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    vista pre RC1 release

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by streather, Aug 31, 2006.

  1. streather

    streather Notebook Evangelist

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    just wondering if anyone else managed to get the pre rc 1 release of vista and what thoughts you have on it compared to the old beta 2 release :)

    personally i think its alot better than the beta2 version, less buggy and its a bit quicker (but i am using it on a different system to that observation isnt valid) and i think it looks quite nice :)

    thats after i completely f***ed my laptop up removing linux because i installed grub on the mbr and when i removed the linux partition it knackered things up :( it took about 4 or 5 hours for me to sort it :( (repartition, installed xp, set that up with all the drivers etc for the laptop, then installed vista which took so long i fell asleep during the install process lol)
     
    streather, Aug 31, 2006
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  2. flawlesscomputers

    flawlesscomputers Notebook Geek

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    I just downloaded it yesterday with UseNext, but haven't installed it. l'm going to try to get around to testing it soon :)
     
    flawlesscomputers, Aug 31, 2006
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yea...testing is what weekends are for...
     
    Greg, Aug 31, 2006
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  4. Qhs

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    Hooray for hardcore beta tester! :)
     
    Qhs, Sep 1, 2006
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  5. azntiger1000

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    This version is a lot better than beta 2. At least it doesn't hog ram like crazy.
     
    azntiger1000, Sep 1, 2006
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