a small question ...

i saw a compaq(i think its a pressario) laptop with xp on it but theres a label stating "vista capable" ...

how does it works ?? ... can i get vista installation discs and install vista in it ... ??

i have heard about the vista testing(for downloading ??) and i also thought that i can only get vista if i buy a new pc/laptop as it is pre-installed ...


//just curious ...


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nope you can buy various flavors of vista install disks (too many flavors) off the shelf but you will be forking out a lot of $$$s for them, much more than the OEMS get them for as thay buy in bulk.

people actually BUY vista?

I've been lucky enough in the lasy year to escape into Linux, for the most part. At my office, I've had a number of people approach me asking how to get XP on their brand new machines, because they hate Vista.

I don't plan to purchase Vista in the near future. However, I know it's a matter of time before I'll need to upgrade my Windows game machine. Doh!

>> "nope you can buy various flavors of vista install disks (too many flavors) off the shelf but you will be forking out a lot of $$$s for them, much more than the OEMS get them for as thay buy in bulk."

frankly speaking i didnt know that ... are you serious about that ... ??

>> "I know it's a matter of time before I'll need to upgrade my Windows game machine. Doh!"

infact , as i dont think vista is that different from linux , as least by appearence ... i'm kind of thinking making that the earlier the better ... ^_^


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I just bought a new laptop and, of course, it came pre-loaded with the Vista abomination. It's running Ubuntu now! ;)

Here's something for those who are considering buying Vista:

http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia...istaohlord.png

Interesting thread.

We needed to buy a new laptop for my wife, but I was pretty adamant that it would not be Vista and she is sick to death of XP; bad drivers, USB ports randomly quitting etc etc.

She isn't allowed to use Linux at work because the admin is an @rsehole so we bought her a MacBook. So far she loves and it is working perfectly.

hmm , better get her a vista ... can have the best of both worlds when searching for freely downloadable applications ... ^_^



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It is what is...
 

Today I was talking to a fellow who is running a small but very successful computer sales and repair business. He is into Linux but also loves to do the Window's Gaming thing! If it wasn't for games, I wouldn't give Windows a 2nd glance.

Found out today however that you can get your hands on something called TinyXP. Apparently it's a very stripped down version of XP that requires only 45 Meg of disk space and about a gig of operating space. Perfect for runnings games.

If only we can streamline the installation of packages like VMware so that we can run virtual machines inside Linux, we could have the best of both worlds!

- Perry

I am suprised at how many people I see with macs lately. And almost everyone likes them. Looks like they're really coming back to the home user market. Certainly a positive trend.

To answer the OP: I would refuse to buy a pc that is bundled with Vista. Which isn't so much of a problem since I have never purchased a computer in one piece... and I don't need a laptop... If I did need a laptop I'd be seriously pissed off.

i'm kind of disagree with you ...

having seen and using vista personaly may have "force" a person to ask himself "what in the world that linux cant do ... ??"

ok , probably the only "discomforts"(i can only see this as a good thing) are people have to follow strictly what are inside that drop-down hardwares listing whenever they see one ... and ... and learning/enjoying(they are not(or dont have to be) necessarily hard) mounting and unmounting of stuffs like unrestricted heavens ...


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It depends on ,maybe one day I will try that.

i can assure you that its weird ... and its very "unclear" to me ...

initially i use to do the "automatic" windows updates ... but now i cant be bother about it ...


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Ok, herz my 2cents.
I'm not a gamer so I don't need all the problems associated with Micky $oft. I used to spend $70.00 a year for the full house package from C A to protect me from all the stuff that ex pee was vulnerable to. And still, going on the internet was like going to sea in a fish basket...
One day I was going to start using another company for my so-called security and when I removed C A from my system a box popped up telling me that all the crap it had gathered up would now be released into my system. Thats when I zero filled my drives and installed a better Dual Boot system, Suse / Debian. That was about a year and a half ago. My boxes are home made so I don't get Micro Garbage shoved down my throat in some package. I'm getting ready to buy an HP laptop and the first thing I'll do to it is hose Vista and install Linux.
Theres a lot of people that have to use it for Quicken, or games. ect. But I don't.
I feel like they should provide the virusware and spyware protection for free. After all, the security holes are there screw-ups, not mine.
Anytime I buy anything, I expect the manufacture to fix defects free.