Vista Beta as Main OS?

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Hello!

Is anyone out there running Vista as their main OS at home? If so, any
issues? Games and Apps running fine? Windows OneCare working well too?

Thanks,
Brian
 
I wouldn't recommend anyone especially from the general public run Vista as
their main OS. Windows Vista does not support Vista and won't be supported
until after Vista RTMs.

Who is the Windows Vista BETA 2 for?
IT Professionals, Developers, Enthusiast, people who like to back up their
data and try out new things and don't have issues just in case something
goes wrong installing the software.

Is it recommended I use Windows Vista in a production environment?
Well, this is a tricky question, since it is pre-released software which is
still not ready for prime time. My recommendation would be no, its still too
early and there is a guarantee of failure and there have been reports of
system failure with Windows Vista BETA 2, so I would use it only for
curiosity, enthusiasm and giving in feedback about what works and what does
not work.

See my personal Quickstarter and FAQ Guide for Windows Vista BETA 2
http://windowsconnected.com/blogs/andre/archive/2006/06/08/3002.aspx
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If all you would do is the internet then using vista as the main os is fine.
that's pretty much all I do. There are issues though, but I've not run into
anything that would keep it from being an internet only main OS.
 
I just may setup a dual boot then...does the install program make it easy to
do that? Thanks!
 
Yes, especially if you launch setup from within XP, type in your Product
Key, accept the EULA > click Next > click Custom > select the partition you
dedication for Windows Vista.
 
Brian said:
Is anyone out there running Vista as their main OS at home? If so, any
issues? Games and Apps running fine? Windows OneCare working well too?
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If you can try Vista on a secondary PC or in a virtual machine then it's
fun and there are many nice features to explore.
As main OS it's a suicide: some programs don't work well, some programs
don't work at all, drivers support for some hardware is awful or non
existent, so it can get a painful experience.
Getting closer to the official release (2/2007) or after things will
improve surely, but now it's too early.
 
Yes it is my main OS but no mater how much i mess with it it still wont play
any games i always get this invalid call messege
 
I'm using it as my main os http://cpunary.blogspot.com/ though I still have
to boot into kubuntu occasionally. I'm even writing this post using just
the speech recognition. cygwin does not work, and the screen freezes
completely on occasion. So I save regularly.
 
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