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Morgan Nelson
I have installed this on 4 different machines with some similar and some
unique issues. Overall this build ROCKS! I AM getting EXCITED about
Microsoft again!
Dell Latitude D820 - Upgrade form XP Professional
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The Good
- Much more stable - in the 6 hours I have been using it. With Beta 2 I
would have had to bounce it atleast twice.
- Looks sharper visually. Cleaner lines and a more polished look and feel
- Seems quicker - as long as I dumb down the graphics (see below)
- The Upgrade actually completed without any errors - unlike previous
versions that we could use to "upgrade to a beta"
- The battery/power meter seems to actually work in this build
The Bad
- Product Key provided by the Windows Vista Influential Program for the
Pre-RC1 install DOES NOT WORK!
- Upgrade took 2 hours and 23 minutes to complete
- UPEK - Biometric reader is not supported
- ACDSEE Pro completely hosed after upgrade
- IntelPROSET wireless utility is not supported
- No Audio - SigmaTel Audio drivers are non-existant
- nVidia Quadra NVS 120M feels very sluggish even though it has 512MB RAM
- Office 2007 Beta2 hosed after Upgrade
- One Care hosed after Upgrade
***** Make Sure to DEAUTHORIZE iTunes BEFORE upgrading *****
Dell Precision 470 - Clean Install
======================
The Good
- The Clean Install was faster than Beta 2 by about 30 minutes
- Visually stunning and very Crisp looking.
- nVidia Quadra FX1300 works GREAT with this build - Beta 2 sucked.
- Seems to boot faster than Beta 2 did.
- Much more stable - I mean MUCH MUCH MUCH more stable than Beta 2 on this
machine
- The GAMES work and are not as slow as tar so you can actually PLAY them
without losing interest
- Office 2007 Beta 2 installed without any issues
The Bad
- No SigmalTel Audio drivers. (This is EXTREMELY fristrating since it seems
to be th emost widely used chipset out there. All 4 of my systems -
Latitude D820, PREcision 470, Mac Pro and Mac Mini use SigmaTel Audio)
Mac Pro (yes a MAC) via Boot Camp - Clean Install
====================================
The Good
- The Clean Install went very quickly
- Visually stunning and very Crisp looking.
- nVidia GeForce 7300 GT looks sweet!
- - Office 2007 Beta 2 installed without any issues
- FASTEST Vista machine of the 4 - of course it is a Dual XEON Core Duo
The Bad
- Damn SigmaTel driver again :-(
- No support for the wireless adapter
Mac Mini (yes ANOTHER Mac) via Boot Camp - Upgrade
=========================================
The Good
- It actually ran teh Upgrade this time. BETA 2 would bomb in the first few
minutes
- Actually FASTER than the upgrade on the Dell Latitude - 1 hour 58 minutes
- Looks better onthe Mac Mini than the ugly XP Pro did
- Runs about the same as XP did.
The Bad
- Missing SigmaTel Audio driver
- Cannot run AERO due to the weak video adapter
- Wireless does not work.
unique issues. Overall this build ROCKS! I AM getting EXCITED about
Microsoft again!
Dell Latitude D820 - Upgrade form XP Professional
===================================
The Good
- Much more stable - in the 6 hours I have been using it. With Beta 2 I
would have had to bounce it atleast twice.
- Looks sharper visually. Cleaner lines and a more polished look and feel
- Seems quicker - as long as I dumb down the graphics (see below)
- The Upgrade actually completed without any errors - unlike previous
versions that we could use to "upgrade to a beta"
- The battery/power meter seems to actually work in this build
The Bad
- Product Key provided by the Windows Vista Influential Program for the
Pre-RC1 install DOES NOT WORK!
- Upgrade took 2 hours and 23 minutes to complete
- UPEK - Biometric reader is not supported
- ACDSEE Pro completely hosed after upgrade
- IntelPROSET wireless utility is not supported
- No Audio - SigmaTel Audio drivers are non-existant
- nVidia Quadra NVS 120M feels very sluggish even though it has 512MB RAM
- Office 2007 Beta2 hosed after Upgrade
- One Care hosed after Upgrade
***** Make Sure to DEAUTHORIZE iTunes BEFORE upgrading *****
Dell Precision 470 - Clean Install
======================
The Good
- The Clean Install was faster than Beta 2 by about 30 minutes
- Visually stunning and very Crisp looking.
- nVidia Quadra FX1300 works GREAT with this build - Beta 2 sucked.
- Seems to boot faster than Beta 2 did.
- Much more stable - I mean MUCH MUCH MUCH more stable than Beta 2 on this
machine
- The GAMES work and are not as slow as tar so you can actually PLAY them
without losing interest
- Office 2007 Beta 2 installed without any issues
The Bad
- No SigmalTel Audio drivers. (This is EXTREMELY fristrating since it seems
to be th emost widely used chipset out there. All 4 of my systems -
Latitude D820, PREcision 470, Mac Pro and Mac Mini use SigmaTel Audio)
Mac Pro (yes a MAC) via Boot Camp - Clean Install
====================================
The Good
- The Clean Install went very quickly
- Visually stunning and very Crisp looking.
- nVidia GeForce 7300 GT looks sweet!
- - Office 2007 Beta 2 installed without any issues
- FASTEST Vista machine of the 4 - of course it is a Dual XEON Core Duo
The Bad
- Damn SigmaTel driver again :-(
- No support for the wireless adapter
Mac Mini (yes ANOTHER Mac) via Boot Camp - Upgrade
=========================================
The Good
- It actually ran teh Upgrade this time. BETA 2 would bomb in the first few
minutes
- Actually FASTER than the upgrade on the Dell Latitude - 1 hour 58 minutes
- Looks better onthe Mac Mini than the ugly XP Pro did
- Runs about the same as XP did.
The Bad
- Missing SigmaTel Audio driver
- Cannot run AERO due to the weak video adapter
- Wireless does not work.