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Switching to Vista? Why or why not...?

Gonna take the plunge and get Vista-cated.
0 (0%)
Sticking with XP for awhile.
13 (72.2%)
Still using Windows 98.
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I use a Mac.
1 (5.6%)
I use Linux or another OS.
1 (5.6%)
What's an OS?
0 (0%)
Goldfish.
3 (16.7%)

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Offline dw3099

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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2007, 08:41:16 pm »
action pack?
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2007, 08:47:28 pm »
Its the hacker edition of Vista for server admins. They get 10 copies of Vista Ultimate Edition,
6 copies of Ultimate Office 2007, a chocolate AWP and CS:S Ultimate Edition with Mani Plugin X2007
(with all the pre-loaded humiliation event-scripts)... all for two fitty...
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2007, 09:05:20 pm »
yeah i was wondering about the action pack as well thanks smack  :lol:
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2007, 09:08:40 pm »
chocolate awp... is that for suicide made tasty?
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2007, 09:27:08 pm »
Action Pack is available to any MS Partner with a valid Tax ID.  It costs $299, then costs an addition fee to keep it each year.  Every quarter you get a new booster pack with all the fixes and patches (at least you used to, I'm not sure how it works now).  Your initial shipment includes 10 copies of Vista Business and Office 2007, plus varying amounts of licenses for most of the Microsoft core product lines - server, SBS, Sharepoint and a bunch of other stuff.  Works out to 5 digit dollars of software.  It used to be the Select program (which may or may not exist) and is Microsoft's way of getting companies to reign in casual piracy.  For the cost of 2 copies of Windows Business, most small companies can load their entire network and keep it updated.
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #20 on: February 05, 2007, 09:42:41 pm »
Meph's got it right.  You don't get fixes/patches every quarter, but you do get whatever software has been released during that time.
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #21 on: February 05, 2007, 09:51:03 pm »
alrighty  then
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2007, 01:12:16 am »
Vista has so many problems, dont even get me started.
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2007, 10:30:46 pm »
If you missed it on the main news page>
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2174211/microsoft-won-patch-vista

"As vnunet.com reported last week, users can install the upgrade version of the new operating system as a fresh installation, even if they do not currently own a licensed copy of Windows XP." 

"The procedure is time consuming, but allows users to save about 35 percent of the purchase price for the regular Windows Vista."

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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2007, 11:34:32 pm »
so are you getting used to Vista, DJ? Do you like it better than XP?
All your programs you like still work?
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #25 on: February 08, 2007, 12:35:40 pm »
Quote from: smackintosh on February 07, 2007, 11:34:32 pm
so are you getting used to Vista, DJ? Do you like it better than XP?
All your programs you like still work?

I'm liking it better than XP so far.  All the apps that I use regularly work.  Some have glitches, but nothing that makes them unusable.
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #26 on: February 15, 2007, 11:28:33 pm »
agree w/ all of u about not upgrading to vista but i would also mention that vista does not allow more then one hardware changes, so until i am sure what i want, i.e. quad core AMD 65 nm or more, DDR3, PCI-E v2.0, SLI v2.0, SATA III etc.  :buck2:  i am not planning to upgrade, besides, WinVista SP1 is gonna be out b4 u know it....
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #27 on: February 16, 2007, 12:28:55 am »
"Does not allow" does not mean that if you change more than one piece of hardware, you have to buy a new license for Vista.  It means that you *may* have to re-activate it, the same as XP.

In my many, many, many PC upgrades (both my own and for my customers), I've never had a problem re-activating Windows.  At worst, you have to spend a few minutes on the phone if you've activated too many times recently.
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #28 on: February 16, 2007, 10:19:15 am »
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I've never had a problem re-activating Windows.
Neither have I.  I think most of those re-activation horror stories are bunk or FUD, or the result of people not knowing what they're doing.  Think of amateur mechanics and the obscure problems they encounter with their cars.

Still, my only reasons to upgrade would be DX10 (I'm stoked about the geometry shaders; I'm a simpleton and fancy graphics impress me) and the slow death of XP.  I really don't care about Aqua Aero.

Besides, it may be a little while before all my favorite OSS programs are up to snuff--foobar2000 ftw!
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Re: Changing Your OS.
« Reply #29 on: February 16, 2007, 11:48:08 am »
A little off topic, but I love Foobar. replaces winamp, I-tunes and WMP for me.  :lol:

I'm seeing alot of customers mad because their printers don't work for Vista and there are no
Vista drivers available available for it... HP seems to be doing better than most though.
Its the win98 to XP situation again.  :lol: ...but these problems will be rectified eventually.
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