Windows Fista

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » January 8th, 2007, 22:58

Stoat wrote:Will Fista work with BootCamp? There was a lot of oohing and aahing about it a while back but I've not heard anything since.

afaik, You could install any OS whilst in bootcamp? Is this not true? I'll have a look and come back and tell you what I find.

Well.. it seems, considering Fista isn't fully released, that it will either be compensated for or a fix will be found somewhere along the lines of what this guy has found: http://blogs.msdn.com/hans_vb/archive/2 ... 14799.aspx

So, yes I think Fista will work on Bootcamp.

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » January 8th, 2007, 23:01

A Fista-related question: if I have a 64-bit CPU and I get the 64-bit OS, what's the likelihood of anything working with it driver wise?

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » January 8th, 2007, 23:03

Wiggy wrote:A Fista-related question: if I have a 64-bit CPU and I get the 64-bit OS, what's the likelihood of anything working with it driver wise?

Drivers should only be an issue if you've got some fairly uncommon parts in your computer, like a TV receiver card, or an old sound card.. etc. The sorts of things a new driver may not have been written for.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 8th, 2007, 23:05

Wiggy wrote:A Fista-related question: if I have a 64-bit CPU and I get the 64-bit OS, what's the likelihood of anything working with it driver wise?

pretty decent, but might not be great immediately, certainly check your mobo and gpu maker's websites (and tech forums to get some idea how stable they are)

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 8th, 2007, 23:07

pixie pie wrote:
Drivers should only be an issue if you've got some fairly uncommon parts in your computer, like a TV receiver card, or an old sound card.. etc. The sorts of things a new driver may not have been written for.

unfortunately, Fista 64 seems pretty low down on the list for nvidia (iirc)

and IME Fista 64 is a cupcake to get non-auth'd drivers to work on.

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » January 8th, 2007, 23:10

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
unfortunately, Fista 64 seems pretty low down on the list for nvidia (iirc)

I got the idea that it was only the DX10 drivers that won't be sorted for launch? Well not in any sort of usable way anyway.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 8th, 2007, 23:12

pixie pie wrote:I got the idea that it was only the DX10 drivers that won't be sorted for launch? Well not in any sort of usable way anyway.

not sure but i'd honestly hang back for 2 months anyway

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » January 8th, 2007, 23:15

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
not sure but i'd honestly hang back for 2 months anyway

Yeah this is the most sensible advice that can be given to any potential buyer. Especially 64bit users. Listen to the Berk (As if you need to be told)

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » January 8th, 2007, 23:20

Sweet, thanks

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » January 8th, 2007, 23:36

Cheers, Bill will have to wait for me baying for his blood for a little longer then

tiki66 · Post by **tiki66** » January 9th, 2007, 15:42

I wil probably just download Fista from some Warez site... why to buy when I can get it for free

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » January 9th, 2007, 15:53

Broadcasting your intentions on a public forum isn't a wholly great idea for you or the community as a whole. If you're going to talk about that sort of thing, please use the Discussion Board and mark your post as 'Hidden'.

Or just be a bit subtler.

Post by **Dog Pants** » January 9th, 2007, 16:16

I'm not expecting it to be very easy to get functional illegal copies of Fista anyway - look at the way games are going now. Personally I'm hoping that when I'm dragged kicking and screaming into the next generation OS I'll be able to get a copy cheap through the MOD like I did with McAfee (entirely legally, of course).

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » January 9th, 2007, 16:44

tiki66 : that sort of stuff is known here at 5punk as "floorware"

Hence we often tend to use the term "found it on the floor" by sweeping them up

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » January 9th, 2007, 18:56

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:tiki66 : that sort of stuff is known here at 5punk as "floorware"

Hence we often tend to use the term "found it on the floor" by sweeping them up

Aw, you ruined it now

MrGreen · Post by **MrGreen** » January 20th, 2007, 12:45

You can buy a copy from the floor in Thailand/Hong Kong for about £10, It's just a developer release, so you have to set your system clock in BIOS at **/**/2099.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » January 20th, 2007, 12:51

MrGreen wrote:You can buy a copy from the floor in Thailand/Hong Kong for about £10, It's just a developer release, so you have to set your system clock in BIOS at **/**/2099.

Aye i've already found that, works pretty well except it has a problem with my router (and allot of others too apparently).