Why My Computer was Changed to Computer in Vista

[NotMe]

It doesn't even take that.
I have 4 sticks of RAM, 2x512MB and 2x256MB for a total of 1.5GB
I has assumed that since the banks for RAM were divided into 2 sets of 2,
that putting matched pairs into each bank would make dual channel work.
It doesn't.
The designers were backwards in their thinking.
To make dual channel work, you have to put the matching sticks in the same
slot IN EACH BANK.
So instead of having bank 1, slot 0/1 with the 512MBs, you have to have bank
1, slot 0 and bank 2, slot 0 contain the 512MB chips and bank 1, slot 1 and
bank 2, slot 1 contain the 256MB chips to make dual channel work.
I rearranged the 2 of the 4 sticks to make dual channel work. No other
hardware was changed/enabled/disabled.
Vista Ultimate required a phone call for reactivation.
IMHO, that is pushing the envelope WAY too far!
MS has gotten so paranoid about piracy that their oppressive tactics will
backfire and cost them way more than having some people install on several
machines.

 

[Alias]

And what would I be "projecting", Alias?
Frank

Your nervous laugh, what else?

Alias

 

[Stephan Rose]

It doesn't even take that.
I have 4 sticks of RAM, 2x512MB and 2x256MB for a total of 1.5GB
I has assumed that since the banks for RAM were divided into 2 sets of 2,
that putting matched pairs into each bank would make dual channel work.
It doesn't.
The designers were backwards in their thinking.
To make dual channel work, you have to put the matching sticks in the same
slot IN EACH BANK.
So instead of having bank 1, slot 0/1 with the 512MBs, you have to have bank
1, slot 0 and bank 2, slot 0 contain the 512MB chips and bank 1, slot 1 and
bank 2, slot 1 contain the 256MB chips to make dual channel work.
I rearranged the 2 of the 4 sticks to make dual channel work. No other
hardware was changed/enabled/disabled.

That is actually not backwards.

The first bank is Channel A
The second bank is Channel B

Dual channel means accessing both channels at the same time. So that is
why you need to put 512 in A0/B0 and 256 in A1/B1

If you put both sticks into the same bank then they are both in the same
channel which makes is single channel...as you discovered. =)

Vista Ultimate required a phone call for reactivation.
IMHO, that is pushing the envelope WAY too far!
MS has gotten so paranoid about piracy that their oppressive tactics will
backfire and cost them way more than having some people install on several
machines.

That's just ridiculous. No. Beyond ridiculous.

But you are correct.

So far it has cost them about 5 Vista licenses as we usually upgrade very
quickly when MS releases a new OS. It is also costing them every single
future server license I will ever need as I will never again use Windows
for *any* server. Particularly considering some recent nightmares I have
had with windows based servers. Never again...

At best MS can hope that I buy one Vista license just for development
support purposes to throw in a spare machine or more preferably into a
virtual machine. In contrast, I have bought somewhere around 10 XP licenses
over the past few years, not including OEM licenses that we have from
systems I didn't custom build.

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Stephan
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[Frank]

Your nervous laugh, what else?

Alias

You're not that clever are you?
Frank

 

[Lang Murphy]

Yes, one did. It took awhile for MS to realize that "My Computer" might
cause them problems when, in actually, it is NOT your computer as long as
you have Windows on it.

Alias

I guess we'll agree to disagree on this bit...

Lang

 

[Frank]

Yes, one did. It took awhile for MS to realize that "My Computer" might
cause them problems when, in actually, it is NOT your computer as long
as you have Windows on it.

Alias

That is one of the more amazingly absurd, meaningless and ridiculously
convoluted statements you've made.
Frank

 

[Alias]

I guess we'll agree to disagree on this bit...

Lang

Try not doing what you're told when asked to activate or become genuine
by Big Brother MS and see how long it's "your" computer.

Alias

 

[Alias]

That is one of the more amazingly absurd, meaningless and ridiculously
convoluted statements you've made.
Frank

And this post of yours is just another example of how you can't
understand what's written and can only bluster with unfounded insults.

I guess you're a one trick pony, Frank.

Alias

 

[Jeff]

Thats strange, I tried doing the same type of thing and it never complained
to me about wanting to reactivate.

Which version of vista are you using? I Currently have Ultimate but I doubt
that would make a difference...

Jeff

 

[Jeff]

Why don't you look at the microsoft action pack?

You can get 10 licenses of vista and licenses for a bunch of their other
software for only a few hundred bucks. It might save you quite a bit of
money if you qualify....

Jeff

 

[Frank]

And this post of yours is just another example of how you can't
understand what's written and can only bluster with unfounded insults.

I guess you're a one trick pony, Frank.

Alias

You just don't get it do you?
Proly never will.
Frank

 

[Alias]

You just don't get it do you?
Proly never will.
Frank

Oh, I get it all right. You're a one trick pony.

Alias

 

[Frank]

Oh, I get it all right. You're a one trick pony.

Alias

hahaha...you're a very predictable side show freak.
Frank

 

[Alias]

hahaha...you're a very predictable side show freak.
Frank

Like I said: you have only one trick: insult people and not respond to
content as if that makes you something cute and clever when all it does
is reveal how limited you are.

Alias

 

[Stephan Rose]

Why don't you look at the microsoft action pack?

You can get 10 licenses of vista and licenses for a bunch of their other
software for only a few hundred bucks. It might save you quite a bit of
money if you qualify....

Because I've found better alternatives to Vista and for the most part,
don't need Microsoft on my computers anymore. The few minor, and only
occasional, needs I have at this point in time for Windows I can easily
solve by only putting up a spare machine for that purpose.

MS' software has mostly outlived its usefulness for me.

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[Frank]

Like I said: you have only one trick: insult people and not respond to
content as if that makes you something cute and clever when all it does
is reveal how limited you are.

Alias

Correction: you're confusing a fact as an insult (something you
continually do).
You yourself have created your own image as a side show freak so live
with it.
Frank

 

[Alias]

Correction: you're confusing a fact as an insult (something you
continually do).
You yourself have created your own image as a side show freak so live
with it.
Frank

Calling someone a side show freak is an insult by any standards except
yours as you consider insulting people the right thing to do. That makes
this fact true: you're a one trick pony.

Alias

 

[Frank]

Calling someone a side show freak is an insult by any standards except
yours as you consider insulting people the right thing to do. That makes
this fact true: you're a one trick pony.

Alias

Being a side show freak is obviously your choice. No one forced you to
come into this Vista ng and portray yourself as you have.
It's your fault.
It's who you are.
Live with it!
Frank

 

[Adam Albright]

Correction: you're confusing a fact as an insult (something you
continually do).
You yourself have created your own image as a side show freak so live
with it.
Frank

Presently nobody posting here is a bigger freak than the smirker and
snorter... which would be you Frankie. You replaced Justin as the
horse's ass of this newsgroup.

 

[Frank]

Presently nobody posting here is a bigger freak than the smirker and
snorter... which would be you Frankie. You replaced Justin as the
horse's ass of this newsgroup.

You're opinion of me is meaningless.
You're the weakest loser in this ng.
(snort, smirk)
Frank