no dvd burner

I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

Download it to your HD. Set up a Folder for the download.
-- Peter
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"Travis King" wrote in message

I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

Burn a DVD on your Mom's computer (using IsoBuster, Nero or Roxio). You can then load the system using your DVD player.
--
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"Travis King" wrote in message

I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

Borrow Moms computer for a day or two. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message

I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Borrow Moms computer for a day or two. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

I don't need to borrow her computer exactly unless you mean just use it -

all I have to do is go upstairs. (I'm still in high school.) Her computer has an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (It used to be in my computer before I got the 2400+ - she originally had an Athlon 1GHz which was fast at the time but only shortly after that, the Athlon XP came out.) 512MB of RAM, 120GB HD space, and an Ati Radeon 7200 32MB card. Will any DVD work for the proper media? I don't know much about burning DVDs since I have a regular CD-RW drive. I'm used to CD-R or CD-RW Music or Data and that's it. I'm not used to DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD RAM, and so on. Our Internet anymore averages out around 500 to 600 k / sec when downloading. I remember the old days when we got around 230 k / sec.

My burner uses DVD + R, if you have a burner that burns multiple formats, still go with DVD + R, I have read some issues concerning bad burns with DVD - R -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Borrow Moms computer for a day or two. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

I don't need to borrow her computer exactly unless you mean just use it - all I have to do is go upstairs. (I'm still in high school.) Her computer has an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (It used to be in my computer before I got the 2400+ - she originally had an Athlon 1GHz which was fast at the time but only shortly after that, the Athlon XP came out.) 512MB of RAM, 120GB HD space, and an Ati Radeon 7200 32MB card. Will any DVD work for the proper media? I don't know much about burning DVDs since I have a regular CD-RW drive. I'm used to CD-R or CD-RW Music or Data and that's it. I'm not used to DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD RAM, and so on. Our Internet anymore averages out around 500 to 600 k / sec when downloading. I remember the old days when we got around 230 k / sec.

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

My burner uses DVD + R, if you have a burner that burns multiple formats, still go with DVD + R, I have read some issues concerning bad burns with DVD - R -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Borrow Moms computer for a day or two. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

I don't need to borrow her computer exactly unless you mean just use it - all I have to do is go upstairs. (I'm still in high school.) Her computer has an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (It used to be in my computer before I got the 2400+ - she originally had an Athlon 1GHz which was fast at the time but only shortly after that, the Athlon XP came out.) 512MB of RAM, 120GB HD space, and an Ati Radeon 7200 32MB card. Will any DVD work for the proper media? I don't know much about burning DVDs since I have a regular CD-RW drive. I'm used to CD-R or CD-RW Music or Data and that's it. I'm not used to DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD RAM, and so on. Our Internet anymore averages out around 500 to 600 k / sec when downloading. I remember the old days when we got around 230 k / sec.

Thanks Andre. You're doing this newsgroup a lot of good. Keep up the good

work. We have DVD + Rs already for the burner, so we should be in good shape.

Well you are on the right path then, report back how everthing turns out, I'm very interested in hearing your results. Thanks for your support, I just enjoy sharing what I have learnt so far from using Vista and I know many others such as Zack, Josh, Peter and many more feel the same way I do. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message My burner uses DVD + R, if you have a burner that burns multiple formats, still go with DVD + R, I have read some issues concerning bad burns with DVD - R -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Borrow Moms computer for a day or two. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

I don't need to borrow her computer exactly unless you mean just use it - all I have to do is go upstairs. (I'm still in high school.) Her computer has an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (It used to be in my computer before I got the 2400+ - she originally had an Athlon 1GHz which was fast at the time but only shortly after that, the Athlon XP came out.) 512MB of RAM, 120GB HD space, and an Ati Radeon 7200 32MB card. Will any DVD work for the proper media? I don't know much about burning DVDs since I have a regular CD-RW drive. I'm used to CD-R or CD-RW Music or Data and that's it. I'm not used to DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD RAM, and so on. Our Internet anymore averages out around 500 to 600 k / sec when downloading. I remember the old days when we got around 230 k / sec.

Thanks Andre. You're doing this newsgroup a lot of good. Keep up the good work. We have DVD + Rs already for the burner, so we should be in good shape.

