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Windows Vista Ultimate, 1 Week Before Release: Report Card
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
The big surprise with the version of Vista that’s going to be officially launched by Microsoft on 
November 30 is that there are no surprises. Windows Vista RTM is far more solid than both this summer’s Beta 2 and the almost-but-not-quite-buttoned-down RC2 version released earlier this fall.
I put Build 6000, which has been released to Microsoft’s developers and is expected to be identical to or closely track the initial shipping version of Vista, through its paces (and took screen captures to prove it). Here’s a quick report card.
Installation: C+ A mixed bag. The 64-bit version flummoxed my computer, which is unacceptable when you consider that I’m running a 3.2-GHz, 64-bit, dual-core Pentium D. The install proceeded most of the way, but couldn’t complete, so my inference is there are still some driver issues. Much as I enjoy working Sundays, I gave up after 90 minutes. (On the plus side, while I was waiting I found out I’m not bad at Sudoku.)
As I expected, the 32-bit version installed like a champ, loading from scratch in 42 minutes. I still had to muck around a little with my display settings. However, Vista recognized by my Nvidia GeForce 7300 graphics card, and loaded the correct WDM driver it needs to run the Aero user interface. Windows Vista Ultimate, 1 Week Before Release: Report Card - Technology News by TechWeb
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