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Lets hope MS follows his recommendation!
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Awesome xp article
Started by rridgely, Apr 07 2008 08:47 PM
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Posted 07 April 2008 - 08:47 PM
I actually found what this guy is proposing to be a very good idea:
http://www.pcmag.com...,2281610,00.asp
Lets hope MS follows his recommendation!
http://www.pcmag.com...,2281610,00.asp
Lets hope MS follows his recommendation!
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Posted 07 April 2008 - 09:29 PM
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Lets hope MS follows his recommendation!
I'm totally in agreement with you on that one....
The disk space required for Vista is utterly ludicrous. I'm trying to think of what built in programs I used in Vista...
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Its a very short list!
Perhaps they should allow users to customize the installation more.....even when its comes as part of a PC/Laptop from a dealer.
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Posted 07 April 2008 - 10:06 PM
One thing he doesn't mention is how vista also essentially kills the low end desktop market as well.
Right now you can get a PC with about a 2ghz process, 512-1gig ram and dvd burner with a monitor from dell (or whoever) for like $400. With xp this is going to be a pretty speedy little machine. Its not going to break any records but its going to get what you need done besides video/gaming. If you put vista on that machine its going to be considered slow.
By keeping around xp it would also free up MS to finally do what they have been needing to do from the beginning. A complete OS rewrite. That way they could do what mac did with osx. Start over and come back with a killer OS. They wouldn't have to bother with compatibility because the Windows Basic(as he called it) would fill in the needs of those people and then eventually the new OS would take over. Essentially what they failed to do with vista.
Right now you can get a PC with about a 2ghz process, 512-1gig ram and dvd burner with a monitor from dell (or whoever) for like $400. With xp this is going to be a pretty speedy little machine. Its not going to break any records but its going to get what you need done besides video/gaming. If you put vista on that machine its going to be considered slow.
By keeping around xp it would also free up MS to finally do what they have been needing to do from the beginning. A complete OS rewrite. That way they could do what mac did with osx. Start over and come back with a killer OS. They wouldn't have to bother with compatibility because the Windows Basic(as he called it) would fill in the needs of those people and then eventually the new OS would take over. Essentially what they failed to do with vista.
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Posted 07 April 2008 - 11:22 PM
I agree. I looked at the specs for the lower "level" versions of Vista, and they're outrageous. How do they expect to run that kind of software on low-end PC's?
That's like asking you to build a high-powered rifle from a tube, a slingshot, and a rubber handle.
That's like asking you to build a high-powered rifle from a tube, a slingshot, and a rubber handle.
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Posted 08 April 2008 - 12:48 AM
Does anybody know how long MS is going to be supporting XP for? Last I heard you will not be able to buy it anymore sometime this summer but what about updates and security patches? I read some where that MS was going to support XP until 2017 but I can't see that happening.
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Posted 08 April 2008 - 01:47 AM
I am going to bite the bullet and purchase a Vista Home Premium system in a couple of months but first I have to pay the Tax Man almost $700.00 that would have permitted me to purchase the system now.
It will replace my XP Home system.
It will replace my XP Home system.
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Posted 08 April 2008 - 02:24 AM
YoKenny, on Apr 7 2008, 09:47 PM, said:
I am going to bite the bullet and purchase a Vista Home Premium system in a couple of months but first I have to pay the Tax Man almost $700.00 that would have permitted me to purchase the system now.
It will replace my XP Home system.
It will replace my XP Home system.
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Posted 09 April 2008 - 03:16 AM
YoKenny, on Apr 8 2008, 01:47 AM, said:
I am going to bite the bullet and purchase a Vista Home Premium system in a couple of months but first I have to pay the Tax Man almost $700.00 that would have permitted me to purchase the system now.
It will replace my XP Home system.
It will replace my XP Home system.
can you not miss it & get next one may be better, that's my pick, & you get nill with Vista if you have XP.& don't get the bad driver's.
