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1. cpedley

   
   Posted on: December 12, 2006 at 10:27PM  

   I have now been successful in getting a key for Windows Vista twice to try to latest release. The only problem is that the server was overloaded every time. How on earth can a reseller like myself who needs to know from firsthand experience how the product works and why clients should upgrade get my hands on the latest candidate or RTM? The keys don' do much good without the product. I was hoping Microsoft would give us a trial copy at the launch in Toronto but that didn't happne.

   I was out of the country for two weeks after giving up on the download after getting the first key.

   Charles Pedley
2. Fista

   
   Posted on: December 12, 2006 at 11:11PM  

   Scary stuff.
3. Brandon LeBlanc

   

   
   Posted on: December 13, 2006 at 12:09AM  

   Not sure I'd call it "scary stuff".

   In my opinion, I think Microsoft's overall "Update" plan for Windows Vista is absolutely fantastic. I hope by January 30th, they have the majority of the major hardware vendors supplying some new drivers for Vista - which I imagine they will.

   Charles, are you a Microsoft Partner? If so, you should get Vista in a upcoming Partner Pack.
4. someone

   
   Posted on: December 13, 2006 at 5:08AM  

   1. There is a bug in the Windows hotfix installer (Update.exe) which MS hasn't fixed for XP. Update.exe hangs while installing when the catalog files for the updates (*.cat located in the Catroot folder) get more than 200+. Hope this is already fixed in Vista or will be fixed by SP1.

   2.  Can MS add a switch to Update.exe to bypass creation of a system restore point?
5. ascanio

   
   Posted on: December 15, 2006 at 4:29AM  

   Hello, I really don't know if I'm posting in the right place... But I'm not able to update my RC1 of Vista, because the O.S. doesn't recognize my ADSL modem. What can I do ?

   Tx
6. MickY G

   
   Posted on: December 22, 2006 at 1:50AM  

   Rather than waffle on about how wonderful Vista is going to be and patting yourselves on the back, if might be a good idea for Microsoft to announce how the hell we obtain serialization numbers for the cheap Vista upgrade which came with my recent newly purchased computer and not just me! Take a look at the web guys! Nobody knows where the hell to look for it or where the hell to get it from! We don't even know what it is?
7. Nick White

   
   Posted on: December 27, 2006 at 1:23PM  

   Hey ascanio:  sounds to me like a driver issue -- I'd suggest you check the manufacturer's Web site and if that doesn't provide you an updated driver, then you'll probably want to wait for the RTM edition to release.
8. Nick White

   
   Posted on: December 27, 2006 at 2:03PM  

   Hey MickY G:  sounds like you're referring to the upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, which is not yet possible due to the fact that we've not yet reached retail availability (30 Jan).
9. Tim Carroll

   
   Posted on: January 03, 2007 at 9:41AM  

   Nick,

   I upgraded from XP(All SP's and patched were up to date) to Window Business.  When following the post install task list, I recieved the following error: "Windows could not search for new updates. Code 80244019".  I have not been able to find an asnwer as to what the problem is.  

   From your post on December 27th I may have found the asnwer... is that the case?  Or do I have another problem?  If so, where can I find the answer?

   Tim
10. rfcooke@bigpond...

    
    Posted on: January 28, 2007 at 12:15AM  

    For what my 2 bob is worth people, I have been using Vista RC1 in Australia for months, along with Live One Care, Windows Live web site, Office Live 2007 and a lot more. I bit the bullet and installed all this on my main machine (I also did a lot of backups) and I have not had any serious problems, Vista seems to work best (for me anyhow) if you have an  external hard drive and use OneCare, it does a weekly tune up, removes not needed files and backs up automaticly, I reckon it is pretty good. My only complaints are, I have an iMate PDA that used to sync with outlook, my version of Vista cannot do that as yet, so I do this on my laptop still running XP Pro. The other problem is (and this really pisses me off) that some of the software, and the hardware (new fully complient Vista machine) will not work. I think, the biggest problem is the slack arse people outside Microsoft have a lot to answer for, also I think "Uncle Bill" should get better connected with the Vista update feature for both software and hardware, at present it is not good. The hardware makers say it is a Microsoft problem, Microsoft says it is the hardware people. That does my friends, piss me off.