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windows vista Jun 13, 2007
did anyone used it for a while? hows the performance coz i am hearing a lot of stories.... like it hangs up blah blah blah

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Jun 13, 2007
Have been using it for a month now... works fine, no problems at all.
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Jun 13, 2007
hows the performance in comparison to xp... speed etc. did u get a new pc or it runs well on your old one?
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Jun 13, 2007
dale wrote:hows the performance in comparison to xp... speed etc. did u get a new pc or it runs well on your old one?


Got a new lappy, runs quite well, hard to compare to XP because the new lappy is a core2duo.
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Jun 14, 2007
i wouldnt go for it just yet, most vendors still dont have versions of there software for vista .. especially if your into gaming.
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Jun 18, 2007
so guys i installed vista ultimate and it was a headache...
it beautiful, nice features but it hardly supports any third party software or drivers.
also its slower then XP.

Its like a range rover, you love it but its not practical... atleast for the time being!
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Jun 21, 2007
Waning - Linux ramble;

Vistas main selling point is its new windows graphical engine.

Linux has the lead on this as its been something that has been actively developed for years.

I have used Ubuntu for a few years now and Ubuntu and most of the other man distros have evolved so quickly over the past two years, its really something else.

Gone are the days of trying to get hardware working, near on everything is configured out of the box. Its also an easy installation to make. It will even pick up your NTFS or FAT32 partition and dual boot your machine for you.

Anyway when it comes to eye candy, check this out (its fast as fcuk as well) ;

Check it out;

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Jun 21, 2007
Ubuntu is ok... but it's not great nor is it polished enough.

I used it as a platform for about a year on my home computer, but eventually replaced it back to XP.

I recently tried it again, but I was saddened to discover getting the wireless working is still a pain in the rectum.

Vista on the other hand... I quite like it. It is polished and I have had no driver issues - but then again it is pre-installed on a notebook designed for Vista.
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Jun 21, 2007
Viva windows !! V for Windows Vista. :D
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Jun 21, 2007
VISTA = Various Improvements Similar To Apple ;)

XP still rocks!
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