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I will definately get Windows Vista Ultimate as I don't want to miss out on any of the features, I think they have gone over the top with 8 versions though. I may leave it a few months before I get Vista though so that I can see what happens with the security and see whether it really has improved.... read more.
You only have eight to choose from: Windows Starter 2007, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic N, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business N, Windows Vista Enterprise, and Windows Vista Ultimate.
I pity those who end up with Windows Starter 2007:
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This edition does not include the Aero graphical user interface, hence it’s not Vista-branded. And there’s no 64-bit edition, no networking, no Fast User Switching, no DVD Authoring, no gaming common controller support, and no image editing with enhanced touchup, and only three applications/windows are allowed to run simultaneously. Good only for really basic users with low budgets.
Actually that bolded part kind of sounds like windows now.
Windows Vista Ultimate - This one is going to be the most expensive, most feature-packed, and perhaps the most pirated edition of Vista. It’ll include new and unique features such as Game Performance Tweaker, Podcast creation utility, online “Club” services and privileged product support. This edition will be perfect for Windows fanboys.
well one i have vist beta right now my dads on the msdn and he got it and is lettin me try it out cause im the adventurous one that dosnt need stability lol.. i reload windows evey couple weeks lol... always doing something to try and make it better and it stoves up so hes like meh here have this and i use it now its not much diffrent from xp... lol its got a nicer apearence but same functionality nothing really worth in it...
its got a kinda mac feel to it in a way just standard install you can pretty much do the same thigns with it but thats all i can tell you atm for its all i no...
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You only have eight to choose from: Windows Starter 2007, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic N, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business N, Windows Vista Enterprise, and Windows Vista Ultimate.
I pity those who end up with Windows Starter 2007:Actually that bolded part kind of sounds like windows now.
Theyre actually limiting the amount of applications running to three? That is the most rediculous thing i've ever heard.
That is the biggest invitation to cracking the OS that i have seen, and no doubt it will be remarkably easy to do. If anyone pays for that piece of crap, they deserve to have their computers blown up.
I'd probably stick with Windows XP, but Microsoft will pull the plug on support and new software will supposedly be made for Vista only. Having 8 different versions of Windows is going just a little bit overboard really, as for most there was an obvious choice of either home or professional, but now it has just got ridiculous. Also, is there any indication of price yet?
You only have eight to choose from: Windows Starter 2007, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic N, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business N, Windows Vista Enterprise, and Windows Vista Ultimate.
I pity those who end up with Windows Starter 2007:Actually that bolded part kind of sounds like windows now.
That is EXTREMELY limited. Three applications: Internet Explorer Itunes (music) Notepad for taking notes. These are all very light applications, easy on the computer, and yet they would still be restricted. Still, I want to finally see Windows Vista, as they have kept pushing it back. Taking a look at the new Internet Explorer you can expect some changes in appearence and function, but will it just be a copy of the features found in pre-existing applications (mac os, linux) or something better?
After seeing all of this I am not going to get a single version of Windows Vista. It seems that Microsoft is trying harder and harder to make a lot more money off of a single operating system. With Windows XP having two editions that is fine but seven is getting way too greedy. I am going to stick with XP or switch to a different OS unless this is a rumor.
That is EXTREMELY limited. Three applications: Internet Explorer Itunes (music) Notepad for taking notes. These are all very light applications, easy on the computer, and yet they would still be restricted. Still, I want to finally see Windows Vista, as they have kept pushing it back. Taking a look at the new Internet Explorer you can expect some changes in appearence and function, but will it just be a copy of the features found in pre-existing applications (mac os, linux) or something better?
There's a light version of Windows XP in Asian countries and I believe it has the limit of running 3 applications simultaneously. It also has a limit on the display resolution. It's cheaper than XP Home and was designed to prevent software piracy which is high in those areas.
When I buy Vista (which won't be untill at least one year after it has been released) I will probably buy Home Premium. Ultimate will have loads of features I'll never use, and it would be pointless for me to waste my money on it.
