Re: [H] VISTA Ultimate
I'm using Vista Ultimate on my server only, does a decent job. FTP runs OK. Does it's job well. My only main complaint is I do have SW on my main box I do not care to loose so putting it there for now is not a option. I have not run MS's diagnostic yet though. Some of this stuff may work if I do a upgrade but I would prefer a clean but then the problems with some of my sw would surface. FWIW the first release was more of a hog then the final release which seems to adjust itself. My server is only a 2400 Barton with 1 gb of ram and a fx5900 video card and it runs fine. Only have Vista Business final so I will have to clean install my server which is still RC2. In all their wisdom that is what MS sent me. At 12:23 AM 2/25/2007, Zulfiqar, Naushad Poked the stick with: I just installed VISTA Ultimate on my computer. My computer is a very simple i945G chipset based mobo with Pentium D 805 @ 3.66Ghz and 2 GB of RAM. Vista runs fairly smooth, and surprisingly Aero Glass is enabled on the integrated graphics card. I must say that VISTA really does feel like XP with a thick layer of makeup on. However, I can feel the difference in the new TCP/IP stack. All my torrents are going much faster and also my network copies are going more smoother. Flip3D is super lame compared to Expose' but still better than nothing. Instant search is a godsend!! Using spotlight on the mac really made me miss it on the PC side. Overall I really do think that VISTA is too much of a hog for what it is, I think OSX is better but that's more subjective. But as far as MS is concerned, they have done a decent job of a new release. All my drivers and such work fine and I have faced no problems, so far, but then again, I really haven't stressed the system too much as such. Regards, -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Tag line thievery..Coming up next on Geraldo.
Re: [H] VISTA Ultimate
Yeah Except try some sli in vista. (Oh that's right it doesn't work). But that's more nvidias fault then ms, as crossfire works in vista fine Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Zulfiqar, Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:23:48 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] VISTA Ultimate I just installed VISTA Ultimate on my computer. My computer is a very simple i945G chipset based mobo with Pentium D 805 @ 3.66Ghz and 2 GB of RAM. Vista runs fairly smooth, and surprisingly Aero Glass is enabled on the integrated graphics card. I must say that VISTA really does feel like XP with a thick layer of makeup on. However, I can feel the difference in the new TCP/IP stack. All my torrents are going much faster and also my network copies are going more smoother. Flip3D is super lame compared to Expose' but still better than nothing. Instant search is a godsend!! Using spotlight on the mac really made me miss it on the PC side. Overall I really do think that VISTA is too much of a hog for what it is, I think OSX is better but that's more subjective. But as far as MS is concerned, they have done a decent job of a new release. All my drivers and such work fine and I have faced no problems, so far, but then again, I really haven't stressed the system too much as such. Regards,
[H] Twonkyvision
Anyone played around with this? I am using it to serve my HTPC content over my LAN because it does a great job but I am having some trouble with configuration, specifically the nodes for navigation of video files. They recently released v4.1 which is great but it changed some things and the manual pretty much sucks. -- Brian
RE: [H] Vista Supported software
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:18 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Vista Supported software Is there any kind of web site that lists Vista supported legacy software. I figure sooner or later somebody is going to start compiling one of these. And I'm one of the unlucky ones totally unable to run Outlook 2007 in Vista Ultimate, It crashes within 10 seconds of opening. Even with all the evil add-ins disabled.. I have Google's this thing to death without an answer.. And though I may be in the minority, I'm not alone with this issue.. Clean install all the way around, by the way... Bill
[H] Sharing MP3 files online
What do you folks recommend as an easy and free way to post MP3 files online, which can be opened and listened to by anyone else? I'm looking for a way where I send a link and other people can click on it and it plays automatically in Windows Media Player or whatever. Yousendit requires that you download the file, I just want it to open and play... thanks..
RE: [H] VISTA Ultimate
No. Aero Glass is an all-or-nothing feature. Time to replace that AIW...I decided a long time ago that I'll never use an integrated video+capture solution again. :) Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 2:11 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] VISTA Ultimate Unfortunately, no support for All in Wonder so I doubt I will be switching any time soon. One thing I would like to know is if you are using a Aero supported video card on a primary monitor and a old unsupported PCI card on the secondary monitor , will Vista still support Aero on the primary?
RE: [H] VISTA Ultimate
At 02:14 PM 2/25/2007, you wrote: No. Aero Glass is an all-or-nothing feature. So both video cards would have to support Aero, which means, of course, that no PCI video cards are capable of supporting Aero Time to replace that AIW...I decided a long time ago that I'll never use an integrated video+capture solution again. :) yes, but there are so many unsupported things about Vista, that matter to me, that I am not in a big hurry to switch to Vista. But I do want to buy a 30 inch monitor, and for that I need to upgrade the video card. Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 2:11 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] VISTA Ultimate Unfortunately, no support for All in Wonder so I doubt I will be switching any time soon. One thing I would like to know is if you are using a Aero supported video card on a primary monitor and a old unsupported PCI card on the secondary monitor , will Vista still support Aero on the primary?
[H] Connecting a DVD changer to HTPC?
Anyone experimented with this? A possible alternative to several TB of HD space would be to get something like this: http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=9723273/ The question would be, how would one connect it to the software in the HTPC so you could browse and select a disc to play? BTW, I am using Meedio for my HTPC software. MCE wasn't configurable enough for me and I use DirecTV so I don' need any timeshifting, recording, or real time TV viewing. -- Brian
