So.
RC2 is out (at last), and I've taken my chance to download a 64-bit ISO for myself and a 32-bit version to burn and snail mail send to poor Kaniaz, seeing he's on 56k. I've installed it, and God!
Words can't describe this man. It's all so smooth, it looks awesome, and above all.. It looks awesome.
The new features and stuff.. it's all so great. On the 64-bit version you have 2 program file directories: Program Files and Program Files (x86), the latter being for 32-bit applications. The installation is really simple and smooth too. I like it way better than Windows XP's installation.
As I said, it looks awesome and it's really smooth. This is all thanks to Aero (well, Microsoft, but yeah): Windows Vista's environmental graphics managing applications. A screenshot can be found Here.
Then there's the image viewing application. You remember Windows Image Preview Viewer Thingy? The default XP image viewer? It's gone and has been replaced with something similar yet totally different. If you zoom in on a way too large picture it doesn't go all blurry anymore.
Holy holy ! As I was typing this topic, I found an awesome feature. I can't describe it, so I'm just going to post a screenshot. [Click!]. What does this do? If you haven't guessed yet, you can just switch between windows quite easily this way. Click a button, see this window, and click a window to open it. Fuck yeah!
I could go on and on for a long while, but I'm just going to post one more quick awesome feature. FTP client, woo!
So, I suppose you want to know where to download it now, eh? You can download Vista RC2 right Here. PROBLEM! You need a Windows Vista pre-release key (ie, RC1/Beta 1/Beta 2 key). I don't know where to get these, I got mine with a Windows Vista Beta 2 DVD I got with a PC magazine.. So, you're on your own on that one.
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