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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 08:55 PM Original message |
I am posting using Windows 7, it actually works, screenshot to follow |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Grats. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I am and this is important software, XP will not hold up forever |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Well there you go then. :) |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. They just extended XP licensing until May |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yup, I bought 20 new licenses, we ain't getting stuck in the cold. |
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foo_bar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. I dunno, the Ubuntu beta seems more stable than the production version |
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rangersmith82 (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. I thought Windows 7 was... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Nope. It's the one after vista. Thank gawd. |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
46. Did they skip the Vista SPs and go straight to a new version? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Vista SP 2 is in beta testing |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. How many gigs of ram does it require? 10? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. (snarfle) |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I have one gig in ,and the system says I am using 55% of my memory |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Well, that's pretty similar to XP |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
66. Ok, that doesn't sound bad at all. |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. What's the platform you installed on? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Clean install will not install over XP |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Sorry, I meant hardware... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Intel 775 motherboard (new) 2.8 P4 socket 775 single core, 120 GB hard drive |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Not exactly a high end gaming system then :-) |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. A basic system anyone would own, or on a desktop at work |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. SxS is perfectly possible, of course. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. It did a partition itself, left XP on the other partition |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'm replying so I can watch your progress. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I am taking a break soon to post pics I took on Photobucket |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. I hope they take the time to test it well |
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Shardik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. I beta tested Vista and am hesitant after all the time and hardware |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. MUCH smoother, and they have been working with the developers so that might not be true. |
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GreenInNC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. I must be the one person in the world |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. My notebook is fine, as is my Daughters, but they are not business systems |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
26. Hubby asks |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. wtf? Does hubby have any particular reason to believe such a bizarre notion? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. GREAT question, will check |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. It's a freakish question. It's nt. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Thanks |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. They stuck wth the NTFS kernel, much more stable than a Dos kernel |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. No |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #26 |
75. No. Using dos as a kernel was a "hack" |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
28. PICTURE HEAVY-WARNING Pics via camera (didn't have any software I knew would work, LOL) |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. OMG!!!!! I want that beta fish desktop |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Uh, I have to check the system, it is so cool though isn't it. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I found it, thanks |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. It's certainly better than the TeleTubbies background. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #52 |
62. I like the TeleTubbies |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
61. Yes ..that alone makes it worth the upgrade. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. good lord, that's an ancient box you've put it in! |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. This old Acer case is great to work with, room, mega bays |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. Sorta like putting |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Well, I have 9 active systems here (I will take pics) on three desks |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Thanks. Looks better than Vista. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I am playing with XP applications now, will keep everyone posted. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Thanks. |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
37. I have it burned on a disk now. Gonna install! |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Enjoy bud!! |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
47. User account control is flexible, four settings instead of on/off |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
49. Thanky for that |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. I have so much to test and try I haven't got ther yet but I promise I will. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
54. Thanks for posting about this, I've been curious about how it turns out |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. You made me spit my tea on the rug. (I made sure not the keyboard) |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
56. Time for bed my friends, I'll check back later this morning. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
57. It starts and shuts down faster than Vista, much like a simple XP install |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #57 |
67. I the beta a 64 bit OS? |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. You can get it in either 32 or 64 bit. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
58. My deepest sympathies to all you Windows users |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 08:04 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Meh, your condolences are unwanted |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. The Fundamental difference |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #65 |
71. lol |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 01:25 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. well.. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 01:01 AM Response to Reply #58 |
70. Is that what Ubuntu is calling its next release? |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
60. Me too! I decided to give it a spin on one of my laptops. It really does appear to be much better |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
63. Hey DB, any updates? Its still workin great here. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. I'm going to experiment with apps this week, and yes I am keeping it till Aughust |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #63 |
76. I let it run all day doing a loop of Performance Test |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
69. The Matrix Runs on Windows.... |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. I'm still running Windows 2000 on this machine. Of course, it's an old Dell Latitude p4 laptop. nt |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 09:47 AM Response to Reply #69 |
74. I bought brand new copies (retail) of Vista basic on Ebay for $55 |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
77. Keep us posted! |
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