hi everyone,

well i'm downloading windows vista now, i just wanted to ask a few questions before 
making the big step and installing it.

is it stable? are there any problems with any programs that you use? about drivers 
i know i have to change some so it's fine.

i checked and my pc will certainly work fine with vista, but are there any security 
problems? i'm using the latest version of pc-cillin antivirus, does anyone knows 
if it works fine?

the ones that use already vista..was it worth installing it? or here and there you 
say damn this vista beta for coming up with some problems?

i love changing and updating my pc so i'm intrigued by vista..i even have my pc look 
like vista style already ;-)

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re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 3:12 pm Posted by Scott Brown (119 messages posted) Its been very stable, Im very impressed so far. I've even got it on 2nd PC below a few of the minimum requirements (graphics card and RAM) and its still running perfectly. Only problems I've had was trying to run Nero 6.3 (had to go to compatability mode to setup), my lexmark X1100 printer wouldnt install at all, logmein wouldnt install no matter what and neither did incredimail. Dont know about pc-cillin. I've got the etrust av software Microsoft gave a year subscription to for all us who downloaded beta 2 Im very happy with it and plan on buying it come January. On Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 1:50 pm, Paolo wrote: >hi everyone, > >well i'm downloading windows vista now, i just wanted to ask a few questions before >making the big step and installing it. > >is it stable? are there any problems with any programs that you use? about drivers >i know i have to change some so it's fine. > >i checked and my pc will certainly work fine with vista, but are there any security >problems? i'm using the latest version of pc-cillin antivirus, does anyone knows >if it works fine? > >the ones that use already vista..was it worth installing it? or here and there you >say damn this vista beta for coming up with some problems? > >i love changing and updating my pc so i'm intrigued by vista..i even have my pc look >like vista style already ;-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 3:17 pm Posted by Paolo (90 messages posted) thank you very much for your reply:-) so hmm i've heard it has a voice-recognition tool, can you use it or it is disabled? and, does it have the media center or it's not included in the RC1 version? oh yes, and do you know if the asian characters are displayed and if i can type in japanese? (i type japanese everyday and with windows xp it's perfect, i hope in vista too). thanks:-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 3:22 pm Posted by Scott Brown (119 messages posted) Ive heard that too, but I havent tried it. I would assume it works fine, as the software is feature complete, just working out bugs. There's actually a Japanese version of Vista for download, is that the one you're downloading? On Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 3:17 pm, Paolo wrote: >thank you very much for your reply:-) >so hmm i've heard it has a voice-recognition tool, can you use it or it is disabled? >and, does it have the media center or it's not included in the RC1 version? > >oh yes, and do you know if the asian characters are displayed and if i can type in >japanese? (i type japanese everyday and with windows xp it's perfect, i hope in vista >too). thanks:-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 3:24 pm Posted by Paolo (90 messages posted) no i'm currently downloading the english version though i would prefer the italian one (i'm italian) which is not available yet. i currently speak japanese but obviously feel more confortable with english, just in the previous versions of windows there's a tool called IME that allows users to type asian/arabic characters on a western pc and i'm pretty sure it will be developed well in vista because the IME xp version has not been updated since 2002. the strange feeling i have is that an operating system has a considerable price and microsoft is giving it for free until june 2007 which is almost a year, that's very good but i was just wondering if it was stable enough to "risk" installing it. from your reply and from some websites i've found everyone agreeing that it's very stable, so i'm happy and looking forward to it. at first i think i'll try it on my second hard-disk to be even safer:-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 8:00 pm Posted by Scott Brown (119 messages posted) Are you enjoying it? On Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 3:24 pm, Paolo wrote: >no i'm currently downloading the english version though i would prefer the italian >one (i'm italian) which is not available yet. i currently speak japanese but obviously >feel more confortable with english, just in the previous versions of windows there's >a tool called IME that allows users to type asian/arabic characters on a western >pc and i'm pretty sure it will be developed well in vista because the IME xp version >has not been updated since 2002. > >the strange feeling i have is that an operating system has a considerable price and >microsoft is giving it for free until june 2007 which is almost a year, that's very >good but i was just wondering if it was stable enough to "risk" installing it. > >from your reply and from some websites i've found everyone agreeing that it's very >stable, so i'm happy and looking forward to it. >at first i think i'll try it on my second hard-disk to be even safer:-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 9:31 pm Posted by Paolo (90 messages posted) i cannot describe how COOOOOL this is!!! far better than xp, great look and amazing windows effects..a bit WOOOW and thank you very much for the advice! wonderful os :-D [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 4:41 am Posted by salam (2 messages posted) Can you tell me from where are you downloading windows vista. I also need to install it and experience the new windows On Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 1:50 pm, Paolo wrote: >hi everyone, > >well i'm downloading windows vista now, i just wanted to ask a few questions before >making the big step and installing it. > >is it stable? are there any problems with any programs that you use? about drivers >i know i have to change some so it's fine. > >i checked and my pc will certainly work fine with vista, but are there any security >problems? i'm using the latest version of pc-cillin antivirus, does anyone knows >if it works fine? > >the ones that use already vista..was it worth installing it? or here and there you >say damn this vista beta for coming up with some problems? > >i love changing and updating my pc so i'm intrigued by vista..i even have my pc look >like vista style already ;-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 6:47 am Posted by Paolo (90 messages posted) http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/en/download.htm there you go, it's out to the public:-) if you check this forum you'll find anything you want about vista and lots of other users: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=158 [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 11:25 pm Posted by salam (2 messages posted) Thanks for your response this link is for Beta version of Vista. I was looking out for complete installation for Vista. Anyways thanks for the link. On Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 6:47 am, Paolo wrote: >http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/en/download.htm > >there you go, it's out to the public:-) >if you check this forum you'll find anything you want about vista and lots of other >users: > >http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=158 [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Friday, February 2, 2007 at 7:05 am Posted by Jamie (9 messages posted) you cant just download the full version of an os, you have to buy it... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: should i install vista? worth it or not stable? Friday, February 2, 2007 at 7:19 am Posted by Paolo (90 messages posted) lol read the date, are u nuts?! this was written when vista was a rc1 beta version.. wake up man. 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