Windows Vista

andy_311 · 12-02-06, 09:10 PM

I tried the trial version and it would'nt let me instal Norton got onto them and they told me there will be a patch out shortly,sod that I went back to XP and am staying there for a while anyway.

nightdagger · 12-02-06, 10:01 PM

You have to get an AV program designed for Vista. I'm using Avast!'s free one right now.

fredbass · 12-02-06, 10:15 PM

Nightdagger, I'm sure we'd appreciate to learn of any problems you have with it as well.

Thanks for posting.

AG124 · 12-02-06, 10:42 PM

Is there any support for the following floppy types?

5.25", 360 KB
3.5", 720 KB
5.25", 1.2 MB
3.5", 2.88 MB

Windows XP removed the ability to format these disks, but it could still read from and write to them. There was no support for the 2.88 MB ones at all.

Of course, they are all obsolete (along with 1.44 MB disks

) but I would still like to know.

nightdagger · 12-03-06, 01:08 PM

I wouldn't know, I haven't tried any floppy, even 1.44.

The only problem I've had is that sometimes, WoW goes spastic and exits randomly.

CCIP · 12-03-06, 02:21 PM

Holy moley, that's some fancy shell it's running if it takes up over 600mb

Naaah, I think I'll stick with my current plan and keep off Vista for as long as I can, preferably until I buy my next computer which is scheduled no sooner than in 1.5 years. I've always been a bit of a luddite as far as "if it works, don't fix it".

I guess a big factor will be how the whole DX10 thing goes. If it becomes a mandatory accessory sooner than I expect it, I guess we'll have no choice...

nightdagger · 12-03-06, 10:29 PM

Even without the tons of games and crap that will only work with Vista, there are quite a few features that make it worthwhile, like the new versions of programs that are/will only be released for Vista.

12-02-06, 10:15 PM	#3
fredbass Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Port Richey, Fl, USA Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nightdagger, I'm sure we'd appreciate to learn of any problems you have with it as well. Thanks for posting. __________________

12-02-06, 10:42 PM	#4
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Floppy Support on Windows Vista Is there any support for the following floppy types? 5.25", 360 KB 3.5", 720 KB 5.25", 1.2 MB 3.5", 2.88 MB Windows XP removed the ability to format these disks, but it could still read from and write to them. There was no support for the 2.88 MB ones at all. Of course, they are all obsolete (along with 1.44 MB disks) but I would still like to know. __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

12-03-06, 02:21 PM	#6
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Holy moley, that's some fancy shell it's running if it takes up over 600mb Naaah, I think I'll stick with my current plan and keep off Vista for as long as I can, preferably until I buy my next computer which is scheduled no sooner than in 1.5 years. I've always been a bit of a luddite as far as "if it works, don't fix it". I guess a big factor will be how the whole DX10 thing goes. If it becomes a mandatory accessory sooner than I expect it, I guess we'll have no choice... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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12-02-06, 09:10 PM	#1
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	I tried the trial version and it would'nt let me instal Norton got onto them and they told me there will be a patch out shortly,sod that I went back to XP and am staying there for a while anyway.

12-02-06, 10:01 PM	#2
nightdagger Officer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 243 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You have to get an AV program designed for Vista. I'm using Avast!'s free one right now.

12-03-06, 01:08 PM	#5
nightdagger Officer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 243 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I wouldn't know, I haven't tried any floppy, even 1.44. The only problem I've had is that sometimes, WoW goes spastic and exits randomly.

12-03-06, 10:29 PM	#7
nightdagger Officer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 243 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Even without the tons of games and crap that will only work with Vista, there are quite a few features that make it worthwhile, like the new versions of programs that are/will only be released for Vista.