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This system is coming along pretty well I'd say, plenty of stuff now works
better than in Beta 2/XP. Pretty much every issue I had pointed out about
Beta 2 has been fixed and even some of the annoying issues that I didn't
point out, like the problems with Hotmail and IE7b3, as well as problems with
Napster that would've freaked people out who werent accustomed to beta
software.
Programmers are probably going to be busy updating code to include Vista as
a system that its designed for, Live Toolbar requires XP/2003 Server 32/64
bit to install. U3 thumbdrive software wasn't designed for this OS. No OS is
perfect but this comes close, parental controls even.
I like how quickly and effortlessly it installs, compared to Beta 2 and even
XP this one is QUICK! Beta 2 I upgraded from OEM XP Home, RC1 I clean
installed. I like the peace of mind the security provides, less mess when
someone doesn't know a whole lot about computers but wants to use one. RC1
loads quick, pretty sure this laptop loads in under a minute from boot...to
desktop. The style is less generic, for some reason everything pre-Vista
seems Generic to me, finally someone got paid to put some time and effort
into this.
What driver installation? I remember 9x days and even some 2000/XP days when
various devices needed extra drivers that just didn't come with the OS.
Now for the not so good, the price...when the engine costs almost as much as
the car, might as well rent the keys. There are plenty of alternatives that
cost MUCH less, and in some cases do more. But MS is our sweetheart. I don't
know if I'll spend $100 or $150+ for a basic full install version, and I
don't even want XP to touch this system. That is how high I hold Vista. But
how about putting legal ownership of this system within reach of minimum wage
workers? Unless it's going to blow me as well...please.
Somewhat but not that bad, the services running in the background...if you
click the start orb, and type "services.msc" without the quotes, I counted
130 services. 59 Automatic, 4 Disabled, and 67 Manual (70 Started) after 1
day of light usage so these may not be the defaults. Even though things seem
to be running ok, I worry that maybe some more of those Automatic services
could be defaulted to Manual, especially the TabletPC and Print Spooler
options. If PC isn't a TabletPC, set TabletPC service to Manual, If PC
doesn't have a Printer hooked up, Print Spooler service goes to Manual...etc.
better than in Beta 2/XP. Pretty much every issue I had pointed out about
Beta 2 has been fixed and even some of the annoying issues that I didn't
point out, like the problems with Hotmail and IE7b3, as well as problems with
Napster that would've freaked people out who werent accustomed to beta
software.
Programmers are probably going to be busy updating code to include Vista as
a system that its designed for, Live Toolbar requires XP/2003 Server 32/64
bit to install. U3 thumbdrive software wasn't designed for this OS. No OS is
perfect but this comes close, parental controls even.
I like how quickly and effortlessly it installs, compared to Beta 2 and even
XP this one is QUICK! Beta 2 I upgraded from OEM XP Home, RC1 I clean
installed. I like the peace of mind the security provides, less mess when
someone doesn't know a whole lot about computers but wants to use one. RC1
loads quick, pretty sure this laptop loads in under a minute from boot...to
desktop. The style is less generic, for some reason everything pre-Vista
seems Generic to me, finally someone got paid to put some time and effort
into this.
What driver installation? I remember 9x days and even some 2000/XP days when
various devices needed extra drivers that just didn't come with the OS.
Now for the not so good, the price...when the engine costs almost as much as
the car, might as well rent the keys. There are plenty of alternatives that
cost MUCH less, and in some cases do more. But MS is our sweetheart. I don't
know if I'll spend $100 or $150+ for a basic full install version, and I
don't even want XP to touch this system. That is how high I hold Vista. But
how about putting legal ownership of this system within reach of minimum wage
workers? Unless it's going to blow me as well...please.
Somewhat but not that bad, the services running in the background...if you
click the start orb, and type "services.msc" without the quotes, I counted
130 services. 59 Automatic, 4 Disabled, and 67 Manual (70 Started) after 1
day of light usage so these may not be the defaults. Even though things seem
to be running ok, I worry that maybe some more of those Automatic services
could be defaulted to Manual, especially the TabletPC and Print Spooler
options. If PC isn't a TabletPC, set TabletPC service to Manual, If PC
doesn't have a Printer hooked up, Print Spooler service goes to Manual...etc.