vista rocks..

[Colin Barnhorst]

I haven't bought anything with less than 2GB since I signed on to TechBeta
in July 2005. I'm ready, but I started timely and the cumulative expense
justifies moving up to Vista at this point. But if I hadn't done that I
would be thinking about maxing the card to do it for three desktops and two
laptops (meaning I wouldn't and only one of my machines would be running
Vista).

[...]even though I have 1 + Gb ram on both machines, [...]

I don't even satisfied with my XP systems each has at least 1G RAM
installed, so my "assumption" for achieving similar "pleasure" of using
multi applications at the same time, it'd be at least 2G+ and might be as
well 3G for a satisfactory experience.

That is one of reasons, among others, for I think the initial investment
for adopting Vista is high.

 

[xfile]

LOL, I was reluctant to say that (but it was intended) because I am afraid
of people laughing at me for using computers as typewriters, ha ha ha.

 

[xfile]

(meaning I wouldn't and only one of my machines would be running Vista).

Exactly what I'll be doing, and honestly, I am selfish, so it's only for my
own primary system with everything all brand new. Unless I do DIY (which is
no fun for some time), it will be Dell who benefits this purchase.

I haven't bought anything with less than 2GB since I signed on to TechBeta
in July 2005. I'm ready, but I started timely and the cumulative expense
justifies moving up to Vista at this point. But if I hadn't done that I
would be thinking about maxing the card to do it for three desktops and two
laptops (meaning I wouldn't and only one of my machines would be running
Vista).

[...]even though I have 1 + Gb ram on both machines, [...]

I don't even satisfied with my XP systems each has at least 1G RAM
installed, so my "assumption" for achieving similar "pleasure" of using
multi applications at the same time, it'd be at least 2G+ and might be as
well 3G for a satisfactory experience.

That is one of reasons, among others, for I think the initial investment
for adopting Vista is high.

 

[Lang Murphy]

Don't hold your breath... the guy's a malcontent.

Lang

 

[Lang Murphy]

Most all of my experiences with Vista on the 5 PC's I've installed it on
here have been positive. Even on a box with 512MB RAM and 64MB vid ram (32
shared, 32 dedicated) performance was more than acceptable for the types of
tasks one can do on a box so configured, i.e., forget multimedia.

Bring the RAM up to a gig and have even a half way decent WDDM video card
and, yah... rock city.

Lang

 

[Mr. Vista]

yeah..
like that no problem..
keep up the postings.. and enjoy the Vista..

 

[Mr. Vista]

pointer taken..

Guys,

when some one is giving some views, plz dont make him not write nor speak
ever your native language. Think if it is not his native language, we are
not running a school to correct the spelling mistakes people make. I
strongly condemn these types of comments here.

K.S.Sathish.

 

[Mr. Vista]

sharp point taken..

Thanks for rightly pointing that out.

And I always wonder if those know how little (if any other) languages can
they speak or use.

 

[xfile]

No offense, and it was meant in a general term

Thanks

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I don't recommend DIY with a new OS. Too many failure points. Buy Vista
preinstalled from Dell or whoever. You will get the right drivers and so
on. After an OS has been out a while then go for a DIY. I have done one
DIY lately and made the mistake of getting a mobo the day it hit the market,
a new cpu the week it released, and then threw Vista x64 RC on it. Bad
idea. Too many green components. The BIOS is not mature and I had to
remove some ram to keep it from BSODing on me.

Now I am running XP64 on it and it works great.

I put Vista x64 rtm on the test box, which is a year and a half old AMD64 x2
4400+ with 4GB of ram and it is rock solid and faaaaaaast.

Moral of the story: A green OS on a seasoned box is fine. A seasoned OS on
a green box is fine. But a green OS on a green box croaks like Kermit.

(meaning I wouldn't and only one of my machines would be running Vista).

Exactly what I'll be doing, and honestly, I am selfish, so it's only for
my own primary system with everything all brand new. Unless I do DIY
(which is no fun for some time), it will be Dell who benefits this
purchase.

I haven't bought anything with less than 2GB since I signed on to TechBeta
in July 2005. I'm ready, but I started timely and the cumulative expense
justifies moving up to Vista at this point. But if I hadn't done that I
would be thinking about maxing the card to do it for three desktops and
two laptops (meaning I wouldn't and only one of my machines would be
running Vista).

[...]even though I have 1 + Gb ram on both machines, [...]

I don't even satisfied with my XP systems each has at least 1G RAM
installed, so my "assumption" for achieving similar "pleasure" of using
multi applications at the same time, it'd be at least 2G+ and might be
as well 3G for a satisfactory experience.

That is one of reasons, among others, for I think the initial investment
for adopting Vista is high.

