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dixieflatline
08-16-2006, 12:43 PM
So MS is giving away the second beta version of Vista for free. The catch? You have to fill out some stupid quiz:
hxxp://www.microsoft.com/india/offers/vista/quiz.aspx
I have some extra free space on my new dual core AMD64 (which kicks some serious butt BTW) so I am probably going to give this a shot. Currently, it is a XP/linux machine so adding in vista should be no problem. Anyone else planning on giving this a try? Looks like they are going to snail mail the CD but after I install it I'll post an update.

Icy
08-16-2006, 02:15 PM
I'm thinking on trying it too, but need to read more about how advanced adn bugs free is the beta already.

caspanky
08-16-2006, 02:40 PM
I've been using it on my machine and havn't had any real issues to speak of. Every once in a while something will hang, but Vista recovers well, and can keep moving on. I havn't had any compatability issues with programs, except for Alcohol 120. Windows Vista has an issue with the virtual drive driver, but a fix is in the works supposidly. Other then that, I like it.

Eaglesfan27
08-16-2006, 06:04 PM
I'm considering trying this. Still doing a bit more research.

Desnudo
08-16-2006, 11:51 PM
Windows is fairly stable. The beta to avoid is Office.