At first i thought it was weird having different versions of the new Windows Vista or are they going to change the name again? lol. I'm proabbly gonna go with the basic one. The ones that are like installed on all manufactured computers and i bet it will be the basic one. duhhh... obviously. lol I can't imagine having only three windows open. HOw can i be able to multitask when i can only tri-task stuff. That sucks..
I will definately get Windows Vista Ultimate as I don't want to miss out on any of the features, I think they have gone over the top with 8 versions though. I may leave it a few months before I get Vista though so that I can see what happens with the security and see whether it really has improved.
I always believe in the best.. So i believe if i get any other version other than Vista Ultimate i might just miss some new feature provided by Windows Vista.. and i dont want that to happen... I would really Go for Vista Ultimate
There are so many names! Windows XP only has 3, but now they come up with so many! I'll choose the Home one probably.
Actually, there are more than three:
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-Windows XP Home Edition - XP Professional -XP Tablet PC Edition -XP Media Center Edition
And probably more in addition.
I probably would want Windows Vista Business. It's the most similar to XP Pro, which I use and could possibly support in a business environment. It has Aero, which I sort of like, and all the other mouth-watering features I would ever need. I would perfer it because I want more fine-grained control over my system (security, policies, and other stuff), whcih the lesser versions probably don't provide.
My uncel once told me that Microsoft were greedy and evil. Well now that I know that Microsoft is making so many versions I totaly agree with him! By the way which Linus OS do you think i sould get lol.
Hi there. I have a problem with File Types on my PC: xls files are opened by default with Open
Office, but I want to open them with Excel. I right click the file and I choose Open With, but Excel
is not in those programs; so I select Choose Program; again Excel is not in the Recommended Programs
nor in the Other Programs. I click Browse and I go to where Excel is installed and I select the exe,
but after I click Ok nothing happens, I mean Excel doesn't appear in Recommended Programs like
it should. So my question is this: is there any way to force xls files to open ...
A few weeks ago, i downloaded a live-cd for Linux Ubuntu 8.4 and booted it from the cd. It was not
as bad as i had thought (although i had trouble booting /dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle"
emoid=" ) but REALY SLOW. So i installed Ubuntu and was pretty nice /smile.gif"
style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> . From my experience from
vista and ubuntu i have to say vista still stands number for me. Which one do you think is better?...
This post is based on an article printed by lifehacker.com in which I thought I bring my opinions
about this article. 10. Side bar Thank god I would think 99% of the world would agree that this
was the most useless feature and a memory waster as well, because every time I started up vista the
memory would spike when it was loading that sidebar and besides I close it most of the time anyway
because of how useless it really was. 9. Old school programs get the respect they deserve To be
quite honest I am glad they are at least updating these programs, even if it is just...
Wow is all I have to say just because of the fact I thought they gave up giving licenses for this
old, outdated, slow, useless operating system. I guess not as November 1st, 2008 Windows 3.1 is
officially dead and the funny thing is didn't support for this operating system end at windows
98 or something like that? Either way I wonder when they will stop issuing liscenses for 95, 98,
ME, 2000 because those operating systems are just as outdated and can not even run most of the web
technologies that ae out there today and so if your going to cut off support you might...
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116511 Cheap, really, at $89.00 USD.
But the question is about the details in the description. QUOTE Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition SP3 English for System Builders What is a System Builder's Edition? and how is it
different than a standard copy?...
Another interesting article I came across today thanks to digg and it would seem that the points are
right and I would think most people would agree with them even though this is in the eyes of an
Apple user. 1. Easier product versions QUOTE Keep it simple, please Microsoft. Having too many
different versions of your product is too confusing for the buying public to understand. Should they
go for the Home, the Professional or the Ultimate version? Vista shipped in six different editions,
while OS X 10.5 Leopard came in just one (if you forget the server edition). ...
