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1. MadDoggyca

   
   Posted on: January 02, 2007 at 8:39PM  

   WIndows Vista Ulmitia Edition Build 6000 (64 Bit Version) Running on

   AMD 3200+ 64Bit

   2gig of DDR2 Ram

   256 PIC-E Radion x700

   160GIG HD

   Gforce 4 SLI MainBoard

   Logitech Comunation XL Webcam

   Dazzle HollywoodDV-Brgie

   Logitech Wingmang F! Wheel

   IPOD Shuffle

   Canon ZR-85 Digital Video Cam

   All hardware has 64bit (VISTA) driver via Vista Install disc or Off the manerfature Website.... (NOT XP 64 Drivers)

   the onyl peaice of hardware that did not have 64 drives is the CanoScan 650U witch I got ride of becuz it did not have 64 Drivers...

   NO speed or Ram issuse but I found that running old 9.x games didn;t want to play and crash bak to the desktop.. but how well Its tiem to move on and not look behined eh? will jsut wait for VMS VP 2007 to be realsed so we can isntall 98 with in Vista and have the best of the old and new world! I jsut hope that the VP 2007 will inculed 3d suport for video drivers ...

   30 more days I Can go out and buy a real copy I can;t wait...PS I think MS should have held back on the Valdation Update KB929391 as it waz a pain in the *** to fix after it updated. how ever I did fined a work aorund after it updated with out removing it.. MS be my guest in realse more Valdtion Patchs jsut don;t do it untill after Jan 30 so many of us that couldn't wait to buy it contiune to run it with out issuses untill we are givin the chances to buy and change Produect key atlest.
2. jeanfor

   
   Posted on: January 03, 2007 at 10:14AM  

   Sn4k3, I can put a max of 4gb and I have now 2gb. I guess my next worstation will be 64 bit.
3. Mr. Mike

   
   Posted on: January 03, 2007 at 11:22AM  

   well i gave up trying to install vista, as much as i really want to run it, my system doesn't like it...

   Driver issues with my vid card i believe, the install won't finish for me to change or update the drivers, when i go into safe mode it tells me that I need to put in the dvd, and run a safe mode repair, but yet when i go into safe mode it tells me that setup is not complete and I need to run the setup from the cd...vicious circle that I can't repair.

   But anyways I am getting a new computer in March and i will be making sure it's 100% vista ultimate compatible..in the meantime I guess my vista dvd will make a nice coaster for my Mac coffee cup.
4. bobwillcox

   
   Posted on: January 03, 2007 at 3:16PM  

   I am comparing two identical PCs - one with Xp Pro, the other Vista Business.  I have to say I am not impressed.  Vista takes longer to start up, longer to shut down, at least 50% longer to install software (ie Office), takes 50% longer to write a CD (using Nero 7), irritates with numerous messages about always needing permission to do anything.  Even if User Accounts are modified to stop the irritation, it irritates even more by telling me I have disabled user account options!  Defender is just an absolute nuisance and nowhere near as efficient as other malware/spyware programs.  It takes much longer to scan! Considering I have Celeron D 2.8Ghz CPUs, 1Gb DDR400 Ram i am not impressed at all.  The GUI is much prettier, but extremely resource hungry.  As for windows Mail, just initiating it seems to absorb 100% processor activity and takes 30% longer to download just half a dozen messages and thats using a 4Mb bandwidth DSL!  XP pro is much more efficient from the user aspect and thats not just down to familiarity with the product
5. ttremeth

   
   Posted on: January 03, 2007 at 5:46PM  

   Can vista premium upgrade be freshly installed on to a 64 bit pc using the 64 bit version?
6. Karl

   
   Posted on: January 03, 2007 at 6:03PM  

   Hi Nick,

   This will be my first time building an entire PC (HTPC/Gaming Work-Station).  Everything is in place but WV x64 Ultimate.  I've about 20 years IT experience, but I'm still hesitant...  So any comments are appreciated.

