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Just to update on my DL I am DL at about 50kbps and i started my DL at 4:00pm Yesterday. Wake up this morning and DL speed still about the same with 9 hours left to go. :( Kinda Sucks to have to wait so long. I just hope it is worth the wait.

Also is anyone using the Sound Blaster Live 24Bit Sound Card with RC1? If so how did that go? With Beta2 I had a hard time installing the driver for it b/c of that driver validation thing. I am just worried that I may not be able to get it to work this time since they took out a way to disable the validation.

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enroh

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anyone else having problems downloading the x64 ISO ? Mine always wants to download only 907 bytes.

Also -- anyone got 4.1 or 5.1 or surround sound of any kind for Sigmatel chips working?

***UPDATE*** Used the web download and get this :whistle: -- well as long as it works :blink:

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xtreme35967

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anyone else having problems downloading the x64 ISO ? Mine always wants to download only 907 bytes.

Also -- anyone got 4.1 or 5.1 or surround sound of any kind for Sigmatel chips working?

Ok Look I am going to say it again. I had the same problem and the way i fixed it was by restarting my computer b/c after the download manager is installed for some reason it needs to restart for something in it to work right. Dont ask me what, but thats what I had to do to get it to work. I am also DL the x64 version right now but like i posted earlier I have been DL it since yesterday.

anyone else having problems downloading the x64 ISO ? Mine always wants to download only 907 bytes.

Also -- anyone got 4.1 or 5.1 or surround sound of any kind for Sigmatel chips working?

***UPDATE*** Used the web download and get this :whistle: -- well as long as it works :blink:

your lucky mine is DL at 50kbps

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metalguy90

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vista RC1 installed and running, since the office refresh isnt out yet, would office xp work? i assume so? (got a legal copy around doing nothing)

the original Office 2007 beta 2 still works on RC1... you just have to download it from MS office site.

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xtreme35967

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Any way to retrieve a beta 2 key? Didn't get any mail from MS...

Alot of people have been asking that question but all I can figure out is that either no one knows how or there is no way to. Sorry but i guess you will have to wait till you either get the email or go sign up again for it. Just give it a little time you will get the e-mail others have. I still haven't got the e-mail but i have my old keys. Just think about how many e-mails microsft is having to send out.

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boogerjones

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I hate the look of the UI (black has got to go). And the use of transparency is confusing. And although I can't put my finger on the reason, explorer seems more difficult to navigate than it did in XP. There are definitely some improvements, but I simply can't seem to get excited about Vista. Especially considering that it's a product of many years of development.

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xtreme35967

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I like the new black look but you are right about the explorer it is quicker changing pages but you cant find any of the stuff you need. ex I was wanting to e-mail a page to my dad and it took me forever yo find out how. I finally had to turn the classic menus on just to see if it was still there and it was but i finally found it in the vista menus but its not like it just jumps out at you.

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mad_onion

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yeah, i dont have a key either. if anyone has one that would be willing to give me. does anyone know when the registration wll open again? it just says in the coming weeks. what does that mean? i hope it will be next week.

sigh, why didnt i sign up for beta 2 i would be using it by now. so does anyone have a spare key?

also, can anyone confirm that i dont need a key to actually install vista only to validate. that way i can install and then wait for a key.

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ana04

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So far RC1 seems to be working pretty well... :)

But of course it still needs tuning and polishing.. :yes:

EZ-antivirus installed fine.. But I had to disable Defender from checking it at start up..

Now if there just would be a decent firewall available...

Hopefully nVidia is readying new drivers because those first beta RC1-drivers aren't good enough.. :pinch:

Edit: Ashampoo Burning studio seems to work so far... =)

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Rogue`

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So far RC1 seems to be working pretty well... :)

But of course it still needs tuning and polishing.. :yes:

EZ-antivirus installed fine.. But I had to disable Defender from checking it at start up..

Now if there just would be a decent firewall available...

Hopefully nVidia is readying new drivers because those first beta RC1-drivers aren't good enough.. :pinch:

Yea, I wouldn't mind SLI support :p and firefox rendering seems a bit sluggish.....and whats wrong with the in-built firewall? Its all i ever used on XP.

So far, overall, i'm very pleased with RC1 :)

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Why does the downloader & direct browser download only d/l 907 bytes & say it is finished? I can't download the full ISO file.

Are you running Zone Alarm? I found that if I disable ZA during the download that it downloads properly, if I leave ZA running I get the 900 byte "download complete" issue.

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Twix

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This sucks that I dont have a key. Just sitting there on my desktop waiting to be used but I cant because of a poxy key.

oh so you do need a cd key to install simon said that you didnt. only to validate :(

Im asuming that it will be the same or similar to XP, you can install it, but then it gives you 20 days to activate, after which time you cant use your PC. Would be in a right mess if this happens and you dont get a key after x amount of time.

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Xenon

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I dont have a key either. I hate looking at the .iso sitting on my desktop. I have heard that they will be offering more keys in next several days. But I read that on digg, so who knows if its true or not.

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spyglass

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You do not need a key to install.When it asks for key,leave it blank and click next,it will then ask you to go back,say no.You will then be given the option to install any of the 8 (i may have missed number) different versions.After install is done,you will be given 14 days to try out before it needs to be activated.

To activate you will need to be a member of "Customer Preview Program (CPP)" of which ms will reopen in the coming weeks for new membership signups.

For fun i installed both ends of the spectrum (i partitioned drive before hand using a linux live distro) first partition-vista ultimate and second partition-vista starter (final release will only be for 3rd world).

I was hoping starter vista would be a real cut down in size,but it still comes in at over 6 gigs and other then some nice different wallpapers it's really not worth the time to try it out.

Ultimate vista is the way to go,if you want to try RC1 out.That being said i have still found a number of bugs (changing theme's and performance visual effects changing levels related) and the somewhat none uniform UI.

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