Well, into week two with Vista. I’ve managed to find the graphics driver from Intel and installed it. It seems to be okay, although on first try it feels as though the system is running a little slower.
I was concerned to find that when I logged into my Second Life account it wouldn’t work with the generic driver that comes with Vista. So I found the Intel driver here. It is easy to install and I now have the buttons on the screen of the R1F working, and I have the rotational options in the status bar that I was after.
I think it also installed a driver for the sound but I’m not sure. There was a bit of clicking and carry on with the speakers at first, but I think it’s okay now.
I have also downloaded the latest Skype Beta that is rumoured to work okay with Vista so I’ll give that a whirl and see how it goes.
Other than that, the Vista experience is fine. Just waiting on some software to catch up including Quicken accounting and AnitVir (this is installed but won’t update to virus definitions).
I’ll keep updating the Vista experience as we go, but for now I’m reasonably happy. I’ll keep an eye on the Intel graphics driver and its use of resources to ensure that its not degrading the experience.
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