   I have two Seagate 750GB HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G that I want to RAID 0 on Intel ICH7R, and also have two WD RaptorX 150GB HD 10K/16MB/SATA-150 that I want to RAID 0 on the Marvel 88SE6145 bridge.  I'm not planning to have any EIDE HDDs.

   I would like to install WV x64 Ult. on the Seagate's RAID 0, and tell it to use the Raptor's RAID 0, for swap and internet files.  Also, if I use Vista Boot Pro * http://www.vistabootpro.org/intro.php *, I could install WV x32 on the Raptor's RAID and tell it to use the Seagate's RAID for swap and internet files.  I'm concerned about drivers and DVD programs, but also would like to get up to HD levels for the Home Theater PC.  I don't have an HDCP monitor/HDTV and I'm confused about what to get for Vista HD.

   I have the new Quad-Core Extreme QX6700 2.66GHz Intel processor, and 4GB of Mushkin Redline Overclocking DDR2.

   The Crossfire ASUS P5W64-WS MB will have one ASUS EAX1950XTX/HTVDP/512M Radeon X1950XTX 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card; and one ATI - Tecnologies All-In-Wonder X?1900? PCI

   Express Video Card with 256MB RAM and VGA+DVI-I and TV Tuner;

   and a Dvico FusionHDTV5-RT Gold Plus Board.

   Linksys / WMP300N / 300Mbps / 802.11n (Draft N) / PCI / Wireless Network Adapter

   Coolmax / Green Power / 1000-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fan / SATA Ready / SLI Ready / Power Supply

   Thermaltake Tai-Chi Aluminum Case - Liquid Cooling

   1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive

   Sony BWU100A / 2x BD-R/RE / 8x DVD±R/ 6x8x DVD-RW+RW / 4x DVD±R DL / 5x DVD-RAM / 24x16x CD-R/RW / Internal / Blu-ray/DVD/CD Rewritable Drive

   Plextor PX-755SA / 16x8x16x DVD+R/RW / 16x6x16x DVD-R/RW / 10x +R DL / 6x -R DL / 48x24x48x CD-R/RW / SATA Internal DVD Burner

   Sony VAIO XL1B2 200 Disc DVD/CD Burner Media Changer for Windows Media Center 2005 PC's and Sony XL1/ XL2 Digital Living Systems

   P5W64 WS Professional Specifications

   CPU

   LGA775 socket for Intel® Pentium Processor

   Extreme Edition / Pentium D / Pentium 4 / Celeron CPU

   Support Intel 65nm, Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo

   Support Intel next generation Mulit-Core CPU

   Compatible with Intel 06B, 05B/ 05A and 04B/04A processors

   Intel EM64T and Hyper-Threading Technology ready

   Chipset

   North Bridge: Intel 975X (support ATi CrossFire dual Gfx technology)

   South Bridge: Intel ICH7R

   PCIe Switch: IDT 89HA0324

   Front Side Bus

   1066/800 MHz

   Memory

   4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 667/533, ECC and non-ECC un-buffered memory

   Dual channel architecture

   Native DDR2 800 Support

   Expansion Slots

   4 x PCI-E x 16 slots

   2 x PCI 2.2

   Storage

   Intel ICH7R controller supports:

   - 4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s (RAID 0,1,10,5)

   - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100

   Marvell 88SE6145 supports:

   - 3 x SATA 3.0Gb/s (RAID 0,1,10)

   - 1 x eSATA 3.0Gb/s

   Audio

   ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC

   Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking

   Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out on back I/O port

   LAN

   Marvell 88E8052 + 88E8001PCI-E Dual Gb LAN controller

   Support Teaming function

   USB

   8 x USB 2.0 ports

   Overclocking Features

   ASUS AI NOS™

   AI Overclocking

   AI Clock Skew

   ASUS PEG Link

   Hyper Path 3

   ASUS BIOS Profile

   ASUS C.P.R.

   ASUS AI Booster

   Adjustable FSB/DDR2 ratio

   Fixed PCI/PCIe frequencies.

