Microsoft has published a set of guidelines on which decisions to make now, so that your computer will be ready to run Windows Vista. They claim that any mid-range AMD or Intel processor will do, and even low-end ones will pack enough power to run Vista. 512 MBRAM is advised, but for more advanced users, 1GB is recommended. As for graphics card: "If you are building or buying PC today, you probably want to avoid the low end of the current GPU range and make sure you get a GPU that supports DirectX 9 and has at least 64 MB of graphics memory." My take: I can confirm that the Windows Vista December CTP, with all the effects turned on, runs more than fine on my aging AMD Athlon XP 1600+, 512MB SD-RAM, Ati Radeon 9000 128MB DDR-RAM (DirectX 8 compatible card, so not a DX9 card). Just so you know.
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Member since:2005-06-29
I would very appreciate if You could make some Vista-Videos.
I'll see what I can do. Don't expect any high-res supervideos, my digital camera is 5MP and only records at 320x240. Maybe someone can recommend me an easy-to-use screen recording app for Windows? I know SnapZx Pro2 for OSX, but I've never needed such a thing for Windows.
Halte Dich aus dem Sch#*ß raus. ;-)
Dass ist klar. Aber es ist nicht immer einfach mir raus zu halten 
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Member since:I can just see this video now. Sitting there watching the video and a little message keeps scrolling across the bottom of the screen saying "I am not a liar"!!!!
This story isnt even about windows vista...its just a test to see if Thom is a liar or not.
Oh well...at least a got a good laugh out of reading his rediculous replies.
Member since:2005-07-06
Maybe someone can recommend me an easy-to-use screen recording app for Windows?
You can try the screen capture codec with Windows Media Encoder.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/defau...
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2005-09-16
Hi Thom,
I would very appreciate if You could make some Vista-Videos. It's not that I doubt in Your words, I'm absolutely sure that Your observation is 100% correct and Your description is also absolutely clear to me. It's just that I have no possibility to look by myself what does the Vista, aero and so on looks like (and I'm doubt that I'm the only one). Please? :-)
P.S. And please, don't react to the trolls of Knight Rider (or something like that) & Co. Halte Dich aus dem Sch#*ß raus. ;-)