In XP the desktop was rendered using your cpu where in Vista it's rendered
with your GPU thus relieving your CPU for other tasks. The new driver model
(when using Aero) also removes negative effects such as tearing.
It's another self-fulfilling prophecy: the only reason why we need the GPU to
render the desktop is because we've decided to make the desktop use 3D
features, otherwise the CPU is sufficient. I can't think of a time when I had
an issue where my CPU was bogged down rendering the desktop, at least not
since Windows 3.1 using a non-accelerated standard VGA card.
Furthermore, just because we're using the GDI doesn't mean the GPU is doing
no work, does it? It's been a long time since I've done driver work on a
display adapter, but I seem to recall in the early 1990s we already had video
adapter support for hardware acceleration (hardware blit, hardware line draw,
etc). Does XP abandon this and draw everything manually?
The search feature built into vista hasn't realized it's full potential
yet.
Once they release the new version of windows server, vista will be able to
search for a document anywhere on the network. (from what i understand
Oh great, so now it won't be content to index my documents without my
permission, but will now start sneaking out and molesting my network without
asking my permission? I hope not.
I agree, it should have been included in business, not just enterprise and
ultimate editions. Windows has had EFS for a while now, however, this is
the first "total drive" encryption. The recovery key is in case you are
not
using a laptop with a TPM 1.2 module built in. This allows you to save a
So you are the only one who has the recovery key? This sounds reasonable. I
was afraid it was one of those "we'll keep your recovery key safely at
Microsoft HQ" situations. As long as you are the only one who can decrypt
your documents (no hidden backdoors, no help for users who lost their keys),
then I'm fine with it.
This allows you to use USB keys to store drivers on when installing
windows.
Okay, I can see the value in this as I hate having to drag out a floppy
drive. It's still not an earth-shattering new feature though, more like a
minor tweak. Plus, when I buy a new motherboard or video card or whatnot,
it's not going to come with a driver on USB, it'll come with one on CD or
floppy.
True, just like copy protection, people will eventually find a way around
it. I wonder if you can bypass it by going to one of those anonymous web
browsing portals?
One would hope the anonymous browsing portals are listed (or can be listed)
as banned sites. If I had kids, I would be concerned about them simply
sticking a bootable OS (Linux, etc) in the CD/DVD drive and surfing
unmonitored. It's exactly what I would have done had my PC been locked down
when I was a kid.
I think if you really want to lock down the PC, then you'll have to do it at
the router level (perhaps use one of the numerous encryption standards for
wireless, and then not give the key to the kids, so they can't get network
connectivity from a CD-bootable OS)
Nero now has a version that works with vista. The older nero liked to have
a lot of control over the system which with some programs could lead to
system instability. The new interface will help eliminate that.
I'll have to give it a shot.
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