Vista Out Today

[Mells]

Any of you homms actually run out today and purchased it?

I know most of you have already got copies albeit beta, jolly rodger etc

... but will anyone goto the shops and buy a copy?

I remember going out on the day of launch to get my copy of XP, wont be doing that again!

 

[biojo]

I remember going out on the day of launch to get my copy of XP, wont be doing that again!

ppl do that for pc stuff thats sad it really is.

get it delivered its easier

 

[Griff]

Vista is "Launched" today.

It's been out for sale for nearly two weeks.

 

[b3nje]

I want it but i aint paying £400+ for the ultimate version!

 

[Stu_c]

i got the ultimate version had it for about a week now lol

 

[b3nje]

Stu_C did you buy it?

£400+ ??

Is it as good as it seems in the video clips i've watched

 

[KDF]

Go out and blow money on it if you want.. I wouldnt class it as an upgrade though.

 

[Griff]

Stu_C did you buy it?

£400+ ??

Is it as good as it seems in the video clips i've watched

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-041-MS

£129

All these £400+ comments are normally made by doom mongers and anti-ms muppets.

 

[Mells]

lol, I'm sticking to my 100% free and very beautiful Ubuntu intstall. I aint touching Vista with a shitty stick!

It was amusing the BBC saying that Mac owners have been moaning they have had most of the features of Vista for years. Linux distros didnt even get a mention.

Bring it on Windows fanboys! heee hee!

 

[b3nje]

I looked at PCworld for the full version as apposed to the upgrade :>

*overclocks> clicks "add to basket"*

 

[Griff]

Linux distros didnt even get a mention.

Why would they get a mention?

How longs Linux been about? 10 years? Hardly made much impact into the home market in that time has it.

 

[biojo]

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=11782&category_id=445&manufacturer_id=0

320 for retail one is still a piss take though

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=11760&category_id=404&manufacturer_id=0

120 for OEM but u`ll have to buy a cd drive with it

 

[Mells]

Linux distros didnt even get a mention.

Why would they get a mention?

How longs Linux been about? 10 years? Hardly made much impact into the home market in that time has it.

They do mention open source operating systems on the bbc website in the vista review to be fair as an alternative to windows.

 

[Griff]

Why would they get a mention?

How longs Linux been about? 10 years? Hardly made much impact into the home market in that time has it.

They do mention open source operating systems on the bbc website in the vista review to be fair as an alternative to windows.

I was only messing mate.. too many of these threads get all serious.. I have nothing against Linux and have used Ubuntu myself, quite impressed.

 

[KDF]

Linux distros didnt even get a mention.

Why would they get a mention?

How longs Linux been about? 10 years? Hardly made much impact into the home market in that time has it.

15 years. Every year the Desktop market for Linux increases and the windows market decreases. I predict for the next 10 years linux will have nearer a 50/50 share of the desktop market.

It already has a massive share of the server market.

 

[G_F]

I knew KDF wasn't having that comment^ lol

Ill upgrade when them new quad core cpus make the market, or have enough money to buy a second hand cray.

 

[cava83]

Very well said !!

Stu_C did you buy it?

£400+ ??

Is it as good as it seems in the video clips i've watched

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-041-MS

£129

All these £400+ comments are normally made by doom mongers and anti-ms muppets.

 

[Mells]

I knew KDF wasn't having that comment^ lol quote]

lol, I didnt see the fish. Internet Explorer didnt display it the first time. Stupid work machine Windows! :rasp:

 

[biojo]

i like the mac os`s but i dont think i`d buy a mac for upgrade issues, mainly the fact u cant just nip into town n buy a new part. Linux is great once had it on a old machine allthough i will admit it was a ball ache to install requireing at least 2 hard drive partitions (idealy 3) and there was some graphics card problem it didnt like. then there was windows software wasnt compatible

 

[sargey]

Anyone know if the business version will run games ok?

I have been unimpressed with it on the test machine here, but I'm getting caught up in all the hype (I'm now thinking i'm missing out on something.... damn you m$!) and might install it on the home machine at the weekend...........

