Only profesional edition retail/OEM are elligible to get vista upgrade. You only have to pay for the shipping cost. If not, you just have to download from microsoft.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

if i wan vista premium, which should i take.... xp home or media center?

if i wan vista premium, which should i take.... xp home or media center?

Receive an Express Upgrade to Windows Vista when you buy a qualifying PC running Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, or Windows XP Professional

Express Upgrade to Windows Vista If you're in the market for a new computer this holiday season, be sure to ask your retailer about the Express Upgrade to Windows Vista, being offered by participating PC manufacturers. When you buy a qualifying Windows Vista Capable PC between October 26, 2006 and March 15, 2007, you may be eligible for an Express Upgrade to Windows Vista.

Don't wait to enjoy the benefits of owning a new PC. Buying a Premium Ready Windows Vista Capable PC means you can buy a great Windows XP computer today, with the confidence that it will easily upgrade to the Windows Vista edition of your choice. Express Upgrade to Windows Vista offers from participating PC manufacturers will ensure you can easily enjoy Windows XP today and Windows Vista when it's available.

i've registered for that event...will be going...see if there's any freebies...hheheehhe

more info here

hey dualshock.. wat do you get there?? anythings 'world' can we share here?? 

i read that long time ago... there isnt much info bout compaq.

Haha... I'm going for the sneak preview... 

sorry if this question had been posted earlier... there are simply too many pages when i noticed dis thread... 

hmm... just activated my RC 1 via automated phone call system... da phone system was cool... was wondering y da online registration din work... any of u guys face da same prob?

after activation... i can't perform windows update.. aih... 

somethign wrong wif my config o ...

Windows Vista just has to be different. The first thing you'll notice is there are two bootscreens, separating the low-level code and branding experience. The first bootscreen is an ultra-minimalistic scrolling animation featuring thin green lines which is only accompanied by a short copyright text. The second bootscreen features a full-resolution 32-bit animated glowing Windows pearl, synchronized together with the official startup.

Anyone else got the complimentary copy of windows vista? I'm still hoping microsoft to send me the mail.

Did you file a bug with the reporting tool ? I just got the x86 distro, x64 is d/l now.
keys haven't been sent though.

WHAT VISTA HAS THAT XP DOSENT!!!!

Here is a small guide telling all the people "why they should buy vista"or "what does vista have"
Aero(glass) User Interface

Vista's interface is called aero.Aero is mainly the amazing glass effects seen in vista,in my opinion the UI is amazing and 100 times better than XP.The only problem faced by many is that to use Aero glass we need a compatible  Video card(Nvidia and Ati work fine).Other than that the new UI is great and it gives you an amazing feel.
The new shell includes significant changes from previous versions of Windows such as improved filtering, sorting, grouping and stacking. Combined with integrated desktop searching throughout, the Explorer

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Sidebar

One of the new things in Vista is the sidebar,the sidebar adds an excitement to your desktop with its amazing gadgets.
Gadgets which are small applets designed for a specialized purpose (such as displaying the weather or sports scores)
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Powerful Search

Vista has a very powerful search by this i mean you can find anytging in your computer in a matter of seconds.Unlike XP we dont have to go to "find files" there is a search box right on the startmenu and search is also integrated in the explorer by this i mean if you open any folder or partition.there will be an search box above just type the thing you want to search and in a matter of seconds you will find it.this reliefs you from the pain taking procedure  of finding the files and folder.There will also be the ability to save searches as Saved Searches where opening a folder will execute a specific search automatically and display the results as a normal folder. These virtual folders are also distributable via RSS

Security

Windows vista has advanced security to protect your computer.
One of them is UAC(user account control)
UAC helps to prevent unathorized changes to your computer.
Secondly DEP(data execution prevention)
DEP helps to prevent damage to your computer form viruses and other secutrity risks.
DEP can help protect your computer by monitoring your programs to make sure that they use system memory safely. If DEP notices a program on your computer using memory incorrectly, it closes the program and notifies you.
And last but not the least it also has Windows defender already installed on it.

Flip 3D
This is clearly the pivotal feature easily gaining extremely rapid business adoption worldwide
Makes it easy to see you opened windows and choose one.
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Parental controls
You can use Parental Controls to help manage how your children use the computer. For example, you can set limits on your children's access to the web, the hours that they can log on to the computer, and which games they can play and programs they can run.

Speech recognition
It allows you to control your computer by voice.
Using only your voice you can start programas,open menus and all that you can do with your mouse and key board.

Ready boost
Allows most flash usb drives(under 4gb).
You have a computer that is a bit short of RAM for optimal speed, you can just plug in a spare USB memory stick and use it to increase the available memory for Windows Vista.

DirectX 10
DirectX10 will be needed to play all the new games which will come out after Vista releases.
And DirectX10 will be only for Vista it wont even install on XP.
so all you gamers get ready to buy vista.
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Priority I/O
Windows Vista, background applications and processes can be written to use a new lower priority I/O, while user applications are automatically given higher priority than background tasks. For example, automatic disk defragmentation uses low priority I/O to ensure that it doesn't interfere with your normal operation.

Improved networking stack
Get better speed and ping on the internet games.
Out-ping all your XP n00b friends.