Is vista business alright

[Cider]

Thanks for the comments.

I need Vista for DX 10

[n00bius]

Just a question...since I really didn't want to start a new thread, anyone tried vista on a domain environment...and successfully unlocked a machine (w/o using the account that locked it) ?...

[HackGenie]

Cider I think you should just make sure that your hardware is capable for your gaming delight....Any of the Windows Vistas would be just right....as long as the hardware is not overbuddened.

[dinowuff]

Just a question...since I really didn't want to start a new thread, anyone tried vista on a domain environment...and successfully unlocked a machine (w/o using the account that locked it) ?...

Yes you can use a smurf attack (YES I SAID SMURF) to reset the local administrator password to blank.

As soon as I get a decent video and That Brit; whose name is not to be spoken, gets off HIS LAZY ASS! I'll post the video on his site.

[n00bius]

i was referring to a kosher lock, like win+L lol

[Cider]

Yes i use vista business at work, works fine in a domain enviroment.

[cross]

Just thought I'd chime in.
I'm running Vista Business on my home computer.
I have had no trouble with any media (shows, movies)
And I've had no trouble with games either (old C&C games, COD4, UT, etc)

Should have no issues (limitations) using it on a gaming machine..

[Und3ertak3r]

I will never dual boot in my life again

Anyway thanks for you comments, really appreciated.

Not sure what you meant about Dual boot.???. Upgrade is upgrade .. not dual versions..

Personally I am not a fan of upgrades.. and less a fan of Misrcofts attitude regarding issues With Vista SP1, and manufacturers support .. particularly certain name brands like HP, and Asus....

My opinion the result of SP1.. and manufactures lack of desire to follow up on their drivers.. etc..

VISTA IS THE NEW ME..

comatose crap that it can be..

[Cider]

Hey there

undertaker what I meant was using nix and m$ in the same PC, wasnt refering to Vista versions.

I upgraded my 64 Vista box to 4gigs or ram, what a pleasure.

I would definately recommend it to the average user if they have the hardware for it. However security wise I am still learning so can't comment on that.

[nihil]

Yes Cider,

I suggested dual booting XP and Vista. As they are both MS operating systems they should work OK together. I would not be inclined to mix 32 and 64 bit versions though. I'm too cheap to risk the beer vouchers that such an experiment would cost.

Undies~

It is nothing like ME, absolutely nothing at all. I find that it works just fine given enough resources (actually ME is the same in that department).

This is an even more amusing chapter in the saga of MS.

1. They took ages to develop it, and kept changing the goalposts as they went along. That really encourages peripheral manufacturers to invest time and money?

2. They finally came up with a Vista standard, and HP complied with it.

3. Intel had a surplus of crapsets they hadn't a hope in hell of offloading, and are certainly not capable of running Vista properly. They weren't going to meet quarterly sales figures.

4. So at the 11th hour (New Testament, Parable of the Vinyard) the rules got changed and the crapsets could be offloaded with "Vista Capable" or whatever certification.

5. Come Christmas, HP were at a disadvantage because their compliant kit was overpriced compared to the sleazeballs'

I don't know what the story with Asus is, but I don't blame HP one bit. I wouldn't walk across the road and piss on Microsoft's head if it was on fire.

At the final analysis: Micro$haft shouldn't have relesased a service pack without making sure that the market was ready to support it. But they did because they are not selling Vista where it matters and thought that this ploy would fool people.

Fact is: if you want to run Vista

1. Buy a bloody good machine
2. Don't think about upgrades
3. Accept that you will have to buy new versions of your applications.
4. Accept that you will have to buy new peripherals.

In other words, just think of migrating from DOS to VMS