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  • Vista.

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    In the midst of all the heady gaeity with the cubase release and the enthusiasm for no more DX use, with the users massed in revolutionary mood, camped as they are in cubase forums across the planet, and with the slick and fairly low key update that was Sonar 6, with it's 64bit and autosnap as tempting tools for the gear hounds, i was wondering:

    I read some time back, when the that word 'Vista' was first whispered in hope by Audio PC users, (and possibly with some fear by the Aqua club) that it was possible to remove, or not install, components of the OS.
    Now that the Beta has been out for some time, and there are those here who've been bravely testing this, how's it doing?
    Can you remove or not install programs like IE, Mail, etc, during installation?
    If not, what can be done to reduce the added crap that bears no useful function in an audio environment not reliant on the internet, or games, or programs that seem to flash brightly but don't seem to perform a useful function.
    Some years ago i used a program called 98Lite that enabled one to strip out the excess in Win98, including IE. I'm wondering if MS have finally given the user the option.

    Any info would be useful and appreciated.

    Regards,

    Alex.
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    You can only install it twice with a license. I'd think twice of that before buying it!

    PolarBear
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    i'm following various VISTA experiences in a mailing list and IIRC there will be 5 flavours of it - from retail to enterprise (retatil will have a limitation to 2 installs). currently there are many troubles regarding (re-)activation and compatibility with *old* applications.
    the 64-bit version also has some kind of execution-protection for kernel-components (and audio-apps ussually need some code near the kernel for performance reasons), so let's wait for some vista-compatibility-updates.
    whereas for europe it is said there will be aversion without mediaplayer, i have not heard about a version without IE so far.
    if someone is interested: ViennaInstruments software could be installed and runs on an earlier release candidate (32-bit) - more to be tested with some later build.
    christian
    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
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    That's a godo thing to hear... thanks! I still have to be convinced tho that I really need all DRM managment. But sooner or later there will no be without it...

    PolarBear