Vista is XP ME

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JIm said:
I have been using Vista RC1. So far its been alot more stable than XP.
I have never gotten the BSOD w/ Vista, unlike XP which would BSOD at
least once a month....
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It's not XP. I haven't had a BSOD with XP Pro since I installed it in 2003.

Alias
 
Bill said:
Looks like Microfox has nothing to say...

Told ya'll so.


Bill F.
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Save me money by not buying Vista.

Save me time by not installing, learning how to use and configuring Vista.

Make me money by using my computer for business instead of installing
and configuring Vista.

Peace of mind, knowing I don't have MS spyware, in the form of Vista, on
any of my machines and I don't have to worry that the OS I paid for will
be shut down because I update hardware.

Now, let's hear your argument for spending oodles of money on a pretty
new face?

Alias
 
For a supposed "business man", you waste a good portion of your day posting
here. Back to work I say!!

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Save me money by not buying Vista.


If you are a business and have an Enterprise, or Select agreement, Vista
doesn't cost you any money. You paid to move to XP (or did you just pirate
it?) from an earlier version of Windows....
Save me time by not installing, learning how to use and configuring Vista.
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Didn't take me all of a hour figuring out all of the above.
Make me money by using my computer for business instead of installing and
configuring Vista.
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Vista installs about 60% faster than XP. So in the real world, you would
have made money by using Vista since you didn't have install XP, then Sp2
(if you didn't have it slipstreamed, if you don't know what that is, look it
up), and the hotfixes since SP2 was released.
Peace of mind, knowing I don't have MS spyware, in the form of Vista, on
any of my machines and I don't have to worry that the OS I paid for will
be shut down because I update hardware.
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I'd like proof that Vista is "spying" on you. Vista won't shut down on you
because you installed hardware. If it does ask you to re-authorize, you do
the same thing with XP, you call Microsoft.
Real difficult isn't it?

Now, let's hear your argument for spending oodles of money on a pretty new
face?

Alias
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Considering all of the above are either pure opinion, or outright
un-truths...

Bill F.
 
Richard said:
For a supposed "business man", you waste a good portion of your day
posting here. Back to work I say!!
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I'm recovering from an operation and my business is really slow during
the xmas holidays.

Alias
 
Bill said:
If you are a business and have an Enterprise, or Select agreement, Vista
doesn't cost you any money. You paid to move to XP (or did you just
pirate it?) from an earlier version of Windows....
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It's not that large a business. I have no pirated software. XP was
installed on all three computers back in 2003.
Didn't take me all of a hour figuring out all of the above.
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Don't strain your arm. Not everyone is a genius like you.
Vista installs about 60% faster than XP. So in the real world, you would
have made money by using Vista since you didn't have install XP, then
Sp2 (if you didn't have it slipstreamed, if you don't know what that is,
look it up), and the hotfixes since SP2 was released.
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Yes, I know what "slipstream" means. My computers already have XP on
them. FYI, there is an XP SP2B now with more updates.
I'd like proof that Vista is "spying" on you. Vista won't shut down on
you because you installed hardware. If it does ask you to re-authorize,
you do the same thing with XP, you call Microsoft.
Real difficult isn't it?
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Considering that the thing hasn't been released to the public, the EULA
hasn't either. We'll see what it says then. Phone activation (not
authorization) can be easy or a royal pain in the ass.
Considering all of the above are either pure opinion, or outright
un-truths...

Bill F.
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Attacking me is the reason for spending oodles of money on a pretty new
face?

I don't need Vista. I may get it after it has a SP2, maybe not.

Alias
 
XP SP2b only rolls up updates already provided by Windows Update since SP2
was released. It is only available in OEM editions. It was created for
OEMs so that when customers bought a new computer with XP preinstalled they
didn't have an hour's worth of updates coming down the first time they
turned on the computer. There is nothing new in it for current users.

Alias said:
Bill Frisbee wrote:
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look it up), and the hotfixes since SP2 was released.
 
Colin said:
XP SP2b only rolls up updates already provided by Windows Update since
SP2 was released. It is only available in OEM editions. It was created
for OEMs so that when customers bought a new computer with XP
preinstalled they didn't have an hour's worth of updates coming down the
first time they turned on the computer. There is nothing new in it for
current users.
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I just bought one from NewEgg. It is NOT just updates but a full,
generic OEM version of XP Pro. I plan to install it on a new computer
that I will build and, if I have to reinstall the XP Pro I have on this
machine, I can use it with the PK for this machine's XP as the CD I have
for it is SP1.

Alias
 
Same here it is rock solid reliable. The things that don't work, don't work but they are few. Keystroke shortcuts don't work is one bothersome thing. I have a little trouble from time to time with the sound going out and I have to log off and log back on. That is it. I suspect the BSOD has been killed and that Vista crashes differently so maybe I have missed it.
I have been using Vista RC1. So far its been alot more stable than XP.
I have never gotten the BSOD w/ Vista, unlike XP which would BSOD at least
once a month....
 
Alias said:
I'm recovering from an operation and my business is really slow during
the xmas holidays.

Alias
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Can you believe this Alias? Dick the MVP thinks he can order someone
such as yourself recovering from hospitalization back to work, and Mr.
Brannigan demands of Jeff that he justify himself as to posting a test
message here?!? I've seen netKKKops before, and MVPs with their heads
full, but this is really starting to get out of hand!


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Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:

"Price is actually no factor in piracy..." spoken by
Mike Brannigan

"But I'm not insulting people. I'm insulting Linux Loonies..."
spoken by Mike <[email protected]>

"No, I'm not sure. I was just making fun of Chad's typo."
spoken by Mike <[email protected]>
 
Even Alias took my comment as the joke it was meant to be. Get a life Nina.

Bet you don't have many dates, do you.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Richard said:
Even Alias took my comment as the joke it was meant to be. Get a life Nina.

Bet you don't have many dates, do you.
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Most married people don't.


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Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:

"Price is actually no factor in piracy..." spoken by
Mike Brannigan

"But I'm not insulting people. I'm insulting Linux Loonies..."
spoken by Mike <[email protected]>

"No, I'm not sure. I was just making fun of Chad's typo."
spoken by Mike <[email protected]>
 
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