Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-03 Thread Ben Ruset
Beware that 16 bit software won't run in Vista 64. This could wreak havoc with a lot of older installer code. FORC5 wrote: I have done two upgrades to xp and was impressed with the setup routine, worked very well. You only run into the fact some software doesn't work, hopefully that will be

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-03 Thread Rick Glazier\(Gmail\)
- Original Message - From: FORC5 Clipped Quickbooks complains about the new IE 7 in XP so I removed it. fp Is this the too much security type of error that you can (and I do) override each time the program loads. (Or is it something worse?) TIA,

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-03 Thread FORC5
no, just says does not like ie7 so I took it out (this is in XP) I turned that error off in Vista but then it complains that it is turned off, LAME. at this point hate to turn security warnings completely off ( if one can as easy as in XP ) used tweak vista to do this fp At 10:42 AM

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-03 Thread Rick Glazier\(Gmail\)
Thanks for reply... I forgot to mention my QuickBooks is version 2005. That may be why your error sounds much different than mine. Opps! (I know better than to leave that out...) Rick Glazier From: FORC5 no, just says does not like ie7 so I took it

[H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Did any of you find any major headaches moving to vista? I kind of see it as nothing to get excited about. Is that true?

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:05 PM 01/12/2006, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Did any of you find any major headaches moving to vista? I haven't moved. I played with a test machine, and couldn't get excited enough about it. I kind of see it as nothing to get excited about. Is that true? That's what I'm thinking.

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Bryan Seitz
On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 02:05:46PM -0500, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Did any of you find any major headaches moving to vista? Not really. I kind of see it as nothing to get excited about. Is that true? I think it's a lot smoother than XP. Built in Media Center is cool too. --

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread JRS
Sent: Friday, December 1, 2006 11:05:46 AM Subject: [H] Moving to Vista Did any of you find any major headaches moving to vista? I kind of see it as nothing to get excited about. Is that true?

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Bryan Seitz
On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 12:06:25PM -0800, JRS wrote: Hate the new interface, but that's just me I guess. I always put XP into Windows Classic mode the first time I get in after an install.. Ditto. Don't like the new Explorer at all, I like List mode, but obviously MS does not care what I

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:56 PM 01/12/2006, Bryan Seitz wrote: I kind of see it as nothing to get excited about. Is that true? I think it's a lot smoother than XP. Built in Media Center is cool too. What? No sneering anti-MS comments? Who are you and what have you done with the real Bryan? :) T

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Ben Ruset
I had a Dell laptop. I traded it to someone for a Macbook Pro. I recently traded the Macbook Pro to someone else for a Core 2 Duo Dell notebook. Went full circle, and got a hardware upgrade for $0. Anyway, the first thing that I did was install my MSDN copy of Vista Ultimate (32 bit). It

RE: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Bobby Heid
Did anyone get in on the free Vista Business and/or free Office 2007 Pro thing that MS just did? I'll install the Vista (when I receive it) to a VM for a while. Bobby

RE: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Winterlight
I'll install the Vista (when I receive it) to a VM for a while. Bobby What Virtual program supports Vista? Certainly not Aero?

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread tmservo
Dec 2006 14:18:34 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED], The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] Moving to Vista I'll install the Vista (when I receive it) to a VM for a while. Bobby What Virtual program supports Vista? Certainly not Aero?

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Ben Ruset
You can run Vista (non Aero) in VMWare at least. Winterlight wrote: I'll install the Vista (when I receive it) to a VM for a while. Bobby What Virtual program supports Vista? Certainly not Aero?

RE: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Bill
Is there an upgrade path from XP or will Vista be a clean install.. THAT in and of itself might be the deciding factor for me.. Oh and the cost factor... Is it really worth the price just to pay for a new toy??? Bill

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Ben Ruset
Yes, you can upgrade from XP. Bill wrote: Is there an upgrade path from XP or will Vista be a clean install.. THAT in and of itself might be the deciding factor for me.. Oh and the cost factor... Is it really worth the price just to pay for a new toy??? Bill

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Gary VanderMolen
Yes, you can upgrade an XP installation to Vista. I haven't tried it but I hear it takes several hours. I'm getting a free copy of Vista for beta testing it, but I doubt I'd purchase it for full retail price. I will be buying a new laptop soon, so that should come with an OEM copy of Vista. Gary

RE: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Eli Allen
] Moving to Vista I'll install the Vista (when I receive it) to a VM for a while. Bobby What Virtual program supports Vista? Certainly not Aero?

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Bryan Seitz
But like any version of windows, you'd be friggin HIGH to do it. On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 06:31:05PM -0500, Ben Ruset wrote: Yes, you can upgrade from XP. Bill wrote: Is there an upgrade path from XP or will Vista be a clean install.. THAT in and of itself might be the deciding factor for

RE: [H] Moving to Vista

2006-12-01 Thread FORC5
I have done two upgrades to xp and was impressed with the setup routine, worked very well. You only run into the fact some software doesn't work, hopefully that will be fixed with final release. AV software I kind of understand but why the hell excommunicate everybody else. I have some older