Page 2 of 5 FirstFirst 1234 ... LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 47

Thread: Microsoft says next Windows won't be as annoying

  1. #11
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Myrtle Beach, SC
    Posts
    238
    wow windows is just dishin out a whole new os instead of fixing the one out now. funny. they shoulda left vista at the longhorn stage.

  2. #12
    Senior Member C:\Saw's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    125
    Actually, it is the same vista kernel--just improved.

    So they are fixing it basically
    "...to give correctly is to give them what they need from us, for it would not be skillful to bring gifts to anyone that are in no way needed."
    --Socrates

    *Einstein Would Be Proud*

  3. #13
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Posts
    8
    I had heard about this some months ago. Ive had Vista since its release and compared to its predecessors Ive been reasonably impressed. Im curious however how the next version will work out since so many vendors dropped the ball in creating drivers and such for vista.
    If i recall correctly it was some time before companies like Nvidia and HP had fully functional drivers for Vista to support their newer hardware. I think that hindered Vista's launch somewhat.

  4. #14
    Quote Originally Posted by gore View Post
    The coolest part of Vista was taking what Enlightenment can do on a 433MHz Celeron with an 8 MB video card and 192 MBs of RAM running Slackware 10.2 and make it require a 128 MB video card and a gig of RAM and a much faster processor.
    Dont forget about the videocard scam. Linux can run 3D apps far better than vista. It pisses me off when certain apps for windblows supports my brand of videocard but not that specific model. WTF?

    The Killer: Try to put High-def digital tv on Vista or XP at full-screen. The machine is slow as a bug. On linux, less than 1/3 of processing power and you can still run critical apps.

  5. #15
    Senior Member C:\Saw's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    125
    Quote Originally Posted by pgniteshade View Post
    I had heard about this some months ago. Ive had Vista since its release and compared to its predecessors Ive been reasonably impressed. Im curious however how the next version will work out since so many vendors dropped the ball in creating drivers and such for vista.
    If i recall correctly it was some time before companies like Nvidia and HP had fully functional drivers for Vista to support their newer hardware. I think that hindered Vista's launch somewhat.
    You will not have to worry about that. As I just said, it is the same kernel--so the device drivers will work still. That wont be a problem this time around--I think MS learned their lesson

    @linen0ise

    if only more companies ported their awesome games to linux...too bad they are probably being payed off by M$ "wink wink"
    "...to give correctly is to give them what they need from us, for it would not be skillful to bring gifts to anyone that are in no way needed."
    --Socrates

    *Einstein Would Be Proud*

  6. #16
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Posts
    8
    Quote Originally Posted by C:\Saw View Post
    if only more companies ported their awesome games to linux...too bad they are probably being payed off by M$ "wink wink"
    haha i dont doubt your right. and for mac as well. my brother is an avid mac user and always curses the game developers when they dont make a mac version.
    you have to give linux more than a fair bit of credit for surviving regardless of games not being developed to work with them in this day and age of gamers. that by itself speaks highly of it.

  7. #17
    Banned
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    605
    Ive had Vista since its release and compared to its predecessors Ive been reasonably impressed. Im curious however how the next version will work out since so many vendors dropped the ball in creating drivers and such for vista.
    If i recall correctly it was some time before companies like Nvidia and HP had fully functional drivers for Vista to support their newer hardware. I think that hindered Vista's launch somewhat
    In other words alot of people are giving up on installing the likes of tages and securerom.

    Unless you setup a NDIS hook then advertise it as one of these "commercial firewall products"... you're not likely needing to install drivers to begin with.
    Last edited by The-Spec; November 2nd, 2008 at 03:24 AM.

  8. #18
    Senior Member C:\Saw's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    125
    Spec, you've got a point there...lots of programs like Comodo and Avast! will inject those hooks, it probably wont be a big deal though
    "...to give correctly is to give them what they need from us, for it would not be skillful to bring gifts to anyone that are in no way needed."
    --Socrates

    *Einstein Would Be Proud*

  9. #19
    Senior Member Cope57's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Posts
    195
    Quote Originally Posted by C:\Saw View Post
    Actually, it is the same vista kernel--just improved.

    So they are fixing it basically
    Let me get this straight...
    Microsoft is basically fixing Vista and reselling it?

    So, they are basically selling a patched version of Vista.

    Sounds like the Microsoft way...
    Computers do not have problems, they have users.
    ~Cope57

  10. #20
    Senior Member C:\Saw's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    125
    Yep yep
    "...to give correctly is to give them what they need from us, for it would not be skillful to bring gifts to anyone that are in no way needed."
    --Socrates

    *Einstein Would Be Proud*

Similar Threads

  1. Windows Error Messages
    By cheyenne1212 in forum Miscellaneous Security Discussions
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: February 1st, 2012, 02:51 PM
  2. Whats a good stable OS?
    By s3nate in forum Operating Systems
    Replies: 25
    Last Post: July 20th, 2004, 10:32 AM
  3. suse is crap on finding cdrom
    By rajunpl in forum Operating Systems
    Replies: 43
    Last Post: July 1st, 2004, 07:30 AM
  4. Secure Windows (All Versions)
    By spools.exe in forum Microsoft Security Discussions
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: October 4th, 2003, 11:54 PM
  5. Securing Your Windows PC
    By E5C4P3 in forum The Security Tutorials Forum
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: June 12th, 2002, 04:54 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •