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    Vista SP2 Coming Soon

    Download Windows Vista SP2 Release Candidate Now

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    Image of fosphen fosphen
    04/29/09

    In reply to Vista SP2 Coming Soon
    I care because I'm on Vista now. I'll be there waiting in line for Windows 7's final release though. Then my Vista disc is going in the microwave.
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    04/29/09

    @fosphen: no no no. send it to me. i will give it a good home.
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    04/29/09

    In reply to Vista SP2 Coming Soon
    Didn't XP release a service pack as Vista was rolling out too? At least they aren't abandoning those of us who like and use Vista. If I'm going to be the red headed stepchild of Cupertino at least I'm well fed.
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    Image of mikeness mikeness
    03/05/09

    In reply to Download Windows Vista SP2 Release Candidate Now
    I didn't see "not suck" in the feature list so count me out. Oh wait I'm running Windows 7... MOOT'd
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    03/05/09

    @mikeness: LOL


    Yep, Win 7 FTW.

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    Image of grobinson grobinson
    02/26/09

    In reply to Get the Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate Next Week
    What about fixing the limitation on Vista 32bit only recognizing 3MB of RAM!
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    Image of Posavoie Posavoie
    02/26/09

    Considering I still can't do all the updates for SP1 because fo a dumbass permissions error... I'll just stick with my Windows 7 64-bit installation thank you very much.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    02/26/09

    @Posavoie: You do realize that it takes one quick search to resolve that problem. In case you still can't find it, this is what you do.


    From the Command Prompt, type the following:

    secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    02/26/09

    In reply to Get the Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate Next Week
    I skipped Vista and went right to the Win7 64 beta.


    Vista now looks like Windows ME to me. LOL

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    Image of Baldyman1966 Baldyman1966
    02/26/09

    In reply to Get the Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate Next Week
    Wait, I thought Windows 7 WAS Vista SP2.
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    02/26/09

    @Baldyman1966: W7 is SP3 for Vista, not SP2..
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    Image of KRingg KRingg
    01/23/09

    In reply to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed
    Sadly, NVidia still sucks at writing drivers. I love the Win7 beta, but my Aero performance is choppy and the driver crashes regularly. So, until NVidia gets their sh*t together, I'm sticking with Vista (which runs extremely well and I'm very happy with).
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    01/23/09

    @KRingg: try the compatibility utility
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    01/23/09

    In reply to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed
    I thought Vista SP2 was Windows 7...
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    Image of inertial inertial
    01/23/09

    In reply to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed
    if window 7 hits off as successful as it is by the reviews and critics from the beta test trial, vista might just come and go and be shadowed by 7 then. waste of labor and cost. but you can't just stop the line completely knowing how many people have no choice but to stick with vista on their pre-built laptop or personal pc(s). i personally don't own vista but playing around with it was fun. that's all i can say from that experience haha.
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    01/23/09

    @inertial: No choice? Maybe from a cost perspective if they're financially strapped. Maybe from an intimidation perspective if they aren't technologically inclined. But otherwise, I don't see people having no choice.
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    01/09/09

    In reply to Windows Vista SP2 Features and Fixes Unveiled, Beta Announced
    Test
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    12/02/08

    In reply to Windows Vista SP2 Features and Fixes Unveiled, Beta Announced
    Damn, how about Blu-Ray support for Vista Media Center?
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    Image of Zomb Zomb
    12/02/08

    @ripfire: Did you read the list?
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/02/08

    @Zomb: I should ask you that question.
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    Image of scingram scingram
    12/03/08

    @ripfire: Totally agreed. I have ArcSoft Total Home Theater now, and that has a nice VMC module, but native is certianly better.
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    12/03/08

    @scingram: Yeah, waht I was really after is a way to transcode Blu-Ray to my extender (360). But I guess that's a longshot. :P Oh well, my next option would be to buy a 50' DVI/HDMI and optical cables. I just don't think I'm ready yet to put my PC next to my tv.
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    Image of iAirmanshirk iAirmanshirk
    12/02/08

    In reply to Windows Vista SP2 Features and Fixes Unveiled, Beta Announced
    is it possible to fix vista? I say microsoft should just call it a different name, release a few betas to make it look like its a different OS, then re-sell it under that new name. Its a good idea, look into it microsoft!
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    Image of JoeLikesRamen! JoeLikesRamen!
    12/02/08

    @iAirmanshirk: What are you expecting them to turn it into, OSX? Just because you're an Apple fanboy, it doesn't mean everyone and everything else must conform to your standards.
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    Image of exstns exstns
    12/02/08

    @iAirmanshirk: Don't really get what are the problems people are having with Vista? It works faster than XP, boots up faster, barely ever crashes, works well with most programs, basically it works great. Could somebody please tell me what are these problems people are having, I'd really like to know? Or did I somehow received an early "working" build of the OS?
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    12/02/08

    @iAirmanshirk: You mean Mojave?
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    12/02/08

    @exstns: It has/had it's issues, but I find it to be pretty stable myself. I had some serious issues with it when I first got it, but those were hardware issues due to poor drivers when Vista was released. But Microsoft doesn't write nVidia's or ASUS's drivers or BIOS firmwares. I just had to update my BIOS and drivers and I was fine... but I was an extremely early adopter to Vista.


    Long story short: I'd still rather use a Windows box than a Mac or Linux box.

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    Image of iAirmanshirk iAirmanshirk
    12/02/08

    @Jagged Toaster: Your right, why should i expect microsoft to make a good product, silly of me. You pretty much backed up my decision to switch, thanks.
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    Image of exstns exstns
    12/02/08

    @Rabid Penguin: I've been with Vista from the early days of Longhorn builds. It was a bumpy road, but overall experience has been quite good once the developers caught up with the drivers and updates.
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    12/02/08

    @exstns: You and me both. The only software I've ever had a problem with was Visual Studio. But they fixed a lot of those issues a long time ago. I don't see what the big fuss is about.
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    12/02/08

    @iAirmanshirk: It's better to be quite and be thought a douche-bag, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
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    12/02/08

    In reply to Windows Vista SP2 Features and Fixes Unveiled, Beta Announced
    Okay.
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    12/02/08

    @bana:

    My reaction too...
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    12/02/08

    @Derry Quinn: So news isn't always exciting, were you expecting Vista SP2 to include time-travel functionality, or a virtual girlfriend?
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