   Precision Tweaker:

   - vDIMM: 12 step DRAM voltage control

   - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment

   - SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): allowing FSB tuning from 100 MHz up to 550 MHz at 1MHz increment

   - PCIe x16 Frequency: allowing PCIe x16 frequency from 90MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment

   Advanced Thermal Design

   8-Phase Power Design

   Stack Cool 2

   Q-Fan 2

   ASUS Heat-pipe thermal solution

   ASUS AI Lifestyle Features

   Multi-language BIOS

   SATA on the Go

   AI Nap

   AI Gear

   My Logo 2

   Other ASUS Special Features

   ASUS AI NET2

   CrashFree BIOS 3

   EZ Flash 2

   Q-Connector

   ASUS AI Quiet

   TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 1.2 (optional)

   Back Panel I/O Ports

   Parallel

   PS/2 Keyboard

   PS/2 Mouse

   RJ45

   S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical)

   4 x USB

   eSATA

   Audio I/O

   WLAN antenna jack (Optional)

   Internal I/O Connectors

   4 x USB

   8-pin ATX+12V power

   24-pin ATX Power connector

   Chassis intrusion

   CPU fan with PWM control

   Chassis fan1 with Q-fan control

   Chassis fan2 with Q-fan control

   PWR fan

   IDE connector

   Floppy disk drive connector

   Serial ATA connectors

   CD audio in

   IEEE 1394a port

   Front panel audio connector

   BIOS

   8Mb flash ROM, AMI BIOS, Green, PnP, DMI, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS v 2.3, EZ flash, CrashFree BIOS2

   Manageability

   WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, AI NET, Chassis Intrusion

   Support CD

   Drivers

   BIOS flash utility under DOS

   AI Booster

   ASUS PC Probe II

   RAID utility

   Anti virus software

   Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0

   Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C

   Accessories

   User's manual

   UltraDMA cable

   FDD cable

   2-port USB module

   2-port 1394a module

   I/O shield

   SATA cable

   SATA power cable

   Media Launcher

   Form Factor

   ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.5cm)

   Thank you anyway--- I've learned a lot from your web site.
7. AlexS

   
   Posted on: January 03, 2007 at 10:38PM  

   Currently running XP Pro 32-bit on a 64-bit AMD Turion 64x2 HP laptop. Have applied successfully for the upgrade to Vista Business. Will it come with a 64-bit disk in view of the fact that I've submitted an upgrade based on my current 32-bit XP Pro? And when they say upgrade, realy it will be a full OS capable of a full fresh re-formatted HD install>?
8. historypro

   
   Posted on: January 04, 2007 at 8:31PM  

   I have an upgrade question for which I've been unable to get a definitive answer from Slaes or Customer Service. Here's my situation: This summer, XP corrupted which running a system restore. I was unable to restore the XP system in any way, so I installed a copy of Vista Beta 2. Later when I installed the RC-1 upgrade, I had it remove all old files. Thus it seems that I no longer have XP on by hard drive (although I'm not sure). Now that its time to purchase Vista, I'm not sure whether to buy the upgrade version (its cheaper) or whether I'll need to purchase the full version. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

   Thanks.
9. Wandy

   
   Posted on: January 04, 2007 at 10:48PM  

   A hardware question.
10. Wandy

    
    Posted on: January 04, 2007 at 11:14PM  

    A hardware question.  My old PC (about 5 years old is as follows.

    Processer  1 gig Athlon thunderbird

    Mother board, ASUS AV7

    1 Gig main memory

    60 Gig spread out over 2 IBM 30 Gig desk stars.

    3D force2 (Gforce 2) Vidio.  DirectX 9.

    1 GiG network card.

    Win 2K pro and/or NT.

    Although it would appear so, the hardware requirements are a bit uncerten. Does this poor old thing have any chance of "walking" vista?

    It doesn't have to be the fastes thing in the world.  Just needs to be a playground. After all I still keep an old NT, Pentum 200 powered PC around if I wish to learn more about the register. (it renstalls farily quick)

    Thanks

    Andy