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  • robnix
    email robnix@gmail
    • Jan 2006
    • 2094
    #1

    Vista Testing Issues so Far

    Just because these three things REALLY bother me.

    1) Data transfer using Windows Explorer over my 1GB LAN at home runs at 1-2MB/sec. This is a known issue with a hotfix. Unfortunately the hotfix didn't work for me. With a 3rd party file manager, transfer goes up the 12-15MB/sec, but it's still far slower than the 35-40MB/sec I was used to with XP. Good thing I have FTP on my file server...

    2) Using Windows Movie Maker, my machine gets a BSOD after a movie is done rendering. It does this EVERY time. The info in the event veiwer tells me nothing.

    3) Importing photos. What happened to being able to pick the images I want to import. It's an all or nothing affair, unlike XP.

    Verdict so far. Stick with XP.
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    • cyberave68
      www.BigEvilOnline.com
      • Feb 2004
      • 1084
      #2
      Yea try having to buy all new progams to work with Vista. Nothing worked that i had. I had to get a new puter when mine died. All they came with was Vista. I bought a new XP disk and wiped Vista away!!!
      Zero Gravity Customs

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        • thecavemankevin
          the living un-banned
          • Feb 2001
          • 4346
          #3
          Originally posted by robnix
          Verdict so far. Stick with XP.
          QFT


          Quote: MarkM
          "virus attacks have been dealt with, same with back door nasties. ."

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            • going_home
              Hebrews 13:8

              • Dec 2004
              • 8343
              #4
              Vista = no BF2142

              Originally posted by robnix
              Just because these three things REALLY bother me.

              1) Data transfer using Windows Explorer over my 1GB LAN at home runs at 1-2MB/sec. This is a known issue with a hotfix. Unfortunately the hotfix didn't work for me. With a 3rd party file manager, transfer goes up the 12-15MB/sec, but it's still far slower than the 35-40MB/sec I was used to with XP. Good thing I have FTP on my file server...

              2) Using Windows Movie Maker, my machine gets a BSOD after a movie is done rendering. It does this EVERY time. The info in the event veiwer tells me nothing.

              3) Importing photos. What happened to being able to pick the images I want to import. It's an all or nothing affair, unlike XP.

              Verdict so far. Stick with XP.
              One of my friends got a juiced up new PC with Vista about 4 months ago.
              Installed BF2142 logged in, found his character just fine.
              Then he downloaded the latest BF2142 patch and hasnt been able to play for 2 months now.

              Moral of the story, wait a year after its released before you buy a new OS.

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                • Papa_Smurf
                  E/Xmag ACE boards, PM me.
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 1531
                  #5
                  MAC OS X=Simplicity....


                  I run Vista, OS X, and Linux on my mac.

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                    • tribalman
                      Registered User
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 719
                      #6
                      my dad just got a sony vio or whatever and it had vista installed. it has 2 hdd's running raid 0 with a partion for the backup/recovery instead of shipping a cd. because vista is some programs that he needs to run just don't work in it, and his desktop is old and runs very slowly so he wants to dual boot xp on the lappy. is there an easy way to do this that doesn't require formatting everything? he read that you need to format vista away, install xp, and reinstall vista. i'm thinking that it won't quite work reinstalling vista from recovery drive once xp is installed. any ideas?
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                        • Hexis
                          Green Mag Freak
                          • Sep 2001
                          • 2427
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Papa_Smurf
                          MAC OS X=Simplicity....


                          I run Vista, OS X, and Linux on my mac.
                          Funny how I can't run BF2142 under OSX. Or DoW, or CoH, or almost any other game. Why bother with Vista on bootcamp when you get better performance for games under XP and you have OSX for everything else.

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                            • Papa_Smurf
                              E/Xmag ACE boards, PM me.
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 1531
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Hexis
                              Funny how I can't run BF2142 under OSX. Or DoW, or CoH, or almost any other game. Why bother with Vista on bootcamp when you get better performance for games under XP and you have OSX for everything else.

                              Well yes, it depends on what you are using it for. I don't game at all, I do alot of video/photo editing. It's perfect for that.

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                                • robnix
                                  email robnix@gmail
                                  • Jan 2006
                                  • 2094
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by tribalman
                                  my dad just got a sony vio or whatever and it had vista installed. it has 2 hdd's running raid 0 with a partion for the backup/recovery instead of shipping a cd. because vista is some programs that he needs to run just don't work in it, and his desktop is old and runs very slowly so he wants to dual boot xp on the lappy. is there an easy way to do this that doesn't require formatting everything? he read that you need to format vista away, install xp, and reinstall vista. i'm thinking that it won't quite work reinstalling vista from recovery drive once xp is installed. any ideas?
                                  That's insane. If one drive fails, or your array fails, all your recovery data is GONE. The first thing you need to do is google how to retrieve the data off of the recovery partition so you can burn it to a DVD. I was able to do this with my wife's Toshiba laptop. Also, you may have software that will let you create a recovery disk set as well.

                                  Try calling Sony tech support to see if they can send recovery CD's.

                                  The problem with those recovery partitions is that they don't care whether or not an OS is in place already, they just nuke the drives and install the software. You can dual boot it, but you'll have to resize the partitions and install Windows XP after Vista is installed. Doing it this way means you'll most likely have to edit the boot.ini file to get the boot loader to boot Vista.

                                  My suggestion would be to:

                                  1) Backup all your data
                                  2) Create the recovery CD's or backup the recovery partition to DVD
                                  3) Format the drives
                                  4) Install Windows XP
                                  5) Wait until you really need Vista before you use it.

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