Vista's dead: Microsoft kills an OS and no one cares

dawgXdenta · Jul 5, 2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

You will have better driver support with Vista and Win7 X64.

I know man, its been a hussle everytime I have to install somthing. Had to regularly do reg fixes and use archive unzippers to change the install sequence using the windows installer. Its was a mission.

I'll def be on Win 7

Judas · Jul 7, 2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lelisevis

Vista's dead? I bloody well hope not after the piss about i've just had installing UT3 on Win7, editing DX files and when I finally get it working I get no bloody menus...argghh, it could drive a man to drink...erm if he wasn't drunk already. Still at least NWN2 works ok, ok so that doesnt work either. I give up lol, back to vista for me until either I sober up or I have the time and patience to fix the problems. Here's hoping the issues are fixed for release.

strange i haven't had a problem with ut3 on win7

procupine14 · Jul 7, 2009, 05:59 PM

I personally love Vista and Win 7. I have Vista Ultimate on every computer in the house and im dual booting Vista and Win7 RC Ultimate (64 on both) on my main rig. I am actually noticing some minor frame improvements in some games (especially WoW in 25-man raids) so I'm happy about that. The only anger I had at first with 7 was that I had to do some digging to find the Win 7 release of the logitech G15 software. It still doesn't work quite right and my LCD mod program doesn't work at all which makes me a sad Panda. Also, the Logitech G9 setpoint profiler thing has something wrong with it as well. I still haven't figured that out and no one else has posted anything about it online that I have found so we shall see.

MitchRapp · Jul 9, 2009, 04:37 PM

how do you know when a reviewer is an idiot?
when his review's test machine has "Windows XP SP1"
there u go.
I've seen reviews up until 6 months ago running XP SP1 ... hello? SP1? Really?

Vista is/was great. x64 even better.
Windows 7 is an upgrade, I guess, because they added a few things and fixed a few things.
but it still looks/acts like Vista... which is just fine !

MitchRapp · Jul 9, 2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by procupine14

I personally love Vista and Win 7. I have Vista Ultimate on every computer in the house and im dual booting Vista and Win7 RC Ultimate (64 on both) on my main rig. I am actually noticing some minor frame improvements in some games (especially WoW in 25-man raids) so I'm happy about that. The only anger I had at first with 7 was that I had to do some digging to find the Win 7 release of the logitech G15 software. It still doesn't work quite right and my LCD mod program doesn't work at all which makes me a sad Panda. Also, the Logitech G9 setpoint profiler thing has something wrong with it as well. I still haven't figured that out and no one else has posted anything about it online that I have found so we shall see.

good luck
from experiece, LOGITECH doesn't give a flying *$()! about driver support for newer OS's
they will simply stamp a "WINDOWS 7 COMPATIBLE" sticker on their newest, most expensive hardware and create driver support for them only.

I remember buying a new logitech webcam a good 6 months after vista came out. it was at Best Buy, along with all their other cams... well NO DRIVER SUPPORT FOR VISTA !
I contacted them, and their chinese-bots said "sorry, that webcam is too old"
I checked the date of release, and it came out around the same time as Vista did.
But Vista was available for all companies 1 year in advance to prepare driver support..............................

Neshi · Jul 9, 2009, 04:54 PM

that just logitech, no bad of Vista... I've got a logitech webcam here too, sitting idly and useless on my desk :-> no Vista driver available on earth

Judas · Jul 9, 2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by pepiman

good luck
from experiece, LOGITECH doesn't give a flying *$()! about driver support for newer OS's
they will simply stamp a "WINDOWS 7 COMPATIBLE" sticker on their newest, most expensive hardware and create driver support for them only.

I remember buying a new logitech webcam a good 6 months after vista came out. it was at Best Buy, along with all their other cams... well NO DRIVER SUPPORT FOR VISTA !
I contacted them, and their chinese-bots said "sorry, that webcam is too old"
I checked the date of release, and it came out around the same time as Vista did.
But Vista was available for all companies 1 year in advance to prepare driver support..............................

i find this interest considering i've got such an old logitech camera.. that the orginal box states "Windows 98se support!" as if it were a new thing..

and i plugged it into windows vista x64 and it worked straight away ....

procupine14 · Jul 9, 2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

i find this interest considering i've got such an old logitech camera.. that the orginal box states "Windows 98se support!" as if it were a new thing..

and i plugged it into windows vista x64 and it worked straight away ....

Yeah I'm not having any issue with the hardware themselves working its all good. THe damn utilities don't work. Since 7 and vista to some extent does a decent job of installing hardware drivers for you all is good with the world. But on the other hand, I just happen to own products like the G15 that really need a utility to run the screen. But I have high hopes considering that the G19 is most likely going to need 7 support....*DUH* so that means that I will, most likely, be able to snag something that I can rig up to work

Judas · Jul 10, 2009, 04:50 PM

yeah the software isn't available for the camera.... but the driver works straight away..

i can use msn messenger or anything that makes of the camera...... take pictures whatever..... it works...

MitchRapp · Jul 17, 2009, 01:57 PM

damn. well mine didn't work at all. no driver whatsoever

it was a big fuss on the logitech support forums .... and those damn chinese auto-response-bots would simply repost the same explanation (basically, go out and spend some more cash on a new webcam sucker)

Jul 7, 2009, 05:59 PM	#33
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: Vista's dead: Microsoft kills an OS and no one cares I personally love Vista and Win 7. I have Vista Ultimate on every computer in the house and im dual booting Vista and Win7 RC Ultimate (64 on both) on my main rig. I am actually noticing some minor frame improvements in some games (especially WoW in 25-man raids) so I'm happy about that. The only anger I had at first with 7 was that I had to do some digging to find the Win 7 release of the logitech G15 software. It still doesn't work quite right and my LCD mod program doesn't work at all which makes me a sad Panda. Also, the Logitech G9 setpoint profiler thing has something wrong with it as well. I still haven't figured that out and no one else has posted anything about it online that I have found so we shall see. __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Jul 9, 2009, 04:37 PM	#34
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: Vista's dead: Microsoft kills an OS and no one cares how do you know when a reviewer is an idiot? when his review's test machine has "Windows XP SP1" there u go. I've seen reviews up until 6 months ago running XP SP1 ... hello? SP1? Really? Vista is/was great. x64 even better. Windows 7 is an upgrade, I guess, because they added a few things and fixed a few things. but it still looks/acts like Vista... which is just fine !

Jul 9, 2009, 04:54 PM	#36
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,378 Rep Power: 177 System Specs	Re: Vista's dead: Microsoft kills an OS and no one cares that just logitech, no bad of Vista... I've got a logitech webcam here too, sitting idly and useless on my desk :-> no Vista driver available on earth __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Jul 17, 2009, 01:57 PM	#40
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: Vista's dead: Microsoft kills an OS and no one cares damn. well mine didn't work at all. no driver whatsoever it was a big fuss on the logitech support forums .... and those damn chinese auto-response-bots would simply repost the same explanation (basically, go out and spend some more cash on a new webcam sucker)