what do you think about the upcoming windows vista?

mclaren_2

been using vista for a while - its brilliant but only on a fast pc - you have to have amin of 512mb ram with a spare 10gb for room.

Rex_Mundi

mclaren wrote:

been using vista for a while - its brilliant but only on a fast pc - you have to have amin of 512mb ram with a spare 10gb for room.

You mean you've been using Vista BETA for a while.

Even being a BETA 2.........This is far from a finished version.

There are still some serious problems left with this OS (brand new network stack for a start). We are not going to see all the problems untill MS release this properly (then it will take them a while to sort the first few problems out).

wolfman

Rex_Mundi wrote:

If it's so important to you to keep up with the latest MS developments. Why don't you pay to be a part of MSDN? This way you will always be a part of getting the latest MS software way before it's released.

We've got one at work. It's actually free as we regularly do work for Microsoft. Personally though I couldn't afford one. I get licenses via work anyway as I sometimes work from home.

mikewebs

Will Vista be more flexible than... (wait for it)........(it's coming)


Windows CE ME NT?

I don't mean to be flippant but haven't Microsoft promised users soo much over the years and only delivered updates? I agree they made computing easier (apple never appealed to me) but Microsoft have spent gazillions giving us the 'ultimate' experience. What was the question when XP came out - 'Where would you like to go today? I am sure I never wanted to go to university to study nuclear physics to operate my computer, but it does seem that you have to be a complete tech-head to operate XP to Microsoft's own limits.

woo

I'd be lost without my MSDN subs, kindly paid for by work.

I understand that to get the best out of vista aero et al then you will need 2GB of RAM and 512MB on your graphics card with SATA 2 hard drives.
Wont be touching it for a long while

amcluesent

The Vista GUI is superb (even without using Aero). For XP Pro, I still use the Classic Start menu/theme as, IMHO, the default XP look & feel is lame.

woo

sure you've not been watching the looking glass video on youtube ;-)

MercilessKiller

mikewebs wrote:

Will Vista be more flexible than... (wait for it)........(it's coming)


Windows CE ME NT?

I don't mean to be flippant but haven't Microsoft promised users soo much over the years and only delivered updates? I agree they made computing easier (apple never appealed to me) but Microsoft have spent gazillions giving us the 'ultimate' experience. What was the question when XP came out - 'Where would you like to go today? I am sure I never wanted to go to university to study nuclear physics to operate my computer, but it does seem that you have to be a complete tech-head to operate XP to Microsoft's own limits.

Just download the beta to find out and you'll see the answer is yes.

WILL PEOPLE STOP USING ME AS A COMPARISON!

ME was ONE failure OS wise. NT was a success for businesses, 98 and XP was massive for home users, XP changed the face of computing and networking for good reasons!

People HATED it, and now everyone uses it without complaining.

I wish people would forget that MS are money grabbing evil gits, and form an opinion on the OS from what they can see of it, NOT FROM THE PAST!

woo

I didn't find ME that bad...

Apple would show their true colours money grabbing evil gits too, if they could get away with it - they all have share holders to please.

sco0ter

Heres the specs needed

A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least:

A modern processor (at least 800MHz1).
512 MB of system memory.
A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable.

Windows Vista Premium Ready PCs
To get an even better Windows Vista experience, including the Windows Aero user experience, ask for a Capable PC that is designated Premium Ready, or choose a PC that meets or exceeds the Premium Ready requirements described below. Features available in specific premium editions of Windows Vista, such as the ability to watch and record live TV, may require additional hardware.


A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1.
1 GB of system memory.
A graphics processor that runs Windows Aero2.
128 MB of graphics memory.
40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
DVD-ROM Drive3.
Audio output capability.
Internet access capability.


Also anybody who downloaded the Beta 2 when it was available will be sent an E-mail to download RC1 when its ready later this year.