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1. Randy Scholes

   
   Posted on: December 26, 2006 at 11:26PM  

   nholling there is also alot of problems with the HP drivers for the 32bit vista also... So so what... Just give it time until the drivers come out in final versions..

   So what are u going to do when the next windows OS that comes out after windows vista? Since it'll only be 64bit...

   Windows vista works great on my system... but of course i only got 512mbs of ram but that'll change in a few weeks..
2. Gabriel

   
   Posted on: December 27, 2006 at 9:34AM  

   Yeah, I should add that mine runs with 2GB memory which is probably partially responsible for its quickness and responsiveness. And Vista handles two cores just beautifully, much better than XP.
3. Mr. Mike

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

   Well i have an amd 2500 @ 1.8 gig,768 megs ddr 400 ram, and a 256 meg all in wonder 2006 agp, as well as a 250 gig maxtor.

   Vista installs okay then after the reboot the screen has lines going virtical on the screen. Then the computer reboots and wham I'm back into Windows xp. (giving some crap that my sys doesn't meet MIN requirements. ALSO The upgrade advisor crashes on me when it tries to hit the net (Cause i don't have net @ home) so i don't even get ANY type of report saying what's what.
4. Nick White

   
   Posted on: December 27, 2006 at 2:24PM  

   Hey Mr. Mike:  you might be experiencing a driver issue, as I've seen similar problems (vertical lines on the screen after reboot/awaken) on some units prior to their drivers being updated to Windows Vista's WDDM diver model.  I suggest checking your manufacturer's support site for an updated driver; they may have an installation work-around as well.

   Alternatively, you could peruse the public newsgroups to see if anyone with your same system has found a resolution.  Hope it all works out for you.
5. Mr. Mike

   
   Posted on: December 27, 2006 at 4:28PM  

   yes that what i thought as well, with xp as soon as i updated the agp bus driver this fixed the problem, but i had to boot into safe mode to do this in xp, as for vista i have no idea how to fix....but thanks for the fast reply, and I am also pursuing the other newsgroup avenue. I am very anxious to try vista and it's just discouraging as i pass the min requirements and was hoping to at least see a vista desktop before bugs appeared. No biggie I will still try and try again untill i get it, That is how we learn to do it right.
6. geekteach

   
   Posted on: December 28, 2006 at 12:41AM  

   I received an Acer Ferrari today loaded with Vista.  I had a problem right from the get go.  I spent three hours on support with Acer, Microsoft, and D-Link trying to connect to my wireless router.  It would never ask me for a WEP code.  Everyone said to call someone else!  Finally, I bought a new router (linksys), installed it, and I'm now connected. Thought of that one without help!

   It is great and I'm impressed with Vista-just not with the hassle of getting connected. Who would have thought that a router would be in conflict?  

   I have a few programs that I'm not sure will work-will be testing extensively.

   Just for your records-my router was three years old.
7. geekteach

   
   Posted on: December 28, 2006 at 4:42PM  

   I just connected my Sprint 6700 with Bluetooth with this machne.  Wow was it an easy experience.  Now if I could figure out how to sync with my device I would have it made.  I thought I downloaded a beta for Windows Mobile devices but I can't determine where or if it installed.
8. Teknoman

   
   Posted on: December 29, 2006 at 2:35AM  

   Ok when it says 40GB recommended for Vista, but 15GB required, whats the difference?

   Just wondering, because im planning on buying the upgrade version of either Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate, and i've got two HDD. One is just a 20GB that I use to have my OS installed on (currently Windows XP Home SP2) and the other is mostly for games, movies, and music ( 120GB HDD).

   So since upgrading would replace XP on the C drive, wouldnt that give Vista the room it needs to be installed anyway? Or am I going to have to install a full version on the 2nd (D drive)HDD, and just find out how to uninstall XP from C drive?
9. Teknoman

   
   Posted on: December 29, 2006 at 2:39AM  

   Oh and here are my complete specs:

   AMD athlon XP 3500+

   1 GB ram

   Geforce 7600 GT 128MB PCI-e card

   20 GB HDD (with XP installed)

   120GB HDD (with music, movies, and PC games installed)

   Just looking to get some sort of confirmation for what I need to do since its only a few days till release.
10. Teknoman

    
    Posted on: December 29, 2006 at 2:54AM  

    Whoops forgot to add the 3500+ is a 64 bit processor.