I share a Windows XP computer with two friends, and we each have our own User Account on the
computer. Recently whenever my friends use the PC, they begin to have problems with it. For no
reason whatsoever, Windows Explorer will crash and close all the current folders that are open. I
went onto their User Accounts to see for myself (with permission, of course), and found that
Explorer would crash any time I right-clicked a File, and would also crash on occasion if I clicked
"File" on the Folder Window's Menu Bar with a file selected. It also happened on rare occasion...
Hello. I tried Installing Windows Vista Home Premium today, but when it comes to the part
of the Installation where it says "Your computer will restart several times" my computer restarts
more then 40 times, and never loads after that. After like, 10-15 minutes of it being off, I switch
it back on, and it restores to XP (Witch is good because it wouldn't start up at all). I've
tried installing this 4 times altogether, and nothing. it keeps restarting continuously more then 40
times. The only time it restarts is after the BIOS loads, when switching/restar...
I reinstall (restore) windows almost every 2-3 months. What about you??? Seeing the title some would
say "I do it daily" and some others "How to reinstall?". Let's see the poll results. Linuxers,
see you in other post. Reinstalling windows is a daily chore for the students studying computers.
They have to switch a lot of softwares, compilers etc etc. Windows as we know, will not tolerate a
whole lot of (Un)installations and will ultimately slow down the whole system. This is not the case
with Linux. Just consider this, I installed Red Hat WS 3(the older version whi...
Hi all, I'm sure some of you gave a thought to this, why does Vista always show the login
screen when booting? In XP there was an option somewhere in control panel to "assume this user
always login to the computer" or something like that. That way if you used the same user 99% of the
time and wanted to keep a second user as say an administrator you could do so by setting that
option. If you ever wanted to switch to the "hidden" user you could do so with Log Off or Switch
User in Start Menu. Now this is not possible in Vista, the user is given the login screen no ma...
The CMD Codes- to use, open up notepad and copy and paste the code into the notepad. name the file
(anyname).vbs (to make a .vbs file, when u save it or save as, it will ask u for a name and which
type u want it, so choose all file then just name it as a .vbs file) then just click on the file u
just made *NOTE* these codes do not stay on forever, they just stay on until the person shuts off
the computer. The registry delete is one that PERMANETLY deletes files on the computer that cannot
be recovered. this will DESTROY the computer -The blue screen of Death *The Blue...
Question to you all, I have a computer running windows XP, now I want to add a "real" DOS
enviroment on the computer (not cmd or dosbox or something like that). So I thought dualboot will
do the trick, but the problem is, if I go on and install dos on my free harddisk, I will have a
problem cause it f*cks up my boot process and windows xp will not start anymore. That I dont want!
Anyone got an idea on how i can install dos so I can multiboot between windows xp and dos without
formatting my windows drive, install dos and then reinstall windows? Any help would be greatl...
One year after the official Vista release , Microsoft is already working on the next Windows
operating system , Windows 7 , also known as Blackcomb or Vienna . Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6519
, the first working version of windows 7 , has already leaked to the w a r e z community , but it
doesn't differs much from Vista . The release is set for late 2009 / 2010 . So what do you think
about Windows 7 . Of course that the work on Vista continues , as it's not yet perfect but will
soon be....
I had came across this new theme on lifehacker last week , and besides the cool blue layout it
comes with some new audio clips when you log on and off XP. If anything, I would download it four
the sound clips because they are pretty cool to listen to when you log on and off the computer.
Here is a download of the theme http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?aywudxvynnq Desktop Image
of this new theme ...
I just thought others will be interested to know the genealogy of Vista which looks like this:
QUOTE As you know Windows 1.0 was their first: November 1985. Windows 2.0 : end of 1987.
Windows 3.0 : May 1990. Windows 3.1 : April 1992. Windows for Workgroups 3.1 : October 1992.
Windows NT 3.1 Workstation : July 1993.(there only had a workstation version) Windows for
Workgroups 3.11 : August 1993. Windows NT 3.5 Workstation and Server : September 1994.
