First Windows Vista Tweak Program Appears on the Web
Posted by Steven Parker on 28 July 2005 - 12:19 · 24 comments & 7212 views
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#1 Posted by koocha on 28 Jul 2005 - 12:27
- Both screenshots are the same
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#2 Posted by doodzzz on 28 Jul 2005 - 12:28
- Yeah well, give me a Vista and i'll be more than happy to try :-P.
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#3 Posted by Advancer on 28 Jul 2005 - 12:29
- Yes, they've linked both to the same picture. If you change the "http://www.tweakvista.com/TweakVistaSoftware/TweakVistaScreenshot1.gif" to "http://www.tweakvista.com/TweakVistaSoftware/TweakVistaScreenshot2.gif" you get the right screenshot
//Advancer
edit: typos
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#4 Posted by LANCEL0T on 28 Jul 2005 - 12:47
- I have installed Windows Vista Beta 1 from MSDN (build 5112) and TweakVista reports:
QUOTE "To run this application, you must first install one of the following versions of the .NET Framework:
v2.0.41013
v2.0.40607
v1.1.4322
v1.0.3705"
They could have checked it before releasing it
Vista Beta 1 runs .NET Framework v2.0.5 if I am not mistaken.
Edit: typo
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#4.2 Posted by PeterF on 28 Jul 2005 - 13:44
- Rename the .config file and you'll be able to use it to trash your system. It causes an error and disables DWM on startup.
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#4.3 Posted by greenreaper on 28 Jul 2005 - 15:02
- Well, it was released before Vista Beta 1, so that's not entirely surprising. Things change.
As PeterF mentioned, the current version is not compatibile with Beta 1. The .NET version is a fortunate safety-net for that.
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#5 Posted by Midnight Mick on 28 Jul 2005 - 13:00
- What suprises me is that the screenshots are taken in XP & not Vista?!
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#6 Posted by rbet on 28 Jul 2005 - 13:05
- wth is DVM?
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#6.1 Posted by LANCEL0T on 28 Jul 2005 - 13:19
- I think it should be DWM - Desktop Window Manager. "The Longhorn Desktop Window Manager (DWM) uses Avalon and WGF 1.0 and is responsible for cool effects, such as layering transparent windows, "tilting" windows into the screen, and so on."
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#6.2 Posted by threedaysdwn on 28 Jul 2005 - 17:29
- The DWM doesn't use Avalon.
Though it uses some of the same techniques (since both draw to the screen through DirectX).
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#7 Posted by Mr_Mo on 28 Jul 2005 - 13:33
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So a Geforce 6800 or Radeon X800 with 128 MB will not run it, while a 6200 with 256 MB RAM will? Even if you have 1 GB of system RAM? -
#7.1 Posted by johndotcom83 on 28 Jul 2005 - 17:40
- the X800 PCI-Express version is supported with an LDDM driver in Beta 1, the AGP version is not
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#8 Posted by zerolimit on 28 Jul 2005 - 14:29
- woah! I only have a GForce 4 128 meg of ram but 1 Gig of system ram will that work for me? Or would I need a new video card?
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#8.1 Posted by LANCEL0T on 28 Jul 2005 - 15:02
- The hardware requirements are (according to http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/graphics-reqs.msp
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Aero Experience
At least 32 MB graphics memory
Support at least 32 bits per pixel (bpp)
Support 3D hardware acceleration with capabilities equal to DirectX 9
Aero Glass Experience
At least 64 MB graphics memory (Recommended: 128 MB or greater)
Support at least 32 bits per pixel (bpp)
Support advanced 3D hardware acceleration with capabilities equal to DirectX 9
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#9 Posted by Mx˛ on 28 Jul 2005 - 15:07
- If you wish to make this program run on Beta 1, well, go to http://www.jamesproud.com/tweakvistafix/ and download the fixed config file. Replace the one installed by default by the program and it shall work
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#9.1 Posted by Hurmoth on 28 Jul 2005 - 16:01
- That helped me in getting the program to open, but it still doesn't start DWM for me though
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#10 Posted by pappmasta on 28 Jul 2005 - 17:14
- MAKE SURE you are running LDDM drivers and not updated XP drivers (which will work but kill glass)
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#11 Posted by Jason on 28 Jul 2005 - 17:30
- What a joke a tweak program for an Operating System your testing for Microsoft.
They are not interested in faults that happen from your tweaks, they want the OS tested!!!
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#12 Posted by ev0| on 28 Jul 2005 - 18:41
- NOTE: This build was designed for the WinHec build of Longhorn. The Windows Vista beta 1 build should be out shortly.
If this the case, how is the app called tweakVISTA because VISTA name was only realized last week. If this is for the winhec build, vista wasn't named then. pretty weird. -
#12.1 Posted by greenreaper on 28 Jul 2005 - 19:03
- TweakVista was released last week, too - last Saturday, in fact. At that time, the new name was known, but Beta 1 was not available. Therefore it was named TweakVista.
TweakVista™ is the worlds first tweaking utility written specifically for the upcoming Microsoft Windows Vista™ operating system
The first version of Window Vista works well with the latest Vista builds as well as with some of the older Longhorn builds. For legal reasons, only a few tweaks can be released at this time. Once news of more features of Windows Vista are released to the public, we will be able to include more tweaks.
NOTE: This build was designed for the WinHec build of Longhorn. The Windows Vista beta 1 build should be out shortly.