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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:32:37 -0400, HK wrote:
WaIIy wrote: BTW, did your Vista come with a new computer or did you buy it outright and if so, for what reason. 1. No. 2. Yes. 3. Because I wanted to buy it. Every two years or so I assemble a new desktop computer from what I believe to be the best or fastest or both components generally available. The vendor from whom I bought the ASUS motherboard had some good prices on VISTA OEM, so I asked him to tuck in a copy. So, not only did I buy a copy of VISTA, I bought it from an OEM supplier sans OS technical support. The few issues I have had with VISTA have been minor and easy to resolve. All of my software but one program works just fine on VISTA, and when I connected up everything, it found all my hardware and installed all the necessary drives, but for one, and that issue was easily resolved. I run this desktop on the bleeding edge. It is full of beta and even some alpha software, and it has been rock steady. It is kind of humorous that my actual experience with VISTA has been relatively trouble-free and a good learning experience while so many of you are the wimps I suspected you were. But, then, I'm just an English major. Who are the wimps? Is anyone who doesn't use Vista a wimp? |
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Don White wrote:
"John H." wrote in message ... Ssshhh, don't tell Jimh. He's buying one for his son, the Marine. But then, a Marine can probably fix the damn thing, or smash it. Ragging on someone elses family members Johnny? Why don't you take a Mickey Mouse 'around the world' cruise. It might do you good. Apparently all Herring's vacation did was rest him up so he could return to being his snarky old self. I suppose if I spent a week aboard a Disney cruise ship awash with rugrats and so many pathogens the crew had to hand out hand wipes, I might be off my feed, too. |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:18:00 -0400, HK wrote:
John H. wrote: On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:17:10 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:25:20 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: " JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. HK wrote: Microsoft: 88 Million Copies of Vista Shipped Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing. Eric Lai, Computerworld Friday, October 26, 2007 09:00 AM PDT Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing, with Microsoft Corp. saying Thursday that it has now shipped *88 million copies* of the operating system, almost double the number of copies of XP in the same amount of time at its launch. The 88 million figure mostly includes Vista-installed PCs bought by consumers and small businesses, JimH purchased Vista thinking it was great and the first thing he wanted to do is figure out a way to tweak it so it wouldn't run so slow. It just goes to show you PT Barnum was correct. Hey dummy, I did not purchase Vista. I purchased a laptop with Vista for my son. BTW: Why are you so concerned about what decisions other people make? What business is it of yours Jim Gallow, I mean Reggie? You are a regular busybody. Jimh, if you don't want comments about the decisions you make, why do you continue to tell us all your decisions? If you recall John, my question on Vista was to Harry. The dumb and dumber twins then got into the picture and the thread went downhill from there. What other "decisions" have I told you about and asked you to comment on John. Gosh, maybe you didn't know that you could email Harry if you want something to be just between the two of you. This is what shows up in the header, but it may be a fake. Although, I don't think Harry would do that because he frowns on it. That's right. That email address works just fine. I don't check it often, but it does work. That will save a lot of confusion and acrimony. Jimh can just tell you his decisions about everything without getting comments from any others in the group. Thanks. |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:35:27 -0400, HK wrote:
Not by me. I already know whose posts are worth reading carefully and whose are not. These days, I give your posts the 10 seconds they deserve, but you do get more time than Reggie and a few others. Harry, it bothers me not whether you read my posts or otherwise. Like a good umpire, I'll continue to call things as I see them. |
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D-unit wrote:
"HK" wrote in message ... D-unit wrote: Dear MS (Bill) Can I get a refund on my copy Vista? I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like. An OS shouldn't do that. I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all. I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out. I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know. db VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. Bet you're not. Apparently not. I have 1 gig of mem, I think you suggested at least 2. Holy crikey. My Gateway should have never come with it pre-loaded. (again my fault) I figured since it was on there, it should like...be fun/exciting to use. Its like trying to run a marathon with your shoe laces tied together. db~gimme a C:\ "a keyboard.....how quaint" Memory is cheap. Find out what you have in there and add another stick or two so you have 2 gigs. Were you aware that VISTA with the proper amount of member does a better job handling several open apps simultaneously? I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program, and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of the apps crash. Try that with XP. Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll build a new 64-bit box. Cheers. |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:43:40 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote: How did you pick Univ. of Kansas out of all the the great state schools in the general area. New York, Mass, New Jersey etc. While I don't think of them as a top tier school, it definitely is head and shoulders over Univ. of Kansas. It was the attraction of being near Skipper in Derby. I believe they were quite close at one time. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:43:40 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: How did you pick Univ. of Kansas out of all the the great state schools in the general area. New York, Mass, New Jersey etc. While I don't think of them as a top tier school, it definitely is head and shoulders over Univ. of Kansas. It was the attraction of being near Skipper in Derby. I believe they were quite close at one time. The only thing I knew about Wichita (home of Skipper) in those days was that it was filled with the dumbest right-wingers on the face of the planet. I'm not sure things have changed much there. When I started working at the KC Star, there were two threats oft repeated by the city editor...if you f*cked up, you were sent out to the western Kansas bureaus, and if you really fu*ked up, you were sent down to the Wichita bureau. In those days, The Star was a real newspaper. Sadly, like many other papers, it is now part of the chain of newspaper mediocrity. |
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"HK" wrote in message ... D-unit wrote: Dear MS (Bill) Can I get a refund on my copy Vista? I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like. An OS shouldn't do that. I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all. I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out. I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know. db VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. Bet you're not. Use that same processor and memory setup and XP will still run faster. Running a warp speed processor to get the same performance as an XP machine running a supersonic speed CPU is just masking problems. |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:04:39 -0400, HK wrote:
VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. You really shouldn't need a state-of-the-art, multi-core, multi processor, 2 Gig PC just to support the operating system, although I have to admit that IBM has frequently moved in that direction. Today's VISTA compatible PCs have more hardware resources available to them than a corporate mainframe computer 15 years ago. To do what? Browse the web, type EMAILs, run spreadsheets, play music.... Ridiculous. |
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HK wrote:
D-unit wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... D-unit wrote: Dear MS (Bill) Can I get a refund on my copy Vista? I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like. An OS shouldn't do that. I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all. I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out. I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know. db VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. Bet you're not. Apparently not. I have 1 gig of mem, I think you suggested at least 2. Holy crikey. My Gateway should have never come with it pre-loaded. (again my fault) I figured since it was on there, it should like...be fun/exciting to use. Its like trying to run a marathon with your shoe laces tied together. db~gimme a C:\ "a keyboard.....how quaint" Memory is cheap. Find out what you have in there and add another stick or two so you have 2 gigs. Were you aware that VISTA with the proper amount of member does a better job handling several open apps simultaneously? I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program, and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of the apps crash. Try that with XP. Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll build a new 64-bit box. Cheers. Harry, I thought you said you sold all your digital cameras and was only going to shot film |
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WaIIy wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:29:38 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: wrote: On Oct 29, 1:01 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:27:09 -0400, HK wrote: many enterprises continue to hold off on deploying Vista, acknowledged CFO Chris Liddell, though he expects them to start deploying it when Vista Service Pack 1's arrival in the first quarter of next year. And that pretty much says it all. The largest customers, with the most technical expertise and testing resources, do not yet consider it ready for prime time. Wait a minute - didn't I already say that? Nothing new about that. Many of the "largest" customers held off on XP until SP1 was released. I'm running VISTA SP1 (beta). I guess it is ok to say that. As I said, you love to tinker with your computer. Vista is a great OS for someone who enjoys playing with Beta Software. I bought a new laptop, BIG MISTAKE cuz it has Vista. Vista is a disaster, slow, cranky, filled with crap I dont need, pure garbage. I wish I'd bought a mac. Frogwatch If you have an old install disk of WinXp, you can reformat your hard drive and get rid of all the spyware, freeware, trialware and bloatware that most companies put on their computer today, and install a WinXP. Dell