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re: Windows Vista - Comments from a converted enthusiast

Keybealtsela — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:02:11 GMT

thats it, brother

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re: Vista - Fact or Fiction?

Heath — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:18:57 GMT

the reason why i haven't yet deployed vista is because it won't run of half of my systems. the hardware requirements of vista are too great. now that sp1 is out i will look at deploying on new systems.

<Reply from MDG> Will your systems NOT RUN Vista, or will it not run Vista with Aero and other effects? I know of a lot of companies (and individuals, my son included!) whose computers did need a bit more memory, but in lieu of replacing the video card we just disabled Aero and it works like a charm!

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re: Vista - Fact or Fiction?

Rami Negev — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:10:40 GMT

To begin with yes there is the Price factor. At $500 plus tax for the Ultimate Edition it is a bit hefty for those of us who want to get ALL the features that Vista has to offer.

Hardware compatibility-

I found that my Printer will not be supported on the new operating system and will never be supported as HP has decided my Printer is just too old. (I had the same problem when moving to XP from (dare I say it) ME. Thankfully HP at that time was nice enough to provide a driver that did connect to the printer but only via the parallel port. the USB port never managed to connect to the printer properly even though the function was clearly marked in the driver installation. (Ironically it will connect via the USB on a Linux machine without a driver installation file, but I digress).

When I was running the evaluation copy of vista it was not compatible with my TV-Tuner in my All-in-Wonder so I'm not so sure about the full version or if the issue has been addressed.

I also found that my machine was only just bairly capable of handling the OS. some of the higher functions were not available to me. So I suppose it is time to upgrade but that could be pricey at the moment.

I also found it too cumbersome for trouble shooting purposes though it is possible to get to many of the functions I am used to on XP within Vista.

I am also not so sure that some of the software (older) that I own might not run on Vista (I have not had the chance to try).

<Reply from MDG> I understand that a lot of hardware manufacturers are not writing new drivers for MUCH older printers... that is a business decision they made, assumingly to get you to buy a new printer from them. My mother had that issue and she did buy a new printer...but as a message to the manufacturer, she bought it from someone else.

As for the versions, you are right... 'everyone wants the Ultimate Edition,' which is more expensive. When I bought my car I wanted the 4-wheel-drive sports package with the sunroof and MP3 player... and decided the price difference was not within my budget. If you are not joining a domain then try Home Premium for all the features including Media Center. If you need a domain-joined machine go for Business Edition, for the complete functionality of Windows XP Professional.

As for the older software that you have not had opportunity to test yet, I will contact you off-line and get a shiny new copy of Vista to you for testing... let us know how it goes!

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re: SMB Nation Canada: Why aren't YOU registered yet?

StWhite — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:17:59 GMT

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re: Essential Business Server: Coming soon to a mid-sized company near you!

Mitch — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:10:32 GMT

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