Vista RC2 released

[tmanops05]

RC1 was unstable on my machine so i deleted that partition. Problem is now..i can't get rid of boot manager in vista to go back to xp's boot. anyone know how to get rid of the boot manager after a partion deletion?

Slap in an XP CD, boot to recovery mode. Type in fixmbr, and say yes to all of MS' not responsible messages, and presto... :o

[Ambroos]

Wish i could get vista to install on my pc :(

Anyway, i'm happy again because i'm going to ready for a new day an BILL GATES will be coming toooooooooooooooooo...!!!! So excited (sorry, but when you are 14 years old and you will see bill gates in real-life you can get excited!)

[thollian]

i can't seem to load the connect website, its very slow...

[The Grasshopper]

Slap in an XP CD, boot to recovery mode. Type in fixmbr, and say yes to all of MS' not responsible messages, and presto... :o

that doesn't work. I tried that already. also there is a exe file on vista that is supposed to work, but i think vista is still supposed to be installed if you use that. I guess i have to reformat this to get the mbr back the way it was. any other suggestions?

[azz0r_wugg]

1.13GB remaining....soon

[Randolph]

RC1 was unstable on my machine so i deleted that partition. Problem is now..i can't get rid of boot manager in vista to go back to xp's boot. anyone know how to get rid of the boot manager after a partion deletion?

https://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=35419

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[bfoos]

Try both the fixboot and fixmbr commands. It works for me (at least it did the last time I tried on beta 2).

[chrismaddern]

that doesn't work. I tried that already. also there is a exe file on vista that is supposed to work, but i think vista is still supposed to be installed if you use that. I guess i have to reformat this to get the mbr back the way it was. any other suggestions?

Nope... the solution documented by Microsoft using the Vista repair console on the disc, can be performed from XP or Vista

Chris

[InnerGlow]

Hmm.. I'm tempted to try Vista one more time on this machine if this gets released to CPP. So far I've tested Beta2 and RC1... Sadly, my machine just can't handle it well with 512M of ram, a 2gig Athlon XP and an ATI 9200

[myNando]

https://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=35419

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Awesome! Thank you! I've also had this thing hanging over my head! :hug:

[richardsim7]

Well, monday can't wait, so I guess torrents will have to do :ninja:

-Rich-

[tmanops05]

Try both the fixboot and fixmbr commands. It works for me (at least it did the last time I tried on beta 2).

Video games don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people!

Chuck Norris doesn't kill much of anything anymore. And his hair piece is awful....

[Grex]

Been running RC1 on a dual boot between this and XP. Was a major pain to do this but I got it. Been running pretty well. They only thing i cannot seem to get working is my printer. Need new drivers.

[ToneKnee]

Well, monday can't wait, so I guess torrents will have to do :ninja:

-Rich-

Usenet ftw! :p

[tmanops05]

I'm pretty impressed with RC1. If RC2 is as stable, and has some of the drivers I need included, as well as the other bug fixes I'll probably use it as my primary OS...

[RDPaul]

Video games don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people!

Chuck Norris doesn't kill much of anything anymore. And his hair piece is awful....

:huh:

It'll be interesting to see what changes have been made since the last "public" build...

[Grex]

I'm pretty impressed with RC1. If RC2 is as stable, and has some of the drivers I need included, as well as the other bug fixes I'll probably use it as my primary OS...

I might be tempted to do that if Steam gets comaptiable. :wacko:

[briangw]

Usenet ftw! :p

Usenet's getting kind of slow these days. Now, it usually comes 2-3 days after a release. :shiftyninja:

[lardiop Veteran]

Where are the screenies kids? It takes a while to get through to the download section on connect, try the link below if you're on the beta. I'm maxing out my connection off the North American server.

https://connect.microsoft.com/windows/Downl...DownloadID=3361

[xUnix]

Where are the screenies kids?

I second that!!!!! :D

[herime]

Vista RC2 Build 5744 first screnshots: http://www . j c x p . n e t/forums/index.php?showtopic=11061

No new content elements.... only the new maximize color palette

[BigBoy]

OK got it running. Phew, 2 hours to in-place from previous build...

They changed the desktop to say "RC2".

No screenshots, sorry. But runs fine on my Dell Optiplex 270. Dual monitors on GeForce FX5500.

Usually I would get a lot more HD activity after install, but not with this build... so I guess that's good...

Nothing else much that I can see. Kind of uneventful I guess. Where are the days when things were broken after installs? :cool:

[PiracyX]

Yea i hope it is a big difference since the RC1 release.

[briangw]

Beta 2 keys still for the install????

[Master Shake]

Should I use the 32 or 64 bit version? I do have 64-bit hardware.