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| Thread ID: 91234 | 2008-06-30 10:06:00 | At last xp is on the way out | Hitech (9024) | PC World Chat |
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| 683912 | 2008-06-30 21:10:00 | I just bought a new computer. What new OS did I get. It wasn't Vista, Linux or a MAC OS. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 683913 | 2008-06-30 21:19:00 | I've decided I'm going to try and hold out till 7. Should be an interesting experiment. [Bruce hugs his XP - plus his copies of XP he bought for that rainy day] But hey - I've always run XP with the "classic interface", so I guess I'm not a modern kind of guy ... |
Biggles (121) | ||
| 683914 | 2008-06-30 21:25:00 | I do skin XP (Luna5) because I got very sick of all the normal themes, (Seeing it for 10+ hours more than 300 days a year for several years) but apart from that, it's great. I also have a couple of copies of XP set aside for that rainy day...:p |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 683915 | 2008-06-30 21:28:00 | I've decided I'm going to try and hold out till 7. Should be an interesting experiment. [Bruce hugs his XP - plus his copies of XP he bought for that rainy day] But hey - I've always run XP with the "classic interface", so I guess I'm not a modern kind of guy ... Vista can be run using Classic menus as well. I was a Happy XP Chappie with Vista as dual boot. Never used Vista much at all. Now, with a new lappy, and only Vista, I have settled in quite nicely thank you. Don't know what all the fuss is about. Nearly a month now and no problems. Ken :) :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 683916 | 2008-06-30 21:32:00 | Now, with a new lappy, and only Vista, I have settled in quite nicely thank you . Don't know what all the fuss is about . Nearly a month now and no problems . Ken :) :) There's very little wrong with vista - most complaints were caused Pre Sp1, and people running it with underpowered PCs . I'm happy with it - but XP is still good aswell . |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 683917 | 2008-06-30 21:48:00 | There's very little wrong with vista - most complaints were caused Pre Sp1, and people running it with underpowered PCs. I'm happy with it - but XP is still good aswell. I am not to well up on tech matters but I feel Vista got bad press 'cause it seems like it really needs a new machine. My old lappy which daughter is to get, was labelled Vista capable. Had 1GB of RAM but ran like a dog on Vista. Hence my choice of staying with XP. Before giving it to daughter, I have tried it out with Vista back on and upgraded to SP1. It now runs a hell of a lot better. I am happy for her to have it with Vista. Wouldn't have thought that a couple of months ago. Does this sound logical?? Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 683918 | 2008-06-30 21:53:00 | Vista XP - XP Vista - I run both - personally I like some of the features of Vista, and it makes some of XP's features look old and out dated. Basic changes we all see - Ignore " under the hood" that the general home user doesn't know the first thing about. I think some of the biggest disappointments were / are that most were expecting some huge graphical change, far more security, and faster. But thats where MS are caught between a rock and a hard place - you get warning about apps requiring permission - UAC - Its a pain but can be turned off = Less security. I have had a play with linux - guess what - damn permission to do things - same as UAC - That may be able to be turned Off I don't know enough about Linux to say ? With Vista - the layout similar to XP, just in a few different places - BUT think about all the moans if MS radically changed the layout, it would be like a complete new operating system, at least in its current form it doesn't take to much to get used to it - take office 07 for example - the Ribbon, totally different to previous versions - and look at some of the complaints. If MS changed to much all at once it would be like trying to write with your other hand - some would find it easy, some it would be almost impossible. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 683919 | 2008-06-30 21:53:00 | I am not to well up on tech matters but I feel Vista got bad press 'cause it seems like it really needs a new machine. My old lappy which daughter is to get, was labelled Vista capable. Had 1GB of RAM but ran like a dog on Vista. Hence my choice of staying with XP. Before giving it to daughter, I have tried it out with Vista back on and upgraded to SP1. It now runs a hell of a lot better. I am happy for her to have it with Vista. Wouldn't have thought that a couple of months ago. Does this sound logical?? Ken Yes it does - I know several people who have done exactly the same thing. Sp1 made it so much nicer to use. The "Vista Ready" or "Vista Capable" stickers are a load of garbage. That's like sticking an "XP Capable" sticker on a 486 laptop with 128MB RAM. It will run yeah, but damn it will be horrible to use. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 683920 | 2008-06-30 22:01:00 | I've decided I'm going to try and hold out till 7. But hey - I've always run XP with the "classic interface", so I guess I'm not a modern kind of guy ...Ditto and ditto |
Greg (193) | ||
| 683921 | 2008-06-30 22:01:00 | Asta la VISTA, XP. Don't dwell in the past, live in the future. Make the transition or fall behind! blanco. |
blanco (11336) | ||
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