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Computer Freezes - Power supply?
Drives C:, D: and V: are consistent between WinXP and Vista, and so are my other volume letters. (Actually, I've used many variations on this theme. The main point is to not put any OS into the System Partition. Using this scheme, while beta-testing I've had up to 8 OSes - WinXP and Vista, both x64 and x86 - in a

distribution
Some users blame the excessive use of thermal paste between the main chips on the logic board and the thermal pipes. <http://www.oreillynet. com/pub/a/windows/2006/05/30/whats-good-and-bad-with-vista-beta-2.html> ***Avalon Beta 2 Change Notes + Samples Chris Sells and Ian Griffiths ("Programming Windows

New OS
I'm running a multiple-boot system, with the following operating systems installed: SUSE Linux 10.0, Red Hat Fedora Core 5, Microsoft Windows XP and Microsft Windows Vista Beta 2. Instead of getting 4 (or more) choices every time I start the system, I would preffer if I could first select Linux or Windows in a main

Get Ready for VistaSpeak -- and a partial translation
Malware Magnet malware.kil...@any.os comp os linux advocacy On Sun, 28 May 2006 10:50:43 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote: __/ [ Malware Magnet ] on Sunday 28 May Put stability and better hardware detection (than Vista Beta) on top of that, as well as cost. http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=20158

EXCELLENT QA TESTER FOR PROJECTS IN BAY AREA ONLY
TweakRAM's main feature is memory defragmentation (it solves the problem of scattered program's code, so that your CPU doesn't have to waste time on code lookup). Changes: + added support for Vista Beta 1 and Vista Beta 2 + added ad of Advanced Registry Doctor +/- updated installer's code responsible for OS

Cannot "Load Driver.." for Nvidia RAID...
Having the ability to roll-back to your original OS/Setup is critical. However, Beta 2 is still not a 100% Day-to-Day operating system. It (Vista) will have to have a Do not install Windows Vista on your main computer. Vista should only be installed on a spare computer so that if things go wrong you don't lose

Service Pack One Should Be A Public Beta, Just FYI.
"This little Mac" is actually a ThinkPad T30 running OS X. Then I have a real Mac - a B&W with a G4. Then there is the Umax S900 Mac clone. Then there is a whole fleet of laptops - T40, 3 T41s, a couple of Toshibas - all running XP of course. Then I just installed Vista Beta 2 on my main desktop machine.

RC1 5600 & Xbox 360 Help..
Yeah, there were a few machines out there with XP, but I didn't want to buy an os with a machine attached to it. I wanted to by the machine I wanted and deal PS: There is some progress in a read-write NTFS driver for Linux but most consider it still a BETA. -- Email - rsgib...@verizon.borg Replace borg with net.

Windows Vista Compatible Software
Mark Kent mark.k...@demon.co.uk comp os linux advocacy In today's digest, we have: * [Rival] Defeat for XBox360 Confimed with Drive Burial * Google .... Vista And Office For Google And Linux Combo ,----[ Quote ] Bowen said he's in talks with the aviation safety agency's main hardware supplier, Dell Computer,

Statistics software for Win and Mac
Who is planning on installing the Beta 2 when it is released? Are you planning on trying to run it as a main OS? Doesn't it suck that TechNet Plus has to wait till the July shipment and the general public will be able to download Vista beta 2 in a couple of weeks? I for 1, want to be able to try out beta 2 because

Is there hope for IE7 or can you tell me how to uninstall the
Maybe after about a year, when SP1 is out, you would make it main OS. Thanks Mike. I guess you're running the equivelant if what is called 'ultimate'? Are the clever bits worth having, or is basic ok? :) My default has always been "Ultimate" for the last 16 months and I haven't a clue just how cut down "Basic" is

Sudden Power Off only in Vista
I install the Windows Vista Beta on the other half of the physical disk, and on Windows XP I have a new drive E:, which is the Windows Vista main volume. My goal is to keep the stuff Furthermore, since it does NOT modify the boot environment of any installed OS, it is very easy to remove if you so desire.

OT: Windows Vista Beta 2
Just as a note, for a while I was using pqboot this way on a dual boot XP/Vista beta setup. The PartitionMagic version I have wouldn't install in Vista, On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 09:30:55 -0400, "gb" <notanaddr...@notadomain.com> wrote: I use GAG (http://gag.sourceforge.net/) booting 3 XP partitions on my main machine

Vista sucks arse ??
Roy Schestowitz newsgro...@schestowitz.com comp os linux advocacy __/ [ Malware Magnet ] on Sunday 28 May 2006 09:43 \__ Very nice, although I'm not much of an Put stability and better hardware detection (than Vista Beta) on top of that, as well as cost. http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=20158

Windows Vista Inside out
Mark Kent mark.k...@demon.co.uk comp os linux advocacy In today's digest, we have: * GNOME is Aiming to Conquer the Mobile Market * Ubuntu Feisty Final Review, ...... http://www.seopher.com/articles/microsofts_xbox_rewards_caused_massive_disappointment Related: Vista beta testers face software expiry ,----[ Feed

Cost of the M$ monopoly-$10BIllion/year.
BoyPete petc...@lineone.net uk people silversurfers Steve wrote: BoyPete wrote: I've just run the Vista Advisor prog. to see how compatible my system is. Like you though I would not run a new OS as my main OS for approx 12 months into its life cycle, but as its a freebie why not go for it and set-up a dual boot

Computer Freezes - possibly power supply? Help Needed
Nathan Harris nubnubat...@castdotnet.junk comp sys mac advocacy hoarse with no name wrote: I was looking at the info on the Vista beta and I noticed that they have many features with the word Foundation in them that seem very similar to apple OS features which have the word Core in them.

which multi-boot program?
I'm running Vista Beta 2 in a dual boot configuration on my main machine which is an Athon 64 3700+ with 1 gig of ram. Choose the newly created partition and after setup is complete you are given a choice as to which OS you want to run each time you boot the machine. Vista runs fine on this machine.

FAO Vista Beta testers
I would not normally touch a new OS for at least 18 months, but Aria are offering a free upgrade voucher when you buy a copy of XP now. Not being one to miss a freebie................ should I jump into the deep end?? :) I wouldn't make Vista the main OS for some time, but it is worth getting (if free) and dual

Sıkı Bir BOMBARDIMANA HAZIRMISINIZ (:
Jim For those who WANT to know, the Vista Beta 2 is now available for download, if one is a member of MSDN, and will soon be available to the GENERAL public for since even I, as a member of the General Public own one of your "special machines" (and I run Windows XP on it more often than I boot into OS 10.