is one of the worst companies for loading their computer with stuff you don't want and didn't ask for. They make a ton of money loading your computer with that crap. If you check the start up registry it is amazing how much garbage they put in there that just applifies the problem with Vista. While you can delete the items from your registry, too often they have it set up to reinstall the items automatically when you reboot. My last computer did not have a lot of freeware and trialware, but I still reformatted the hardrive and only installed the software I wanted. On my mothers computer I was lazy, I just uninstalled the software I didn't want, deleted the items in the start up registry I didn't want, and then ran registry mechanic to clean up the registry. Not the best method, but it did make one hell of a difference. try http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml I actually use Spybot and Hijack This to review the start up directory. I just like the interface better. |
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"John H." wrote in message ... Ssshhh, don't tell Jimh. He's buying one for his son, the Marine. But then, a Marine can probably fix the damn thing, or smash it. Ragging on someone elses family members Johnny? Why don't you take a Mickey Mouse 'around the world' cruise. It might do you good. |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:38:49 -0400, HK wrote:
Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll build a new 64-bit box. Yeah, it about time Windows caught up. I've been running a true 64 bit system for several years now. Linux ;-) |
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"John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:17:51 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: JimH wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:25:20 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: " JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. HK wrote: Microsoft: 88 Million Copies of Vista Shipped Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing. Eric Lai, Computerworld Friday, October 26, 2007 09:00 AM PDT Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing, with Microsoft Corp. saying Thursday that it has now shipped *88 million copies* of the operating system, almost double the number of copies of XP in the same amount of time at its launch. The 88 million figure mostly includes Vista-installed PCs bought by consumers and small businesses, JimH purchased Vista thinking it was great and the first thing he wanted to do is figure out a way to tweak it so it wouldn't run so slow. It just goes to show you PT Barnum was correct. Hey dummy, I did not purchase Vista. I purchased a laptop with Vista for my son. BTW: Why are you so concerned about what decisions other people make? What business is it of yours Jim Gallow, I mean Reggie? You are a regular busybody. Jimh, if you don't want comments about the decisions you make, why do you continue to tell us all your decisions? If you recall John, my question on Vista was to Harry. The dumb and dumber twins then got into the picture and the thread went downhill from there. What other "decisions" have I told you about and asked you to comment on John. JimH, I would recommend you use email for those topics you don't want discussed in rec.boats. If you don't know Harry's email address let me know and I will send it to your email. I should always read your post before I respond. But then I'd be doing things out of order and get all confused. Did you two exchange love notes while you were away. Mr. Burns may not like that. |
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"HK" wrote in message ... D-unit wrote: Dear MS (Bill) Can I get a refund on my copy Vista? I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like. An OS shouldn't do that. I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all. I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out. I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know. db VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. Bet you're not. Apparently not. I have 1 gig of mem, I think you suggested at least 2. Holy crikey. My Gateway should have never come with it pre-loaded. (again my fault) I figured since it was on there, it should like...be fun/exciting to use. Its like trying to run a marathon with your shoe laces tied together. db~gimme a C:\ "a keyboard.....how quaint" |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:38:49 -0400, HK wrote:
I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program, and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of the apps crash. Try that with XP. Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll build a new 64-bit box. What apps you use should always drive the OS decision. And *most* new software will be developed with Vista in mind. XP will be good for many more years for most people, but if I was buying a PC/Laptop with 64 bit processor, I'd chose Vista as the "free" OS to bundle in. At some point XP will have too many drawbacks, and you'll be more or less compelled to go to Vista anyway. --Vic |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:53:59 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:04:39 -0400, HK wrote: VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. You really shouldn't need a state-of-the-art, multi-core, multi processor, 2 Gig PC just to support the operating system, although I have to admit that IBM has frequently moved in that direction. Today's VISTA compatible PCs have more hardware resources available to them than a corporate mainframe computer 15 years ago. To do what? Browse the web, type EMAILs, run spreadsheets, play music.... Ridiculous. Most home computer users are pretty clueless about what's in the box, and their needs can be met by a 486 cpu or some such. I play high demand games and am just finding my 865PE chipset and AGP graphics are approaching the end of their usefulness. Then there are "Powerusers" like Harry, who demand faster hardware/software/multitasking/glitz. Bottom line is without newer/faster there's not much money to be made. There's some planned obsolescence in there. --Vic |
