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Laptop Review - Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog Although the system came preloaded with Windows Vista Business, the recovery media included both Vista and XP Pro disks, and there was a page included titled "Downgrade Rights for Microsoft Windows Vista Business" which states that the owner has...
[December 27, 2007, 12:15]
Vista, Like In Out In Left Field.
Talkback What most managers don't understand though is that Vista is enough different from XP and certainly Win2K that using a desktop Linux distro is as much of a change for the users as going to Linux. Microsoft doesn't really care whether they sell XP at...
[November 21, 2007, 18:05]
2008-01-06 Vista Is A Downgrade.
Talkback Don't *need* another newer version of Windows, such as 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. for some unexplicable reason so that if you need to go back there later you have...
[January 6, 2008, 23:41]
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]
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]
2008-01-06 Vista Is An Upgrade - Part 2
Talkback There is a whopping load of programs I used to run on a regular basis under XP that no longer work on Vista. Vista does NOT improve on XP ! Also, everytime I end up in a folder Vista displays a bunch of Columns that I DON'T NEED!
[January 6, 2008, 23:50]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog Vista has been slammed by business users and gamers alike for bringing their systems to their knees or at least noticeably reducing speed with some apps and games compared to XP. Having used Vista since release day and using this particular laptop...
[January 15, 2008, 15:42]
Bartercard Disappointed With Vista And Office 07 Betas
News Vista has a different interface to XP, he said, which might be unsettling for some users: "With Vista, the look and feel is a complete departure from XP. If we did roll out Vista on the new standard operating environment next year, my guys say they...
[July 26, 2006, 16:10]
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 If I was a stockholder in Microsoft (and I'm not) I would hammer on Steve Ballmer to institute a world-wide campaign to extract every dollar possible from Windows XP before Windows 7 of 9 (or 7 of 10, whenever) comes out.
[November 2, 2008, 14:04]
Do We Need A Campaign To Save XP?
Blog The XP-to-Vista transition is a pretty clear example of the way proprietary operatings fail users. 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...
[January 15, 2008, 11:51]
We Are Being Force-fed Vista
Talkback Its been a year since manufacturers stopped shipping brand new computers with Windows XP pre-installed, am not sure whether this is forced onto them by Microsoft but had they made it optional for consumers to choose between Vista and XP upon...
[November 30, 2007, 20:29]
Windows Driver Updates
Blog Because of my recent adventures with Windows Vista on my Lifebook, I've had to learn about and deal with the differences between Vista and XP in third-party device driver distribution and updates. Windows XP is very "laissez-faire" about such...
[May 13, 2008, 12:49]
Vista Vs XP
Blog Comment My guess is that if somebody goes and asks DELL what the ratio of XP to Vista sales are, you won't get an answer since I'm sure Microsoft has shut them up. So the XP to Vista ratio is 100%. Yes the deal we have allows us to "downgrade" to XP BUT we...
[July 30, 2008, 12:48]
2007-01-06. Vista Is A Downgrade. Part 3.
Talkback 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 have to get some updates "just for Vista" and then? I even already have the vista update for it.
[January 6, 2008, 23:54]
Ten Tweaks To Love (and Hate) In IE8
Articles This happened on both XP and Vista machines, and many others have told me that it happened to them, too. You can run it on XP and on both the 32- and 64-bit editions of Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008.
[September 26, 2008, 15:53]
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]
Businesses Have 'no Appetite For Vista'
News Businesses feel a move to Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system isn't worth the effort yet, due to compatibility issues and it offering too few benefits over XP. Also, companies don't seem to see much point in using Vista over XP, the OS it...
[November 29, 2007, 7:57]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog In the same week Microsoft has announced that Vista will shut itself down if not authorised by HQ, it admitted to problems in its Windows Genuine Advantage program already deployed for XP. I don't think Linux is ready to kick Windows off the...
[October 6, 2006, 18:55]
Microsoft Security Chief Looks Beyond Vista
News For Fathi, the changing of the guard is a perfect time to start looking beyond Windows Vista, the yet-to-be-released successor to Windows XP. I'm going to continue the road that Mike and the team had started on and improve our security post-Vista...
[June 13, 2006, 16:00]
