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post #41 of 68
10/13/06 at 3:56am
1 word.....TORRENT
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post #42 of 68
10/13/06 at 9:54am
Sometimes my geek fuse just burns out. Lemme go get azureus again.
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post #43 of 68
10/13/06 at 10:17am
lol...
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post #44 of 68
10/13/06 at 12:40pm
I am running Vista RC2 on my 1705. Just curious if anyone else has an issue with Vista and the 1705 when closing the laptop cover, the screen stays on. ANyone else have this, and is there a fix?
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post #45 of 68
10/13/06 at 12:44pm
Yea, I think thats an nVidia driver issue...happens with me to.
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post #46 of 68
10/13/06 at 1:00pm
Sup everyone, i gots two questions to ask because im going to Install Vista RC2 build 5744 this weekend

1.) How much space does vista need? how much should i give it?
---->going to dual boot with Windows XP Pro
2.) Is their drivers for the nvidia cards for vista? or tony's drivers work with vista?
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post #47 of 68
10/13/06 at 8:38pm
WOOHOO!!! Lancorp you are DA MAN!!! Now I got two goodies in the mail for me. I'm getting that feeling I used to get when I was but a young boy and I had my dad place orders for legos from the catalog and then started counting the days when the mailman was supposed to drop by with my new toy.
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post #48 of 68
10/21/06 at 12:03am
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Originally Posted by philby
One thing I really miss is a virtual drive............... does anyone know of a working prefer free virtual drive in RC2???????

MagicDisc virtual cd/dvd can work properly on windows vista rc2. it is freeware.
http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm
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post #49 of 68
10/21/06 at 2:31am
Daemon Tools is working perfectly for me in RC2
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post #50 of 68
10/21/06 at 8:39pm
nVidia have released a new WHQL driver (96.85 Beta): http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_96.85.html Includes OpenGL support and has a control panel. Grab it now.
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Release Highlights:
  • These drivers are only compatible with Windows Vista RC2 build 5744 and higher, and should not be used with other versions of Windows Vista.
  • Includes the new NVIDIA Control Panel. Please visit the NVIDIA Control Panel website for more information.
  • Includes OpenGL driver for compatibility testing.
  • Improved application compatibility and performance.
  • For a full list of fixes issues, please view the Release Notes.
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post #51 of 68
10/21/06 at 9:15pm
The new version of Deamon Tools (4.06) works perfectly with 5744...

Oh and the new nVidia drivers are still crap...best ones I have found to be are the 96.33 ones...available on laptopvideo2go.com
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post #52 of 68
10/21/06 at 10:50pm
Okay, cheers scott'ay <GRIN>

I am in Canberra and I notice you are in NSW - Hi.

Are you running RC2 on a 9400? I am just about to order one with the $1000 off discount. The only thing I am concerned about is the panel, but it is just wait and see.
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post #53 of 68
10/22/06 at 1:24am
Hey...yea not to far from me eh! Im in Nowra...

Yep, Im running RC2 on the 9400...runs sweet!

ANy problems with it just give us a yell!
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post #54 of 68
10/22/06 at 5:42am
Hi, thanks, mate

I have been hanging out for the release of the Vista Upgrade Coupons (rumoured to be on the 26th Oct). But am cautious about loosing the $1000 discount, which may not be available at the time the coupons are released. However, I am thinking of just getting the laptop anyway and then purchasing an OEM version of Vista Ultimate sometime next year before the RC2 license runs out.

It's a bummer that the Inspirons don't have a TPM chip though, as I like the idea of security just because it is possible.
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post #55 of 68
10/22/06 at 6:16am
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Originally Posted by GAMER135
Sup everyone, i gots two questions to ask because im going to Install Vista RC2 build 5744 this weekend

1.) How much space does vista need? how much should i give it?
---->going to dual boot with Windows XP Pro
i personally use 22 gigo for vista RC2

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Originally Posted by GAMER135
2.) Is their drivers for the nvidia cards for vista? or tony's drivers work with vista?
i recommend the stock that comes with vista, and then p.u. the latest beta from nvidia site

cheers ...
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post #56 of 68
10/22/06 at 6:25am
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Originally Posted by MCDGexx
Oh. How do I do a dual boot? I don't know how
totally late response ...
. create another 20-22gigo partition on ur drive
(i use gpartedLiveCDivecd - http://gparted.sourceforge.net/)
(many users just boot up with the xp installation, get as far as partioning and creating new partition and then break off the XP setup process)
. that was it, insert the vistaDVD and just follow the instruction, 30 min max and u have a windows dual boot system

cheers ...
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post #57 of 68
10/22/06 at 7:53pm
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Originally Posted by gxtoast
Okay, cheers scott'ay <GRIN>

I am in Canberra and I notice you are in NSW - Hi.

Are you running RC2 on a 9400? I am just about to order one with the $1000 off discount. The only thing I am concerned about is the panel, but it is just wait and see.

I saw this also - thats a really good deal, just brought a 9400 for a work mate for $2300 from grays online, but now after seeing that price I was kicking myself considering it had 3 years compleate care included.

On a positive note, still running RC2 but have problems with windows update giving me an error. Has any one else come across this????, my copy is activated etc and thought it was my works proxy server but still having the same issue at home through my wireless cable connection.
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post #58 of 68
10/23/06 at 11:24pm
I tried installing RC-2 5744 and I got an error right after it started: 0x80070241. I did a few searches on the web and couldn't find much, people just saying it's a bad .iso (even thought it was the DVD), and I even tried downloading it from a torrent and still got the same result. It happens right after it begins copying files.

Anyone have an idea as to what the cause could be?
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post #59 of 68
10/23/06 at 11:37pm
I didnt feel like reading all of it but can someone let me know how it will run on my M170 /w 2.13 proc,2gb ram,7800GTX? Also does anyone know how games work on it like WOW, CS:S, BF2, and COD2?
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post #60 of 68
10/24/06 at 4:17am
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Originally Posted by squidney2k1
I tried installing RC-2 5744 and I got an error right after it started: 0x80070241. I did a few searches on the web and couldn't find much, people just saying it's a bad .iso (even thought it was the DVD), and I even tried downloading it from a torrent and still got the same result. It happens right after it begins copying files.

Anyone have an idea as to what the cause could be?
That definitely sounds like either a bad DVD copy or a bad ISO.

Two things; did you run an MD5 check on the ISO to verify? (32bit MD5 is 83cee5f1642d094670147c5350c57762) Also, did you burn at the lowest speed? These two things saved me a lot of headaches.
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