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Windows Vista Beta 2 question by YourNeibour on 06-11-2006 at 01:04 AM

Does anyone know who has installed it. would you use this as your main os yet?

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by Supersonicdarky on 06-11-2006 at 01:06 AM

if your coumputer doesnt lag in it, then i suggest keep it cuz most bugs are gone now, should be safe to use :)

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by YourNeibour on 06-11-2006 at 01:07 AM

thanks...I'm gonna install it for tomorrow :D

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by Chestah on 06-11-2006 at 01:09 AM

I'd advise dual booting so you have your old version of windows and this beta on another partition. So if anything goes wrong you can always just go back :).

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by Hank on 06-11-2006 at 01:29 AM

A Beta as it is, is not secure enough to use as a main desktop OS with that in mind do as Chestah said, dualboot it

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by YourNeibour on 06-11-2006 at 01:59 AM

hell worse comes to worse I'll just reformat with xp later no harm no foul

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by habs6091 on 06-11-2006 at 05:50 AM

Im dual booting it with XP and I have tried to install anti-virus programs or firewalls and they dont work because of the OS not being recognized yet, I would use vista only for testing.

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by Phillip on 06-11-2006 at 06:27 AM

Well the short answer is no.. Duel boot it like everyone has said..

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by Nathan on 06-11-2006 at 09:12 AM

I "tried" to dual boot it. But it did it and all of that but now it wont laod XP :@. I think this is becuase it changed the "Windows" folder to "Windows.old" So it thinks it has gone :(
Anyway, I am using it as my OS cos I have too becuase i dont have the XP disc anymore :P

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by andrewdodd13 on 06-11-2006 at 09:26 AM

Just a point to note, since it's Beta software Microsoft don't actually have to ensure upgrade compatibility when RC1, etc and the final versions are released, so you may have to reformat again when they come out.
(Beta 2 expires in July 2007, so I'm told)

So, no, don't use it in a production / home environment. VMWare is a handy tool if you want to see how it works though.

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by ShawnZ on 06-11-2006 at 02:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Nathan
I "tried" to dual boot it. But it did it and all of that but now it wont laod XP :@. I think this is becuase it changed the "Windows" folder to "Windows.old" So it thinks it has gone :(
Anyway, I am using it as my OS cos I have too becuase i dont have the XP disc anymore :P

......if you install windows vista to the same partition windows xp is on, thats just replacing windows xp, not dual booting 8-)
RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by Nathan on 06-11-2006 at 02:04 PM

I installed it on a diferent  HDD without a operating system :P
And it fucked it up :@

RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by ShawnZ on 06-11-2006 at 02:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Nathan
I installed it on a diferent  HDD without a operating system :P
And it fucked it up :@


dude... no you didn't...
RE: Windows Vista Beta 2 question by Nathan on 06-11-2006 at 02:16 PM

Trust me I did.
Unless packard bell put a back up operating system on that hdd :@


EDIT: Yes they did,
DAMN why didnt I see that
* Nathan sighs