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Well you are on the right path then, report back how everthing turns out, I'm very interested in hearing your results. Thanks for your support, I just enjoy sharing what I have learnt so far from using Vista and I know many others such as Zack, Josh, Peter and many more feel the same way I do. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message My burner uses DVD + R, if you have a burner that burns multiple formats, still go with DVD + R, I have read some issues concerning bad burns with DVD - R -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Borrow Moms computer for a day or two. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

I don't need to borrow her computer exactly unless you mean just use it - all I have to do is go upstairs. (I'm still in high school.) Her computer has an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (It used to be in my computer before I got the 2400+ - she originally had an Athlon 1GHz which was fast at the time but only shortly after that, the Athlon XP came out.) 512MB of RAM, 120GB HD space, and an Ati Radeon 7200 32MB card. Will any DVD work for the proper media? I don't know much about burning DVDs since I have a regular CD-RW drive. I'm used to CD-R or CD-RW Music or Data and that's it. I'm not used to DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD RAM, and so on. Our Internet anymore averages out around 500 to 600 k / sec when downloading. I remember the old days when we got around 230 k / sec.

Thanks Andre. You're doing this newsgroup a lot of good. Keep up the good work. We have DVD + Rs already for the burner, so we should be in good shape.

It should work at least decent on my computer now:

AMD Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2.14GHz WD 80GB 7200RPM 2MB Cache HD WD 120GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache HD NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 128MB DDR Video Card 768MB of RAM Creative Audigy 5.1 Sound Card (I hope this will cooperate in Vista) Linksys 10/100 network card 400w PSU 5 case fans 3 1/2" floppy drive Lite On 16x DVD drive Memorex (Lite On) 52x32x52 CD RW drive Logitech Z-680 speakers Proview 19" CRT monitor currently @ 1360x1088 Logitech Elite Keyboard Logitech MX510 Mouse Canon i560 Printer Canon PowerShot A520 digital camera Rio S35S MP3 Player Logitech Wingman controller Visioneer 5800 scanner (Knowing Visioneer, it won't and never will work in Vista.)
Keep in mind that back then for the entire system and to build my computer including buying Windows XP, it cost me around $2000 total.
I plan on adding a gig of RAM in June to give me 1.75GB. (Do you think that I should get more than this?) I'm considering getting a better video card before the public Vista beta comes out but if I don't get it then, I'll get one at the same time as I get the gig of RAM.

I plan on adding a gig of RAM in June to give me 1.75GB. (Do you think that I should get more than this?)

Seems like an optimum amount, if you can afford more why not go for it.

I'm considering getting a better video card before the public Vista beta comes out but if I don't get it then, I'll get one at the same time as I get the gig of RAM.

Well, you have a fair amount of RAM already that good enough for Vista, so the money you would have spent on extra memory, invest in a good video card. But things to remember when purchasing a graphics card for Vista, make sure it has a supported WDDM driver (Windows Display Driver Model), and I personally recommend a minimum of 256MBs, the more the better.

I am running Vista with a 128MB AGP and I have a lot of windows open and its starting to give low video memory errors. So if you want Glass, you gotta pay the price and I'm sure you will want Glass. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Well you are on the right path then, report back how everthing turns out, I'm very interested in hearing your results. Thanks for your support, I just enjoy sharing what I have learnt so far from using Vista and I know many others such as Zack, Josh, Peter and many more feel the same way I do. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message My burner uses DVD + R, if you have a burner that burns multiple formats, still go with DVD + R, I have read some issues concerning bad burns with DVD - R -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Borrow Moms computer for a day or two. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

I don't need to borrow her computer exactly unless you mean just use it - all I have to do is go upstairs. (I'm still in high school.) Her computer has an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (It used to be in my computer before I got the 2400+ - she originally had an Athlon 1GHz which was fast at the time but only shortly after that, the Athlon XP came out.) 512MB of RAM, 120GB HD space, and an Ati Radeon 7200 32MB card. Will any DVD work for the proper media? I don't know much about burning DVDs since I have a regular CD-RW drive. I'm used to CD-R or CD-RW Music or Data and that's it. I'm not used to DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD RAM, and so on. Our Internet anymore averages out around 500 to 600 k / sec when downloading. I remember the old days when we got around 230 k / sec.

Thanks Andre. You're doing this newsgroup a lot of good. Keep up the good work. We have DVD + Rs already for the burner, so we should be in good shape.

It should work at least decent on my computer now: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2.14GHz WD 80GB 7200RPM 2MB Cache HD WD 120GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache HD NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 128MB DDR Video Card 768MB of RAM Creative Audigy 5.1 Sound Card (I hope this will cooperate in Vista) Linksys 10/100 network card 400w PSU 5 case fans 3 1/2" floppy drive Lite On 16x DVD drive Memorex (Lite On) 52x32x52 CD RW drive Logitech Z-680 speakers Proview 19" CRT monitor currently @ 1360x1088 Logitech Elite Keyboard Logitech MX510 Mouse Canon i560 Printer Canon PowerShot A520 digital camera Rio S35S MP3 Player Logitech Wingman controller Visioneer 5800 scanner (Knowing Visioneer, it won't and never will work in Vista.)
Keep in mind that back then for the entire system and to build my computer including buying Windows XP, it cost me around $2000 total.
I plan on adding a gig of RAM in June to give me 1.75GB. (Do you think that I should get more than this?) I'm considering getting a better video card before the public Vista beta comes out but if I don't get it then, I'll get one at the same time as I get the gig of RAM.

