XP
to get IE 6 back. Also I'd highly recommend Firefox, instead of Netscape

[Konaguy]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

Credit goes to Digg.com

http://www.microsoft.com/india/offers/vista/quiz.aspx

Mahalo

[blueyecicle]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

Actually I ran into this Catch 22 situation myself. I had re-install Windows XP
to get IE 6 back. Also I'd highly recommend Firefox, instead of Netscape

GREAT That kills me! Maybe I will try Firefox then instead of re-installing! Thanks for the tip.

[Konaguy]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

GREAT That kills me! Maybe I will try Firefox then instead of re-installing! Thanks for the tip.

Since IE components are used by other Windows applications, when I upgraded
to IE7 that software stopped functioning. Then I really hated the new interface.
So I tried to madly revert back to IE6. None of the tips I found to do it would work (Evidently there is an entry in add/remove applet in control panel to uninstall IE7 and go back to IE6). But that entry did not exist on my computer.

So I ran out of options and installed a clean copy of XP- it solved the problem.
Firefox is highly recommended by me by the way.

[Kahalu'u_Chrome]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

Credit goes to Digg.com

http://www.microsoft.com/india/offers/vista/quiz.aspx

Mahalo

x2 and Alohas!

I also highly recommend FireFox, if only for its tabbed browsing feature....

[blueyecicle]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

Well I am running Firefox right now and it may sound silly but it is faster! And..EASIER!

Thanks for the tips! So far so AWESOME!

[Konaguy]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

Well I am running Firefox right now and it may sound silly but it is faster! And..EASIER!

Yes it is most certainly eaiser and faster .

Here is some links to tweaks,extensions etc

http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/
http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/
http://www.pierceive.com/
http://forums.mozillazine.org/
http://www.mozilla.com/
https://addons.mozilla.org/
http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/
http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/
http://tmp.garyr.net/


Generated: Wed Aug 16 2006 19:25:43 GMT-1000 (Hawaiian Standard Time)
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.6) Gecko/20060808 Firefox/1.5.0.6
Build ID: 2006080805

Enabled Extensions: [22]
- Adblock 0.5.3.043: http://adblock.mozdev.org
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.0.4: http://www.pierceive.com/
- Bookmark Duplicate Detector 0.5.0: http://bookmarkdd.mozdev.org/
- CustomizeGoogle 0.49: http://www.customizegoogle.com/
- Download Statusbar 0.9.4.1: http://downloadstatusbar.mozdev.org/
- Fasterfox 1.0.3: http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/
- Flat Bookmark Editing 0.7.5: http://bluweb.com/chouser/proj/mozhack/
- Hammer Time 0.9.7: http://www.angryrooster.co.uk/hammertime/
- Image Zoom 0.2.6: http://imagezoom.yellowgorilla.net/
- Menu Editor 1.2.1: http://menueditor.mozdev.org/
- Mozilla SpellCheck Libraries 1.0.1.0: http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/
- MR Tech Local Install 5.2: http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/
- OpenBook 1.3.4: http://www.chuonthis.com/extensions/
- Paste and Go 0.4.3: http://tecwizards.de/mozilla/
- SecurePassword Generator 0.5.3: http://mozmonkey.com/securepassword/
- ShowIP 0.8.02: http://l4x.org/showip
- Sort Bookmarks 0.5.0.1: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firef...rt%20Bookmarks
- SpellBound 0.7.3: http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.0.5: http://tmp.garyr.net
- Text size toolbar 0.4.1: http://www.splintered.co.uk/
- TinyUrl Creator 1.0.2: http://mozmonkey.com/
- Update Notifier 0.1.4: http://www.longfocus.com/firefox/updatenotifier

Installed Themes: [2]
- Firefox (default): http://www.mozilla.org/
- Qute 3.1: http://quadrone.org/

[pzarquon]

Re: FREE Microsoft Vista Beta 2 CDs

We've had several threads devoted to the wonder of Firefox. Perhaps this one could be revived with additional Firefox updates and tips.

As for Vista... I got to play with an install as part of a computer class I took a few months ago. Apart from realizing how much space it required and how long it took to install, the UI changes were almost funny to me. They seemed to adopt bits and pieces of both Mac and Linux GUIs, but didn't make anything that much more intuitive, and in some cases, made finding things worse.

The fact that there are already tested exploits circumventing its "next generation" security features is also a bit worrisome. That's the downside of a "beta" period that drags on and on and on...

[adrian]

Microsoft Vista

Microsoft said Wednesday that it plans to clamp down hard on piraters of its next-generation operating systems, crippling both Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" if users fail to activate their copies within 30 days.

"Software piracy is not a victimless crime," she said. "It harms consumers, businesses and other organizations every year."

Source

So, I'm guessing that I'll have to buy one disc for every computer to install vista on? (one box = one license)

If that's the case, then if if the cheapest version will cost $100, and I want to get two of the ultimate versions for $200 each (figuratively speaking) then I'll have to spend $700! I can buy a new computer with that!

(of course, 4 of the computers came with XP already installed, and I had to install everything on my SFF computer)

Good bye Windows. Hello Linux.

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Microsoft to Lock Pirates Out of Vista

Source

So, I'm guessing that I'll have to buy one disc for every computer to install vista on? (one box = one license)

If that's the case, then if if the cheapest version will cost $100, and I want to get two of the ultimate versions for $200 each (figuratively speaking) then I'll have to spend $700! I can buy a new computer with that!

(of course, 4 of the computers came with XP already installed, and I had to install everything on my SFF computer)

Good bye Windows. Hello Linux.

I assume you haven't been buying one license per computer build? As it is one license of XP Home can run about $92 including shipping, so buying Vista at $100 is a good deal considering XP Pro is over a Hundred dollars as we speak.

Oh the virtues of a corporate licensed version of XP Pro w/SP 2 on CD

Got XP PRO Corp on disk?

BTW yesterday Microsoft just sent me another three copies of Vista Release Candidate 1 on DVD. That makes six I have in my possession at this moment. I don't have enough machines to put them all on! Anyone need one?