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The End is Nigh for XP
SlinkySausage writes "Computer makers have been told they'll no longer be able to get Windows XP OEM by the end of this year, despite strong ongoing demand for the OS. Analysts and computer makers are wondering if the move is premature given Vista's ongoing performance and compatibility issues. Dell recently said it would reintroduce XP on a range of machines due to customer demand but Microsoft will only allow this until the end of the year."
Just incase mods were wondering, no, it's not a Slashdot troll / meme. Off-topic perhaps though.
Gents,
Sorry to branch off topic but this is one of the better places to ask and ever so mildly on topic.
I have a relatively simple and odd question.
What's with Vista and XP's UI?
See the thing is, I keep upgrading machines, 1ghz, 2ghz, 3ghz, 3ghz dual core, 512mb, 1gb, 2gb - etc
The user interface is laggy
EVER so slightly laggy but laggy, there's this 'engine' underneath the hood, since the days of 95 (yes 95) where it just feels wrong!
It's a ridiculous claim, have no doubt, I realise that but god-damnit it just seems that way.
Here's an example
You open a copy of Windows Explorer under Windows 95 with a floppy in the drive, 2 networked drives mapped and a cdrom in the drive.
It pauses for X amount of time, then it kind of starts to move, then suddenly bam it's done.
Do the same thing in XP.
It seems to behave identically - I mean the entire thing feels like the same chunk of code.
I was under the impression 95 / XP and Vista were all very very different under the hood, am I incorrect?
Has the primary 'engine' changed, has the kernel drastically changed but the Explorer UI remained similar?
It's not just opening Explorer, it's the start menu, it's alt tabbing, it's maximising it's the 'feel' - I'm well I'm sick of it!
It feels the same from version to version!
I don't need a slick graphical UI and well in all honesty I don't NEED to learn Mac OSX but the fact it is more responsive in some ways is great, I just want an OS which I feel in control of.
Sorry to make such a vague post but what am I doing wrong? Is there some magical tweaks out there which make Windows behave ultra reliably and snappily?
I know about the tweak ui power tool and I know about changing the figures to 0ms delays but even then things don't feel 'right'
Will a quad core help?
On this note, somewhat on topic (to my post) - I recall the 'bitboys' claiming they were going to release their 'glaze 3d' card with drivers which sync'd windows native 'frame rate' to the refresh rate of a monitor.
It sounds like nothing but it was going to create the illusion of an incredibly smooth scrolling Window for 2D - just moving windows around
It sounds like nothing but it would create the IMPRESSION of slickness, of responsiveness - no more tearing.
Such a small thing but from an end user perspective it might make things better.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Any answers or sadly flames?
When oh when, if ever will Microsofts interface and 'back end' truely be something special and new, if ever?
No, but you do have to face Cupertino and hum the Mac startup noise as you're doing it.
Anyway, as I said to the previous poster who made the same comment, the point is they don't want you to do it. They're telling you to reboot for a reason. This is merely a workaround, not SOP, and as such should not be expected to be user friendly.
It's a Unix system - I know this.
Who gives a flying fuck what Billy Boy does with his money? The issue at hand is that he makes shitty software and now he's strong-arming his customers into buying a shitty upgrade!
Maybe instead I'll donate the money that I would've spent on Vista to a charity if that will make you fanboys shut the fuck up about how "noble" Gates is!
Besides, has he given ALL his money away yet? No? Then shut the fuck up about it! So he gives away some of his surplus...big frigging deal! He still has far more wealth than any one person should be allowed to accumulate! He's damn lucky that the rest of humanity doesn't show up outside his house with torches and pitchforks demanding an accounting for his excessive greed and megalomania!
You're using her as bait, Master!