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03-05-2008, 08:30 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C:\Windows\System32 Posts: 25,711
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Yes flashing your BIOS will cause Windows to force you to reactivate. As it sees that as a change in mobo even though it was just a flash.
If you dont reactivate it. You will get Restricted mode in Vista. Basicaly you wont be able to do anything with it then. Wont be able to modify any files or anything like that.
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03-07-2008, 10:51 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 11
| Re: Windows Vista Discussion
While flashing your BIOS does make Windows want you to reactivate it's a relatively painless process. Just activate it or call them up and get the code.
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03-17-2008, 01:25 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,611
| Re: Windows Vista Discussion
service pack 1 is supposed to be comming out tomorrow on windows update. I was wondering if the update size will be smaller if you have gotten all the updates prior to the service pack. I don't really want to have to dl the full update which is over a gig on my dialup
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03-17-2008, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C:\Windows\System32 Posts: 25,711
| Re: Windows Vista Discussion
SP1 for x86 is only about 450MB in size. For x64 it is about 700MB in size. That is the final size.
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03-17-2008, 02:36 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,611
| Re: Windows Vista Discussion
well thats good I guess, still pretty big for dialup 
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03-17-2008, 02:41 PM
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Microsoft has talked about offering the Vista with SP1 disc to users by snail mail. But sadly there has been no talk of just the SP on disc.
Yes it sucks for Dial up but it is not as bad as downloading all of Vista...
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03-17-2008, 03:42 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,611
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I'm tempted to download it here because microsoft's servers are usually pretty fast but if that fails I am getting 1.5mbps wireless internet on the 28th I think
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03-18-2008, 11:42 AM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 65
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Is SP1 out yet? Do you just use Windows Update to download it?
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Windows Vista SP1 will report 4 GB of system memory (RAM) on systems that have 4 GB of memory installed
Finally lol, sick of Vista reporting 2.5GB.
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03-18-2008, 01:04 PM
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Courtesy of Mak. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chichester, England Posts: 4,005
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You could have got 64bit 
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03-18-2008, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Dell Boi  Is SP1 out yet? Do you just use Windows Update to download it?
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Windows Vista SP1 will report 4 GB of system memory (RAM) on systems that have 4 GB of memory installed
Finally lol, sick of Vista reporting 2.5GB. | Okay now read this. It will REPORT 4GB. It will not allow you to use all 4GB.
That is a flaw in the kernel. Change change it with a SP.
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