Windows NT 3.51 Workstation and Server : May 1995. Windows 95 : August 1995. Wi...
Hi , I dont know what happened but My system restarts after a few Minutes (at max an hour). Can
someone guess what might be wrong. It displays a System Shutdown Timer (initiated by
Administrator) and then restarts after 60 sec. This is an SP2 so I dont think its a blaster. I
have a ZoneAlarm Security Suite and it didn't detect anything. I even Scanned my Windows folder
from Kaspersky using my Second OS (Vista) but that also didn't detect anything . .. Any guesses
??...
I know there's an option in Ubuntu to change all the font sizes of the general system, the
windows, and etc. Now I'm trying to do this in Windows. I've changed everything about
the windows except for the general system size. How do I do this?...
today i start my pc in windows xp and found that xp freezes at welcome screen. then i try to boot in
safe mode but the problem persisits then i again try in last good configuration setting but it
doesn't help so i hav to reinstall my xp plz any body hav solution for this so that i do not hav
to reinstall my xp for this problem as i get this problem oftenly. thanks...
I've heard a few days ago about an OS called Windows Xp Nemesis and after some searching on the
internet I discovered it's a version of Windows Xp Hacked that has a lot of programs installed
with the OS. I was just wondering if any of you tried it......
Are you bored at work today? Here's a small enhancement to your desktop. Hope you like it. I)
When you have to open any program you have to click "Start" "All Programs" and then choose your
selection from the programs folder. Now how would it be to achieve the same task in just two clicks?
You can save all your favourite program shortcuts in a folder and view that through a tiny arrow
near the system tray. Its very simple. You would tell, "Ya, I almost knew that". Here's how to
do it. a) First create your folder and add the shortcuts you want to access. The f...
Windows Vista Rocks so much!!! At Trap17 we request you post with quality. Please try to make
longer posts with more content and of a higher quality. Read the readme for more information on
the rules. ...
Ok, so I've done some looking around trying to see if it's possible I could dual-boot my pc
with Windows XP Home and Vista Ultimate Edition (x64). Well, I know it's possible, but I'm
not understanding many guides I read because many people have mentioned assorted stuff like
requiring two hard drives (I only have one 250GB one), and other assorted stuff like software
I'd need to supply certain space to the two separate partitions. I was thinking of making my
Windows XP be more of the serious partition, and having Vista be the more media-centered one, ...
have heard that vista can only handle 3gig of ram. is this true? i have heard also that vista cannot
run smoothly on a 1gig ram pc. is this true? i'll be buying a desktop and a laptop in a month
and my budget is not that big. one will suffer if i add more to one and i'm trying to maintain a
balance. my option is to buy a 1 gig ram laptop and beef up the desktop but i don't want a slow
laptop also. anyone who has an experience on using a vista and a xp with the same softwares. is
there a difference. ...
i have tried to install windows xp on my pc and i get an error right after it ask at the bottom of
the screen to press f2 to restore an error pops up saying FILE \$win_nt$.~bt\NTKRNLMP.EXE cannot be
open error 7 setup cannot complete and has to close i have had windows xp on the pc before so i
know its compatible but i used a different version of windows before ,this tinme im using a new one
and i get this error i seem to find no solution anywhere about how to resolve this and I was
wondering if possible theres something i need to do,I am not to smart with computers s...
Which do you think is better XP or Vista or Linux. I am constantly switching back and fourth and
cant stick with either. vist has some pretty cool features but Xp has about twice the amount of
performance....
Iam the user of Windows Vista. I gone with Vista because of unavailability of other options. Windows
will shutdown its support for XP after few years like they done with 98 and other operating systems.
So I brought Vista Home Edition. My computer configurations: Core 2 duo processor. I GB DDR2
RAM. 160 GB Hard Disk And other best available features. Problems suffering with Windowis
Vista: Taking about 3 to 5 minuets for Logging and Sutting Down. Gives many error messages with
good application programs. It is 4 times slower than XP for any Operating System O...
