trooper
Trooper`s watching you !!!
I`m sure TelcoLou was comparing WinXP to Win2k, Not Vista. :rolleyes:
Vista was a great program on the Amiga though, Oh well. :rolleyes:
Trooper
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Anyone Tried The Vista Public Beta?
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I`m sure TelcoLou was comparing WinXP to Win2k, Not Vista. :rolleyes:
Vista was a great program on the Amiga though, Oh well. :rolleyes:
Trooper
Rico
Certified Guru
They claim it is a rewrite (and indeed, much of the backend is faster/smaller footprint) but to the casual user it looks like XP with transparency and blur effects. I don't think it's worth upgrading to in its current state.
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Shikaku
ROFL THE WORD PENIS IS HILARIOUS!
In the words of a person who doesn't give a shit about new fangled graphics:
WHO GIVES A SHIT
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DemonStar55
chai chai chai chai chai chai chai chai chai chai
Dapper Drake for me 
(Ubuntu 6.06 for those who don't know, or is it called LTS, but Dapper Drake is cooler, so STFU)
(Ubuntu 6.06 for those who don't know, or is it called LTS, but Dapper Drake is cooler, so STFU)
Nova
Is that a Caanoo in your pocket or are you just ha
Dapper Drake for me
(Ubuntu 6.06 for those who don't know, or is it called LTS, but Dapper Drake is cooler, so STFU)
Just upgrading now from Breezy Badger.
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Axeman
Axemeister
Didn't want it to fubar my existing perfectly working XP install, so I installed it under Virtual PC
After the hours of installation and watching it eat up over 8gb of disk space, my first impression was "Hmmm, fluffy user interface, pretty, but where's the "classic look" checkbox?". Followed by security dialogs ("Windows needs your authorisation to blah blah...") with no useful information in them - telling me a program is trying to do a "user control operation" or "file operation" is completely useless if it doesn't tell me exactly WHAT that operation is for. It doesn't even say what kind of file operation - I'd certainly be more cautious of a delete operation than a simple read for example.
So at the moment, a few nice touches, but it seems completely over the top and bloated in the "Lets make it look pretty" and "Can we make Windows any more annoying than it already is?" departments.
Wouldnt be suprised if it runs like a dog under a virtual environment. Runs reasonably quickly for me natively.
I can confirm that it installs fine as a dual-boot. Just installed my spare HHD alongside my existing ones, and installed Vista on it fine. It creates a boot menu that allows you select between (bizarrely), 'Earlier Version of Windows' or ' Microsoft Windows'.
Good to have it there to play about with. Another thing they havent done is change the startup sound yet. I'm so bored of the XP startup sound, and can't be arse to change it myself.
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nickspoon
vultum stultum habes
Today I move to Linux. Dapper Drake. From now I will be Windows-free.
Reason? Why not?
Reason? Why not?
Nova
Is that a Caanoo in your pocket or are you just ha
Lady and Gentlemen, I give you:
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load *,8,1
windows 3.11Lady and Gentlemen, I give you:
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iignotus
The one and only
... an ugly brown desktop.
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Nova
Is that a Caanoo in your pocket or are you just ha
...More beautiful and efficient than Windows will ever be.
nickspoon
vultum stultum habes
Linux contains bouncing cows and flying toasters, hence > Windows.
sam fisher
Well-Known Member
Windows can be smashed in an emergency and then you can exit the building/vehicle (such as train) through the Windows previous location > Linux > slow ass old version of Ubuntu.
sam fisher
Well-Known Member
Hmmmmmm... when about to start setup on the 64 bit version I get a error with setup.exe Vistas crashing before it starts. Might be a bad burn. I'll try it again.
iignotus
The one and only
We must not be talking about Ubuntu anymore.
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Squidge
Certified Guru
I downloaded the 32-bit version to play with at work, and I've just gone to grab the 64-bit version to see if it's any better as I 've got a AMD X2 at home, but Microsoft refuse to let me have it (You only have two attempts at the download it seems, and the download links expire after a few hours).
Typcial M$ :angry:
Typcial M$ :angry:
sam fisher
Well-Known Member
I have been allowed to download it as much as you want :blink: Anyway the 32 bit version would run fine on this pentium D but for two things. Onboard graphics and needs more ram.
People say XP is bloated.
Vista makes Xp look like an anorexic. No wait. Vista makes XP look like a hydrogen atom. Expecially in terms of ram usage.
Vista heated up my entire room using the pc, hot day, and nearly managed to run the aurora screen saver full speed.
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aapje89
Still here...
I tried a not public beta like half a year ago, it crashed 3 times and 1 bsod in an hour.
I immediatly deleted it.
@squidge: vmware ^^
I immediatly deleted it.
@squidge: vmware ^^
Nova
Is that a Caanoo in your pocket or are you just ha
Windows user?
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DemonStar55
chai chai chai chai chai chai chai chai chai chai
Ubuntu's default theme is ugly as hell
mine is better tho http://freehost07.websamba.com/Gp32_DemonS...esktop_6.06.png
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