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote: D-unit wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... D-unit wrote: Dear MS (Bill) Can I get a refund on my copy Vista? I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like. An OS shouldn't do that. I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all. I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out. I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know. db VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. Bet you're not. Apparently not. I have 1 gig of mem, I think you suggested at least 2. Holy crikey. My Gateway should have never come with it pre-loaded. (again my fault) I figured since it was on there, it should like...be fun/exciting to use. Its like trying to run a marathon with your shoe laces tied together. db~gimme a C:\ "a keyboard.....how quaint" Memory is cheap. Find out what you have in there and add another stick or two so you have 2 gigs. Were you aware that VISTA with the proper amount of member does a better job handling several open apps simultaneously? I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program, and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of the apps crash. Try that with XP. Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll build a new 64-bit box. Cheers. Harry, I thought you said you sold all your digital cameras and was only going to shot film Wrong again, SFB. |
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On Oct 29, 5:59 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:38:49 -0400, HK wrote: I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program, and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of the apps crash. Try that with XP. Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll build a new 64-bit box. What apps you use should always drive the OS decision. And *most* new software will be developed with Vista in mind. XP will be good for many more years for most people, but if I was buying a PC/Laptop with 64 bit processor, I'd chose Vista as the "free" OS to bundle in. At some point XP will have too many drawbacks, and you'll be more or less compelled to go to Vista anyway. --Vic- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Of course dual boot is still an option but you have to do Vista first. |
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JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. D-unit wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... D-unit wrote: Dear MS (Bill) Can I get a refund on my copy Vista? I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like. An OS shouldn't do that. I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all. I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out. I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know. db VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. Bet you're not. Apparently not. I have 1 gig of mem, I think you suggested at least 2. Holy crikey. My Gateway should have never come with it pre-loaded. (again my fault) I figured since it was on there, it should like...be fun/exciting to use. Its like trying to run a marathon with your shoe laces tied together. db~gimme a C:\ "a keyboard.....how quaint" Memory is cheap. Find out what you have in there and add another stick or two so you have 2 gigs. Were you aware that VISTA with the proper amount of member does a better job handling several open apps simultaneously? I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program, and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of the apps crash. Try that with XP. Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll build a new 64-bit box. Cheers. My son's laptop has 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm memory and the processor is AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 (2.0GHz/1MB). I posed the question of the concerns posted here in a computer forum. Here is one of the responses I received from what I would judge to be one of the experts in the forum on computers I had a new desktop built in February loaded with Vista. It's wonderful and I am delighted with it. ----------------------------------- Every time MS brings out new software the prophets of doom and gloom come out of their comfort zone and start whining. The people who condemn Vista today are the same people who tomorrow will enjoy Vista and will have forgotten their reluctance to change. It's no different to the same arguments made when changing from Windows 95 to 98 and then to XP all over again. The main protagonists seem to be conservative and frugal home and small business users who cannot easily afford the hardware required and large commercial organizations where such a major change would eat into their mega profits. Take no notice and enjoy it. -------------------------------------------------- Do you see the same trend Harry? Precious! ;-) Yeah, obviously. Wayne apparently hasn't bought a new computer since he retired. BTW, that laptop will run VISTA just fine. Get one of the fat third party help books, though. The documentation MS includes is practically non-existent. |
