Vista Pirates watch out!

[gavin19]

Curiousity has gotten the better of me. I'm d/ling Vista directly from Microsoft now. My friend kindly donated his reg key from his legit copy that he never used. I'm not as worried about the OS itself as much as will it be able to use the array of software I usually use, some of which dates back to the '40s. I'll report back in an hour or 6 when I've give it a run through.

[Alpha]

Curiousity has gotten the better of me. I'm d/ling Vista directly from Microsoft now. My friend kindly donated his reg key from his legit copy that he never used. I'm not as worried about the OS itself as much as will it be able to use the array of software I usually use, some of which dates back to the '40s. I'll report back in an hour or 6 when I've give it a run through.

Directly from Microsoft?

[gavin19]

Directly from Microsoft?

 

Yeah, the links are the same ones given to you if you were to purchase it online. There's the main Vista file plus 2 smaller ones. Total is around 2.3gigs. It's all the Vistas in 1 d/l, there's a choice of which version you want to install.

 

EDIT : Just tried it out and everything works! Only minor problem is that I'm using around 400MB more RAM than I was with XP. I have 1 gig on this PC though so it's manageable.

 

PS - Which firewall are people using? I've been using Outpost for 4/5 years but even the latest version isn't compatible. Any suggestions?

Edited September 15, 2007 by gavin19

[2eyez]

I'm happy with XP. No need for a change. "If it isn't broke, then don't fix it"

[gavin19]

I'm happy with XP. No need for a change. "If it isn't broke, then don't fix it"

 

This is true. I must have gone through a dozen different Linux distros, all for no other reason than to try out a different desktop or package manager etc etc.

As far as Windows goes, I use a lot of older software simply because it is less bloated and does the same job give or take a few bells and whistles.

Yet looking back, I didn't do one single thing on XP that I couldn't do on 2000 but I felt like a change. 5 years of XP isn't a bad stretch, and Vista does everything that I want it to so far. I'm happy with it.

Ironically, the night before last, when I decided to upgrade to Vista, I downloaded LinuxMint, an Irish-origin Ubuntu-based distro. No doubt if Vista starts acting up I'll have that iso burnt and booted before I can say DRM.

[James]

I'm happy with XP. No need for a change. "If it isn't broke, then don't fix it"

 

If everyone thought like this, Then we would still be useing stuff from the 60's.

All I can say is that Vista works fine, If people are not keen on the so called blaoted stuff then use Vista home basic.

 

I like most versions of windows I had used

 

Win 3.11 was good

Win 95 was good

Win 98 was good

Win ME was a POS

Win 2000 was good

Win XP was great

Win Vista is great

[Elazul Yagami]

Ubuntu+wine = Teh Win

[Reaper man]

Ubuntu+wine = Teh Win

 

while wine is pretty nice, it still isn't perfect, unfortunately, but it is getting updated frequently, so hey..

[CJ Jackson]

Ubuntu+wine = Teh Win

 

while wine is pretty nice, it still isn't perfect, unfortunately, but it is getting updated frequently, so hey..

That true, there another problem wine can introduce Windows viruses to a Linux environment, so that wouldn't be a good idea. Running a Windows apps on a virtual machine (such as Virtual Box or VMware) is better than emulating it and trust me you get about 95% compatibility with Virtual Machines and less with WINE.

 

Anyway now I'm a University Students, I can get myself Windows Vista Business and XP Pro for free and legally (MSDN Academic Alliance), maybe I can get discount on the upgrades toward Ultimate

Edited September 19, 2007 by Hexter