JiveMasterT Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 like any sensible person, im not using this as my primary operating system until it's been RTM for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Doesnt it expire after 15 days as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiiragi Tsukasa Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 No because you can't do everything you can on Vista as you would on XP, plus another build is being given out at PDC. @Martyn: No, it only disables some features, but since Vista hasn't been out for more than 15 days we don't know what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted August 3, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 3, 2005 Doesnt it expire after 15 days as well? 586320412[/snapback] no, you have to activate after that, but if since everyone here that has it is a *tries not to laugh* legal beta tester, there should be absoutly no problem with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffra Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 sure. IF all your doing is surfing the net and have standard hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 no, you have to activate after that, but if since everyone here that has it is a *tries not to laugh* legal beta tester, there should be absoutly no problem with that. 586320488[/snapback] I dont have it anyway........ Yet :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndurilShards Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 the old pdc version (with the slate vs) I used as a main OS back in its day I won't try a newer beta until #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted August 3, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 3, 2005 No way. There should be a rule against it! Sure, the Vista beta is relatively stable and its fun to muck around with for a bit. But no way should it be even classed as someones primary OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panicswitched Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I have a few computers set up here at my desk through a KVM switch. For the last few days I've been using Windows Vista Beta 1 almost exclusively. However there is still so much it can't do - that's where my Windows XP computer comes in! Just a quick button press and I can perform any task I need. 586317527[/snapback] i know! i had to load windows XP to watch porn, its a cold day in hell before ill use an OS that i cant watch porn on without it crashing everything :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJD Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 My vote goes yes! I have installed Vista last weekend and it has been running like a top. No crashes, not a single BSOD. All drivers fully working and Nvidia LDDM, nicely. I have dual boot setup and have been using it for my primary OS. I won't stick with it, until it hits RTM, but it has been fun so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 No. What's the point? First of all it's still in beta phase and obviously far from being complete. Second of all I don't want to spoil the fun until it hits the shelves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allfive6 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I have been using it day to day sence it's release on a second computer and it is not to bad but not ready for prim time yet. So no i would not use it as my main OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowimnothing Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 No, but primarily because its feature-incomplete and i don't want to move all my stuff over to it. If Beta 2 (Which will be signficantly more feature-complete apparently) is as stable and speedy as Beta 1 (i'm impressed at how zippy it is even on my sorta old system) then i might be more likely then. But even then i'll probably still keep it in dual-boot configuration until RTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeper Veteran Posted August 3, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 3, 2005 well i've just had delivered today and 2GB upgrade for me laptop along with a new 80GB disk and a copy of VMware Workstation, so I think ill running it as a virtual machine for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 i have xp on another drive but ive booted vista everyday and use it normally all i do is chat on miranda and play on steam, had a few random restarts but nothing too serious all my hardware was found with correct drivers and everything nothinin wrong over here, and plus since io have all of my main stuff on another drive its not like it matters, id never put main stuff on the drive with the OS ya just never know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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