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JimH wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:04:39 -0400, HK wrote: VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. You really shouldn't need a state-of-the-art, multi-core, multi processor, 2 Gig PC just to support the operating system, although I have to admit that IBM has frequently moved in that direction. Today's VISTA compatible PCs have more hardware resources available to them than a corporate mainframe computer 15 years ago. To do what? Browse the web, type EMAILs, run spreadsheets, play music.... Ridiculous. "640k of memory should be enough for anybody" Bill Gates, circa 1981 If you haven't already, don't waste $$$ on MS Office 2007. Also, when you add programs, VISTA asks you every time if you really want to do this. You can shut this off, but you ought to leave it on for a few weeks so you have an idea of some of the intracacies of the OS. |
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JimH wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:04:39 -0400, HK wrote: VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. You really shouldn't need a state-of-the-art, multi-core, multi processor, 2 Gig PC just to support the operating system, although I have to admit that IBM has frequently moved in that direction. Today's VISTA compatible PCs have more hardware resources available to them than a corporate mainframe computer 15 years ago. To do what? Browse the web, type EMAILs, run spreadsheets, play music.... Ridiculous. "640k of memory should be enough for anybody" Bill Gates, circa 1981 Old Wayne sounds like those losing control IT managers of the mid 1980s who were terrified by PCs because they meant that users could kind of do things their way instead of his way. |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:05:17 -0400, "Don White"
wrote: "John H." wrote in message .. . Ssshhh, don't tell Jimh. He's buying one for his son, the Marine. But then, a Marine can probably fix the damn thing, or smash it. Ragging on someone elses family members Johnny? Why don't you take a Mickey Mouse 'around the world' cruise. It might do you good. What's ragging, Don? |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:09:30 -0400, "Don White"
wrote: "John H." wrote in message .. . On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:17:51 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: JimH wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:25:20 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: " JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. HK wrote: Microsoft: 88 Million Copies of Vista Shipped Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing. Eric Lai, Computerworld Friday, October 26, 2007 09:00 AM PDT Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing, with Microsoft Corp. saying Thursday that it has now shipped *88 million copies* of the operating system, almost double the number of copies of XP in the same amount of time at its launch. The 88 million figure mostly includes Vista-installed PCs bought by consumers and small businesses, JimH purchased Vista thinking it was great and the first thing he wanted to do is figure out a way to tweak it so it wouldn't run so slow. It just goes to show you PT Barnum was correct. Hey dummy, I did not purchase Vista. I purchased a laptop with Vista for my son. BTW: Why are you so concerned about what decisions other people make? What business is it of yours Jim Gallow, I mean Reggie? You are a regular busybody. Jimh, if you don't want comments about the decisions you make, why do you continue to tell us all your decisions? If you recall John, my question on Vista was to Harry. The dumb and dumber twins then got into the picture and the thread went downhill from there. What other "decisions" have I told you about and asked you to comment on John. JimH, I would recommend you use email for those topics you don't want discussed in rec.boats. If you don't know Harry's email address let me know and I will send it to your email. I should always read your post before I respond. But then I'd be doing things out of order and get all confused. Did you two exchange love notes while you were away. Mr. Burns may not like that. How's your mom doing, Don? |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:01:00 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message . .. "John H." wrote in message ... Ssshhh, don't tell Jimh. He's buying one for his son, the Marine. But then, a Marine can probably fix the damn thing, or smash it. Ragging on someone elses family members Johnny? Why don't you take a Mickey Mouse 'around the world' cruise. It might do you good. I have come to expect that from Herring. Sad. Yeah, he's an asshole. |
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JimH wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. HK wrote: Microsoft: 88 Million Copies of Vista Shipped Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing. Eric Lai, Computerworld Friday, October 26, 2007 09:00 AM PDT Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing, with Microsoft Corp. saying Thursday that it has now shipped *88 million copies* of the operating system, almost double the number of copies of XP in the same amount of time at its launch. The 88 million figure mostly includes Vista-installed PCs bought by consumers and small businesses, JimH purchased Vista thinking it was great and the first thing he wanted to do is figure out a way to tweak it so it wouldn't run so slow. It just goes to show you PT Barnum was correct. Hey dummy, I did not purchase Vista. I purchased a laptop with Vista for my son. Microsoft counts you as a purchaser of Vista. |
