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Price of PCs as Vista nears? Dell slashes prices even for ...
The truth is represented in the article below: "Who wants or needs 64 bits? No Overnight Revolution" Published: March 6, 2006, .... Every PC of the last 4 years or so should run Vista just fine (maybe it needs a bit more RAM), and if you want Aero Glass you need a DirectX9-capable gfx card which is standard for ~3

[Rival] Another Windows Vista Promise Turns Out to Be ...
Don't judge a book by its cover - why Windows Vista Defrag is cool http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2007/01/26/don-t-judge-a-book-by-its- cover-why-windows-vista-defrag-is-cool.aspx Perfect Disk www.raxco.com Below is a general outline for cleaning and speeding your PC: ******Speed PC and Control CPU

CNN Poll: 97% Will Not Immediately Buy Vista (and More ...
"Vista" means "alpha" in Spanish. [BUG] Windows Vista Explorer Statusbar Doesnt Show File Size Information in Drives Root http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/15/1641254&from=rss MS update sends PCs 'haywire' ,----[ Quote ] Users are advised to review knowledge base articles that refer to the particular

Microsoft Internal Emails Show Dismay With Vista
... k Top Microsoft execs have admitted that "Windows Vista Capable" PCs, which can run only the most basic version of Vista, are "junk," with Jim Allchin, just the bell curve in action. The point was the Vista-ready rating scheme, as the article explains. Not that anyone bothered to read the article.

Microsoft Turns Up The Heat On Windows 2000 Users
[edit] New features Main article: Features new to Windows Vista Windows Vista has a long list of new features, changes, and improvements. .... Computers which can run Windows Vista will be classified as Vista Capable and Vista Premium Ready[19] - while a Vista Capable or equivalent PC needs to have at least 800 MHz

Apple computers, how well do they run Windows.
Sophos security said that the 10 most commonly found pieces of malicious software all targeted Windows machines. In contrast, it said, none of the "malware" were capable of infecting the Mac OS X operating system." more in the article as usual... before the WinNuts go wonky, M$ pledges Vista to be more secure,

[Rival] Ugly Truth About Windows Vista from Microsoft's Own ...
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/22127 It's like domino. Recent: 23000 Linux PCs forge education revolution in Philippines ,----[ Quote ] Providing high school Quote ] As customers line up to buy new PCs capable of running Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista OS, vendors like Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co.

MS: "We really botched this."
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:23:11 -0600, Jim Polaski <jpola...@NOync.net> chose to bless us with the following wisdom: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129163-c,vistalonghorn/article. html' Vista Capable' Barely Hits the Mark Microsoft's minimum RAM requirement for Vista Capable PCs isn't realistic, say analysts.

MS still facing Vista Class Action Lawsuit
flyer fl...@there.net comp os linux advocacy In article <391712920. UzaMHq1...@schestowitz.com>, newsgro...@schestowitz.com says... Vista PCs: Suffering from 'Windows Vista Capable' barely hits the mark ,----[ Quote ] Microsoft's on-the-box minimum RAM requirement "really isn't realistic," according to David

State of Linux.
Mikep mi...@NOSPAMturboware.com microsoft public windows vista general "dennis@home" <den...@killspam.kicks-ass.net> wrote in message A Vista Capable sticker would simply mean the PC could run Vista Basic, allowing PC makers to promote their PCs as "Vista" PCs while glossing over the fact that the minimum

Hefty hardware requirements for Dimdows Vista
A player might have a strong preference for one out of a number of *windows vista internet backgammon spades* alternative opening plays that are on average as While backwards pc backgammon freeware compatible for _backgammon games stores_ running most Apple II games, the Apple IIGS had a native 16-bit mode with

'Windows 5x More Expensive than Mac OS X'
[partly sarcastic] Keller Rohrback LLP and Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, LLP Announce Certification of US Nationwide Consumer Class in Microsoft Vista Class Action -- MSFT ,----[ Quote ] `Vista-capable'' PCs. Previously, on July 13, 2007, a Second Amended Class Action Complaint was filed in the US District Court

Newsweek article--baby boomers and computers
*shrug* [6] There is no mention of how to avoid Windows in new equipment, but that's probably beyond the scope of the article anyway. One of Microsoft's more insidious "innovations", after all, is the bundling of Windows on prepackaged PCs. Even if one later wipes Windows, Microsoft still gets paid.

Windows Vista Slammed Over Security, Again
I tested Vista on a P4E 3.2 GHZ HT pc Asus p4p800E deluxe mobo Soundblaster X-FI Pro Nvidia 6800 GT 256 ram Vista gave that system a 4.1 LOL. I will be upgrading to duo-core soon but don't plan on using Vista if the articles I've read are true. I do realize They may be lying but MS has lied soo many times I don't

[Rival] Microsoft Screwed Customers on Behalf of $h*ntel
Briarroot wood...@iwon.com comp sys ibm pc games war-historical Giftzwerg wrote: In article <12o04quq5872...@corp.supernews.com>, wood...@iwon.com says... Kind of reminds me of the Mac versus Windows PC war. Except for price - they're both expensive - Windows PCs have buried the Macs! ;-) I dunno.

[Rival] Windows Vista PCs Are Not Truly Vista Ready
Virtual PC is likely useful here, but I'm too lazy to go play anymore. Did you note the implication that MS plans to make SP1 "mandatory". ie, When "Vista Capable" appeared and I was asked, I advised relatives and associates against it. My reasoning at the time was it is better to wait and get Vista with a box

Play XBox on my PC
THAT, not Windows-95 (a single-user OS) was the underlying basis for XP and Vista. The decisions of all designs were reviewed and finalized by people who had Note that it doesn't matter if a new OS is used that is capable of this multi-user servicing. If the _development people and corporate thinking style_ has

vista advantages?
HD content can be published to Windows Media HD for playback on PCs and on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. including video editing, and I still applaud Apple for bundling an extremely easy and capable video editing app with ALL their machines - rather than MS's "tiered" approach.

Will your PC run Longhorn, or is it shorthorn, no it's Vista?
Giftzwerg giftzwerg...@NOSPAMZ.hotmail.com comp sys ibm pc games war-historical In article <12o04quq5872...@corp.supernews.com>, wood...@iwon.com says... Kind of reminds me of the Mac versus Windows PC war. Except for price - they're both expensive - Windows PCs have buried the Macs! ;-) I dunno.

Microsoft Sued For Lying: 'Windows Vista Capable' Not!
Ability to have several 'live' windows of other Macs and PCs on one large monitor, such that for example 9 Macs and 3 PCs can all be controlled by one Mac, Tight security, SSH capable. TB2 session can be completely run over ordinary telephone line, bypassing Internet altogether. (slow when ran this way,