Stripped down Windows 7 - Page 2

Wolfehunter · 10-24-08, 01:09 PM

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I am forced to used Vista on my next PC build due to OpenGL failing on the market. I have already spent hours trying to unload the crap that came with a dell the parents bought.

I am thinking about ditching the shell it comes with altogether and going with BlackBox for Windows for it too.

I am afraid. No telling what Vista nightmares lay ahead for me. Yet I know I will have to do serious studying so I don't unload something critical.

Thats what reformats are for

2 Gigs of ram is pretty much standard these days

Im avoiding vista as best I can. Our office is local networked with mostly xp machines, the two vista machines absolutly refuse to recognize the network exists

That's because the XP machines have not been assymilated.

Actually i found vista is a bully and a sore looser to owning the networks. It likes to rule over the rest... If it doesn't get its way its say no...:p

Wolfehunter · 10-24-08, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Hylander_1314

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

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Originally Posted by Zachstar

I am forced to used Vista on my next PC build due to OpenGL failing on the market. I have already spent hours trying to unload the crap that came with a dell the parents bought.

I am thinking about ditching the shell it comes with altogether and going with BlackBox for Windows for it too.

I am afraid. No telling what Vista nightmares lay ahead for me. Yet I know I will have to do serious studying so I don't unload something critical.

Thats what reformats are for

2 Gigs of ram is pretty much standard these days

Im avoiding vista as best I can. Our office is local networked with mostly xp machines, the two vista machines absolutly refuse to recognize the network exists

That's because the XP machines have not been assymilated.

Actually i found vista is a bully and a sore looser to owning the networks. It likes to rule over the rest... If it doesn't get its way its say no...:p

GlobalExplorer · 10-24-08, 01:31 PM

What I said from the beginning. Running XP just fine. The only thing that bothers me a little is the issue with 4GB RAM (only 3.2 recognized).

Bye bye, Windows Me II.

GlobalExplorer · 10-24-08, 01:34 PM

Ah btw, this time Microsoft won't announce or hype their new OS very much. Otherwise no one would by Vista in the mean time. Windows 7 will come over us like a storm.

And I actually think it will be pretty good this time around.

goldorak · 10-24-08, 01:36 PM

Windows 7 is Windows Vista Second Edition.
You hate Vista ? You'll hate Windows 7. :p

GlobalExplorer · 10-24-08, 01:47 PM

Nevermind, I don't need that crap anyway.

Wolfehunter · 10-24-08, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by goldorak

Windows 7 is Windows Vista Second Edition.
You hate Vista ? You'll hate Windows 7. :p

Well I used to hate XP when it came out. I hated ME before that and my only reall favorite was 98.

I didn't really like 95 because I prefered PCDos then.

So for Vista ya I hate some features but hey like its predecessors you can turn options on or off. So I'm sure windows 7 I will hate too then I will like it when its works right.

Reece · 10-24-08, 07:21 PM

You are probably right Wolfhunter, the best time to buy though is after the first service pack has been released.

The most upsetting thing is that there is no compatition, all game are made to run in the windows environment, so there will only ever be windows, a shame though, with competition quality would be better & price a lot lower, this is why I have an AMD/ATI system, Intel may be faster but can you imagine if AMD had to fold up, well I'd rather not!!

Blacklight · 10-24-08, 07:38 PM

My question is this. XP is a good OS ! Why mess with a nice, fairly compatable and stable OS to put a new, bloated piece of crap one on the market !?! Why not just keep XP and add the support for the new and upcoming hardware to it instead of constantly dumping new OS's on us all the time !

Task Force · 10-24-08, 07:54 PM

Anouther way for MS to get money out of people. Everyone and there brother is gona rush out and get it, and find out it is no better than what they had, just prettyer.

fatty · 10-24-08, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

My question is this. XP is a good OS ! Why mess with a nice, fairly compatable and stable OS to put a new, bloated piece of crap one on the market !?! Why not just keep XP and add the support for the new and upcoming hardware to it instead of constantly dumping new OS's on us all the time !

Because then nobody would make any money.

