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Subject: Windows Vista
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I'm just wondering, has Windows Vista come out yet?
My second question is: How much would it cost to get a Windows Vista?

  • 04.19.2006 12:13 PM PDT
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1: no, windows vista is not out yet

2: no one really knows for sure, but everyone is assuming it to be at least 200-300 dollars

  • 04.19.2006 12:20 PM PDT
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should be out sometime in winter/spring next year according to predictions

  • 04.19.2006 12:50 PM PDT
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Microsft's predicted release date for companies and server apps. is november this year and for domestic products (the ones you're after), january next year. Chances are prices will range from about $100 for the basic version (you don't want that) to about $300 for the "ultimate" version; which comes kitted out with "game optimisers" and other crap like that, if you're only going to be playing h2vista, you're probably best off with the home premium version.

  • 04.19.2006 4:17 PM PDT

Posted by: Ryukage
What? Play a game? FOR FUN???
This concept of fun confuses and infuriates me!

I've heard the release was sometime in '07. In that case, Halo 2 PC has been pushed back as well.
I really don't want to spend the money to upgrade, but I may be tempted to if I hear good things about H2PC and Vista.

  • 04.19.2006 4:31 PM PDT
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Meh, we're gonna have to upgrade to Visita someday. It's just a matter of when you want to do it.

I'm likely going to hold off on Visita until a few months after its release, when all the hype (and therefore the costs) have died down.

A few notes about Vista

-Vista is essential to take full advantage of the capabilities of new hardware. The game doesn't run the computer, the OS does. (considered pretty basic knowledge, but you'd be suprised how often people miss this point.) This should also explain why Vista is required for H2PC. You don't need Vista itself, but you DO need Vista's ability to handle processes of newer gfx cards and processors.

-Vista is set to release sometime next year, possibly January of 2007.

-Vista will require a decent graphics chipset/card to run, since many of its new features (Prominently the Aero feature) will be graphics intensive.

-Vista will likely require a 64 bit processor to run

-No, Vista's requirements won't be THAT high. Remember that Vista's gotta run on laptops, in all their integrated chipset and mobile processor glory. Microsoft's not going to miss out on a substantial and ever-growing laptop market by restricting Vista to desktops (either directly or through hardware requirements)

-Yes, it's set to replace Windows XP. No there's nothing you can do about it. It's microsoft. What'd you expect?

-Yeah, it'll have more than 2 versions. Off the top of my head, there's a home basic, home premium, professional basic and premium and hints at an Ultimate version (aimed at gamers and movie makers).

No, I don't mind being corrected on any of these points. Fire away...

  • 04.19.2006 4:47 PM PDT
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You need a DX9 card atleast to have full support of all the new desktop features. Lower cards will still work, but you won't have the fancy smancy interfaces. There will be a 64bit and 32 bit versions, only the most basic version will only support 32bit. All the rest will support both. The drivers are what run the graphics card and processors, but you need vista to run those drivers so you were only half right there. Other than that, I think you got eveything right.

  • 04.19.2006 5:17 PM PDT
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owch, 64 bit. thats gonna hurt me, and graphics? will an old geforce 440 GO work? most likely not. I say, burn the computers it cant run on and replace them with XBoxes, all we really want is Halo 2 anyways.

  • 04.19.2006 9:13 PM PDT
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Remember that Vista's gotta run on laptops, in all their integrated chipset and mobile processor glory.

[Bender]AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Oh wait, you're serious. Let me laugh even harder. AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!![/Bender]

[Edited on 4/20/2006]

  • 04.20.2006 5:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
Remember that Vista's gotta run on laptops, in all their integrated chipset and mobile processor glory.

[Bender]AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Oh wait, you're serious. Let me laugh even harder. AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!![/Bender]


Yeah. Glory. Sarcasm, dude, since I'm referring to the standard laptop.

Besides, don't knock em. I always prefer laptops for the mobility. My Compaq Presario is far from the standard for which the comment was meant for. It's a V2000 with a Mobility ATI Radeon Xpress 200 and an AMD Turion 64 clocking at 1.8. Considering the standard is a Centrino equipped laptop with the stock Intel graphics chipset, I'd say mine is pretty well off. Not much when compared to desktops, but they get the job done. Besides, it's Visita (and H2PC) ready.

  • 04.20.2006 12:49 PM PDT
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Laptops are great. They're portable game machines. Heck, there's a company that sells gaming laptops called Fragbooks or something.

I know you were being sarcastic but what I was laughing about was the "integrated chipset...glory" part.

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  • 04.20.2006 12:53 PM PDT
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Thank you for the info.
Also, I want to know, do i need to buy a brand new computer to get windows vista or is it like a system upgrade or something.

  • 04.20.2006 7:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: Delta02

Thank you for the info.
Also, I want to know, do i need to buy a brand new computer to get windows vista or is it like a system upgrade or something.



there could be both i think

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  • 04.20.2006 7:14 PM PDT