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2008-01-06. Vista Is A Downgrade. Part 4.
Talkback There's one good thing with Vista though: When I installed my VPN for work I used something akin to a Wizzard that was able to connect me almost immediatly and effortlessly whereas in XP I had to go into advanced settings of the TCP/IP entry of...
[January 6, 2008, 23:57]
Five Things You'll Love (and Hate) About Windows Vista review
Reviews But based on what I've seen after living with Windows Vista beta 2 for a while, here are five things I think you'll like about the new operating system -- some of which might persuade certain fence-sitters to upgrade -- and five things that may...
[June 16, 2006, 9:35]
2008-01-06 Vista Is An Upgrade - Part 2
Talkback Vista does NOT improve on XP ! There is a whopping load of programs I used to run on a regular basis under XP that no longer work on Vista. Also, everytime I end up in a folder Vista displays a bunch of Columns that I DON'T NEED!
[January 6, 2008, 23:50]
How Microsoft Can Make Windows 7 A Success
News One of the worst aspects of Windows Vista is that it is almost always slower than its predecessor, XP, when running on the same hardware. The Windows development team has to find a way to streamline Windows 7 so that it's faster and more stable...
[October 28, 2008, 12:03]
2007-01-06. Vista Is A Downgrade. Part 3.
Talkback But the sound in Vista is ATROCIOUS? Then I'm told by a Vista popup that PowerDVD has compatibility issues and has an update and do I want to install it. You still get popups that say "this program is incompatible with Vista please get the update...
[January 6, 2008, 23:54]
Do We Need A Campaign To Save XP?
Blog Moving people on, is obviously in Microsoft's interest, as more new PCs, mean more profits (though we've seen elsewhere that in many circumstances, the familiar and trusted XP commands a higher price than most versions of Vista).
[January 15, 2008, 11:51]
Apple Mac OS X On X86: A First Test
Talkback New Intel Apple macs (iBook, Powerbooks, iMacs, Mac minis etc.need* to support dual boot to Windows XP/Vista. Yeah, that would explain why Windows Vista Beta 1 picked up my Soundblaster 16 on the ISA slot (I have a ISA bridge because it's a new...
[November 11, 2005, 16:36]
2008-01-06 Vista Is A Downgrade.
Talkback Don't *need* another newer version of Windows, such as Vista. But with Vista? The title bar of every window now looks 1.5 times the height that it was under XP and I can't change it. XP works perfectly totally fine.
[January 6, 2008, 23:41]
On Safari With Steve Jobs At WWDC
Blog Most of the keynote was spent unveiling new features coming with Leopard in the autumn - good features, fun features, even (if you compare them with Vista) great features, but you had to be prepared to stifle the still small voice going "oh, more...
[June 11, 2007, 22:26]
Gates On Geekery And Gadgets
News As Windows Vista's debut looms, Gates takes measure of Windows XP's legacy to computing. When you look back at Windows XP, what do you think is the biggest change in computing that XP brought? XP was part of this explosion of the Windows PC to the...
[January 9, 2007, 9:10]
Status Update, Vista To XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog It has been two weeks since I switched from Windows Vista back to Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and two months since I made the same switch on my Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110.
[January 25, 2008, 12:00]
Windows Chief Fields Readers' Questions
News Interestingly, even though XP will be five years old by the time Vista ships (currently scheduled for the end of this year) the questions posted by many readers indicated that they need to be convinced that Vista will be a necessary upgrade.
[January 30, 2006, 9:35]
Software Jihad
Blog Considering how well Vista is doing, Windows 7 might be the last opportunity Microsoft has to make a profit off an operating system. His claim is that typical Chinese people can't afford the local retail prices for legitimate Windows XP Pro.
[November 2, 2008, 14:04]
Developer Tool Sheds Light On Vista Bugs
Talkback The tool doesn't shed light on Vista bugs, it sheds light on poorly designed code that will not work under Vista when used in a proper, secure environment. I give Microsoft credit for getting this tool out early enough so that people can deal with...
[December 20, 2005, 7:29]
Bill Gates Talks Vista And Linux
News In the second part of our two-part interview, Gates reveals his favourite feature in Windows Vista, why he'll keep pushing for a new file system, and the role of open source software. Windows Vista is coming out really soon for businesses, fairly...
[November 20, 2006, 12:48]
Software Jihad
Blog Comment Install WIndows Search 4.0 and Google desktop at the same time on an XP Pro system. Vista was supposed to have a SQL Server sort of engine driving the file system. Imagine how slow Vista would be on a system trying to run SQL queries every time you...
[November 4, 2008, 7:19]
Marketing Mush
Blog I was a little dismayed to see that they think the best way to use Windows (any version back to and including XP) is to have the system come up from "sleep" mode. Currently DebbieToo (a Celeron) and SugarBear (a P3) both boot up faster than Windows...
[October 17, 2008, 3:51]
EU Clashes With Microsoft Over Vista Features
Talkback Cost to EU business being delayed adopters of Vista Then every Vista system that has the same identical security measures installed will be wide open. Vista is no different.ther e will be holes and someone will find them through social engineering...
[September 28, 2006, 12:01]
Microsoft's Pre-modern Message Puts A New Face On Vista
Blog Comment If I could have gotten that functionality with Vista I wouldn't have minded paying twice as much as XP Pro. I make my living doing it every day with Windows XP Embedded. I know it is possible to strip Windows XP Pro down to manageable size and make...
[July 31, 2008, 9:15]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment In addition, Vista is a bit buggy in that some of my games no longer work properly (Half-Life 2, etc.and that for some reason it cannot see my second DVD drive (the BIOS recognizes it and XP was able to see it).
[October 22, 2007, 23:27]
