Would you agree that Windows Vista is...

whineo · Post by **whineo** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:12 pm

server 2008 = vista without the headache
Mac with Windows installed = Ferrari with a Renault engine

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:42 pm

Whineo wrote:Mac with Windows installed = Ferrari with a Renault engine

haha

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:07 am

£10 Bag wrote:
WHY does it need 1GB of ram to do NOTHING? WHY?

i just got a new laptop that is running vista, and i left it on to test it out this week while i am away for the holidays.

thus far i have not run any music software on it, but yeah, that 1gb ram usage to just sit there is NOT impressing me. ridiculous.

luckily i looked before buying to see if there were xp drivers for this machine, and there are. gonna be xping this fucker by the weekend.

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:59 am

it's not just vista using that 1 gig, a lot of it's reserved for hardware components to write directly to RAM.

it's called reserved addressing or something

Whistla · Post by **Whistla** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:03 pm

the real problem with Vista is that it wasnt ready

AND

that the sound options on all Vista machines with a Realtek soundcard mean that you actually have no access to change things on the card, eventhough it can. AND that you need to install a heap of new codecs every time vista has an update, cos they never fix the problem with the cards/realtek.

overal i would say dont use it, use XP Pro 2 SP2 and wait a few years till its fixed

d_three · Post by **d_three** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:14 pm

DJ Whistla wrote:and wait a few years till its fixed

available early 2009

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:49 pm

DJ Whistla wrote:overal i would say dont use it, use XP Pro 2 SP2 and wait a few years till its fixed

that's my strategy

my XP machine is running fine and if shit aint broke, I aint fixin it

threshold collective · Post by **threshold collective** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:45 am

as a once in a while beta tester, i remember my first impression of vista aka longhorn as a rather disappointing one. Sad thing is, they didn't do much from beta to final.

Lets break MS down right quick (Not counting 2k and previous):

2003 Server: AWESOME!!! possibly the best GUI OS ever made.

XP: definitely a soild OS as long as you didn't get one of those comps that came with all the bundled crapware.

Vista: waste of time and a resource hog to say the least. to answer a question posted, yes Ive seen a vista machine with a virus, but the customer installed it unknowingly. (thank fuck im out of the IT world)

2008 Server: definitely, vista without the headaches. while i have only installed this OS once on my server, my impressions of it were quite surprising. Needless to say, with in a few hours after messing around with it, i deleted that partition and went back to 03 server.

Windows 7: ill tell ya next month when beta testing begins. LOL

bottom line: if your not goin linux, 2003 server all the way.

btw: if your wondering how i have all this shit, "MSDNAA" is all i need to say.

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:43 am

d.three wrote:
DJ Whistla wrote:and wait a few years till its fixed

available early 2009

well thats bull, how can they do that?

jeer · Post by **jeer** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:09 pm

TheAccuria wrote:Once you learn to customise it a bit and get rid of all the silly user account control shite it works really well.

This. My opinion is that if they made it so you can't get rid of all the fancy glidy shit, then it would be shit. But you have the option to turf out what you don't want, so therefor it's good.

dubfama · Post by **dubfama** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:04 pm

gwa wrote:vista is ace. Give it a few years and then everyone will see the true potential of it. Looks a sack of shit. Windows 98 each and every.

you know it... if its windows gotta be 98 or XP

we all know its not about windows tho

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:52 pm

vista hasnt given me any problems, bu tthen again i only use my pc for recording mixes, playing through the soundcard, itunes & internet, so i expect it 2 be good

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:02 pm

i have been running vista since early summer.
not one problem since then, i'm quite pleased with it.

prakul · Post by **prakul** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:36 pm

Vista is too complicated and personally, I don't like it.

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:56 pm

anyone have any tips for slimming vista down? i used to tweak my xp system, but i wasn't sure of any good vista tweaks.

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:11 pm

sapphic_beats wrote:anyone have any tips for slimming vista down? i used to tweak my xp system, but i wasn't sure of any good vista tweaks.

my mate has does, been meaning to get it from him myself. as soon as i'll post it...

did · Post by **did** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:00 am

Prakul wrote:Vista is too complicated and personally, I don't like it.

jeer · Post by **jeer** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:00 am

DID wrote:
Prakul wrote:Vista is too complicated and personally, I don't like it.

And that's where the customisation comes in

You take all the pointless shit that you don't use out, and streamline it for you own personal use. The reason all the crap is in it is because who it's marketing for: the average know-nothing computer user who is pleased by nice graphics.
I've been using Vista on my laptop, with ableton, reason and renoise, extensively and I've not encountered a single problem. I've set it up how I think it's best for running these programs and it works flawlessly.
Learn how to use a computer and you're sorted.

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