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Microsoft to Discount Vista ? Cheaper Crap is STILL Crap ...
I can completely understand Microsoft not wanting MSDN subscribers doing benchmarks between Vista beta and Linux 2.6 - that code is not optomized because they Tests were performed using POGL's test.pl test app, with Inset (glRead/ DrawPixels) disabled and FBO enabled (1 = static texture, 2 = animated texture).

delete xp in dual boot
The first 2 are Maxtor 120 & 200 GB; the 3rd & 4th are identical 300 GB Seagates as my first RAID, a RAID 1 mirror. Now that the Vista beta has ended, I don't need so many partitions and I have more disk space than I need, but it's nice to have all that elbow room. Early in the Vista beta, I installed it into 10 GB

The sky's downward trajectory
Put a check mark in Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select Windows XP (Service Pack 2). Apply from there, then attempt the installation. Remember, Vista is beta software, and not everything is going to work nor is it expected to do so at this stage of the game. If your use of the Tablet PC is

Can't dual boot back to xp need help
In fact, there isn't much available in Vista Beta releases that hasn't been part of Linux for years. Worse yet, there are many, many, many, features which are standard in almost Corporate evaluators can not only run the "Live-CD" test, they can also evaluate how well a system can boot Linux from a USB-2 drive.

Reminder: Windows XP Runs Natively On Intel Macs
Boot from your WinXP CD (if your other Windows is WinXP) 2. Access the recovery console 3. do a: fixboot fixmbr 4. Using fixmbr, it should recreate the mbr I've installed Windows Vista beta 1 on a dual boot pc (first boot option was Windows XP). The boot loader is different of that of the Windows 2000/XP and

Problem installing Vista RC1....
Boot to Safe Mode and remove any/all CD/DVD drives listed in Device Manager. Reboot and Windows will redetect/reinstall the device(s). or DVD-ROM drive appears to be missing after you install Windows XP or Windows Vista Beta 2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320553/en-us How to troubleshoot unknown devices that

Windows Definitely Headed for Its Death
I've run into some problems in Windows XP SP2 after installing Vista BETA 2 on my computer on another driver in a dual boot setup. It no longer recognizes my USB game controllers when I plug them in. They worked prior to installing Vista, Vista sees them, Microsoft's Flight Simulator X demo sees my Xbox 360

So...what precisely constitutes a modern OS?
keeto ke...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows 64bit general Hi, I installed XP-Pro on first partition, then 32bit Vista Beta 2 on second partition and then XP-64bit on the third. In boot menu now, I can't get to the Beta2, only x64 and XP-Pro. any way to fix this so I can access the Beta2?

windows 64bit and multi-boot
Com microsoft public windows 64bit general Just want to point this out, for persons with Vista questions, please post to the appropriate ng, this newsgroup is for discussions relating to Windows XP If not, can I delete the x64 partition thus keeping the XP-Pro and maybe getting the Beta 2 back on the boot menu?

how can i restore windows XP from Vista?
I put my SATA2 HD in the SATA0 connection and booted up the PC with a Windows Vista Beta 2 disc, and was able to install Vista with no problem...so it can't be the HD. If I try to boot up the PC with only 1 of the HD (either one) connected to the SATA2 slot, I get an error about the disk not being found (is this

Bug#379628: [Linux-NTFS-Dev] Bug#379628: CALL FOR HELP: Vista beta ...
I would like to tell you how easy it was to install and how much fun Ive had using Vista Beta 2 over the past few days, but I cant. Didn'tI see some post here about some umbuntu beta and how it screwed up the boot sector. I think I did. And didn't all the lintard appologists scream that its only a 'Beta' and to

which multi-boot program?
Im at work right now so i cant check, but i remember them having alot of zeros in them with a few other numbers or letters at the begining and end of each one. I went ahead and backed up the documents i needed off the hd and out of curiosity checked to see if my vista beta 2 partition would still work (as well

Bug#379628: [Linux-NTFS-Dev] Bug#379628: CALL FOR HELP: Vista beta ...
(you cannot restore to this point). This happens to be a manual restore point I created right before the IE7 download/install. *sigh* "bmw68" wrote: Just seem to get a lot of Lock ups in IE7 on Vista Beta 2, these lockup freeze whole system to point of hard boot. Nothing in common with lockups just casual Surfing.

Boot Partition w/vNTFS cluster size larger than 4K? Help! :-)
Crashes have been reduced but not banished entirely in Vista Beta 2. Click image to enlarge and to launch image gallery. Of course, many Vista users won't have to mess and you can't install Vista on a separate test machine (far and away the best option), it's a good idea to dual-boot Vista alongside Windows XP.

Uninstalling windows vista beta 1
I had a feeling I was going to lose the dual boot. Not that big of a deal, just the loss of time :-/ Thats why its a hobby and not a big deal. Anyway thanks for the hot tip. -- system: AMD 64 3000, MSI k8t Neo,1.5 gig RAM, WD Raptor SATA 74G HD, eVGA 6800 GT, SB live value, Vista beta 2 64 bit/XP Pro 64 bit.

windows 64bit and multi-boot
okrave...@gmail.com microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support So I ordered the Vista Beta 2 DVD from M$. I have a spare HDD, so I figured my info was safe. But now it won't boot into XP. The computer can't find any boot record on any HDD other than the DVD drive. So, first I try fixmbr from the XP CD Recovery

Problem installing Vista
Installed the final version of Vista Ultimate 32bit on a new harddrive on my system. (nothing like a clean install). I still have my old HD in there as a slave and by changing the boot drive in my BIOS I can easily revert back to my XP just in case I had problems with vista. 2. My motherboard is an ASUS A7V8X-X

Vista login screen is blank (no output on monitor)
Secondly, for some reason, Vista doesnt recognise my HP Wireless 7410 All in one Printer either, i can only print if its directly connected to my LAN, this doesnt help my other 2 PC's that are connected to the LAN. - Everytime i turn or re-boot my pc, all i keep getting is, please re-install drivers,

Vista beta 2 install problem
After four days of nothing but pure struggle I determined that there are presently only two Internet Security programs that have been written for, and will work with, Vista, products from Trend Micro and Computer Assoc. I used the Trend product and got an error mesa after every boot that said it had an internal

Vista / XP dual partition?
Just install Vista Beta 2 to the desired drive. Vista's setup.exe will make the drive bootable during the installation. It almost sounds as though you have Install Vista. During installation you will be asked what partition to use. Select you desired drive. Vista will set up the boot options screen for you.