Topic: Is your computer Vista ready? (Read 2679 times)

IAF Lyrkiller · « **on:** December 21, 2006, 05:47:19 pm »

Go here to find out:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/default.mspx

My system is Vista ready, but I may not buy Vista right away.

Nemesis · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2006, 08:58:25 pm »

My computer is Vista ready but I am not.

Commander Maxillius · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2006, 09:14:37 pm »

My computer is not Vista ready, but it doesn't need to be since it already blows its doors off.

Long Live Macintosh!

jualdeaux · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2006, 09:29:02 pm »

That is what the little metallic sticker on it says. But, even if I wanted to cough up that much dough I'd probably just get a new hard drive and install it on that. then, if I have major problems I could just swap it out for the old one again.

Soliton · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2006, 02:57:25 pm »

Microsoft Vista sounds like the thing that finally pushes me to switch to Linux.

Just plain old Punisher · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2006, 03:35:51 pm »

My computer is vista ready. I've been playing around with the pre-release version on my laptop. Fairly nice OS.

Centurus · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2006, 03:53:25 pm »

Windows Vista is an ok OS, but in the end, doesn't really offer much more than XP does. Most of what I've seen is just flash and fancy, very little substance. Some of the default security settings are a bit too much in my opinion, but that's just me.

It's not at all bad, but for the price, and the fact that, in my opinion, it doesn't offer much more than XP, it's not worth getting for a long while.

The_Joker · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2006, 05:04:32 pm »

If you want to play DX10 games or better someday, its the only game in town.

Nemesis · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2006, 08:17:17 pm »

Quote from: The_Joker on December 27, 2006, 05:04:32 pm

If you want to play DX10 games or better someday, its the only game in town.

You just might end up with a choice.

Just plain old Punisher · « **Reply #9 on:** December 28, 2006, 07:04:44 pm »

Quote from: F9thCenturus on December 27, 2006, 03:53:25 pm

Windows Vista is an ok OS, but in the end, doesn't really offer much more than XP does. Most of what I've seen is just flash and fancy, very little substance. Some of the default security settings are a bit too much in my opinion, but that's just me.

It's not at all bad, but for the price, and the fact that, in my opinion, it doesn't offer much more than XP, it's not worth getting for a long while.

I agree. The security settings don't seem to have much inherent "Intelligence" to them. They just seem to ask you whether or not you want to run something.

FCM_SFHQ_XC · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2006, 11:18:52 pm »

Wonderful for those that dont know what they are doing on a computer, but for those that at least have the advanced skills to know whats going on without default protection its going to just be irritating for a security window every 10 seconds.. hopefully it will at least be easily disabled the way the XP security center is to disable..
My computer is Vista ready though.. I will however wait a bit after its release.. its probably going to be a buggy as ST Legacy is right now.. we shall see when it comes out

Ferretlxix_XC · « **Reply #11 on:** January 05, 2007, 11:06:59 am »

My Lappy is ready but, I'm waiting on it.

Mr_Tricorder · « **Reply #12 on:** January 05, 2007, 05:34:48 pm »

The only way I would use Vista is if I got it for either free or dirt free, and even then it won't be my main OS. I would probably only use it for games and other programs that will only run on Vista. I just hope it doesn't put up too much of a fit if you want to set up a dual-boot system.

Javora · « **Reply #13 on:** January 06, 2007, 02:57:23 pm »

Quote from: Mr_Tricorder on January 05, 2007, 05:34:48 pm

The only way I would use Vista is if I got it for either free or dirt free, and even then it won't be my main OS. I would probably only use it for games and other programs that will only run on Vista. I just hope it doesn't put up too much of a fit if you want to set up a dual-boot system.

Even if it did you could always put the operating systems on different hard drives. Then it would just be a matter of rebooting and going into Bios to change the boot order when you want switch operating systems.

IAF Lyrkiller · « **Reply #14 on:** January 06, 2007, 05:23:31 pm »

I will not bother to test my six year old laptop.

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