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Community weekly poll: Will you be installing Windows Vista on your system?
- 2/1/06 4:32 PM
Insatlling Windows Vista-No way
by dan822 - 2/3/06 2:32 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista on your system? by Marc Bennett
No way, I am happy with XP , after it has been out for a year R so I will install it if it has proven it can do the job
Still smarting from that SP2 installation...
by BunnyBuns - 2/3/06 3:09 PM In reply to: Insatlling Windows Vista-No way by dan822I finally got my desktop working properly again after installing XP SP2 last fall. Yes, I followed all of the directions, did all the preparation, waited till the kinks were worked out of SP2, backed up my hard drive, then installed SP2 ... and my computer was buggy for months. Although I could've reverted to a pre-SP2 state, I was determined to make things work, and it took quite awhile for me to figure out how to fix all of the problems (there were many of them). Now my PC is working perfectly, so I'm not about to mess with it again.
No. switching to Linux.
by JLP - 2/3/06 3:01 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista on your system? by Marc Bennett
I have no plans to install Windows Vista on any of my desktops or notebooks. Windows is way to expensivo for what it has to offer. I'm slowely but surely coverting all my computers to run Linux (I'm using Mandriva and Kubuntu). I'll left Windows XP installed on one desktop and one laptop just in case I need to run any legacy Windows application. And Windows XP is more then enough for this. No need to upgrade it.
Total Agreement
by TreknologyNet - 2/3/06 3:48 AM In reply to: No. switching to Linux. by JLPXP is 90% Linux/Unix code anyway, so what MS has to offer for the investment is even less than the "window" dressing. I don't need my computer to waste my time (or that of the CPU) fading in menus, sliding in options, and running pretty little animations. If I wanted that, I'ld go rent a movie.
Computers don't need to go faster, they just need to get on with the job. Get the data on the screen by the fastest, leanest code possible. A flashing cursor so that I know the system hasn't crashed is adequate, and for longer tasks (huge file copies, video compilation etc.), a simple time count does the job without the need for a "lack of progress" bar.
why wasn't 'no, linux is already installed' on the poll ?
by hmazuji - 2/3/06 6:21 AM In reply to: No. switching to Linux. by JLPfirst of all, there are many distributions of linux.
i haven't tried all the distributions, but want to. why wait for microsoft ? linux already supports my 64 bit processor, the AMD 4400 (x2) and my nvidia 7800gtx. my system is faster than greased lighning.
my recommendation is SUSE 10 linux, wich you can download from:
http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/
http://en.opensuse.org/Mirrors_Released_Version#USA
fedora core 4 is also a great operating system. you can peruse different distributions of linux from
http://distrowatch.com/
finally, i want to try mandriva, kubunto, opensource, etc., and i do want to try the next m.s. release, but it's because i'm a computer tech.
TIP
although i downloaded my two linux distros, you can purchase a bundle of distros to save you time - not only with the download, but checking the cd for content, defects, etc. it's a little bit of work.
LINUX IS FREE AND DOESN'T NEED TO BE ACTIVATED. AND IT KICKS ASS. LINUS AUTOMATIC UPDATES ITSELF. IT SUPPORTS MY AMD 64 X2 PROCESSOR, WHICH M.S. DOESN'T (yet.)
Because there is no Linux ad money
by CaptainX - 2/3/06 8:17 AM In reply to: why wasn't 'no, linux is already installed' on the poll ? by hmazujiThe trade media has become a Windows mall. That's where the money is, so it makes perfect business sense to focus on Windoze.
After all, patching the faults in Windoze keeps a LOT of people employed. Talking about the faults in Windoze keeps a lot of media folks employed. Thus, the only question on most of those folks' minds is when you will start buying the latest version of Windoze and provide them with another four years of job security.
Amen + 3 reasons to shove it
by milflyboy - 2/5/06 12:52 AM In reply to: Because there is no Linux ad money by CaptainXCouldn't have said it better myself.
Three little reasons MS can stick Vista up its arse:
1. DRM (probably enough all by itself)
2. resource-appetite (hitting a tack-sized job with a mallet-sized background service)
3. the empty aesthetic flourishes of XP are good enough, thank you
I won't be going M$
by royc - 2/3/06 8:19 AM In reply to: why wasn't 'no, linux is already installed' on the poll ? by hmazujiI have been thinking about Linux for a while now, I have installed and used a few version but was unhappy due to Red Hat 6.0 not talking to my modem and Mandrak 8.x not being able to update.
And now I don't know how to create a new partition on my drive with XP, I used Presizer from DOS days to 98 but it stopped with FAT32.
So I want a new HD for Linux, Novel SUSE 10.0 or 10.1.
System MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum, AMD 64 3000+ 512 MB, 120 GB, FX5600 video with 128 MB.