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

I plan on adding a gig of RAM in June to give me 1.75GB. (Do you think that I should get more than this?)
Seems like an optimum amount, if you can afford more why not go for it.
I'm considering getting a better video card before the public Vista beta comes out but if I don't get it then, I'll get one at the same time as I get the gig of RAM.
Well, you have a fair amount of RAM already that good enough for Vista, so the money you would have spent on extra memory, invest in a good video card. But things to remember when purchasing a graphics card for Vista, make sure it has a supported WDDM driver (Windows Display Driver Model), and I personally recommend a minimum of 256MBs, the more the better.
I am running Vista with a 128MB AGP and I have a lot of windows open and its starting to give low video memory errors. So if you want Glass, you gotta pay the price and I'm sure you will want Glass. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Well you are on the right path then, report back how everthing turns out, I'm very interested in hearing your results. Thanks for your support, I just enjoy sharing what I have learnt so far from using Vista and I know many others such as Zack, Josh, Peter and many more feel the same way I do. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message My burner uses DVD + R, if you have a burner that burns multiple formats, still go with DVD + R, I have read some issues concerning bad burns with DVD - R -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Borrow Moms computer for a day or two. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

I don't need to borrow her computer exactly unless you mean just use it - all I have to do is go upstairs. (I'm still in high school.) Her computer has an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (It used to be in my computer before I got the 2400+ - she originally had an Athlon 1GHz which was fast at the time but only shortly after that, the Athlon XP came out.) 512MB of RAM, 120GB HD space, and an Ati Radeon 7200 32MB card. Will any DVD work for the proper media? I don't know much about burning DVDs since I have a regular CD-RW drive. I'm used to CD-R or CD-RW Music or Data and that's it. I'm not used to DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD RAM, and so on. Our Internet anymore averages out around 500 to 600 k / sec when downloading. I remember the old days when we got around 230 k / sec.

Thanks Andre. You're doing this newsgroup a lot of good. Keep up the good work. We have DVD + Rs already for the burner, so we should be in good shape.

It should work at least decent on my computer now: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2.14GHz WD 80GB 7200RPM 2MB Cache HD WD 120GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache HD NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 128MB DDR Video Card 768MB of RAM Creative Audigy 5.1 Sound Card (I hope this will cooperate in Vista) Linksys 10/100 network card 400w PSU 5 case fans 3 1/2" floppy drive Lite On 16x DVD drive Memorex (Lite On) 52x32x52 CD RW drive Logitech Z-680 speakers Proview 19" CRT monitor currently @ 1360x1088 Logitech Elite Keyboard Logitech MX510 Mouse Canon i560 Printer Canon PowerShot A520 digital camera Rio S35S MP3 Player Logitech Wingman controller Visioneer 5800 scanner (Knowing Visioneer, it won't and never will work in Vista.)
Keep in mind that back then for the entire system and to build my computer including buying Windows XP, it cost me around $2000 total.
I plan on adding a gig of RAM in June to give me 1.75GB. (Do you think that I should get more than this?) I'm considering getting a better video card before the public Vista beta comes out but if I don't get it then, I'll get one at the same time as I get the gig of RAM.

I was already planning on getting a 256MB Video Card. I was thinking about

getting an FX5500. I don't do lots of gaming besides Quake III which runs well on my NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 at maximum settings at a 1600x1200 screen resolution. (The maximum my monitor will support.) Then, I was looking at the NVIDIA 6200's, but most of them on newegg don't have fans on them unless you go up to the $100 level. Also, what's better - 64-bit memory or 128-bit memory? I'd gather 128 is. Most of the cheaper 6200's I saw were 64-bit memory while the FX5500 was 128. I remember that my GeForce3 when I bought it was around $130 and was only one of the few video cards with 128MB of memory. I don't intend on using a 1600x1200 screen resolution (very often anyway) at the OS level, but I might in Quake III.

