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Yeah... I'd trust E-bay for a 'new' OS. Right. I suggest you get it, as it's cheaper even with shipping than you can get it in Canada...

Looks like the Bill and Linda foundation are not picky where their money comes from...

So who online ships to AUS? Egghead? Nah. Tiger direct? Nah. Amazon? Yes, but not MS OS's... Games, books, I've got those from Amazon, but got the big 'sorry, we don't ship this item there' last night.

750 AUD (580 USD) for Ultimate retail... Why do Aussies have to pay a 200 USD premium? I guess that a 'free trade' agreement is not quite the same as a 'fair trade' agreement, eh. Fortunately my RC2 license will not expire until after I get back from holidays... In Hawaii.

I have a pair of 6800 GPUs with 256 MB ram each. MB is a DFI lanparty UT nf4 sli DR expert, with an amd 3700..... In XP, I am configured for SLI. I get ~ 8700 in 3dmark05. In Vista RC2 I get ~4700 in 3dmark05. If I re-install my Vista Nvidia drivers, it disables one video card, claiming that it is incompatible with the VGA drivers.

I think I was under the impression that my beta key would work with RTM... Was I mistaken?

Well, I'm at least getting a 5.9 from ny piddly 6800 ultras ;-) but windows stills thinks my two ultras are gt's :-( I put in an error report to Nvidia, but don't really expect to get a response, based on previous experience. But at least x64 bit loaded with no issues, and so far is quite stable. Not one bsod so far... If it stays this way I'll be rapt!

Any clues?

Downloading both versions now... I'll start with the x64 version tomorrow eve to see if it actually installs on my computer. I don't understand why the akaimai won't launch from within an rc1 build, but oh well.

yes, because aero glass uses PixelShaders 2.0 with was intruduced with dx9 Thank you. That's useful information. So most any graphics card that has pixelshader 2.0 will work for Aero. Explains some laptop issues I've seen.

Obviously, someone with an older system that likes what they have. I'm looking for information, not snobby snubs. You have no information.

Useful information, but can you provide a link? And the original post was about whether someone had tried vista on a dx 8 GPU...

Remapping? Explain this. If you mean the memory at the 1 MB boundary, (which was needed for early versions of OS/2 and NT) then no. Otherwise, I have no clue.

Hmm... Works pretty good in DX 9, just wondered if anyone had tried with lower DX versions. And he/she asked because that's what they have.

A user on another forum asked.... I didn't know, so thought I'd ask.

One of my install attempts was a fresh install of XP SP2, and an upgrade install was not an option. I have also just formatted the drive under XP, then installed the drive as the ONLY drive, and installed to that. No go. I'm open to further suggestions.

Did you ever get the x64 version to work? I didn't... But I did post all my system specs for this issue from my rc1-x32 bit version, complete with the various system hangs, bsods, etc. If enough people do this, maybe we'll get a resolution.

bit disappointing this release really.... Installs no faster, still needs a manual reboot (in my case) to finalize the install... I went from a 5.1 perf rating to a 4.1... Still no SLI. Methinks I wasted 4.5 hours on this, for what? M$ - can you hear us? We'd like to help, down here at the bottom of the food chain....

Hmm... Good idea, but I can't link to the links provided. So, since you sem to be able to, is there any info on the starforce protection used on some of Ubisoft's games?

Quite some time ago I installed RC-1. I got the usual desktop icons, file xfer beta client and compatability wizard... Then I installed the Nvidia beta client... All of my shortcuts disappeared. OK, no big deal... I went to MS, and got the beta client, which also gave me the xfer manager shortcut... Now marked (2). But I can't find the compatability wizard anywhere! any clues? I'd like to have it back.... Edit... Dohh... Didn't have search set up correctly... all .lnk files are in the user that created them... (c:/users/whoever/desktop)

I'm a big-time whinger.... I'll whinge (via bug report) over anything like poorly placed menu items to (my biggest whinge) improper graphics adapter recognition / plus no sli support. I've also tried to whinge on the latter to Nvidia, but that's like trying to p**s up a rope. Not sure it helps, but it makes ME feel better.

Did you even look at the image I posted at the bottom of my message? It clearly shows me using ipconfig. Also, when you say "they both work" what do you mean? Have you got them both plugged into a network and doing something? Because merely having two hasn't given me any issues. I've only had issues with trying to use both of them. Using just one is simple. Sorry, I tend to not look at links. Call me paranoid, but I'm not behind a proper FW at home... So the question was asked, and answered. 'Nuff said in that regard. And yes, I use a DFI MB here at home, have a Nvidia interface that goes to the outside world and a Yukon interface that goes to my NAS box. I backup and restore to / from my NAS. Useful when doing re-installs, or switching versions, etc. Also useful when I download a new version of something from the 'net that I want to use later.

I also tend to think that's the answer, as my key has only been used on about seven different machines at work and here at home.

My MB has two interfaces, and happily its never been an issue. (yes, they both work.) As to command line stuff, I'm sure you've already tried ipconfig...?