OT Anyone here using Windows Vista yet?
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OT Anyone here using Windows Vista yet?
I am buying a new notebook and was told by Dell that all the Inspiron's are now coming with Vista(XP is no longer an option) so I'm a bit skeptical since 1) it's Microsoft and 2) so new.
Thoughts are most welcome.
Thoughts are most welcome.
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Originally Posted by malammik
Still using Windows 2000 on most computers. Why upgrade?
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Vista is just XP with nicer graphics (depending on the "version" you are purchasing) and a few changes to make it more secure...
Trouble is - because of the security changes - not all software currently works with it and of course - don't forget to get your Anti-Virus (which should be out by now for Vista)...
Trouble is - because of the security changes - not all software currently works with it and of course - don't forget to get your Anti-Virus (which should be out by now for Vista)...
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There is a very comprehensive article about Windows Vista in the January 2007 edition of PC Magazine. It also includes a section about using Vista in the work environment. Hope this helps.
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I heard some rumours that Vista has restrictions on copyright stuff,
like how many music CD's you can copy, or how many times you can rip a song from a CD, etc...
I find that hard to believe, I think it's BS if it's true, but I heard it from some IT guys at work.
Anybody here know better? True or False?
like how many music CD's you can copy, or how many times you can rip a song from a CD, etc...
I find that hard to believe, I think it's BS if it's true, but I heard it from some IT guys at work.
Anybody here know better? True or False?
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I still run the Vista beta on one of my work desktops (my Office2007 beta expired). I'm less than impressed with Vista and will wait for quite a while before I upgrade. If you're forced into it, I would do as someone recommended and wipe the drive and replace with a more mature XP (and a much smaller footprint).
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I just bought a new Mac and added a program called "parallels". This allows me to run multiple OS's like Windows Vista at the ame time I am running OS X Tiger. You still can run Windows while figuring out the ultimate "How to rid your life from Microsoft". It works great. I will upgrade all my pcs this year to Apples. Apples are growing in popularity again.