SuSE GNU/Linux should resize a Win XP disk.
by chrisENJUNSc - 2/3/06 4:11 PM In reply to: I won't be going M$ by roycHiya,
Just thinking aloud but if you already have a SuSE 10 disk i understand that its installer includes the Parted utility which will resize (shrink) an XP partition.
Ive nothing against MS or its new Vista OS,good luck to them but i run Ubuntu GNU/Linux and think its great.
Modems on dial up where a prob with Linux since many where Winmodems and used propriety hardware and code under patents.That gave the GNU/Linux distro's a tough time.
If ever you give GNU/Linux a long term trial then good luck to you.I find Ubuntu great as also its Wicki and the community support forums for any probs that do arise real helpfull.
Whatever OS is prefered;Good luck all,Chris.
Now thats the right idea!
by ruger82 - 2/3/06 9:28 AM In reply to: No. switching to Linux. by JLPI don't really even need Windows XP any more, so I don't see any reason to fork out the money for a product I don't need. For the last three years I have been running linux on my primary desktop computer, and my primary laptop. I have an older desktop and older laptop that are test machines, so I don't necessarily have any specific OS on them for more than a week or so. I have migrated through a few linux distributions over the years, but have stuck with mandrake/mandriva. It does everything I need and more. And with a lot less cost, too. I have a spare machine and XP cd laying around, so if the time should arrive that I HAVE TO USE XP for something, I can get by.
I completly agree.
by Mendieta - 2/3/06 10:53 PM In reply to: No. switching to Linux. by JLPYou have choosen 2 of the most, complete & friendly Linux Distros available, Excellent choice.
I've already switched to Linux, I'm Using Debian, just great Distro, KDE... wow, KDE is a little heavy if don't have a fast processor, but it has great applications and integration.
I'll never return to the dark side.
too disappointed to invest on Micro$oft
by chrisprasojo - 2/3/06 3:12 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista on your system? by Marc Bennett
I am so disappointed with the Windows world. I had been 'hit' by the worms, spywares, virus, and trojan several times. I lost my projects several times when my Windows crashed, lost my essay(s) when the word processor hung without any reason, and lost my photos, music, and other files when the Windows was re-installed because of the virus attack. Enough...
I am too disappointed to continue investing in Micro$oft. I used Windows since Win 98. Upgraded to Win2000 with the promise of better stability. And upgraded to XP with the promise of better security. But still, I lost my files, dealing with crawling systems, and many other disappointment.
I have no trust in Microsoft, even with its latest Vista main features such as stability and security. I won't upgrade to Vista. I will (very soon) leave Windows world and switch to Mac.
I might consider going back to Windows only when I hear lots of people opinions on the new bright era of Windows.
I'm on a Mac but.....
by Batchain - 2/3/06 3:17 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista on your system? by Marc Bennett
OK, although I'm on a Mac and there will be NO ''darkside'' for me, I'm living directly next to my sisters' in the same domicile which means maintaining and very often using their Dell laptop -- all 8 GB of hard drive, all 600 MHz of a Pentium III, all 512 MBs of physical RAM. Now why would I go out and grab the first ''blessed'' version of Vista? How many people with similar set-ups would bite a new OS? Windows 2000 Pro is a tolerable mess, the best since Windows98SE, so it's still just fine for me. (Incidentally, my sisters do not consider a ''Mac'' a *real computer.*)
I feel you my brother....
by gwats1957 - 2/3/06 4:20 AM In reply to: I'm on a Mac but..... by BatchainI've been a Mac guy since system 7.5. I've got two desktops. One is an old G3 blue& white my 12 year old plays on 2-3 hours a day. The other is a Quicksilver G4 I've hot-rodded with every upgrade I can afford. I also have a 867Mhz Tibook. All these Macs runs OSX v. 10.4.4 FLAWLESSLY.
I spend about 2 minutes a month to mantain the OS on ALL these computers. The upgrades to the next version of OSX might add 30 minutes to this total.
Windows Vista is the next 'bright, shining lie' from Bill '' Sorry...I'll give you yet another software Patch'' Gates on his way to the bank with your hard-earned jack!
I guarantee you, the new system has flaws, holes, and will make Mr. Gates even richer while his paid flunkies and apologists try to make Mr. average user feel good about buying his POS Operating system.
Bill Gates can build something as stable as OSX but he won't until the PC buying public forces his hand.
Buyer beware!
OS X - OS 9 Questions
by NYBRN - 2/3/06 9:05 AM In reply to: I feel you my brother.... by gwats1957To "gwats1957:"
Question for you. I just installed OSX Tiger and lost OS 9. I have no OS 9 files on my system now, thus I can access many older apps and files that I really need. You sound like to you do a lot of technical stuff on your systems, thus, can you offer some advice on what I need to do to get my OS 9 back? I have tried the Apple discussion site buthave receuved noo answers. Thanks in adavance.
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