 

[xfile]

LOL,

Yes, I'll remember that. That's why I'd prefer Dell to be my servant

And most of time, I'm happy with their performance. Thanks.

I don't recommend DIY with a new OS. Too many failure points. Buy Vista
preinstalled from Dell or whoever. You will get the right drivers and so
on. After an OS has been out a while then go for a DIY. I have done one
DIY lately and made the mistake of getting a mobo the day it hit the
market, a new cpu the week it released, and then threw Vista x64 RC on it.
Bad idea. Too many green components. The BIOS is not mature and I had to
remove some ram to keep it from BSODing on me.

Now I am running XP64 on it and it works great.

I put Vista x64 rtm on the test box, which is a year and a half old AMD64
x2 4400+ with 4GB of ram and it is rock solid and faaaaaaast.

Moral of the story: A green OS on a seasoned box is fine. A seasoned OS
on a green box is fine. But a green OS on a green box croaks like Kermit.

(meaning I wouldn't and only one of my machines would be running Vista).

Exactly what I'll be doing, and honestly, I am selfish, so it's only for
my own primary system with everything all brand new. Unless I do DIY
(which is no fun for some time), it will be Dell who benefits this
purchase.

I haven't bought anything with less than 2GB since I signed on to
TechBeta in July 2005. I'm ready, but I started timely and the
cumulative expense justifies moving up to Vista at this point. But if I
hadn't done that I would be thinking about maxing the card to do it for
three desktops and two laptops (meaning I wouldn't and only one of my
machines would be running Vista).

[...]even though I have 1 + Gb ram on both machines, [...]

I don't even satisfied with my XP systems each has at least 1G RAM
installed, so my "assumption" for achieving similar "pleasure" of using
multi applications at the same time, it'd be at least 2G+ and might be
as well 3G for a satisfactory experience.

That is one of reasons, among others, for I think the initial
investment for adopting Vista is high.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Man, I'd love to know what some of you folks are running on your PCs.

My wife has a pretty much run-o-the-mill laptop (Intel Centrino, 512mb RAM,
bought almost one year ago) and the only thing I did for her to upgrade her
to Vista was to add a faster hard drive (5400 RPM instead of 4200 RPM). She
mainly surfs the Internet, watches online videos and movies, loads up Word
or Excel a couple times a week, and she has no complaints about the
performance of her computer with 512mb.

On occasion I swipe her laptop and use it - I don't have any real complaints
about the way it runs. Yeah, my AMD dual-core lappie with 2gb RAM, Aero,
S-ATA HDD, etc. is crisper than hers is - but hers is perfectly usable
as-is.

Would performance be a bit crisper with 1gb of RAM? Probably. But she
wants those diamond earrings for Christmas and has forbidden me to purchase
a RAM upgrade for her laptop that she uses every day. Go figure.

--
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[...]even though I have 1 + Gb ram on both machines, [...]

I don't even satisfied with my XP systems each has at least 1G RAM
installed, so my "assumption" for achieving similar "pleasure" of using
multi applications at the same time, it'd be at least 2G+ and might be as
well 3G for a satisfactory experience.

That is one of reasons, among others, for I think the initial investment
for adopting Vista is high.

 

[zaxon]

LOL.. I loved that post

Man, I'd love to know what some of you folks are running on your PCs.

My wife has a pretty much run-o-the-mill laptop (Intel Centrino, 512mb
RAM, bought almost one year ago) and the only thing I did for her to
upgrade her to Vista was to add a faster hard drive (5400 RPM instead of
4200 RPM). She mainly surfs the Internet, watches online videos and
movies, loads up Word or Excel a couple times a week, and she has no
complaints about the performance of her computer with 512mb.

On occasion I swipe her laptop and use it - I don't have any real
complaints about the way it runs. Yeah, my AMD dual-core lappie with 2gb
RAM, Aero, S-ATA HDD, etc. is crisper than hers is - but hers is perfectly
usable as-is.

Would performance be a bit crisper with 1gb of RAM? Probably. But she
wants those diamond earrings for Christmas and has forbidden me to
purchase a RAM upgrade for her laptop that she uses every day. Go figure.


--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

[...]even though I have 1 + Gb ram on both machines, [...]

I don't even satisfied with my XP systems each has at least 1G RAM
installed, so my "assumption" for achieving similar "pleasure" of using
multi applications at the same time, it'd be at least 2G+ and might be as
well 3G for a satisfactory experience.

That is one of reasons, among others, for I think the initial investment
for adopting Vista is high.

 

[xfile]

My wife could be your wife's friend

Just kidding, the best answer will be: No Way, LOL

Man, I'd love to know what some of you folks are running on your PCs.

