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I told that this is lame because most of the guys here use Linux . Also I used to have W2K and XP on the same time on my PC and it was realy boring to wait 4 - 5 seconds after double clicking the mp3 (just an example). XP is much more multimedia friendly .

Boso wrote:I told that this is lame because most of the guys here use Linux ;).

Not really. I find that most people here are on Windows. Else it wouldn't be the case that the majority of people have exactly 15 posts. =)

i have exactly 1.5 mhz and 512mb and i am using xp, should i continue using it or it is prefered to change to vista?

kilogramo wrote:i have exactly 1.5 mhz and 512mb and i am using xp, should i continue using it or it is prefered to change to vista?

I would use XP. Note that Vista is still a beta version! I don't think it is going to be a problem to install it on separate partition and try it.

Boso wrote:... and it was realy boring to wait 4 - 5 seconds after double clicking the mp3 (just an example).

On what PC?
My old PC (PII 350Mhz 108Mb of RAM) opens mp3 files faster )

I recoment you NOT to install vista now

sasho_metala wrote:On what PC?
My old PC (PII 350Mhz 108Mb of RAM) opens mp3 files faster )

[email protected]+256133 SDRAM ... At work I use [email protected]+512DDR and it's the same thing .

The reason that Windows has been so sluggish and exploitable over the years is largely due to the fact that they haven't redesigned their kernel since Win 95, only adding to it and their suite programs over the years. After they released the source for their Office suite, I believe developers said something around the neighborhood of 85% of the MS Word source code would never be used by XP users.

However, I've been hearing that Vista is going to be using a completely new kernel, which is why there has been so much extensive alpha testing before going to beta. It's going to be user friendly, as always (which means that it won't be developer friendly) but a graphically powerful OS. I guess they're are focusing on competing with Apple over clean design rather than Novell over business application. I can't say that's a bad tactic, because 60% of the users in my dorm right now are on Mas OSX.

I'm hopeful about this new distribution.

They didn't only use the same source base all the time. They also 'fixed' bugs by workarounds. I've not seen any real bugfixed over time.

Now if they design a new kernel from scratch, it must be even worse than the current one. It seems to be a lot slower and many disgusting "features" like DRM and TPM-support are built-in now.

I don't see any reason why one should ever change to Vista. Do you have any advantage over WinXP? And even if you do, do they overweight the extreme disadvantages like waste of CPU/GPU-power and RAM, decreased privacy and decreased personal freedom?

mm_freak wrote:Not really. I find that most people here are on Windows. Else it wouldn't be the case that the majority of people have exactly 15 posts. =)

Hmz i'm on Windows and i've earned more than 15 posts as you see ;-) Don't blame windows users ;-)

mm_freak wrote:... the majority...

=P

forget windows. go linux. help support the projects there. You want something truely reliable, linux is the sh!t. I still run a dual os because some stuff I need to use only works properly with windoze, so ther ya go...

TIP: Try something new... come over to the dark side... TRY a version of LINUX... Once installed you'll wonder why you ever put up with Bill's (Gates) sh!t

pctech wrote:Once installed you'll wonder why you ever put up with Bill's (Gates) sh!t

Oh, no I won't! Why are you so sure?

has anyone acually tried the beta (besides tim)?

According to an article at computerworld Vista, or should I say Windows Vista, may already have run into a major snag.

According to one reporter, M$'s new os may be a great opportunity for Linux.

I have used Windows products for as long as I can remember, and never found one that really impressed me. With that said in my opinion, win2000 professional is by far the best os I have used in M$'s lineup.

This year I bought a mac and the difference was like night and day. I hate going to work and having to use win98. I haven't had the opportunity to use linux but I am really looking forward to it.

Well, Im not a Windows person, linux, or BSD person. I generally end up with whatever they say "I will use." So if I had a choice FreeBSD... but windows has always been ok.

My main hope is that I can still disengage the windows GUI shell enviroment. Once you unload explorer, XP was really nice.. heck I even gave up my 98SE.

Some wonderful things(thats weird to say about m$) is that they want the command line to come back as a priority interface which is great.. because XP's and 2003 servers lack a serious amount firepower in that regard.. I no longer want to know how many clicks it takes to get to the center of a M$ pop. So the simple fact that they are bring back the shell as the power house in this kernel is great.

Please look at this
Code Name "Monad"
http://weblogs.asp.net/jnadal/archive/2003/10/29/34413.aspx

Monad Script Centre
http://www.reskit.net/monad/samplescripts.htm

NEVER MIND.. the one useful item of LONGHORN and VISTA MONAD is gone..!? Useless..M$
http://www.betanews.com/article/No_New_Command_Line_for_Longhorn/1118333463