How Not to Install Windows Vista SP1 Beta

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I rolled back too to windows XP from Vista.

Vista had pretty graphics.. nice sounds and texts, but it lacked hardware compatibility. we still have to wait for hardware vendors to update the drivers for Vista (if they plan to do so), and to run your programs that when they ran in XP were just fine it’s not just enough to give the exe compatibility with XP SP2. so wait for the update again.

it has DirectX 10.0c but you can’t really see a difference unles you have a very high-end video card.

also the pesky very annoying (more annoying then pop-ups) security windows “are you sure you want to run this?” “do you allow this program?” “did you start this program?” “are you pretty pretty sure you want to run this?” of course I do that’s why I double click it’s icon, I’m not stupid or insecure.

Pretty Stuff + Ultra Security it’s not worth it in exchange for incompatibility, instability, slowness.

p.d. I think Bill Gates is losing it, with the paranoia and the kill the pirates thing. the underworld is never gonna cease to exist. it’s the Yin/Yang. if evil dies, good dies too.

Well, to me about vista: First off, Gates took a way to big of a jump on the OS. I was able to BARELY run it on a 996MHZ machine and then removed it after awhile due to lagging. I liked the grafx n all that, but its just a hardware eater. You’d need at least 200 GB’s of HD space to probly be able to do anything. So, why I’m staying with XP. 2, I just got done actually Changing the UI to look like Vista, cuz I thought that was kinda neat. But all n all, I don’t think I’m gonna get Vista any time soon I’ll stay with my windows XP. And if you want a code that requires no activation (its already activated and it bypasses the activating stage, why I use it alot), then heack email me up :D I’ll give it. But you can only use it off of a FRESH install (meaning you enter the code during the install process where it tells you to enter the code), or other wise, your pc or Microsoft will not want it. :D

Does anyone have an idea why MICROSOFT is ruling the market. Is it the same as with banks? People don’t even think to go on strike! May be a way to overcome MICROSOFT’s inflexibility is the one SunSystems is going now for the last three years. Talk to them, get them tangled in a common project.

I am looking forward to a solution and not a problem analysis!
So what are your good ideas of circumventing MICROSOFT’s rigidity - you see I am not talking about “hunger for might” or “money”.

it’s BETA software.

Well, I went back to XP after giving up on fighting with Vista month-after-month.

But am downloading SP1 (also invited) and going to run it to see what happens — just wondering why it weighs in at almost 3 Gbytes?

I seem to remember being told it would be less than one….

Anyway, not holding out much hope that Vista will run properly after SP1, but I’m one of those “just gotta see” types.

Just gotta see.

It’s called a beta for a reason. Don’t you have a backup or an image prior to installing.

I’ve been using Vista Premiun for 2 weeks, my new (sic) Toshiba A215-S4757 w/ 2gig ram and 250 gig hdd (which is really only 190 gig of available use ugh!)
I bought it only out of desperate need for classroom work. So I’m researching a case study for a group paper and FF had 7 tabs open for my research and I have Stylease for my APA formatted paper in Word 2003. While I’m just reading and BAM! the dark BSOD out of nowhere! Not once but every frigging night I use it! I don’t have a whole day to piss away looking for XP drivers and Toshiba get gives me a silent “oh-well”.

So now what? I’m going to New Egg and up the memory to 3 gig by getting a 2gig memory stick to see if this helps. What a resource hog and a genuine POS. I’m tired of all the apologetic shills out there for M$. I need a machine that works brand new out of the box and need it for 5 more months until I graduate. I may be getting to be an old **** but at 56 I’m tired of this **** and no longer have the patience. If I get a window to take vacation for a whole week it’s Freespire and XP Pro sp2.
Disgusted in south Texas!

I would luv to holler hey M$ get a clue, but I know they do get and just don’t give a damn about the consumer!

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Installed Vista as dual boot - wouldn’t install unless I disconnected both printers even tho MS said they were compatible - then would crash after about 10 minutes whether the printers were plugged in or not - realized I was disconnecting things so it would run like XP so I eventually gave up - Vista a challenge to uninstall also from a dual boot - simply not ready for prime time.

I had to jump through some un wizardly steps to share files on vista to xp guests. Think Win2K permissions folders issues; they should be gone now in vista wizards, especially if the wizard says it did something but doesn’t…
The Vista file share wizard is broken pre SP1, and they had better fix it. Everyone means everyone, not local users. Why should I have to go google for some fix and use some advance menu when a wizard should have taken care of it? Bring on SP1. I might recommend it then. XP SP2 with autopatcher is great for now. Autopatcher RIP.

Chris,

Your Vista whining is getting out of hand. You have problems with a BETA service pack, and you are upset when it goes bollocks? You do know what BETA means, right?

It took at least 5 hours in total to install SP1! After all this annoying experience my Vista couldn’t run anymore. I had to reinstall it.

I’ve had a Toshiba A215-s4757 laptop as well since September 2007. Unlike that other guy who was having problems, my experience with Vista Home Premium from the get go has been satisfactory. Some quibbles: copying seemed slow. Aero seemed a bit sluggish until I updated my Ati X1200 video drivers. The hard drive activity light seemed on all the time. Otherwise, Vista’s been fine. No crashes, no problems with screens blanking….

Installed SP1 RC1 with no problems. The hard drive seemed to settle down. Copying is where it should be with XP. I recently uninstalled SP1 RC1 and replaced it with the latest SP1. I can’t see any difference between the two RC1s.

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