Wanna try Windows vista?

my 32-bit vista disc has no boot support from dos. Could this be the reason installation dies off after the first reboot, in a vista beta 2 upgrade off xp? is there something wrong with my burn?

 

I've got it partitioned and running succesfully. Wireless and wired networking works. I can't seem to get glass enabled though. I click on "enable transparent glass effect" but nothing happens. I have the right driver for my video card installed, so I'm not sure whats wrong.

In any case, it works and it's nice. Some very intuitive navigation, but some of it seems overly complex. It's almost like they are confusing people by trying too hard to help them understand. And that just annoys people like me.

 

I got my 32-bit DVD installed fine upon boot, not through Windows. I kept getting a runtime error when trying it with XP loaded. Anyways, it's up and running and looks really good...a few hitches here and there but otherwise, very impressive. I like the inclusion of Media Center.

 

Anyone able to get Bluetooth working in beta 2? If so, how?
Cant get my bt mouse to work.

 

I ended up getting Aero to work after uninstalling my gfx card and hunting (for hours) online for a Vista nvidia mobile driver. I finally found one that would work and had to manually install it. But it's working now hooray!!

So far I haven't tried bluetooth, but that device installed "correctly" so I haven't messed with it.

Everything with both partitions is still functioning well in day 2.

 

Seems like I can't download it

 

I don't have bluetooth installed, so can't help there.

It should have boot support. It could be your burn, have you tried burning another one?

 

Geepus, what a RAM hog this beast is! I only have 1gig, and the poor HD is thrashing away using the swap file just using Firefox! My ATI x1400 with vista drivers runs Glass beautifully, smooth as buttah.
And it sure is pretty, if rather Mac-like , and seems much more stable than I expected (suppose it had to be for a public beta).
The permissions system for security is really annoying though. Too intrusive.

 

You can turn that off.

 

This is the bit that scares me, seems like requiring more than 1GB of RAM JUST to run the OS is a complete farce, yes it may look pretty, but you'll need 4GB of RAM to do anything beyond look at the screen and say "ohh ahh pretty".

Bleh... and I thought XP was a RAM Hog.

 

Beta guys...I'm sure the RAM footprint will be less by the time it comes out. It's the growing trend though, sucks you need that much RAM but hey, I guess that's what's gonna happen.

Watch me be eating crow when Vista is finalized. *sigh*

 

Everyone was complaining that XP was a resource hog after switching from 98 now Vista is the same thing.

I suppose people will just get used to it.

Well about Vista, my audio (except headphone and mic port), wireless, ethernet and geforce drivers worked automatically.



Btw, Im typing on vista now

 

If you don't want it to hog RAM, turn off the eye candy. It will still use more than XP, but the software does more than XP too. It won't be a big deal when it's finally released.

 

Is throttling (speedstep) working for you guys automatically?

I had to install RM clock utility to get it to work for my P4-M. I am guessing it might a processor driver problem

 

NOSintake:

I just ordered an Inspiron 1505 like yours, it has the following specs, will vista run ok? and will the wireless work?

Intel Core Duo T2400
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
FREE! Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards

 

Yes Vista will run, I almost guarantee wireless will work as well.

 

I got vista installed...a friend had the x86....i will install the x64 when i recieve mine in the mail...

i installed vista on a partition on my averatec 2150...

photos are available via link below
http://community.webshots.com/album/551475000apwrdY

other averatec user are having a problem witht the build in memory card reader
i got it working as well as my wireless card....yet another averatec user problem

here is some details for the pictures

web: showing that i can surf the net wirelessly and showing the connection box
thumbnail: Shows the new thumbnail for a folder with pics in it
c bug shows the c:bug
preformance: Shows my pc stats...NOTE: Bug with graphics card
personalize: Shows the personalizing screen withthe system set to sky with no transparency

 

Did anyone try to install using Damon tools? I dont have a DVD burner.

 

I'm sure that would work fine. DT will open the ISO, and the program can install through the Windows interface.

I would recommend using a partition management program to create a separate partition for Vista. I don't think it's wise to use this OS as a default...especially on a notebook.

 

i am a full fledged M$ beta tester so later on i will install this as my main OS
i agree with ttupa...partition it with atleast 20gb and see how you like it...if you like it and have no issues with it....if you want...install it as your Primary OS...

 

It could work fine, but I've heard about battery life hits when used on a mobile computer. Otherwise it might work well, provided you can find and implement all compatible drivers.

 

well...my averatec gets a weak 1:30 to 2:00(it is an msi s270-1013 with a 4 cell battery instead of the standard 8 cell)
Vista beta 2 downs my battery life to a wopping 1:15 to 1:45....in other words....noticable but not huge...i wonder what the other ppl are doing to get such a low bat. life
might it be the core duo doing it? -Nope

 

~BUMP~ and an EDIT:
It isnt the duo core doing it...

simply put....its the graphics chip...
all the laptops that dedicated memory and GPUs will get crappy battery life using vista
ones with the ati xpress 200m, intel 950, as well as other vista-ready intergrated chips wont see that bad of a change in battery life

 

Where do you go to turn this off?

 

Has anyone had success getting BLUETOOTH to work?
Have an ASUS v6j notebook, and it has a BT-183 Bluetooth 2.0.
Everytime windows tries to install the drivers off my manufactures disk, it says windows encountered a proble minstalling the driver software for your device. A service installation section in this INF is invalid.

 

crap...i uninstaled vista....want my gb ram....640 wont cut it
uummm
you know how xp sp2 had a security with the firewall and such....same thing in vista...it has a UAC area inwhich you can turn it off....though vista will complain about it being off and saying your at risk...but it says the same thing if your auto update isnt on in XP

 

You'll need a Vista driver for your bluetooth to work properly. The manufacturer's drivers probably arent supported. Do a google search and see if you can find one.

 

I'll look again, looked a few weeks ago and found nothing =(
Sucks not having BT, cant use my BT mouse.

 

I ran into that same issue on my V6Va. Real drag having to connect to the CAT5 cable all the time. Kind of takes the exploration fun out of it when blue tooth and wireless are both down...