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JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:25:20 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: " JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. HK wrote: Microsoft: 88 Million Copies of Vista Shipped Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing. Eric Lai, Computerworld Friday, October 26, 2007 09:00 AM PDT Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing, with Microsoft Corp. saying Thursday that it has now shipped *88 million copies* of the operating system, almost double the number of copies of XP in the same amount of time at its launch. The 88 million figure mostly includes Vista-installed PCs bought by consumers and small businesses, JimH purchased Vista thinking it was great and the first thing he wanted to do is figure out a way to tweak it so it wouldn't run so slow. It just goes to show you PT Barnum was correct. Hey dummy, I did not purchase Vista. I purchased a laptop with Vista for my son. BTW: Why are you so concerned about what decisions other people make? What business is it of yours Jim Gallow, I mean Reggie? You are a regular busybody. Jimh, if you don't want comments about the decisions you make, why do you continue to tell us all your decisions? If you recall John, my question on Vista was to Harry. The dumb and dumber twins then got into the picture and the thread went downhill from there. What other "decisions" have I told you about and asked you to comment on John. Jim forgets that this iS a newsGROUP. |
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"BAR" wrote in message . .. Jim forgets that this iS a newsGROUP. All I know is that this newsgroup is starting to suck big time. Eisboch |
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WaIIy wrote: BTW, did your Vista come with a new computer or did you buy it outright and if so, for what reason. 1. No. 2. Yes. 3. Because I wanted to buy it. Every two years or so I assemble a new desktop computer from what I believe to be the best or fastest or both components generally available. The vendor from whom I bought the ASUS motherboard had some good prices on VISTA OEM, so I asked him to tuck in a copy. So, not only did I buy a copy of VISTA, I bought it from an OEM supplier sans OS technical support. The few issues I have had with VISTA have been minor and easy to resolve. All of my software but one program works just fine on VISTA, and when I connected up everything, it found all my hardware and installed all the necessary drives, but for one, and that issue was easily resolved. I run this desktop on the bleeding edge. It is full of beta and even some alpha software, and it has been rock steady. It is kind of humorous that my actual experience with VISTA has been relatively trouble-free and a good learning experience while so many of you are the wimps I suspected you were. But, then, I'm just an English major. Pushing the envelope of a word processor is hardly exercising a computer's capabilities. |
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"HK" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... D-unit wrote: Dear MS (Bill) Can I get a refund on my copy Vista? I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like. An OS shouldn't do that. I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all. I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out. I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know. db VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use. Bet you're not. Use that same processor and memory setup and XP will still run faster. Running a warp speed processor to get the same performance as an XP machine running a supersonic speed CPU is just masking problems. Sorry; can't run the "same" memory setup on XP. That should give you a hint, eh? I've been waiting patiently here for someone to bring up something, anything, and you've come the closest, even though you still didn't get it. :} Depending the processor, you can run up to 64 gb of memory. Does Vista require even more? XP doesn't recognize 64 gigs of memory. |
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JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:04:28 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:18:00 -0400, HK wrote: John H. wrote: On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:17:10 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:25:20 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: " JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. HK wrote: Microsoft: 88 Million Copies of Vista Shipped Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing. Eric Lai, Computerworld Friday, October 26, 2007 09:00 AM PDT Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing, with Microsoft Corp. saying Thursday that it has now shipped *88 million copies* of the operating system, almost double the number of copies of XP in the same amount of time at its launch. The 88 million figure mostly includes Vista-installed PCs bought by consumers and small businesses, JimH purchased Vista thinking it was great and the first thing he wanted to do is figure out a way to tweak it so it wouldn't run so slow. It just goes to show you PT Barnum was correct. Hey dummy, I did not purchase Vista. I purchased a laptop with