Initial installation

Microsoft has two minimum specification for a computer to run Windows Vista. The first is a PC capable of running Vista and the second is a computer that is considered Vista Premium Ready.

Our plan is to install the operating systems on several different hardware arrangements during the BETA. For the first installation the following  hardware set up was used:

The installation went very smooth. We started with a clean Drive and formatted it during the installation. Very few inputs were needed from us during the installation and it completed successfully included several reboots. Most of the drivers were loaded correctly during the install. Vista has a handy feature that prompts you when drivers are not functioning and makes an attempt at automatically repairing the problem including a search of the internet, which I assume looks to the Windows update data base. In the case of my sound driver Vista was not able to repair or install the driver automatically so it prompted for a driver disk from the device. I used the original driver CD from the ASUS main board. During the installation Vista not able to automatically search the CD for driver and I had to point it to the specific folder. I used the XP drivers and they worked fine. One other driver was also not loaded correctly but I am unable to find which device this is for and all the hardware seems to run correctly.

The purpose and intention of this Blog is to share our experience at EDCO Computer Systems with the installation and operation of Windows Vista. Many thanks to Microsoft for providing and allowing us to use the BETA version of this exciting new  software.  We are excited about this new operating system and look forward to it’s final release.

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