Good article.

But I've merged it with the pinned thread as there are way too many Vista threads around

hi all sifu, may i know how to type chinese word using vista?

i used to type chinese word in xp by done some setting in regional setting, but i cant found in vista

hi all sifu, may i know how to type chinese word using vista?

i used to type chinese word in xp by done some setting in regional setting, but i cant found in vista

hi all sifu, may i know how to type chinese word using vista?

i used to type chinese word in xp by done some setting in regional setting, but i cant found in vista

thanks samurai and linkinstreet, got it

i hope this round is not my fault again, i want to change the language pack to chinese based like xp last time, main point is i can view chinese for all my mp3 by default

i c there's an option for choosing the language, instead of downloading via windows update (~220mb), is there any other method or website we can download?

thanks samurai and linkinstreet, got it

i hope this round is not my fault again, i want to change the language pack to chinese based like xp last time, main point is i can view chinese for all my mp3 by default

i c there's an option for choosing the language, instead of downloading via windows update (~220mb), is there any other method or website we can download?

Good article.

But I've merged it with the pinned thread as there are way too many Vista threads around

doesn't have the latest one "vista deletes all your pirated music and movies"

Myth #9: You won't be able to play ripped music in Vista
Have you heard about the horrors of Vista's DRM (Digital Rights Management)? Some people have implied that it will prevent you from playing any music or movie files unless you download and pay for them online. Others are speculating that even the media you do buy may be blocked.

Interestingly, the people who are spreading this one all seem to be folks who have never used Vista (and, according to many of them, never will). The real story: I have no problem playing music files that were ripped from CDs on Windows Media Player 10 or in Vista's Windows Media Center application. Yes, I legally own the CDs, but Vista has no way of knowing that. All of the media that imported from my XP Windows Media Center computer, including recorded TV programs, played without a problem.

For a more thorough discussion of content protection in Vista, see this article from CreateDigitalMusic.com.

Based on Microsoft's response and other information we've received, the situation appears to be this:


Content protection only comes into play when you're playing protected content. These restrictions don't apply to your whole machine, period. Unless you're trying to mix the audio output from a Blu-Ray disc into your set in SONAR, it doesn't matter.

Open source developers will still be able to write drivers. (I've heard as much from some in the development community.)

Content restrictions do not impact pro audio. You may have heard about restrictions on S/PDIF digital output. Unless you record your set to a protected file and add the DRM yourself, this will NOT impact work you're doing in pro audio apps.

Don't worry about tilt bit. Microsoft believes the hypothetical tilt bit problems posed by some pundits are unlikely. Do you believe Microsoft? Again, it really doesn't matter, as long as you're not playing HD-DVD / Blu-Ray on your machine; the restrictions don't apply at any other time.

Games, music apps, pro audio, and everything else on your system is safe, because the restrictions apply only to content that has already been restricted.

want to ask vista user. do your pc really have all the required drivers like wireless,scanner,bluetooth,printer,mobo,sound and fully workable software or just so.. so.. only ?

is Windows Vista Full Version has the option to do upgrade rather than doing a clean install ?