The new set of calls, is basically a new instruction set in addition to their original. VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop have been doing what vista is doing for a long time, basically they are...

The CPU Virtualization support, is a new set of calls that the CPU can support that will allow it to perform more efficiently when running tasks belonging to a virtualized environment. Previously, it...

If you look at the device list, are you even recognizing your sound devices? It is likely a driver issue, but without further information, there are 1000 reasons this could happen.

Vista by default automatically syncs your time to a timeserver (time.windows.com I think), but what your seeing is typically caused by 2 options.

1. Double check your time zone, if your in Central...

Is this machine part of a domain? Sometimes group policy can prevent even administrator from installing applications.

You can go into "Control Panel -> Users" to get a list of the users, and to...

Make sure that you don't have a firewall running, sometimes they can block connections to even localhost. Beyond that, you can go into a command prompt and type netstat -an to get a listing of all...

Most games make little to no use of multi-core processors, so having the higher clock speed is better than upgrading from a dual-quad core computing. Vista is *very* resource intensive, but...

Based on that google search:
* CPU: AMD 64 3200+ / Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz +
* Memory: 512MB (XP) or 1GB (Vista)
* HD Space: 8GB
* Graphical Card: Nvidia 6600GT/ATI Radeon 1600XT or higher (Shader...

You can download it from the microsoft website though. (Yes, you have to pay for it)

This sounds almost like a linux fan club post, but I'll bite. My Vista install boots faster than my RHEL5 (Redhat) install, in about 30 seconds. Granted, my RHEL5 install has other 'services' which...

You can't forget that Microsoft is counting licenses sold to companies, that probably arn't using them yet. I know quite a few companies that have over 200-300 licesenses (each) that don't even have...

Chances are there is a folder on there that is hidden or something that you arn't seeing. Keep in mind that the NTFS parition will reserve space for the filesystem maintnance tools like page files...

Update: Vista Experience Score: 5.6 >.>

I disagree, I like aero :D

It's more about letting people know what is going on in the industry. The more people understand, the more they can protect themselves from potential issues in the future. I would hate to see someone...

Unfortunately, the only legal way to get a key is from microsoft. Noone here will be able to provide you one without breaking their Terms Of Service (ToS).

That is the theme I'm currtently using, and I love it :D

Not exactly, Microsoft actually has a chart (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeinfo.mspx) which tells you what versions you can 'Upgrade' from, and still keep your programs and...

Well, I never saw that comment on the microsoft front page, so I assumed you were talking about the interview with one of their employee's, who specifically stated that you SHOULD run an anti-virus...

Vista is going to be rather expensive, it will be $300 for the Ultimate upgrade last I checked here in the states. This is expensive for an upgrade, but next to the $600 PS3, I'm sure people will...

Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com) announced that Vista (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/), Office 2007, and Exchange Server 2007 are now all available to 'Business' users. While most...

I like that speedometer :D


Agreed, but that is why there are different versions, to target different groups of people



We knew this was comming though, I mean, people can sue McDonalds...

That is part of the 'End Of Life', it essentially means that you have to upgrade. But don't worry, XP will be supported for another 4-6 years according to microsoft spokesperson :)

I think that the issue occurs here:
" C 28-233405.982000 b78 Unable to set TCP_NODELAY: Invalid argument"

Vista did quite a bit of changing (network wise) with their new OS, and it probably...

They don't 'upgrade' the beta versions, they release new versions. There are far too many bug fixes for them to release them via an update system like Windows Update. This is why when each new...

The public beta is over, it is no longer downloadable to the general public. You will need to have an MSDN subscription, or become an OEM provider to get it before January 30th.

It's been in Microsoft's Terms of Service since the launch of the beta program, it really doesn't matter what version you have, it's against the ToS. On a side note, I doubt it would even work that...

No, your gift has already been shipped out (so it's not vista)

Those of you running vista know what I'm talking about. Mine is currently 3.6 but that is because my video card doesn't have drivers, I expect it to goto at least 5.6 once I get those installed (as...

>.> I wish

But in all seriousness, those 4 copies are for machines that I own, sorry no spares here :P

The only legal place to download it would be Microsoft's MSDN.

And no, it won't install on Virtual PC (at all), but it does 'somewhat' install on VMware.

Read my post here however:...

I thought I would expand a little bit on this thread.

I was a beta tester for Windows Vista, since well before the 'Beta' was actually released, and I am very confident in saying that due to the...

Already have my order for Windows Vista Ultimate. I have 4 copies on the way for mid-december (yes, they are through OEM)

This really isn't true, I have benchmarks from my personal PC (which are on a disconnected HD) which showed that some of my games actualy played 'better' on vista. Specifically, the ones in beta,...