My wife has a pretty much run-o-the-mill laptop (Intel Centrino, 512mb
RAM, bought almost one year ago) and the only thing I did for her to
upgrade her to Vista was to add a faster hard drive (5400 RPM instead of
4200 RPM). She mainly surfs the Internet, watches online videos and
movies, loads up Word or Excel a couple times a week, and she has no
complaints about the performance of her computer with 512mb.

On occasion I swipe her laptop and use it - I don't have any real
complaints about the way it runs. Yeah, my AMD dual-core lappie with 2gb
RAM, Aero, S-ATA HDD, etc. is crisper than hers is - but hers is perfectly
usable as-is.

Would performance be a bit crisper with 1gb of RAM? Probably. But she
wants those diamond earrings for Christmas and has forbidden me to
purchase a RAM upgrade for her laptop that she uses every day. Go figure.


--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

[...]even though I have 1 + Gb ram on both machines, [...]

I don't even satisfied with my XP systems each has at least 1G RAM
installed, so my "assumption" for achieving similar "pleasure" of using
multi applications at the same time, it'd be at least 2G+ and might be as
well 3G for a satisfactory experience.

That is one of reasons, among others, for I think the initial investment
for adopting Vista is high.

 

[MicroFox]

You must look deeper to understand...

This is what I posted on another thread...>>>>>

I think it is some sort of deal between ATI NVIDIA and MS like this>>

MS forces people to upgrade if they want the effects (So ati and nvidia
sell more cards) and ATI-Nvidia does not release the code of their drivers
for open source OS like linux.

A nice little conspiracy..... to make sure everyone benifits but you!

 

[MicroFox]

quickly? well microsoft is creating huge amounts of bloat... LOL

 

[MicroFox]

how about a computer that can read your thoughts and convert it to text?

I saw a 1950 old Sci FI movie about just that....

and you know what Jules Verne said? What one man can imagine,
other men can make reality?

 

[MicroFox]

XP 32 bit had a limit of 4 GB ram.. .

what is the limit of Vista 32 bit?

thanks

(meaning I wouldn't and only one of my machines would be running Vista).

Exactly what I'll be doing, and honestly, I am selfish, so it's only for
my own primary system with everything all brand new. Unless I do DIY
(which is no fun for some time), it will be Dell who benefits this
purchase.

I haven't bought anything with less than 2GB since I signed on to TechBeta
in July 2005. I'm ready, but I started timely and the cumulative expense
justifies moving up to Vista at this point. But if I hadn't done that I
would be thinking about maxing the card to do it for three desktops and
two laptops (meaning I wouldn't and only one of my machines would be
running Vista).

[...]even though I have 1 + Gb ram on both machines, [...]

I don't even satisfied with my XP systems each has at least 1G RAM
installed, so my "assumption" for achieving similar "pleasure" of using
multi applications at the same time, it'd be at least 2G+ and might be
as well 3G for a satisfactory experience.

That is one of reasons, among others, for I think the initial investment
for adopting Vista is high.

 

[MicroFox]

Tell her that diamonds is carbon that has been transformed with pressure in
heat,

in other words a peice of coal is carbon...that is diamond

while ram is made out of silicon... a much more advanced material.. let her
where those on her ears when she is not using them on the PC,
so that way she has both functions in one item ;-)

Man, I'd love to know what some of you folks are running on your PCs.

My wife has a pretty much run-o-the-mill laptop (Intel Centrino, 512mb
RAM, bought almost one year ago) and the only thing I did for her to
upgrade her to Vista was to add a faster hard drive (5400 RPM instead of
4200 RPM). She mainly surfs the Internet, watches online videos and
movies, loads up Word or Excel a couple times a week, and she has no
complaints about the performance of her computer with 512mb.

On occasion I swipe her laptop and use it - I don't have any real
complaints about the way it runs. Yeah, my AMD dual-core lappie with 2gb
RAM, Aero, S-ATA HDD, etc. is crisper than hers is - but hers is perfectly
usable as-is.

Would performance be a bit crisper with 1gb of RAM? Probably. But she
wants those diamond earrings for Christmas and has forbidden me to
purchase a RAM upgrade for her laptop that she uses every day. Go figure.


--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

[...]even though I have 1 + Gb ram on both machines, [...]

I don't even satisfied with my XP systems each has at least 1G RAM
installed, so my "assumption" for achieving similar "pleasure" of using
multi applications at the same time, it'd be at least 2G+ and might be as
well 3G for a satisfactory experience.

That is one of reasons, among others, for I think the initial investment
for adopting Vista is high.

 

[xfile]

how about a computer that can read your thoughts and convert it to >
I knew you are smart, and this company should hire you for the new
application for using those excessive power, and you will be using Windows
as well, LOL.

Win-Win solution!