"Also, what's better - 64-bit memory or 128-bit memory? I'd gather 128 is."
Definitely 128, the larger memory bit-bandwidth will help in Vista.
However, in my opinion, hold off your GPU purchase until Vista ships. By then GeForce 10900 (X900) will be released and 5500 will be dropped in price. Actually for that resolution you should go for 6600 or 6800, 7800 if you can when the prices fall again by then. The 5500 looks a little shaky at Aero Glass.
Back to your original question... use WinZip, and split them to 650/700 MB pieces...
Regards
-- Nicholas...
"Overclock Your Life, Then The World" "Travis King" wrote in message

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message
I plan on adding a gig of RAM in June to give me 1.75GB. (Do you think that I should get more than this?)
Seems like an optimum amount, if you can afford more why not go for it.
I'm considering getting a better video card before the public Vista beta comes out but if I don't get it then, I'll get one at the same time as I get the gig of RAM.
Well, you have a fair amount of RAM already that good enough for Vista, so the money you would have spent on extra memory, invest in a good video card. But things to remember when purchasing a graphics card for Vista, make sure it has a supported WDDM driver (Windows Display Driver Model), and I personally recommend a minimum of 256MBs, the more the better.
I am running Vista with a 128MB AGP and I have a lot of windows open and its starting to give low video memory errors. So if you want Glass, you gotta pay the price and I'm sure you will want Glass. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Well you are on the right path then, report back how everthing turns out, I'm very interested in hearing your results. Thanks for your support, I just enjoy sharing what I have learnt so far from using Vista and I know many others such as Zack, Josh, Peter and many more feel the same way I do. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message My burner uses DVD + R, if you have a burner that burns multiple formats, still go with DVD + R, I have read some issues concerning bad burns with DVD - R -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Borrow Moms computer for a day or two. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Travis King" wrote in message I am planning on downloading the Vista beta next month when (and if) it becomes public. We have high-speed Internet, but I was wondering if I don't have a DVD burner, what should I do? Mother's computer has one, but mine just has a DVD drive and a regular CD-RW drive.

I don't need to borrow her computer exactly unless you mean just use it - all I have to do is go upstairs. (I'm still in high school.) Her computer has an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (It used to be in my computer before I got the 2400+ - she originally had an Athlon 1GHz which was fast at the time but only shortly after that, the Athlon XP came out.) 512MB of RAM, 120GB HD space, and an Ati Radeon 7200 32MB card. Will any DVD work for the proper media? I don't know much about burning DVDs since I have a regular CD-RW drive. I'm used to CD-R or CD-RW Music or Data and that's it. I'm not used to DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD RAM, and so on. Our Internet anymore averages out around 500 to 600 k / sec when downloading. I remember the old days when we got around 230 k / sec.

Thanks Andre. You're doing this newsgroup a lot of good. Keep up the good work. We have DVD + Rs already for the burner, so we should be in good shape.

It should work at least decent on my computer now: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2.14GHz WD 80GB 7200RPM 2MB Cache HD WD 120GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache HD NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 128MB DDR Video Card 768MB of RAM Creative Audigy 5.1 Sound Card (I hope this will cooperate in Vista) Linksys 10/100 network card 400w PSU 5 case fans 3 1/2" floppy drive Lite On 16x DVD drive Memorex (Lite On) 52x32x52 CD RW drive Logitech Z-680 speakers Proview 19" CRT monitor currently @ 1360x1088 Logitech Elite Keyboard Logitech MX510 Mouse Canon i560 Printer Canon PowerShot A520 digital camera Rio S35S MP3 Player Logitech Wingman controller Visioneer 5800 scanner (Knowing Visioneer, it won't and never will work in Vista.)
Keep in mind that back then for the entire system and to build my computer including buying Windows XP, it cost me around $2000 total.
I plan on adding a gig of RAM in June to give me 1.75GB. (Do you think that I should get more than this?) I'm considering getting a better video card before the public Vista beta comes out but if I don't get it then, I'll get one at the same time as I get the gig of RAM.

I was already planning on getting a 256MB Video Card. I was thinking about getting an FX5500. I don't do lots of gaming besides Quake III which runs well on my NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 at maximum settings at a 1600x1200 screen resolution. (The maximum my monitor will support.) Then, I was looking at the NVIDIA 6200's, but most of them on newegg don't have fans on them unless you go up to the $100 level. Also, what's better - 64-bit memory or 128-bit memory? I'd gather 128 is. Most of the cheaper 6200's I saw were 64-bit memory while the FX5500 was 128. I remember that my GeForce3 when I bought it was around $130 and was only one of the few video cards with 128MB of memory. I don't intend on using a 1600x1200 screen resolution (very often anyway) at the OS level, but I might in Quake III.

Travis King wrote:

It should work at least decent on my computer now: Creative Audigy 5.1 Sound Card (I hope this will cooperate in Vista)

At the moment with the Creative Beta driver for Vista sound works ok but you always get a blue screen at the shutdown (quite annoying).
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