Wolfehunter · 10-24-08, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

My question is this. XP is a good OS ! Why mess with a nice, fairly compatable and stable OS to put a new, bloated piece of crap one on the market !?! Why not just keep XP and add the support for the new and upcoming hardware to it instead of constantly dumping new OS's on us all the time !

Its good now. When XP came out many hardwares were not compatible like DDR memory. SDRAM worked fine but I had so many clients bitch when the newer DDR memory didn't work. Especially the dual channels when they first appeared.

Many blue screen lol. SP1 fixed alot of stuff.

Many people forget these things.

I like XP it works very good. But I hated it when if first came out. It was a plague for hardware compatibility.

I used to preach that I would never switch from 98 sec to xp. Well that was a lie to myself then.

Everything released today sucks, everything release 10 years ago sucked and 10 years before that too... sucked at first. That is the way of the computer world dudes. These laws never changed since the 23 years I have tinkered with them.

I doubt it will change in the next decade.

Blacklight · 10-24-08, 11:25 PM

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Everything released today sucks, everything release 10 years ago sucked and 10 years before that too... sucked at first.

I don't ever recall DOS sucking though. I always thought that it was pretty darn rock solid. I loved DOS and miss it actually, especially DOS 6.

Wolfehunter · 10-24-08, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

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Everything released today sucks, everything release 10 years ago sucked and 10 years before that too... sucked at first.

I don't ever recall DOS sucking though. I always thought that it was pretty darn rock solid. I loved DOS and miss it actually, especially DOS 6.

Earliest Dos I've owned was version 2.1 I still have them and the box plus uber books. I can't seem to toss them into the can. I missed those days too. I used to make my configure floppy disk for each game so it ran purfectly...

Anyhow I wasn't talking about dos but Microsoft....

I still have windows 3.0 and 3.1 somewhere in my storage.

Reece · 10-24-08, 11:58 PM

I don't like piracy but sometimes I don't blame people for doing so, have you looked at the price of the Retail Vista 64 Ultimate, ranges between $500 & $800! It was bad enough with XP but this is rediculous!

Maybe I could mortgage my house!

10-24-08, 01:31 PM	#18
GlobalExplorer Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Berlin Posts: 2,015 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	What I said from the beginning. Running XP just fine. The only thing that bothers me a little is the issue with 4GB RAM (only 3.2 recognized). Bye bye, Windows Me II. __________________

10-24-08, 01:34 PM	#19
GlobalExplorer Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Berlin Posts: 2,015 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Ah btw, this time Microsoft won't announce or hype their new OS very much. Otherwise no one would by Vista in the mean time. Windows 7 will come over us like a storm. And I actually think it will be pretty good this time around. __________________

10-24-08, 01:47 PM	#21
GlobalExplorer Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Berlin Posts: 2,015 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Nevermind, I don't need that crap anyway. __________________

10-24-08, 07:21 PM	#23
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,722 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	You are probably right Wolfhunter, the best time to buy though is after the first service pack has been released. The most upsetting thing is that there is no compatition, all game are made to run in the windows environment, so there will only ever be windows, a shame though, with competition quality would be better & price a lot lower, this is why I have an AMD/ATI system, Intel may be faster but can you imagine if AMD had to fold up, well I'd rather not!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

10-24-08, 07:38 PM	#24
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	My question is this. XP is a good OS ! Why mess with a nice, fairly compatable and stable OS to put a new, bloated piece of crap one on the market !?! Why not just keep XP and add the support for the new and upcoming hardware to it instead of constantly dumping new OS's on us all the time ! __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

10-24-08, 01:36 PM	#20
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Windows 7 is Windows Vista Second Edition. You hate Vista ? You'll hate Windows 7. :p

10-24-08, 07:54 PM	#25
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Anouther way for MS to get money out of people. Everyone and there brother is gona rush out and get it, and find out it is no better than what they had, just prettyer. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-24-08, 11:58 PM	#30
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,722 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I don't like piracy but sometimes I don't blame people for doing so, have you looked at the price of the Retail Vista 64 Ultimate, ranges between $500 & $800! It was bad enough with XP but this is rediculous! Maybe I could mortgage my house! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*