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Quirks and Tips For Upgrading To Vista
jcatcw writes "Computerworld's Scot Finnie has some advice for those considering an upgrade to Vista. He praises the work Microsoft has done on the installation program, but thinks it still presents problems for those who wish to upgrade. He recommends the free Windows Vista Upgrade Adviser. Then, be sure to pick the best edition for your use." From the article: "Don't bother wiping your hard disk. Just run the in-place upgrade from your previous installation. You'll be given the option to perform either an Upgrade or Custom (advanced) installation. Opt for the Custom install to clean-install Vista, and Windows Vista Setup does something smart: It creates a folder called Windows.old in your root directory that contains your old Documents and Settings, Program Files and Windows folders. (Note that on my test machine, this added step used an additional 7GB of disk storage.)"
why would anyone disable a perfectly good computer?
The upgrade adviser requires .NET to download both .NET and the upgrade adviser is about 28 MB. Twice the size of a Windows 3.1 install just to scan your hardware and tell you if its up to spec.
Libertarian Leaning Political Discussion Forum.
I think one of those infamous /. editors messed up the title again ...
Oh wait, are we still calling Vista an upgr...OOOHH PRETTAY.
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Maybe you could get some spare change for that piece of paper with a holy number on it if you sell it on ebay.
This space is intentionally staring blankly at you
Advice for those considering upgrading to Vista: DON'T!
You'll get it soon enough with a new machine. Why put yourself through hell now?
Some Vista Vs. XP info:a /page11.html#conclusion_ko_for_windows_vista
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/29/xp-vs-vist
"Overall, applications performed as expected, or executed slightly slower than under Windows XP."
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
"Don't bother
Works for me
Done with slashdot, done with nerds, getting a life.
buying the most expensive, costliest version there is. In fact, buy 2 or 3. Vista is just that good. Regards, Steve Bal... uh I mean, Eve Kalmer (damn... forgot to log in as AC.)
Tag this 'slownewsday'
What is this pro-Microsoft peice doing on Slashdot?! There's nothing slamming Vista, nothing on DRM, there isn't even a flying chair or mention of upgrading to Ubuntu instead. I'm disgusted!
From the artice:
What?! 'Works fine', isn't this sort of language explicitly disallowed by the Slashdot terms of service? I also did a search of the article and there's not a single instance of the string: 'Linux'.
I'm going to transform myself into a mighty hawk. Either that or I'll just go and work at Dixons, haven't decided yet.
How can I uninstall 80% of Vista after I have installed it on my 128-megabyte Pentium-II system?
I am 63 years young, and I use my computer only for e-mail and Yahoo! chat.
Windows Vista Setup does something smart
Do it yourself, because no one else will do it yourself. [beta blockade 10-17 Feb]
That's hilarious. Troll much? what a crock o shit.
... I had absolutely no problem getting my dual monitors to work.
... then TURN IT OFF! ... and turn it back on later when you're just running programs. It's no big deal. You know damn well that the accept / deny's don't happen nearly as often as in the misleading mac commercials.
... You'd spend longer than that just on reboots.
... or you really got sucked in to all the anti-vista crap and gave up on the first sign of having to think.
I had troubles installing vista (i posted above if you care) I know it can be a hastle, but you are so full of shit.
If the UAC system annoys you too much, especially when you've got lots of setup to do
With Vista, My download speeds are close to theoretical maximum for my connection. I'm getting 1000 to 1100 KB/s out of a possible 1200 KB/s on Shaw Extreme (Vancouver Canada). On the same hardware and connection with Windows XP I never saw over 300 KB/s. I have no clue why.
You're really just a troll aren't you? there's no way you could get XP upto SP2 with all patches in 20 minutes. I dont care what your download speed is
So either you're a damn bullshitting troll
Way to go!
George Bush + Linux = "I will not let information get in the way of the fight against Windows"