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Tom's Hardware Looks at Microsoft Vista Beta

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-not-the-vista dept.

RockClimbingFool writes "Tom's Hardware has a pretty good overview of what the current beta version of Microsoft Windows Vista has to offer. The article is written from an average user's perspective, specifically highlighting exactly which differences the average computer user can expect to see from Windows XP to Windows Vista. It covers everything from IE7, to the new Windows Aero interface, to brand new games." But if you'd like your eye candy open source and downloadable now, check out Lunapark6's review of the current version of Ubuntu Dapper, with "emphasis placed on helping someone set up the system for everyday desktop usage."

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  1. Re:Vista review? or tutorial? WTF? by CtrlPhreak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah it's a great review! I was on the edge of my seat when they were going through how they changed the look and feel of the newest and greatest parts of windows, solitare and minesweeper! I just can't wait to get my hands on a copy of vista now that I know that they've updated the card games to look flashier! I can't see how OS X can hope to compete against a (for the first time ever mind you) completly reworked version of Spider Solitare.

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  2. Cue Pirate Bay Joke, 3, 2, 1... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    But if you'd like your eye candy ... downloadable now...

    There's Pirate Bay. Oh, wait...

  3. Re:Vista review? or tutorial? WTF? by kfg · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is a review?

    Welcome to Intarweb 2.0

    KFG

  4. Re:Vista review? or tutorial? WTF? by abscissa · · Score: 4, Funny

    Personally, I am looking forward to the Windows gadgets. I mean what a great idea!! Who could have thought of something so ingenius...

  5. To paraphrase what they used to say about IBM by ClosedSource · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nobody ever lost their job at Slashdot for dissing Windows.

  6. Oh god, I can't help it by neuro.slug · · Score: 3, Funny

    So your mom would have an easier time installing windows?

    In Soviet Russia, Windows installs your mom!

    Is there a 'nonsensical' mod (and would it be + or - around here)?

  7. one of the links is an IE killer by Democritus+the+Minor · · Score: 3, Funny

    At work i'm forced to work on a crappy WinNT box, so crappy in fact that firefox dies after a couple minutes. beware to everyone running IE6... one of those links apparently had a bit more then meta refresh. i started getting all sorts of activex, script, and download dialogs, along with a bunch of popups. the system locked, and on boot, even in safe mode, windows explorer refuses to run, even from taskmgr. my work box is pooched.

    I'm just glad we're finally switching to gentoo at the office, and good timing too: i'll be getting it installed in a day or so.

    So careful with those links...