Windows Vista Beta 1

[jfhall8]

:unsure: I have a Dell Latitude D610 and beta 1 just won't install on it... wonder why?

Files load, and I see the boot screen, but afterwards the screen just goes black and never comes back. :(

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The D610 has ability to ship with an X300 PCIe graphics adapter. Per the readme I think this may apply to you, it's not exact but close enough to make one go hmmm:

Display

This note applies only to Windows "Longhorn," not Windows Server "Longhorn."

The graphic device drivers included in Windows "Longhorn" Beta 1 do not support the ATI X700 AGP or X800XL AGP graphics devices. Because the PCI-Express versions of these graphics devices are supported, and the AGP versions have the same device ID, Windows "Longhorn" will attempt to install the PCI-Express version of the driver. This can result in a black display screen on computers with the X700 AGP or the X800XL AGP devices. To work around this problem, start your computer in VGA display mode and install the latest ATI Catalyst XDDM display driver.

err maybe not that is AGP --> PCIe not the other way around.

[Hurmoth]

The D610 has ability to ship with an X300 PCIe graphics adapter. Per the readme I think this may apply to you, it's not exact but close enough to make one go hmmm:

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Interesting. Thanks (Y)

[InternalStorm]

Another 4 hours and I will have it ;) No need for the MS servers mwoihahaha.

[dannybeckett.co.uk]

I have 15:26:03 left! :(

Downloaded 460MB in 03:05:58 on my 512 connection.

[jfhall8]

Continuing the notebook graphics discussion, since I don't have ability to post to betanews yet, anyone else out there able to get full DirectX 9.0c support for the Dell Precision M70? It's adapter is a nVidia QuadroFX 1400 Go PCIe. I am getting DirectX 8.1 when I go to the property sheet of the driver. This is with both the native driver and the updated 77.37 driver. The Dell drivers installed but ended up crashing applet when I accessed it.

I am not getting any of the transparent effects :(. This is a pretty hefty card with 256MB video ram.

--Jim

[GaMeDtX]

Another 4 hours and I will have it ;) No need for the MS servers mwoihahaha.

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:no:

[frastodd]

Posting this on Vista. :)

Aero transparency and all other affects work on Dell Inspirion 6000 with ATI Mobility Radeon X300. I wasn't sure if it would.

No errors so far...

[_I am Reptar]

will they work for 9800 pro? amd 2000+?

[jtchange]

what is that DPM file your downloading?

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it's data protection manager for servers...i'm in that beta...but i have no idea why :p

[fonetek]

what is that DPM file your downloading?

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Data Protection Manager---

Don't ask me, i thought trend micro was doing fine.

but its worth a look i guess, you have to suck some

rear before they just up and give you ( i cannot believe I used the word "give")

One of their NEW products, I mean they should PAY us to learn this stuff not REQUIRE us to do it and then CHARGE US!! I think they s***

But they are the only real game in town and that the way it is kiddies

life is one

you marry one

then we pay MS to TEST their cr**

JD

[EijiShinjo]

Finally downloaded it all and its currently installing on my spare 40GB HD :D

[Xtreme $niper]

Posting this on Vista. :)

Aero transparency and all other affects work on Dell Inspirion 6000 with ATI Mobility Radeon X300. I wasn't sure if it would.

No errors so far...

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THANK YOU! I was waiting for someone to say that. I have a X300SE, I'm so glad it works. lol.

[srwal]

Any of you guys status changed to active, yet your "Next Action" says Decline Participation? What do I do next? and if i click on it, what happens?

[saxondale.]

Any of you guys status changed to active, yet your "Next Action" says Decline Participation?  What do I do next? and if i click on it, what happens?

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At the top select the link for Longhorn and then you get testing senarious and be able to file bugs, etc..

[TruckWEB]

Posting this on Vista. :)

Aero transparency and all other affects work on Dell Inspirion 6000 with ATI Mobility Radeon X300. I wasn't sure if it would.

No errors so far...

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It's not working with my nVidia 6600GT PCI-E....

[srwal]

At the top select the link for Longhorn and then you get testing senarious and be able to file bugs, etc..

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Ok..thanks... but what do i do about the Decline Participation thingy?

[neufuse Veteran]

Things in the DVD and space used

Drivers - 1.26 GB

Boot - 3.02MB

Install Image - 932MB

Support tools - 230MB

so you can see where all the space is going now..

[golazo]

will it work ok on a 3.6ghz p4 64 bit, 1g ram and gforce fx5200 ???

[saxondale.]

will it work ok on a 3.6ghz p4 64 bit, 1g ram and gforce fx5200 ???

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Probably

[neufuse Veteran]

will it work ok on a 3.6ghz p4 64 bit, 1g ram and gforce fx5200 ???

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short answer, yes, that hardware is LDDM supported

[CJC]

DISCLAIMER: I haven't followed any of Longhorn's development.

Do XP programs work on Vista? i.e. firefox, winamp, etc.

[M118LR]

All of the screenshots of Vista have been of glass. Can you show some of the to go theme or what ever they are calling it in Beta 1? It would be basically the equal of themes in XP.

[saxondale.]

DISCLAIMER: I haven't followed any of Longhorn's development.

Do XP programs work on Vista? i.e. firefox, winamp, etc.

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Yes it is x86

[golazo]

thnx buddy.. is this glass vs the only vs on the beta?

[corrosive23]

good job breaking the NDA :rolleyes: