wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hello all do you think it would be safe enough to just run the beta of vista on my PC? I really don't like dual booting so yeah. Do you think it would be safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 What do you have against dual booting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 What do you have against dual booting? Nothing really! LOL. Just one quick question for you, if I do dual boot can I remove Vista when the new beta comes out months later to install that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 I don't think vista is ready for primetime as far as drivers and therefore probably isnt a good choice as your only os. Dual boot it with xp or something so you can play around with it before making the full time switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 yeah.. drivers are still a bit lacking.. although there are videoI drivers out there for vista so you can run areo glass. It is still a long way from begin finished.. I would wait for a future release or to RC1 before you decide to dual boot. Otherwise install it on an old drive and play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 So you are saying I should not dual boot Vista? Why is this not safe? I was planning on doing this when I get home. Oh btw if I do decide to do this how much space do you think would be good enough to partition for Vista? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 wyantm06 its safe but most programs wount work. so its not worth it. the beta is just to test, see what it is like, not to use it as a everyday OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 Well I think I will wait until I get my new HDD to do this then. Because if I decide to get rid of it I know I can format the space I have it installed on but I can't combine it back with my other local HDD if you know what I mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 So you are saying I should not dual boot Vista? Why is this not safe? I was planning on doing this when I get home. Oh btw if I do decide to do this how much space do you think would be good enough to partition for Vista? I think the os itself needs 3.5 gig? I had beta 1 running at home and couldnt install it on a 3 gig hard drive.. I have yet to install the latest 5308 build.. that might be stable enough to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 I think the os itself needs 3.5 gig? I had beta 1 running at home and couldnt install it on a 3 gig hard drive.. I have yet to install the latest 5308 build.. that might be stable enough to use. it uses a little more then 4gb, the latest build, is stable, but nothing runs on it. espically games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 What are your comp specs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 What are your comp specs? 2.8 Celeron Processor, 1 Gig of Ram, 250Gb HDD...Anymore info needed? Btw I am going to install Vista on an extra 10Gb HDD I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 Video card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 Video card? GeForce 5500 something. Don't remember the name off the back, I am at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 my friend, im not even sure that you know what you want - ive been reading ur posts and uve been running around linux, xp, this that, now you want vista !?...my suggestion to you is to decide what you need/want and stick with that untill you find something better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 my friend, im not even sure that you know what you want - ive been reading ur posts and uve been running around linux, xp, this that, now you want vista !?...my suggestion to you is to decide what you need/want and stick with that untill you find something better I am using them all lol. I have Linux on my laptop, XP Pro on my new PC I built, and now I am installing a junk 10Gb HDD to put Vista on it. So yeah I do know what I want, and yes I do use them all. I like to experiment with them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 2:45 and I am out of here to go install Vista. Can't wait, ugh the school day has been so long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 Where can you find the Vista install at? Or is it pirated or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 Where can you find the Vista install at? Or is it pirated or something. You have to be a MSDN member or yes you can pirate it (wouldn't recommend). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 Where can you find the Vista install at? Or is it pirated or something. Yeah MSDN subscriber.. that is the only real way to get the disk.. otherwise there are iso s on the net that you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organ_shifter Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 I had been running Windows XP 64 Bit Edition as my main OS for a few months. I didn't like all the issues that I kept running into (drivers for certain things that I use everyday was a big issue). I decided to uninstall it. When Vista 5308_FebCTP first dropped, the plan was to run it as my primary OS. Unfortunately, it wasn't ready for main use at all. So many things were not optimizing correctly. Although I did manage to get lots of things that were not currently of use to me to stop starting up with the system, things were not functioning smoothly enough. Explorer.exe runs into errors on a regular basis and has to restart so often. On top of that, there is just not enough support available right now to enjoy it full time. Vista 5308 is nothing more than an experimental tease to us right now, but it's fun to play around with nonetheless. If you go into the project thinking as such, you'll be able to deal with it without losing composure. A week after the first FebCTP_5308_32bit dropped (the one I installed), I found out that it was a build aimed solely at programmers/developers and not for the general public to enjoy. Microsoft did make it known that they wouldn't do anything to stop the public from getting it (a more massive feedback source is a good thing). What's more important is that a second build of 5308 also surfaced that same week which was exclusively designed for everyday users. I've yet to go for that version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|3v|lon3| Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 I have a old ibm t23 1.2 ghz with 512 ram.. and vista installed fine and ran superb just like xp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 A week after the first FebCTP_5308_32bit dropped (the one I installed), I found out that it was a build aimed solely at programmers/developers and not for the general public to enjoy. Microsoft did make it known that they wouldn't do anything to stop the public from getting it (a more massive feedback source is a good thing). What's more important is that a second build of 5308 also surfaced that same week which was exclusively designed for everyday users. I've yet to go for that version. That is the one that i have.. it came out the 22nd i believe.. the second build, from what i have read, is a hell of a lot more stable. Make you wonder if MS really doesnt mind all of the Beta being spread all over the place. I mean there is huge hype in the IT/power user world every time a new build is issued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 Well I guess I don't have another HDD so here is my quick question. If I install Vista on a seperate partition and then end up deleting it will I be able to delete the partition and have it combine back with the regular one? Or will I have to reformat the whole thing for it to become one again? Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted March 9, 2006 CID Share Posted March 9, 2006 You can format the partition you made for vista and then delete it so whatever size that partition was now becomes free space. This free space can then be added to any other partition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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