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  • E Ed Leighton Dick

    Are you using SP2 on SQL Server 2005? I know you have to be at least at that release level in order for it to run properly on Vista.

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    Ed Poore
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    Not 100% sure, downloading it now thanks.

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    • C Christian Schiffer

      Most hardware I have encountered fully support Vista now, try spending some time finding the right drives that might help, good luck. By the way whats your graphic card make and model? Maybe I can help...

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      Trevortni
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      NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS I have spent a lot of time trying to find the right drivers. But the official drivers at the manufacturer's website don't let me get full resolution on Vista. For that matter, when I installed them on XP, they killed the resolution there as well.

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      • M Mohammad Dayyan

        Hi there. I'm using WinXp SP2. I'd like to know , it's good to use Windows Vista now ? Why? What are your reasons ?

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        Rocky Moore
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        Like others, I have used this for my development box. Been using it since the betas and love it. There were a few quirks to get use to in the beginning, but it is the most "complete" and stable version of Windows yet (have not used 2008 yet though). At first I was bugged by the new file explorer, but as with much of Vista, after a little getting use to it, I would hate to go back to the old file explorer now. While not a big priority, I do like the voice recognition that is built in, it is a nice bonus.

        Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: Only answer to fuel problems

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        • M Mohammad Dayyan

          Hi there. I'm using WinXp SP2. I'd like to know , it's good to use Windows Vista now ? Why? What are your reasons ?

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          KarstenK
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          Try it out: you can install it and have 30 days to activate (Trial time) Microsoft has done some nice and important stuff. ;) But it is slooooweeer than XP. You better have an actual PC: importeant 2 GB RAM and 128 MB Graphics And you better check that for all of your hardware are Vista compatible drivers and programs.

          Greetings from Germany

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          • D Dan Neely

            I used to, but in my laptops case it was a bit less responsive than my XP machine when I upgraded to 4gb (3gb) of ram the relative performance difference vanished. I've been told 2gb is the magic number, but never tested with 1 stick of ram removed.

            Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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            The Cake of Deceit
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            Did I mention it runs smoothly?

            Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO.


            In the movie "The Matrix", Chuck Norris is the Matrix. If you pay close attention in the green "falling code" scenes, you can make out the faint texture of his beard.


            Chuck Norris actually owns IBM. It was an extremely hostile takeover.

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            • T The Cake of Deceit

              Did I mention it runs smoothly?

              Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO.


              In the movie "The Matrix", Chuck Norris is the Matrix. If you pay close attention in the green "falling code" scenes, you can make out the faint texture of his beard.


              Chuck Norris actually owns IBM. It was an extremely hostile takeover.

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              Dan Neely
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              I didn't say it wouldn't, but it'll run much nicer if you can scrape together the cash for a 2nd gig.

              Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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              • D Dan Neely

                I didn't say it wouldn't, but it'll run much nicer if you can scrape together the cash for a 2nd gig.

                Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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                The Cake of Deceit
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                With Visual Studio and several other apps. Too lazy to buy something when I don't need it.

                Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO.


                In the movie "The Matrix", Chuck Norris is the Matrix. If you pay close attention in the green "falling code" scenes, you can make out the faint texture of his beard.


                Chuck Norris actually owns IBM. It was an extremely hostile takeover.

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                • M Mohammad Dayyan

                  Hi there. I'm using WinXp SP2. I'd like to know , it's good to use Windows Vista now ? Why? What are your reasons ?

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                  DMPF
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                  IF YOU HAVE THE RECOMMENDED HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS THEN YOU WILL ENJOY IT. IF NOT YOU WILL GO AND CURSE IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS IF VISTA IS TO BLAME

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                  • L Lost User

                    If you go 64 bit, just make sure you're not developing with people rnning 32 bit! We have one developer in our team runnng 64 bit (long story) and the amount of angst it causes (3rd party tools not available, specific code in project builds to decide which machine it's being built on etc.) outweights its usefulness (in fact, I haven't seen and good side to 64 bit vista at all, frankly, in what we laughingly call the real world)

                    Take a chill pill, Daddy-o .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                    El Corazon
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                    maxxx# wrote:

                    (in fact, I haven't seen and good side to 64 bit vista at all, frankly, in what we laughingly call the real world)

                    weird... I am using 64bit Vista for 3D graphics production using VS2003 & VS2005 and Qt. I guess the real world is not 3D physics and massive landscapes, remote control of air-craft (at least building the software, it still controls the air-craft from XP, though soon Linux). :) I have even toyed with CUDA from 64bit Vista. :)

                    _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                    • E El Corazon

                      maxxx# wrote:

                      (in fact, I haven't seen and good side to 64 bit vista at all, frankly, in what we laughingly call the real world)

                      weird... I am using 64bit Vista for 3D graphics production using VS2003 & VS2005 and Qt. I guess the real world is not 3D physics and massive landscapes, remote control of air-craft (at least building the software, it still controls the air-craft from XP, though soon Linux). :) I have even toyed with CUDA from 64bit Vista. :)

                      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                      Lost User
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                      But is it actually better than 32 bit at doing that?

                      Take a chill pill, Daddy-o .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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