Do you like Vista ? Hows the PC running ? Is it better than XP ? You going to use Vista when its released or stick with XP ?
Do you like Vista ? Hows the PC running ? Is it better than XP ? You going to use Vista when its released or stick with XP ?
1) not really
2) seems to run ok with 1gb RAM
3) Better? not to me. Only thing I REALLY like is the Snipping Tool. It ROCKS!
4) I'll not be running it at home. XP and my Linux distros are doing just fine.
1) It's a yes and no. I like some things about it, but not all.
2) I have it running on a PIII 1ghz with 512MB ram, and it runs fine.
3) Better, I dunno. I say it is different. The interface is getting changed. I like how they do "All Programs" and the control panel. It seems to work better amongst other things.
4) If I can get a cheap version, OEM or educational etc.. I will switch otherwise XP and Xandros all the way.
1, 3 and 4: Yup. It's faster and more nimble.
2: Just fine.
Last night, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I'll never know.
love, piaqt
A: Are you guys using Aero in your evaluations?
B: What is the "snipping tool"?
"Snipping Tool" explained:
http://windows.about.com/b/a/257701.htm
with screenshots:
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/scree...Tool/index.htm
How do I access it? I found the executable buried in C:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-tabletpc-snippingtool_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.5744.16384_none_e34198ab18ab8a06. But it just lays there like a dead fish. Do I need a tablet pc to run it?
Last night, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I'll never know.
love, piaqt
1. Yes.
2. Running fine (with aero).
3. Too soon to say.
4. Driver availability is still a bit thin so i will continue to dual-boot with XP.
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1. Yes, what's not to like?
2. Fine
3. Yes
4. I use lots of OSes.
I'm using Windows 7 - you got a problem with that?
I wasn't using Aero as my graphics card a TI4200 doesn't support it on my old PIII machine.
What's not to like? I think Vista is much slower on older hardware. The constant popups that require you to click a button before making changes to the system are annoying (you can disable this, but it's still annoying)... That said it is a "security feature" so perhaps this annoyance will be worth it.
As Reverend stated, driver support isn't as good as XP, software support is also suffering (though software makers are rushing out beta Vista versions).
For reference of troubles:
http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.ph...atibility_List
There are bugs as well, but then this is still Beta software.
Vista just looks like a reworked or refined XP. It will take time to get used to some of the changes. Like how the control panel is layed out, how to change some settings, access features and so on. But it is not so dramatic that you'll cringe in fear.
One other gripe I had was with the shutdown. I have had the habit of clicking the lock button for shutdown, but in Vista it puts your PC to sleep instead. You have to click another right arrow list button to pull out the expanded shutdown options, and there you click shutdown to completely shutdown the machine. I don't like that. It's like Microsoft want you to put your machine to sleep rather than completely shut it down....
All OSes are much slower on older hardware. All software has bugs. Every time an OS is released it doesn't support all legacy soft or hardware. It's the same thing every time, usually there are good reasons for this like increased security or functions. Reworked XP, like XP was reworked 2000, like 2000 was reworked NT? I don't understand your misgivings.
I'm using Windows 7 - you got a problem with that?
WINDOWS 2000
Minimum Requirements
Computer/Processor 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU.
Memory At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM; more memory generally improves responsiveness.
Hard Disk 2 GB with 650 MB free space.
CPU Support Windows 2000 Professional supports single and dual CPU systems.
Drive CD-ROM or DVD drive.
Display VGA or higher resolution monitor.
Keyboard Required.WINDOWS XP PRO
Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Professional
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PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
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128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
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1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space*
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Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
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CD-ROM or DVD drive
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Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
That's quite a jump. And that's the bare minimum.WINDOWS VISTA
Windows Vista Minimum Supported System Requirements
Processor
800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1
System Memory
512 MB
GPU
SVGA (800x600)
Graphics Memory
-
HDD
20 GB
HDD Free Space
15 GB
Optical Drive
CD-ROM drive2
Audio
-
Internet
-
How do you go from 1.5 GB of hard disk space to 15GB???? And from 128MB of ram to 512MB???? And from a processor speed of 233mhz to 800mhz????
Please tell me why an Operating System needs 15GB of space? And at the bare minimum you don't get the aero effects as well.
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