Windows Vista?

[Jeff]

I've never used KDE, so I don't know what it's like, but I like Gnome very well.

[Kurgan]

Screw this new crap, that's my thought. I'll seek alterantives if I can't use an earlier better-for-me version of windows (I like 2kpro) anymore for some reason.

 

One of these days I've got to stop being lazy and install Mandrake or Redhat on my multi-boot...

[wuyanxu]

KDE > Gnome

totally agree, if you've used SuSE, then there's no doubt that KDE is better (well, the feel of interface-wise)

 

yeah, it's Fedora Core, just forgot how to spell it. (i can't spell to save my life)

[Darth Phantom]

Never, if possible.

[Samnmax221]

Really want a computer with Vista after seeing screens from Flight Simulator X

[Jae Onasi]

I'll probably get Vista with my next laptop. Upgrading an OS on a laptop is a pain. One of the MS guys finally had me uninstall SP2 after we determined that it just wasn't going to work on my current laptop.

[Jae Onasi]

I'll probably get Vista with my next laptop. Upgrading an OS on a laptop is a pain. One of the MS guys finally had me uninstall SP2 after we determined that it just wasn't going to work on my current laptop.

[manoman81]

I'm going to try and hold out for as long as possible. There's too many negatives. There's too much integrated in for no reason. From what I read, it seems too system intense for no reason. XP pro is working just fine for me.

[stingerhs]

well, if you're just going to use Vista for gaming (like i am), then this article may prove to be quite interesting.

 

in a nutshell: the XP OS can't support the upcoming DX10, but since most of the next gen PC titles are designed for DX9, you won't have to upgrade to Vista right away. especially since the DX10 graphics boards are still in the development stage.

[wuyanxu]

From a user standpoint, the average person won't notice the difference, because things will just work the way they are supposed to. Connecting to other computers, locally or over the Internet, will be easier, faster, and hopefully more secure.

yeah, right.... what i want to know is whether it can connect to Linux to transfer files without having to install other stuff.

[Commander Obi-Wan]

well, if you're just going to use Vista for gaming.

 

Yeah, that's te main reason why I am getting it.

[JediMaster12]

I would wait and see. I have XP right now and it's been doing fine for me for getting what I need to do. Also I'll wait to see if there are potential problems that I could avoid. Kind of like when buying an XBox or the 360

[jedispy]

I'm still running Win2K pro, and I'm still smiling. I also am running Free BSD on my other machine. I'm happy with what I got.

 

Will Vista even support older games? (DOS & other)

[Samnmax221]

I've got a question for anyone who knows anything about Linux, I've heard good things about Xandros OS lately, is it any good in your opinion?

[master_skywalke]

Two days I installed Windows Vista build 5308. THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!! The UI is way better then previous builds and I only needed to install my Audio drivers, all other hardware was already fully funtional!!!

[wuyanxu]

Two days I installed Windows Vista build 5308. THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!! The UI is way better then previous builds and I only needed to install my Audio drivers, all other hardware was already fully funtional!!!

what system spec have you got?? i want to test it in VMware, but i don't think my machine can handle it even without VMware.

[Alegis]

beta testing, not really that fond of it to be honest. Probably not going to upgrade, or anytime soon after release.

[Samnmax221]

What don't you like about it

[Det. Bart Lasiter]

If anything, I'll get it to rotate windows "into the screen".

[manoman81]

My boss just got a copy of the beta. It looks nice. It has some nice visual effects. They improved on the "All Programs" menu so that it scrolls instead of flying out (the way it should have been from the beginning imo). It seems to be cleaned up a little bit. This is what XP should have been like. Also, I think many people will be happy with all of the drivers up until release being there already and WMP 11 is very nice. It acutally makes sense now. It has some handy tools like a "system rater" that lets you know what needs to be upgraded and tweaked.

 

Other than that, it is all eye candy. There is very little that is not something we have not seen already in some thrid party software. It is a system hog. There is no reason for the alt+tab screen flip. It really seems to be a bootleg OSX 10 for a PC. Again, I really will not get this unless I have to have in order to run some programs.

[Pho3nix]

Maybe within a year or something...when I buy my laptop.

[Lantzen]

I don't want to get Vista, but many new games that look's really good will only come to Vista, so i probaly most get it for that reson. So i probaly uppgrade within 6 months

[Pho3nix]

What? that doesn't sound right. They stop making games compatible for Windows ME i believe, but I think they will make games XP-compatible for a while atleast, like 5 years or even more.

[Lantzen]

Not all game, i believe Crysis is just gonna be for Vista, but i could be wrong. And thats a game im looking forward too

[Dawgas]

Just one quick thing - The reason Vista's a system hog is so that everyone else can sell better, newer versions of their products (NEW VIDEO CARDS, PROCESSORS WITH 248795 GIGAHERTZ OF PROCESSING POWAR!1), and without that, we cant have our realistic eyecandy games, now can we? (hopefully we can turn all that crap off though, lolz)

 

And XP support'll probably be gone in like, three years or less, and that's how long I wish to wait to get Vista, so I dont have to spend 3k to get a crappy system when it comes out, and instead pay 1k for that same system, lol.