Vista for my son. BTW: Why are you so concerned about what decisions other people make? What business is it of yours Jim Gallow, I mean Reggie? You are a regular busybody. Jimh, if you don't want comments about the decisions you make, why do you continue to tell us all your decisions? If you recall John, my question on Vista was to Harry. The dumb and dumber twins then got into the picture and the thread went downhill from there. What other "decisions" have I told you about and asked you to comment on John. Gosh, maybe you didn't know that you could email Harry if you want something to be just between the two of you. This is what shows up in the header, but it may be a fake. Although, I don't think Harry would do that because he frowns on it. That's right. That email address works just fine. I don't check it often, but it does work. That will save a lot of confusion and acrimony. Jimh can just tell you his decisions about everything without getting comments from any others in the group. Thanks. Like your annual postings of your Mickey Mouse cruises? Then we have the long discussions of your motorcycle, camera, boat purchase, etc. We also need to include your posts here about your *contributions*, like the laptop you said you purchased as a high school graduation gift for your nephews friends daughter? What is that saying about people in glass houses? Eh? The difference, Jimh, is that I don't go ballistic if someone offers advice or comments on my posts. Neither do I John. Pot-kettle-black? The laptop was for my niece's graduation. That was stated simply. The truck went to the nephew. Got it? Yeah sure. Whatever floats your boat. JimH, I suggest you read your post for the past day. You may find you are incorrect about not going off the deep end. |
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JimH wrote:
Don has already told you several times that he does not appreciate you bringing up his Mother here. Why are you having a hard time with that request John H? JimH, Has your son found out what his first assignment will be? Will the computer be helpful with work or more for personal use? |
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"John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:05:17 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "John H." wrote in message . .. Ssshhh, don't tell Jimh. He's buying one for his son, the Marine. But then, a Marine can probably fix the damn thing, or smash it. Ragging on someone elses family members Johnny? Why don't you take a Mickey Mouse 'around the world' cruise. It might do you good. What's ragging, Don? You should have paid more attention to your high school students. |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:04:28 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote:
"John H." wrote in message .. . On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:18:00 -0400, HK wrote: John H. wrote: On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:17:10 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:25:20 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote: " JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. HK wrote: Microsoft: 88 Million Copies of Vista Shipped Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing. Eric Lai, Computerworld Friday, October 26, 2007 09:00 AM PDT Despite underwhelming consumers and being snubbed by enterprises, Windows Vista's numbers keep growing, with Microsoft Corp. saying Thursday that it has now shipped *88 million copies* of the operating system, almost double the number of copies of XP in the same amount of time at its launch. The 88 million figure mostly includes Vista-installed PCs bought by consumers and small businesses, JimH purchased Vista thinking it was great and the first thing he wanted to do is figure out a way to tweak it so it wouldn't run so slow. It just goes to show you PT Barnum was correct. Hey dummy, I did not purchase Vista. I purchased a laptop with Vista for my son. BTW: Why are you so concerned about what decisions other people make? What business is it of yours Jim Gallow, I mean Reggie? You are a regular busybody. Jimh, if you don't want comments about the decisions you make, why do you continue to tell us all your decisions? If you recall John, my question on Vista was to Harry. The dumb and dumber twins then got into the picture and the thread went downhill from there. What other "decisions" have I told you about and asked you to comment on John. Gosh, maybe you didn't know that you could email Harry if you want something to be just between the two of you. This is what shows up in the header, but it may be a fake. Although, I don't think Harry would do that because he frowns on it. That's right. That email address works just fine. I don't check it often, but it does work. That will save a lot of confusion and acrimony. Jimh can just tell you his decisions about everything without getting comments from any others in the group. Thanks. Like your annual postings of your Mickey Mouse cruises? Then we have the long discussions of your motorcycle, camera, boat purchase, etc. We also need to include your posts here about your *contributions*, like the laptop you said you purchased as a high school graduation gift for your nephews friends daughter? What is that saying about people in glass houses? Eh? The difference, Jimh, is that I don't go ballistic if someone offers advice or comments on my posts. The laptop was for my niece's graduation. That was stated simply. The truck went to the nephew. Got it? |
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