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PostPosted: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:48:25    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
I read somewhere earlier today that SP1 may be as early as this month... I can't find where, now.
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PostPosted: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:53:09    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
So I get the POS to install on another system and all goes well... Until I am in Vista and see that I am running on only 2 of 4 cores on my dual Opteron setup... Then I find the info that could have saved a few hours on the MS website...

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While all editions of Windows Vista can support multiple core CPUs, only Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise can support dual processors.


(I have Home Premium).

Censored Mad Censored Mad - there is no other system I want to run this on. Won't run on the system intended, steals two processors away here, and my HTPC and laptop took so long to configure with XP that they aren't being touched.

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PostPosted: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:22:10    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
return it!
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PostPosted: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:54:02    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
You are theoretically supposed to be able to upgrade to ultimate pretty easily once you have home premium installed, but it is expensive. I would return it and stick with xp pro for awhile longer.
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PostPosted: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:01:24    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
Yeah - I looked at their BS upgrade path online... For $159 more I can have Ultimate. No thanks!
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PostPosted: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:37:02    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
And I am soooooo glad I ran their Vista Upgrade Advisor! The image below is after being run on the dual Opteron 270 system in question.

Thanks for forgetting to mention anything about losing 2 out of 4 cores in the process of upgrading...

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PostPosted: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:58:40    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
Come on you know you don't want to put up with MS's restrictions that cost a ton. Linux on a dual opteron....speed Smile
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PostPosted: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:46:40    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
Blue|Fusion wrote:
Come on you know you don't want to put up with MS's restrictions that cost a ton. Linux on a dual opteron....speed Smile


If all the apps I needed were there, sure. But I don't have the time to find/learn all new Linux stuff in the meantime. This license was supposed to be for my Daughter who had been running Fedora, but couldn't play all her games any more... So she got XP Home back with the plan to upgrade to Vista just for me to try it out. Laughing Wheee... Great plan.
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PostPosted: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:38:57    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
I think the SP for Vista is actually a BETA! Yikes Bang Head

I got the same BSOD on the initial install. Got it up and running on my game rig now. Now I just have to hope BF2 and HL2 run on it.

I did find that the F'ing WFW was blocking activation Confused
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PostPosted: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:34:56    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post
I heard that Vista is slower for gaming than XP SP2. I wonder if SP1 will take care of that. But that's also for DX9 games, DX10 would of course have an edge on Vista.
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