Windows Vista RC1 Now Available (1 Viewer)

[Chris]

Ron, what PDA do you have? I've had -zero- problems synching with my iPaq or Blackberry. ??

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I have a 2003 Toshiba Pocket PC e755.

From what I have read across the Internet, most devices will not
synch with RC1 and that an update is due to be made to the Windows
Mobile Device Center (formerly known as activesynch).

 

[Bryan X]

RC2 IS NOW AVAILABLE (5744)

http://download.windowsvista.com/pre...n/download.htm

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Bryan,

Got it!

Can we actually burn DVDs with Vista? Now that I am running Vista
I am wondering if NERO or ROXIO will work on RC1 so I can burn the
image file.

 

[Bryan X]

I'm not sure yet. I couldn't get Roxio to work on Vista RC1 5728 so I downloaded the file to one of my PCs running XP and burned the ISO file on that PC. I've got RC2 installed now and will try later today to get Roxio to work. I'm not holding my breath though.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Bryan,

Do you immediately see any improvements in RC2?

Also, Microsoft has just made available Windows Mobile
Device Center for RC1/RC2 in a separate download. I am
at work right now, but if anyone is interested, I can supply
the link later this afternoon.

 

[Bryan X]

I haven't really had a chance to look at it. I started the install late last night and then went to bed. I just got up this morning to check to see if it installed correctly (which it did). I should have some time today to check it out, but on the surface I don't see much difference. But I didn't really notice any difference between 5600 and 5728.

I did try to install Zone Alarm and it still doesn't work. However when Vista asked to check online to see if there was any solutions to the incompatibility, I said yes, and within a few seconds it came back telling me there were no solutions currently. On builds 5600 and 5728 I would click yes and it would stay on the 'checking for solutions online' window forever... I'd have to cancel the action. So that seems to be fixed.

I've hread Windows Update didn't work with 5600 and 5728 so maybe that's an indication that it does with 5744.

 

[Sami Kallio]

I downloaded the 32b (64b was not available), does anyone have MD5 checksum for it? I had trouble installing it so if someone could run MD5 on their image which installed successfully I would appreciate it.

 

[Bryan X]

Last I looked a few hours ago 64-bit was available from the same page as the 32-bit version.

 

[Paul_Sjordal]

Yeah, this is what I'm worried about with Vista and DirectX 9 games. Has anyone else tried DirectX 9 games under Vista? Is the story any different under 32-bit Vista?

 

[Sami Kallio]

Yes, it is now (wasn't when I downloaded the 32-bit earlier). I will download it and try what happens.

 

[Michael D. Bunting]

I'm re-tackling this today; One quick question...

Are there any FREE ISO maker programs out there that will let you burn the ISO file to a DVD?

I have tried Magic ISO Maker - but the trail version will not let you burn something this big.

Thanks...

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Michael,

Try Alcohol 120%

You can download it here

Question....

Once activated, how long is RC2 good for before its license expires?

I'm hoping this goes far past a 2-week trial.

 

[mattCR]

180 days

 

[Chris]

I believe it's 180 days.

 

[Bryan X]

RC1 specifically said June 1, 2007.

 

[Michael D. Bunting]

Thanks Ron! Downloading now!

 

[Sami Kallio]

http://www.imgburn.com/

I guess I am downloading the newest Suse DVD as RC2 whiped out XP from the MBR. Triboot with XP, Vista and Linux might be what this machine has to be setup for.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

RC2 is a HUGE improvement over RC1.

More programs work this time around, including...

* Yahoo Widgets
* Media Center (had audio dropout problems with RC1)

Strangely, this version did not ship with Soundblaster Audigy2
drivers, but I was easily able to download them.

Media Center has a real nifty setup video that you should watch!

Most importantly, with the addition of Windows Mobile Device Center
(available in a separate download), I can now synch my PDA effortlessly
with Microsoft Outlook.

The only problem I am having is auto-loading the EZ Anti-Virus
program. Windows seems to block it every time it loads despite
the fact that I have asked it not to. This may be due to the
antivirus software being geared towards earlier release candidates.

Thus far, I'm quite happy with RC2. It seems very close to what
a final release could look like.

Programs that now do work with RC1

Yahoo Widgets
PDA/Mobile phone synchronization via separate WMD download


Programs that do not work with RC1

Logitech Webcam - no drivers available, Logitech says by end of year.
EZ Trust Anti-Virus - works, but windows blocks it at startup. You must unblock manually.
Soundblaster Audigy - works, but not for complete surround setup. Drivers expire November.

 

[Paul_Sjordal]

Ron, does the Audigy 2 driver for Vista-64 handle more than two speakers yet?