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    LG is offering the WIndows vista upgrade

    Discussion in 'LG' started by lastdon, Nov 12, 2006.

  1. lastdon

    lastdon Notebook Evangelist

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    just thought i would let you guys know if anyone doesn't
    that if you visit the lge.ca website
    and click on a notebook

    on the right side it will have the windows vista pdf file for download

    enjoy
     
    lastdon, Nov 12, 2006
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  2. Br41N

    Br41N Notebook Enthusiast

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    Link please, since i cant find it.
     
    Br41N, Nov 23, 2006
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  3. 31337

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    No vista dude .. :confused:
     
    31337, Nov 25, 2006
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  4. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    Any idea when is the official launch of Vista and will it be downloadable?
     
    MYK, Nov 26, 2006
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  5. 31337

    31337 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    RTM is out already you can check the darkside of the internet but it's illegal. :eek:

    RTM= Release to Manufacturer and that should be final ;)

    was looking for the one that LG offers as that guy said
     
    31337, Nov 26, 2006
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  6. lastdon

    lastdon Notebook Evangelist

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    lastdon, Nov 27, 2006
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    thanks :) but i noticed that it doesnt work with my S1 i bought it a bit early
     
    31337, Nov 28, 2006
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  8. Br41N

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    My laptop isnt eligible too. Bought it 12/2005 *eek*

    Thanks anyway. ;)
     
    Br41N, Nov 28, 2006
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  9. Nazgulled

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    What's the point? They don't release drivers for Vista, so, who cares if you can get an upgrade to Vista if you can't use it properly...

    LG sucks...
     
    Nazgulled, Dec 10, 2006
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  10. AP27

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    Since Vista hasnt been released to consumers yet, i wouldnt be surprised if there are a few drivers missing for the public. Although LG is a little slow on the driver bandwagon, i doubt that they would not release drivers for Vista at all. It may take a little time.
    Whether LG sucks or not is entirely a personal opinion. I havent had any problems so far and im happy with it. :)
     
    AP27, Dec 10, 2006
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  11. Nazgulled

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    /rant mode on

    Few drivers missing? How about, all of them missing? Or even, all of them missing for XP? What do you think of that? OK, I'm being to harsh now... not all of them for XP, but the most important ones, like graphic cards. The ones on LG site are older than my grandmother. That's what I'm taking about...

    I hate LG for that.

    I have my notebook for a year now, they hav eonly released one stupied updated to their drivers where ATI has released so many updates I can't remember. But noooooooooo, they had to do the freaking LCDs in a way that only them can make drivers for it, so we have to wait for them to develop the drivers and since they take so **** long to release updated drivers I see a dark future for LG users that plan to use Vista...

    I can't even play games correctly on XP cause they don't release the f*cking updated drivers... This is driving me nuts!

    /rant mode off

    Sorry about that, I just had to say it...
     
    Nazgulled, Dec 10, 2006
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  12. AP27

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    I would have to agree on the graphics driver part. They arent to committed to those. Are you set on using only the drives provided by LG? Many people switch to third-party drivers such as the popular Omega drivers ( www.omegadrivers.net). They're updated regularly with every update to the ATi Catalyst driver (current one is 6.9 i think) and provide much better compatibility/stability for games. I switched to Omegas when i had my older Dell laptop (Radeon 9700) because Dell was similar to LG with their video drivers. Ive been using them on 2 different LG notebooks now and they run fine. You might want to consider switching to Omegas :)
     
    AP27, Dec 10, 2006
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    http://www.driverheaven.net/modtool/
     
    MountainSnake, Dec 11, 2006
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