[techtalk] Re: Vista
- From: "trott3r" <trott3r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:50:34 +0000
On 9:36:22 am 03/03/2007 "Neil Ives" <neil.ives@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > What do the list think of Vista..............
> >
> > I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, since you asked.
> >
> > > From what I've read about it, and seen of it (the local computer
> > shop gave me a bit of a demo, and let me play with it), the phrase
> > "Emperor's new clothes" springs to mind.
>
> I was just reading this:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6407419.stm
> and this:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6312501.stm
>
> I'd suggest leaving it for a year or so, (as usual with Windows
> releases) until most of the problems have been sorted out.
yeah that usually the best way. Wait until vista service pack 1 has been
released since thats what businesses tend to do.
> On my home PC I'm very happy with Windows 2000 Pro. Mind you Vista
> probably wouldn't run on my older machine anyway.
I like win2000 as well as it is still supported with security updates and
has the most usefull features of xp without the bloat.
(NTFS and NT stability )
I think the only useful thing that xp has is system restore and i take
images of partitions so i dont really need that.
Martin N
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