Vista Tutorial - First posting here

Hi all:

Just wanted to report on how my system is doing with Vista build 5384.
System is:

AMD Athlon XP 2100
FIC AN19C Mainboard w/Onboard VIA AC97Sound chip [Vista has no probs here]
Dual-Boot Configuration WindowsXP Pro and Windows Vista
512MB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce MX420 Video/64MB
M-Audio Delta 66 Sound Card for M-Audio OmniStudio {Vista will go WHACKO if
I attempt to install any driver for it at all. VERY loud buzzing and system
will lock up tight.}

Anyway, my first run with Vista was pretty good. Had to re-install clean
because of the M-Audio hardware issues. This second time around I have got
to say that I am very pleased! Not a single problem worth complaining
about..........................yet LOL

Hope this input helps those who might need it

Joe

Welcome, Joe. I'm not one of the regulars in this NG, I usually hang in
Vista.General, but I lurk over here every day.

Glad to hear you're having fun with Vista. I am too. I'm running it on three
Dell's here; an Optiplex GX620, a Latitude D620, and a XPS Gen 2. the only
problem I'm having now is with the D620; Intel Lakeport video drivers won't
install so that box is not running Aero, AKA Aero Glass, right now. But the
other two boxes are running pretty sweet for beta code.

I'm running 5472. I did have problems with the XPS Gen 2's SB Audigy 2 sound
card in 5384; the Creative beta driver install would fail. I did manage to
get the sound card working by using a modded driver. When I got 5472, I
tried the Creative driver install again (same exact bits in fact) and it
installed like butter, no errors, sound aplenty.

Have fun playing around with 5384, but don't spend too much time trying to
figure out any problems you might encounter.

Lang

"Joe Connolly" <jconn3@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:90D69330-B8B2-49E8-9035-2B00746920F8@microsoft.com...
> Hi all:
>
> Just wanted to report on how my system is doing with Vista build 5384.
> System is:
>
> AMD Athlon XP 2100
> FIC AN19C Mainboard w/Onboard VIA AC97Sound chip [Vista has no probs here]
> Dual-Boot Configuration WindowsXP Pro and Windows Vista
> 512MB Ram
> NVIDIA GeForce MX420 Video/64MB
> M-Audio Delta 66 Sound Card for M-Audio OmniStudio {Vista will go WHACKO
> if I attempt to install any driver for it at all. VERY loud buzzing and
> system will lock up tight.}
>
> Anyway, my first run with Vista was pretty good. Had to re-install clean
> because of the M-Audio hardware issues. This second time around I have got
> to say that I am very pleased! Not a single problem worth complaining
> about..........................yet LOL
>
> Hope this input helps those who might need it
>
> Joe