 

[KDF]

i like the mac os`s but i dont think i`d buy a mac for upgrade issues, mainly the fact u cant just nip into town n buy a new part. Linux is great once had it on a old machine allthough i will admit it was a ball ache to install requireing at least 2 hard drive partitions (idealy 3) and there was some graphics card problem it didnt like. then there was windows software wasnt compatible

You dont HAVE to have 3 partitions, but it makes sense, at the very least

1) /boot
2) /
3) swap.

you should really put the home folder on a seperate partition too, it is good practice to install an OS this way, if only windows users were forced to aswell it would make their and my life easier.

Funnily enough i tried to run some linux software on a windows machine and it didnt work .. must be something wrong with windows...

 

[Daz]

The reason Windows only needs one partition is because it uses an absolute rubbish approach to swapping - pagefile.sys, wtf.

/ and swap are the minimum really.. and most Linux installers now do this automatically.. as in "let it do the defaults".

Altho, as KDF says, it is good practice to seperate more out.. You should see the partition scheme I've created for the new ClioSport server

 

[aaronc]

Yes we got some vista laptops in my shop this morning, look ok actually.

 

[Mike_182]

I knew KDF wasn't having that comment^ lol

Ill upgrade when them new quad core cpus make the market, or have enough money to buy a second hand cray.

Got one, it's not all that. Most of my software just looks at the spare two cores and pulls a funny face, as it's written at best for two processors. :dapprove:

 

[FlamingMonkey]

Yes we got some vista laptops in my shop this morning, look ok actually.

I have that Laptop

 

[Saner]

I need a shuttle with Vista for the parents.. but can't find one

 

[biojo]

i got linus Mepis installed today looks good works well when booted from cd , boot it from hard drive n it crash`s

that laptop dont look too bad whats the spec onit

 

[KDF]

TYou should see the partition scheme I've created for the new ClioSport server

Ooh fun game, be honest if im right !

just trying to count in my head..

7 partitions ? including seperate

swap
/
/etc
/home
/boot
/var/www
/opt

possibly 8 depending on how anal you get about it

 

[Daz]

6 Partitions on my scheme.

 

[Griff]

You should see the partition scheme I've created for the new ClioSport server

p**n
p**n
Reeeeeeeposts
Threads removed that need to be kept (just the ones containing p**n links)
Then 10MB for the forum

Close?

 

[dk]

You should see the partition scheme I've created for the new ClioSport server

p**n
p**n
Reeeeeeeposts
Threads removed that need to be kept (just the ones containing p**n links)
Then 10MB for the forum

Close?

LMAO

 

[dk]

Yes we got some vista laptops in my shop this morning, look ok actually.

we had someone form MS in today to demo Vista to our sales guys, she tried to connect it to our plasma, no joy, then tried the projector, no joy....

SO I got our £300 acer laptop running XP home and connected it tot he projector first time, i'm sure it was vista preventing it from showing............

Quite funny that it was MS doing it though, and her reaction - 'Vista is sh1t' LOL

 

[dk]

just seen an advert for vista too, all i can say is WOW!

 

[Daz]

just seen an advert for vista too, all i can say is WOW!

"WOW" as in, "Wow, they've gotta have some good marketing to sell this crap"?

 

[dk]

just seen an advert for vista too, all i can say is WOW!

"WOW" as in, "Wow, they've gotta have some good marketing to sell this crap"?

if you see the advert you will know what i am talking about.......

 

[KDF]

haha, thats what I thought


ps. so close.

 

[KDF]

Vista Now Out !!!


Vista viruses now out !!!


In testing, the company said, the new Windows Defender program failed to block 84% of viruses - including 15 of the most common pieces of malicious code.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/microsoft/Story/0,,2001814,00.html

 

[pigme1000000]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEALED-Micros...6QQihZ003QQcategoryZ11229QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

155 pound not to much then lol

 

[sn00p]

i like the mac os`s but i dont think i`d buy a mac for upgrade issues, mainly the fact u cant just nip into town n buy a new part.

Only upgrade I've had to do on a 4 year old powermac was add more ram, other than that it runs OS X very nicely, that can be purchased quite easily "Down Town".

None of this registry crap to bog it down either. The wonders of a POSIX system.

 

[Griff]

In testing, the company said, the new Windows Defender program failed to block 84% of viruses

Erm.. It's not an anti-virus program.

I doubt Photoshop would fair well in blocking viruses either.