Looking into the distance

[HR2]

Any of you members had any experince with beta versions of windows 'VISTA' yet? It seems [or so i've been told ] you need a 64bit machine to run it and it also seems to be not far different from XP. All-in-all the general consensus seems to think it's something of a damp squib after all the hype. I think I might go for Linux myself as it looks far better and more secure than Redmond's product and has a lot of 'extra's' built in..

 

[HSTfan!!!]

you don't need a 64bit machine but you need one hell of a spec'd pc.
Processor wise you don't need a lot - iirc it was 700mhz minimum processor, 512mb-1Gb Ram, at least a 128mb Graphics card if you want the aero themes, however you can use a 64mb card without the aero themes - not sure what you get instead.

 

[Tom B]

I was speaking to a friend who's run it and apparently it uses a good 400mb RAM just at the desktop. Most of which is the added junk they've filled it with - 3d effects and the like. There doesn't seem to be that many additions, just a fresh packaging and a few tweaks to XP.

"Better security" - hmm. They claim there are "anti-phishing" controls, but how can you stop phishing? If people are still stupid enough to take heed of spoof emails...

I've got a copy coming my way which should be a laugh..

 

[HSTfan!!!]

Aye I've got a copy on the way shortly, means I'll have to dig out all the ram in the house and put it into the one decent machine and then I still need a new graphics card for it

 

[TicketMan]

Who needs to fear phishing scams when Bill Gates and his boys will empty your bank account for you...

I'll stick with XP for now...

 

[Gareth Hale]

May I advise you to download Windows Vista Upgrade tool. Can be found at www.microsoft.com/windowsvista. it tells you if your computer can run Windows Vista and which version of Vista will be suitable for your work.

"A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least:

• A modern processor (at least 800MHz1).
• 512 MB of system memory.
• A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable."

"
A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:

• 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1.
• 1 GB of system memory.
• A graphics processor that runs Windows Aero2.
• 128 MB of graphics memory.
• 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
• DVD-ROM Drive3.
• Audio output capability.
• Internet access capability."