What they've done is SP1..made it run about 78% faster, no better mind you but faster. As for never met anyone who dislikes Vista so much...try me ...I refuse to sell it.
Bones On Thu, 2009-02-12 at 12:11 +1030, Mandy wrote: > OMG Mwaaa ha ha ha... I don't think I've ever met someone who hated > Vista as much!! I agree with all of what you said, but it's just > too hard to try and retrain an entire office to use Linix/Ubuntu. > Otherwise, I'd have a Unix based system in place. We don't use a > server - it's all peer to peer, but there are 5 of us here and I'm the > only one that is not just a user. Plus the software we use is only > written for Micro$oft. :( > > Unfortunately, Windows 7 is just as "pretty". I started out on an > Amiga 500 many moons ago, then moved to Windows 3.11 and have tried > every single operating system since. I've tried all the variants of > each type of operating system, as I've been fixing computers and their > software for the last 10 years, and to be honest, the best operating > system to work with was Windows 98. But as things have become more > and more complex, the operating systems have become more complex. > Vista is just a bloated version of windows XP, and once you know how > to bypass all the guff, you have a pretty version of XP with a bit > more oomph. But you need to have Ultimate to bypass the guff. > > Each to their own. :) But remember... XP will cease to have updates > in approx 6 months - 1 year. And personally, after all the s***t that > I have in my normal day to day life, I can't be bothered being angry > at Vista. > > For some reason, all my programs are working fine, my computer is > actually running faster on the network (!!??) and there was no > learning curve.. But when it came out, I hated it! It was slow and > blustery and you had to spend an hour getting rid of all the "safety" > switches. And that was on this same machine... I don't know what > they've done, but now it's faster... Go figure! > > Anyway, back to playing with paper. ;) (I'm a secretary/PA/HR, so I > get to play with paper all day!) > > Mandy > > > http://craftandsuch.blogspot.com/ > http://www.pcgirl.com.au > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:40 AM > Subject: [Papermodels II 34450] Re: OT outlook express > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > I can't stand the fluff on vista. the file explorer shows > 1/2 the files is used to with all the buttons/knobs and > switcehs all over the place. The fonts are either too small > or too big, wasted white space all over the place, god forbid > it remember I want those friggen "show in groups" off, and If > I want the listing to be in details, I don't care if all the > files in the directory is all mp3's, I stilll want the details > view. > > I"ve never seen a bigger piece of bloatware hunk-o-manure in > my life. > > If its slower, its worthless. period. > > My job isn't supposed to be spending weeks getting used to a > new OS just so I can do what I'm doing today. > > > > > > > > > > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
