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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #30 on: November 12, 2006, 01:25:52 AM »
I'm pretty sure the EULA covers MS's very large, very bloated arse on the matter.
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« Reply #31 on: November 12, 2006, 02:22:32 AM »
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Already feeling that pain Rolex.  People buying new HP/Compaq coimputers with 64+ processes in the background, with a $2 video chip, and a $0.50 sound chip wondering why the machine plays worse than the machine they just replaced.

I cannot imagine the nightmare OEM's are going to be creating with Vista.  Actually, I can imagine it and it aint' pretty.  Barely enough RAM to run the OS, to keep the costs down and tossing thier 30+ processes on top of an already bloated OS.  Damn, I really wish I could afford to retire.

i got a 10 year old compaq, i use it to play aces high II now :) works ok.
but i plan to buy a new mother board and processor, also 1-2 gigs of ram.
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« Reply #32 on: November 12, 2006, 04:24:22 AM »
Worse yet, retailers like newegg are selling winXP home OEM with a FREE VISTA UPGRADE COUPON!!!!!!  Oh teh noes!!!!!111one
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« Reply #33 on: November 12, 2006, 08:44:44 AM »
I ran 98SE up untill about mid 2003...

I had no reason to upgrade to XP and only did it after I encountered a reinstall situation... I just sorta said screw it..... (all my mates were doing it so i blame them)

The biggest problem with the OS and Applications provided by M$ is the fact that they have 2 features that you use and 200 that you dont.

Outlook, word and excel  are used in offices all around the world every day and I can garentee that %90 of the users would not know what a Field is in word or how to group emails by the sender in outlook....

Its like putting a 10year old on Rossies GP bike, yeah he can ride it but its a big F...King waste...

All the average user needs is a basic text email application (cmon how many pics have you sent at work that were really bussiness related) and a basic word processor that can do basic formatting (again how many times have you used word art for work purposses)

I know that there are a lotta people out there who want and can afford the biggest and best.... But bigger is not always best

Unforunatly Style will always win over substance....

I will not be "upgrading" to Blista untill I have no choice.....

Skuzzy... You have my sympathy mate... What more can I say
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« Reply #34 on: November 12, 2006, 09:05:22 AM »
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The free upgrade coupon is only good for the basic version of Vista.  Think of it as a more bloated version of Windows XP.  No Aero or admin utilities.


and it looks to me like that Coupon will only be available on certain "new" Pcs

Personally after looking through that Website
I dont see anything there I particularly want. Nor need.
In short.
I am not impressed

So long as you guys keep making AH so it runs on XP Pro.
I wont be moving to Vista anytime soon
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« Reply #35 on: November 12, 2006, 09:10:37 AM »
Whish I had the Experience and time to write my own OS purly for playing games and surfing the net.....

Just cut all the crap out.....
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« Reply #36 on: November 12, 2006, 09:15:02 AM »
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I never understood why OEMs have to pack their systems full of unnecessary crap that most of the time only makes it harder to use the computer.


Best buy. For a fee of course. Will strip away all those extras for ya when you buy a new PC there.
But I agree with ya.
Half that stuff shouldnt be there to begin with.

Other things that crack me up is when they claim a machine comes will all this $ worth of programs installed. and the buyer buys the machine only to find out that all those cool programs that came with it. Are only Trial editions and/or not the full versions
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« Reply #37 on: November 12, 2006, 09:58:58 AM »
Heh I never bought a 'brand' PC in my life and hopefully never will. Unfortunately I have to deal with them constantly through my work.
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« Reply #38 on: November 12, 2006, 04:56:58 PM »
My question is how long before Vista pushes XP and 2000 out,like XP did Win98?As far as I'm concerned Mickeysoft has a monopoly.What a croc!There I said it.
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« Reply #39 on: November 12, 2006, 05:24:12 PM »
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My question is how long before Vista pushes XP and 2000 out,like XP did Win98?As far as I'm concerned Mickeysoft has a monopoly.What a croc!There I said it.
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Only 5 years more XP support after shipment of Vista according to M$ website.
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« Reply #40 on: November 12, 2006, 06:18:59 PM »
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Best buy. For a fee of course. Will strip away all those extras for ya when you buy a new PC there.
But I agree with ya.
Half that stuff shouldnt be there to begin with.

Other things that crack me up is when they claim a machine comes will all this $ worth of programs installed. and the buyer buys the machine only to find out that all those cool programs that came with it. Are only Trial editions and/or not the full versions


I would never let those retards touch any computer of mine.
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« Reply #41 on: November 12, 2006, 07:37:53 PM »
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I would never let those retards touch any computer of mine.


I ddint. but they made that offer when I bought my Sons Laptop.

Out of curiousity I asked how much. They wanted like $100
I just laughed and said no thanks and did it myself
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« Reply #42 on: November 13, 2006, 09:12:57 AM »
Yeah ya gota love a company that you would swear was like this. :D
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« Reply #43 on: November 13, 2006, 01:14:50 PM »
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Only 5 years more XP support after shipment of Vista according to M$ website.


2 things can happen

A. People adapt

B. They fail and linux OS's become very popular.

My guess is people will adapt and cough up the money for upgrades. Sucks though. I liked 98 the best, then i had to get xp and i found it ok, now i have to deal with vista.
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« Reply #44 on: November 13, 2006, 01:49:11 PM »
More is less :)
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