[evelmunkey]

I have heard a lot of people using windows vista. Is there a place where users can download the beta to test?

[talldude123]

You have to become a Microsoft Beta tester.

https://beta.microsoft.com/sign-in/s...phome%2Easp%3F

[Tyler1989]

Microsoft will be releasing a public version of Beta 2 soon.

[hereyago]

is vista that good?

[Trifid]

Is that a version that I can download to test? Or is it invite only?

[talldude123]

Originally posted by hereyago
is vista that good?

If you have a Pentium 4 or Athlon 64, yes. Otherwise, Vista will lag more than a fat hamster.

[Qiranworms]

Originally posted by talldude123
If you have a Pentium 4 or Athlon 64, yes. Otherwise, Vista will lag more than a fat hamster.

Make that "if you have" include 2 GB of RAM and a 128 MB graphics card.

[talldude123]

Microsoft states that you need a 2GHz processor, 512MB RAM, and a 128MB graphics card.

But they will probably make a "less graphically extensive" version of Vista when it's released, so 60% of other people can use it, that don't have a top-of-the-line system.

[DJ-CHRIS]

I ran vista OK on a celeron 666 with 384 meg of ram and a 9200SE.

[Tyler1989]

People will say stuff when they don't do their homework

To run Vista with all features and pretty-ness turned on you will need a 1.0Ghz Processor, 256 Mb RAM, and a 64 Mb Video card.


Stop spreading rumors on the minimum requirements "to use all the features".