D Freye > On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:37:23 -0400, "Chris Dunford" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> <You know that eventually they will make it impossible for >> you to stay with XP
> How can Vista be any good if it takes more hardware to > run that XP? I would bet that most programs will run much > faster in XP. I have a 133mh Win98se machine just back from > the shop and an almost new Acer 2gh XP machine. This is an apples and oranges comparison. Win98SE is based on Win3.1/DOS, WinXP/Vista is based on Win2K. MS stuck lots of stuff they probably shouldn't have in the WinXP/Vista kernel (like video drivers, etc.) that probably should have remained outside. Outside because of orthogonality & security, inside because of gamers demands for performance. If there weren't drivers in the kernel, you wouldn't have as many drivers crashing windows. They would access the kernel through API's (at least that is my understanding). My understanding is that WinXP had another, optional, mode where drivers (?and applications?) had to be signed. Vista removed the optional feature of this. MS has been saying that before, etc. I have to wonder why Dell & HP didn't do a much better job of producing systems that would actual run much better than they do with Vista. > The 98 machine takes a really long time to boot and a > moderate time to shut down. However, several programs start > faster on the 98 machine and do simple tasks much faster > than the XP machine! Bloat,bloat,bloat or simply M$. > Be at Peace. Yup, there is lots of bloat in MS. From what I understand the biggest feature for Vista is a piece of eye candy called Aero (I understand you shouldn't try to run it on anything less than a _real_ fast machine). The improved security is also much better, but I don't know that that by itself is worth the price of admission to move from WinXP to Vista. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly Very good, Einstein - but next time show your work ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
