Vista & Nvidia

JSLTIGER · 02-09-07, 06:24 PM

I'm not planning on upgrading at the moment, though I was starting to feel that the look of XP was a little too out of date, so I've since made my computer look similar to Vista. Here's a screen (with my apologies for the JPEG artifacts), note the updated Taskbar and icons (both in the Start menu and the My Computer and Recycle Bin on the desktop):

goldorak · 02-09-07, 07:20 PM

Graphical Interface update is my last concern when I'm updating an OS.
And right now nothing warrants an upgrade from windows xp professional to windows vista business/ultimate.
All the cool features, winFS, etc.... are delayed maybe to Vista's successor so when the time comes I'll pass from xp to the successor of Vista.
Not a moment before.

JSLTIGER · 02-09-07, 08:14 PM

I'm kinda in agreement with you, but all of the changes that I've made have no effect on the performance of the operating system...the changes that I've got above were all made using the native Windows GUI drawing platform. The icons simply replaced the system icons. Because of this, I reap all of the benefits with none of the increased RAM usage or performance penalties of Vista or programs like WindowBlinds.

peterloo · 02-09-07, 08:37 PM

Noop... Vista is full of loopholes (right now) and can be exploited by hackers to gain access to your bank accont, subsim password and so...

Before they Service Pack 1, or I will definitely not install it on my computer, although it is Vista ready

The drivers are all in disaster... Many drivers are still the beta stuff...

The compatibility of support of games (especially those old ones) are highly doubted by me

Anyway, I won't get these piece of 'crap' right now... Perhaps later though my PC is Vista compatible

System config

AMD Dual Core 3600+
1Gb RAM (hope that I can upgrade it to 2 Gb later, when DDR2 Rams are cheaper)
160Gb HDD (a little bit small)
Geforce 7600 GS

SUBMAN1 · 02-09-07, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldorak

Graphical Interface update is my last concern when I'm updating an OS.
And right now nothing warrants an upgrade from windows xp professional to windows vista business/ultimate.
All the cool features, winFS, etc.... are delayed maybe to Vista's successor so when the time comes I'll pass from xp to the successor of Vista.
Not a moment before.

Exactly. I've seen builds that included many features that just don't exist in the released version. I'll see if I can get that tech demo vid from a friend of mine - or if he will allow it to be posted. You will see what I mean.

-S

02-09-07, 06:24 PM	#1
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm not planning on upgrading at the moment, though I was starting to feel that the look of XP was a little too out of date, so I've since made my computer look similar to Vista. Here's a screen (with my apologies for the JPEG artifacts), note the updated Taskbar and icons (both in the Start menu and the My Computer and Recycle Bin on the desktop): __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

02-09-07, 08:14 PM	#3
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm kinda in agreement with you, but all of the changes that I've made have no effect on the performance of the operating system...the changes that I've got above were all made using the native Windows GUI drawing platform. The icons simply replaced the system icons. Because of this, I reap all of the benefits with none of the increased RAM usage or performance penalties of Vista or programs like WindowBlinds. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

02-09-07, 08:37 PM	#4
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Noop... Vista is full of loopholes (right now) and can be exploited by hackers to gain access to your bank accont, subsim password and so... Before they Service Pack 1, or I will definitely not install it on my computer, although it is Vista ready The drivers are all in disaster... Many drivers are still the beta stuff... The compatibility of support of games (especially those old ones) are highly doubted by me Anyway, I won't get these piece of 'crap' right now... Perhaps later though my PC is Vista compatible System config AMD Dual Core 3600+ 1Gb RAM (hope that I can upgrade it to 2 Gb later, when DDR2 Rams are cheaper) 160Gb HDD (a little bit small) Geforce 7600 GS __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim

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02-09-07, 07:20 PM	#2
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Graphical Interface update is my last concern when I'm updating an OS. And right now nothing warrants an upgrade from windows xp professional to windows vista business/ultimate. All the cool features, winFS, etc.... are delayed maybe to Vista's successor so when the time comes I'll pass from xp to the successor of Vista. Not a moment before.