fush12 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 anyone buy Vista or Office 2007 yet? I am thinking about going out today on my day off and getting atleast Vista if not both of them. Anyone plan on getting either if they dont yet if so why or why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totte Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 My friend bougth Vista yesterday but he hasn't been able to try it out much yet as he's been working. He pretty much just installed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliesphan18 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I heard it is pretty buggy - is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brutushayesosu Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Im going to wait until I get a new a C2D computer and a dx10 card. Im happy with my XP for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 To use the HD-DVD feature in Vista you have to go out and buy a new DVD drive, along with the fact that if you don't have all the pieces of hardware that it "requires" (which is upwards of 12 pieces, I can't remember which off the top of my head) then it will not work period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred13 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I have a beta of Office 07 and I've yet to run into a snag, the only thing is it saves in a new file format, so if you want to run it elswhere on an older version you have to resave in the previous format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I don't know why in the world I'd need it unless it came with a new PC that I had to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I jsut bought Vista: Ultimate I will be installing shortly. I will post up how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fush12 Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 yeah that would be awesome...also post what you all have in your computer...hardware that is. also let us know how smooth it is and how it looks and if u can post some images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Unless you have a significantly great reason to "upgrade", I'd avoid Vista like the plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compmaniac Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Unless you have a significantly great reason to "upgrade", I'd avoid Vista like the plague. What are the good parts of Vista? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxbjr Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I wouldn't upgrade to Vista untill you have $1500 or more to buy a new computor. With Vista you need a new video card, new sound card, 2k - 3k ram, at least 360G hard drive, alot faster processor, etc, etc, etc. Ok so you'll have to spend closer to $2000 USD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fush12 Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 just look at these reasons and check out this site http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...100reasons.mspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hory Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yea well, I'm on the f*** Vista bandwagon. This makes for some interesting reading, for the technical types anyway A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloppyChris Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I took the opportunity recently to give Mandriva Linux a go, and so far I'm pleased. It's stable, there are no such things as viruses, spyware, or security holes. It's taken some getting used to for sure, but it has many of the neat 3d features of Vista and allows a lot more control of your system compared to XP. edit: You can also download (for free) versions of Ubuntu Linux and Mandriva Linux that run off a CD. This allows you to try out either OS without installing a thing on your computer! It's worth a shot if you've wanted a taste of Linux but aren't willing to commit just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger4life Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 My dad was able to snag a copy of 07 from his work and I must say I really like it a lot. It is different but very similar, and it is much more user friendly. I am planning on getting a new computer in 3 to 4 months at which point i will be running vista premium and I will post on how it is. Keep in note that every operating system ever released had a few bugs here or there that get fixed eventually, overall Vista will be a better OS then XP in a few years time...right now though I still like my Vista-looking XP OS lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faultyscarab Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I personally will be holding off on Vista for a while. Here is an awesome version of XP Pro, called LastXP, that I found a while back that Vista will never compare to. It includes Office 2007 and about 4 gigs of other usefull software. Everyone should really check it out. LastXP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 What are the good parts of Vista? That jut strikes me as kind of like asking the good parts about the second world war. Vista does have some benefits, no doubt, but IMO, they're hugely out-weighed by the negatives. So much so that listing them would be pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronicMan Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Don't bother getting Vista for computer that is 3+ years old. For people that have AMD XP or Pentium comparable, the drivers for most of those hardware will probably be Vista-incompatible (such as nForce 2). *Note: If you build your own with great deals on the net for Vista... you would at most need $1000 (unless you're going for overkill). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Don't bother getting Vista for computer that is 3+ years old. For people that have AMD XP or Pentium comparable, the drivers for most of those hardware will probably be Vista-incompatible (such as nForce 2). *Note: If you build your own with great deals on the net for Vista... you would at most need $1000 (unless you're going for overkill). http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...de/capable.mspx This is telling you what the requirements/recomended hardware (atleast partially) are. I personally will be holding off on Vista for a while. Here is an awesome version of XP Pro, called LastXP, that I found a while back that Vista will never compare to. It includes Office 2007 and about 4 gigs of other usefull software. Everyone should really check it out. LastXP Why am I not able to access the link? I'm very curious. I registered and it said "Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...de/capable.mspx This is telling you what the requirements/recomended hardware (atleast partially) are. Why am I not able to access the link? I'm very curious. I registered and it said "Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information." You need to register on that forum to view the thread. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I am registered, and I cannot view it, I'm also logged in, as who woulda figured, but ronmexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Sorry, didn't read your post correctly. In that case, I have no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronicMan Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 The hardware might be enough, but if the driver is not compatible with Vista, then why bother upgrading? For what I know, Nvidia had declared that they won't support nForce2 driver for Vista. I have no idea what other vendor will do for their outdated product. Better check before purchasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 So I finally go to the install. It didn't take too long. About the same time as an XP install. Overal I really like Vista. I have had only one prob since the install and that was w/ my sound card. I went to HP site and downloaded the most recent XP Driver and it worked on Vista. So other than that, no probs. I am using an HP Pavilion dv1000 laptop. As I said earlier, no problems yet. I havent had much time to experience the new features yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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