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 Dec 17 2007, 05:39 PM
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 speak without words  Group: Member Posts: 395 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 15,622  |
so reviews on windows vista? i've read articles where people said they'd rather pay an extra $100 to have xp installed instead of getting windows vista for free.
as for me, i'm lacking a start button right now. i'd show you a screenshot of my start-buttonless task bar, but i can't get to paint. windows vista is also a audio memory hog so it takes me 10 hours straight to convert 400 songs. 
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Dec 17 2007, 05:42 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Head Staff Posts: 18,173 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,478 |
My brother's laptop has Vista. So far he hasn't had any problems since he hasn't tried to install any incomptaible programs on it. I think the interface looks really cool, but I wouldn't want it for my PC.
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Dec 17 2007, 10:24 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,645 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,975 |
How are you lacking a start button? I love my Windows Vista... or maybe I just love that it is a new laptop.
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Dec 18 2007, 09:56 AM
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You just need a decent PC to go along with it. I'll admit, if you're not going to be playing games with D10 then Vista just isn't worth it.
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Dec 22 2007, 02:39 AM
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Overhyped, but no specific allure other than DX10. If you're not into gaming, what's the point? Shell out 200 bucks for what, really? A bubbly interface? To re-learn how to use your computer? I have yet to see the point.
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Jul 30 2008, 03:34 PM
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Vista is good as long as you have the computer to handle it.
The annoying thing about it is that it seems to safety obsessed and it asks you to verify starting up programs constantly. It has cool features, gadgets and gismos but it does somewhat slow you down. |
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Jul 31 2008, 11:25 AM
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QUOTE(decaydancefbr @ Jul 30 2008, 01:19 PM)  In my opinion, I hate Windows Vista. I think it is the worst version of Windows to come out. It is so faulty and I run into so many problems with it. So I downgraded back to XP. I think it's horrible and Windows can do better. But XP is probably the best version. Windows tried too heard with Vista. And they failed.  SPPEEKK ENGGLASSHH kiidd...
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Jul 31 2008, 03:38 PM
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 ^_^ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,141 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,466 |
QUOTE(decaydancefbr @ Jul 30 2008, 12:19 PM) In my opinion, I hate Windows Vista. I think it is the worst version of Windows to come out. It is so faulty and I run into so many problems with it. So I downgraded back to XP. I think it's horrible and Windows can do better. But XP is probably the best version. Windows tried too hard with Vista. And they failed. I've had Vista, then switched back to XP. A friend of mine introduced me to Linux after my computer crashed for the second time in a year. My 3 year old laptop runs faster than most brand new Macs. |
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Jul 31 2008, 09:27 PM
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I'm actually using Gentoo these days. If it moves, compile it!
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