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opinions on windows vista?
hey you guys that have upgraded or purchased windows vista, what do you guys think about it? ups and downs?
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12-07-2007, 04:08 PM
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Fughetaboutit, it sucks lol and I have many reasons why. 1.) It's a 1.0 technology Meaning, a lot of the technology on Windows Vista is full of holes, full of vulnerabilities, or is not compatible yet with other software currently on the market. Plus, it makes for a host of new security vulnerabilities to exploit. Microsoft's new Teredo networking protocol, based on the latest version of TCP/IP 6 is just one example. 2.) Demand on current hardware A lot of people are having to make upgrades on their existing machines in order to satisfy the demands of Vista. 3.) Problems with new hardware Drivers compatible with the new kernel for Windows Vista are still somewhat hard to find because of how the kernel of Vista has been hardened and protected. I can think of more reasons but, it's just not me on this forum lol
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12-07-2007, 06:25 PM
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12-07-2007, 07:23 PM
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Many people freak out when they compare the Vista resource monitor to the XP version when they see how much RAM is being taken up. The thing about that, is that it's putting idle RAM to good use for the OS, and it gives up RAM as needed by other programs. Of course, it uses more memory than XP, simply due to the advanced GUI (with all of the transparencies, blurring, fading, etc), but opening and moving around windows seems a lot smoother when compared to Windows XP due to the fact that it buffers all that in video memory, and even uses features of your videocard (or integrated graphics chip) to render the GUI. Vista (with Aero enabled) runs perfectly fine on systems with at least 1gb of RAM and any 'ol dual-core processor. There's no reason anyone SHOULDN'T have at least those specs, as 1gb of RAM can be had for around $25 now. I say give it a try. It may be in an early stage, but what OS hasn't been? Anyone remember XP in it's early stages? Same story, different book.
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12-07-2007, 07:29 PM
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12-07-2007, 08:43 PM
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It needs a super computer to run it, and even then cripples it more than anything... I've had to do a few "downgrades" from Vista to Xp for people, because their laptops wouldn't function with it... Once XP was back, everything ran 3 times as fast, and there were no problems... Vista was a complete failure, and more reasons for people to go the free Linux route... I pity anyone who actually paid 100's of dollars to downgrade to Vista...
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12-07-2007, 09:44 PM
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Perhaps people who own old laptops with inferior (by NOW'S standards) specs shouldn't be using Vista?
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