how'd you do that? cuz it is quite fucking annoying... somethings it'll even ask you up to 3 seperate times if you're sure/aware/w/e of what you're opening...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bree1978
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how'd you do that? cuz it is quite fucking annoying... somethings it'll even ask you up to 3 seperate times if you're sure/aware/w/e of what you're opening...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bree1978
Awww another buggi, they always want to keep us out of the goodstuffQuote:
Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
If you're thinking about upgrading to Vista, you need to check that all of your hardware and software is Vista compatible. I had to change to alternate programs for most of the shit I do, including antivirus and firewall, and I hate changing firewalls. Also, some older hardware isn't fully supported. I can't even get Vista drivers for my Radeon 9250. Having to stick with the XP drivers, and fuck knows what's up with my sound card...
After trying Vista, there is *no way* in hell that I would upgrade to it. The copy that I was testing on two of my machines here at my office were *very* slow after loading Vista, and one of these were rendered literally useless, even after disabling the Aero interface to help speed things up. I ended up reimaging both boxes and reloading XP Pro which works very smooth as before.
I am considering buying an XPS Notebook from Dell, but I want it with XP Pro, NOT Vista. If I can't have Vista, then I will just buy a used one on eBay that has XP, or I have to re-image the new machine on arrival from Dell. It might just be cheaper to buy a used notebook anyway. The XPS notebooks rock, BTW!
Also, Vista contains all the DRM crap, TONS of security alerts, etc, etc... These are more reasons to avoid it at all costs! Why support a product which fosters content restrictions and the ability to play high-def DVD's which are not "approved" by M$?
For me, I am sticking with XP. It's tried, true, and works great. :)
You can disable all the security alerts and shit like that, you know?Quote:
Originally Posted by sjmikenet
Ive been running vista for 2 months now. The only major conflicts ive had have been resolved by running all software as an administrator. Still running xp pro on my desktop. SP2 should elimanate all the liitle glitches but other than that it works great(allthough i do not like microsofts privacy and lisc agreements) If any one has issues pm and try to help
SONY VAIO, WINDOWS VISTA.............AND A J........WHAT CAN I SAY.
I haven't bothered to read the entirety of this thread, but I personally find Windows Vista to be a load of BS.
If all you're doing is like, Internet, word processing etc, there's absolutely no use in a fuckin' expensive OS that overall just makes everyday computing a whole lot harder. In fact.. there's no use for Vista even if you are doing more than everyday tasks lol.
Ive been using Ubuntu 7.04 (linux) since it came out (earlier this year). fuckin' excellent alternative to windows/mac, and its completely free for download.
i'm sure everyone else that posted has already informed you of all the shit bits about vista, so i won't bother.
The general angst against Vista really came from psuedo-tech geeks, who immediately hated the product before it even came out.
Working in an office that is doing a migration to Vista for over 2000 machines in this location alone, I can tell you that Vista is a damn fine OS.
All the problems with security, and speed of the machine, they can be resolved really easily. Turn off UAC, turn off the security features that bother you, and make sure you are, you know, using a machine from the last 3-4 years.
The only legit problem I have run into since starting the transition is that Vista handles network traffic, and likes to speak in a different protocol by default, to machines other then XP. We have some win2000 machines that we still run, because of legacy apps, and Vista doesnt like to talk back and forth to the win2000 machine without alot of work, at least through our network. Its also a bitch to try to dameware into Vista machines from XP.
Id still recommend giving it to SP1 to buy if you havent already, it wont hurt. But if you use common sense, read the actual requirements for the OS, and take a bit of time to learn about the OS, you will find its a decent enough version of Windows. It just likes to handhold alot at the beginning, which annoys some. But apparently it doesnt annoy them enough to take 3 minutes to search google on how to turn off the annoying features, which is all it takes on almost any problem.
The Vista machines we have running in our office, they are pratically XP with better features at the moment. You can turn Aero off if you want, and when the desktop isnt being displayed, the footprint for Aero is decreased, so that you arent using up as much time processing the UI parts that arent being shown. Aero also completely turns itself off while you are in a full screen application, unlike XP or before, so you are actually getting more power to game in Vista.
The big holdup at this moment, if I really had to pick one, is the software/hardware side. The OS itself is pretty damn nice, but vendors arent working well with MS on this, in getting Vista drivers out for older hardware, and making sure that they release patches for Vista for their software. Thats not MS's fault however, they have no control over that. But its still a major downside.
i was just about to post a similar thread. i just got a laptop w/ vista. i don't think i'm computer saavy enough to get into the details of what's supposed to be so bad about it (except when i just read that vista has piracy protection and stuff). but for the most part, i like it. the menus and buttons are a bit hard to find at first but i can get used to them. i like that windows now looks like a combination of Mac OSX and Internet Explorer. the skins are pretty slick looking. but if you guys know any problems with vista i might wanna know about, post em up. 'precinate ya.
this toshiba laptop is pretty sweet too. it's the Satellite P205 S6307. 17" widescreen, dual core 1.83 ghz processor, full keyboard w/ numberpad, not too heavy on the lap, and so on. i recommend it for anyone looking for a laptop in the $1000 range. didn't get good ratings for gaming though, but i'm not really a big gamer so that doesn't matter to me too much.