Windows Vista RC1 : A user review

[gxsaurav]

For a complete list of all the features in Windows Vista Go to the Vista Wiki

 

[AshishSharma]

I tied to upgrade Vista to RC2 by Loading the DVD on Power ISO in Vista RC1 but when you browse the disk you just find one text file informing you "This disc contains a "UDF" file system and requires an operating system that supports the ISO-13346 "UDF" file system specification."

It shows the same when I load the ISO to Power ISO in XP as well.

What to do now ?

 

[gxsaurav]

u need to burn a DVD to use it, & u cannot upgrade install yet

 

[nishant_nms]

U may try mounting it in Daemon Tools

 

[samrulez]

^^
I don't think virtual drives will help....coz after u reboot it switches to the installation environment ...so u r software will stare only if XP stars...

But try ''Virtual Machine'' or VM-ware....

 

[gary4gar]

^^
then it will install vista in the parent os as a a guest os. as performance will be slow

 

[AshishSharma]

Finally upgraded to Rc2 had to extract the disk to HDD with Ultra ISO and then run the setup from there. Interestingly it still says Rc1 in the EULA but later shows Rc2 on the right hand bottom of the desktop, how else can I check the build ?

Explorer.exe works better in Rc1 no crash ... nd yes it doesn't allow upgrade, it'll install over the existing insallation and move the old files to Windows.old including the user profiles.

 

[gxsaurav]

As stated by Microsoft, a partition with 15GB is recomended for Windows Vista, while installing Vista it checks weather the partition is 15GB or not, if not then it will not install....however the actula size of Vista in RC1 state was 8 GB.

The final RTM installation of Vista will take less space after relesing, somewhere between 5 to 6 GB approx

 

[tarey_g]

u need to burn a DVD to use it, & u cannot upgrade install yet

Incorrect

^^
I don't think virtual drives will help....coz after u reboot it switches to the installation environment ...so u r software will stare only if XP stars...

But try ''Virtual Machine'' or VM-ware....

Incorrect.


Virtual drive will work , i installed my copy like that . the installation caches all data needed before restart and after restart it has nothing to do with the mounted image . so use dameon tools or whatever mounting program , it will work.

 

[nishant_nms]

He is right I also had installed once Vista using deamon-Tools

 

[~Phenom~]

Just got Vista RC1 32 bit and 64 bit from merawindows, will try soon.

 

[Pathik]

hey r they still sending?? Phenom hadnt u got the beta 2 b5384?

 

[nishant_nms]

Just got Vista RC1 32 bit and 64 bit from merawindows, will try soon.

Me too waiting

 

[Vishal Gupta]

@pathiks
They hv started a contest and r sending RC1 DVD to all participants

 

[~Phenom~]

I have got Vista RC1 both 32 bit and 64 bit (not beta2) in a beautiful DVD case.
I have also got Vista beta 2 but earlier not today.

 

[Vishal Gupta]

Yeah! They r sending RC1 DVD (both 32 & 64 bit) in a very sweet pack
I'm waiting for my pack

 

[red_hat]

I installed yesterday.It took nearly an hour.
Installation is as usual easier.
Installed softs like azureus ,flashget ,odc ,lal etc.. worked fine.
But due to its security feature or compatibality issue i was unable to run radmin server.
Net works fine with no prob.

My friend who also gave try was unable to install drivers of dlink router.
so waiting for drivers compatible with vista.

I think RC2 is not yet available for download on M$ site.

 

[nishant_nms]

RC2 was available for download and I had downloaded it But it was for short period of time

 

[[xubz]]

Read my Vista RC1 Review Here

Had Written that Long Ago, Moved to my Blog Recently, Since I'm new to this Forum I Had to post that Link

Regards,

 

[Vishal Gupta]

Yippie! Me too received my 32 & 64 bit Vista RC1 DVD today from Merawindows
The pack looks awesome