Windows XP SP3 Twice As Fast As Vista

"Stan Brown" wrote in message
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Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:23:58 -0000 from Gordon
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"Stan Brown" wrote in message
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Tue, 4 Dec 2007 08:15:04 -0000 from Gordon
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And would you like to explain to us less-knowledgeable people just WHY
it's
flawed?

One reason is that it benchmarks nonexistent software against Vista.


And just how did you deduce that from the article?

I deduced it because the latest SP shown in MS download center was
SP2. We've been hearing about SP3 for a long time, and it's always
been either vaporware or some hack's creation.

Then after posting I saw Gerry's link, so it appears part of
Microsoft's site has been updated and part has not -- or else SP3 has
been announced but isn't actually available for download.

As I said when I started a new thread, I was surprised there hadn't
been any discussion here.


SP3 for Vista has been released as RC1 to official BETA testers only and
they have their private newsgroups for discussions, that's why there's been
no discussion about it here. Anyone discussing SP3 here is probably NOT an
official MS Beta tester and so has got the pack "unofficially"....

"occam" wrote in message
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As one of those 60% ers, I did /not/ have a choice. My new portable came
pre-installed with Vista (no choice given)

Unless you were given this portable by your company, OF COURSE you had a
choice. There are still many OEM vendors that will supply you with a machine
with XP on it, you could have got a MAC, and of course there's Linux as
well.
Unless you mean that your favourite computer store didn't give you a choice,
in which case you should have voted with your wallet and gone somewhere that
DID give you a choice...

Stan

My link was a preliminary announcement as to what is to be included in
SP3. It is a draft which may, or may not, be amended when they release
SP3. Copies of SP3 are being Beta tested at the present. Beta testing in
essence is checking for bugs. You may expect the release during the
period January to June 2008.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Stan Brown wrote:
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:23:58 -0000 from Gordon
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"Stan Brown" wrote in message
t...
Tue, 4 Dec 2007 08:15:04 -0000 from Gordon
:
And would you like to explain to us less-knowledgeable people just
WHY it's
flawed?

One reason is that it benchmarks nonexistent software against Vista.


And just how did you deduce that from the article?

I deduced it because the latest SP shown in MS download center was
SP2. We've been hearing about SP3 for a long time, and it's always
been either vaporware or some hack's creation.

Then after posting I saw Gerry's link, so it appears part of
Microsoft's site has been updated and part has not -- or else SP3 has
been announced but isn't actually available for download.

As I said when I started a new thread, I was surprised there hadn't
been any discussion here.

You could gone to another computer supplier!



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Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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occam wrote:
Bob I wrote:


ColTom2 wrote:

I must have hit a sensitive nerve with the Vista pundits although
unintentional. Since reading some of the curt replies it now causes
me to wonder even more why XP represented over 40% of MS sales of OS
software this year. This is somewhat unprecedented I might add and
is not a "flawed fact".


That would infer that nearly 60% was Vista. So whats the big whoopie
doo about?


As one of those 60% ers, I did /not/ have a choice. My new portable
came pre-installed with Vista (no choice given) - and I refuse to pay
more money to a crooked organisation to have XP re-installed.

Now do you understand?

Gordon

SP3 for Vista ?????????????????



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Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Gordon wrote:
"Stan Brown" wrote in message
t...
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:23:58 -0000 from Gordon
:
"Stan Brown" wrote in message
t...
Tue, 4 Dec 2007 08:15:04 -0000 from Gordon
:
And would you like to explain to us less-knowledgeable people
just WHY it's
flawed?

One reason is that it benchmarks nonexistent software against
Vista.

And just how did you deduce that from the article?

I deduced it because the latest SP shown in MS download center was
SP2. We've been hearing about SP3 for a long time, and it's always
been either vaporware or some hack's creation.

Then after posting I saw Gerry's link, so it appears part of
Microsoft's site has been updated and part has not -- or else SP3 has
been announced but isn't actually available for download.

As I said when I started a new thread, I was surprised there hadn't
been any discussion here.


SP3 for Vista has been released as RC1 to official BETA testers only
and they have their private newsgroups for discussions, that's why
there's been no discussion about it here. Anyone discussing SP3 here
is probably NOT an official MS Beta tester and so has got the pack
"unofficially"....

"Gerry" wrote in message
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Gordon

SP3 for Vista ?????????????????


just testing.......;-)

Gerry wrote:
You could gone to another computer supplier!



I hear all the comments - but /you/ do not live in Luxembourg. I have
trouble getting QWERTY (normal English) keyboard, and my options are not
the same as yours. Yes, I could have insisted on a DELL (instead of
Acer) etc - but I would still have had to pay more for the XP version
than the Vista.

Microsoft has just released SP3 RC1 to MSDN subscribers.

GS



"Gerry" wrote:

Stan

My link was a preliminary announcement as to what is to be included in
SP3. It is a draft which may, or may not, be amended when they release
SP3. Copies of SP3 are being Beta tested at the present. Beta testing in
essence is checking for bugs. You may expect the release during the
period January to June 2008.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Stan Brown wrote:
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:23:58 -0000 from Gordon
:
"Stan Brown" wrote in message
t...
Tue, 4 Dec 2007 08:15:04 -0000 from Gordon
:
And would you like to explain to us less-knowledgeable people just
WHY it's
flawed?

One reason is that it benchmarks nonexistent software against Vista.


And just how did you deduce that from the article?

I deduced it because the latest SP shown in MS download center was
SP2. We've been hearing about SP3 for a long time, and it's always
been either vaporware or some hack's creation.

Then after posting I saw Gerry's link, so it appears part of
Microsoft's site has been updated and part has not -- or else SP3 has
been announced but isn't actually available for download.

As I said when I started a new thread, I was surprised there hadn't
been any discussion here.

occam wrote:

Bob I wrote:



ColTom2 wrote:

I must have hit a sensitive nerve with the Vista pundits although
unintentional. Since reading some of the curt replies it now causes
me to wonder even more why XP represented over 40% of MS sales of OS
software this year. This is somewhat unprecedented I might add and is
not a "flawed fact".


That would infer that nearly 60% was Vista. So whats the big whoopie
doo about?


As one of those 60% ers, I did /not/ have a choice. My new portable came
pre-installed with Vista (no choice given) - and I refuse to pay more
money to a crooked organisation to have XP re-installed.

Now do you understand?

Yes, I understand you neither know how to shop for a computer, or what
you are talking about.

Vista is a lot dearer than XP. I can imagine you might have
difficulties. You can probably buy in the UK and have it shipped to
Luxembourg. Shipping charges might cost.

You might see if anything here helps for a future purchase:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/cust...9601#countries

Many UK suppliers do not supply overseas.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

occam wrote:
Gerry wrote:
You could gone to another computer supplier!



I hear all the comments - but /you/ do not live in Luxembourg. I have
trouble getting QWERTY (normal English) keyboard, and my options are
not the same as yours. Yes, I could have insisted on a DELL (instead
of Acer) etc - but I would still have had to pay more for the XP
version than the Vista.

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 11:56:14 -0000 from Gerry :
Stan

My link was a preliminary announcement as to what is to be included in
SP3. It is a draft which may, or may not, be amended when they release
SP3. Copies of SP3 are being Beta tested at the present. Beta testing in
essence is checking for bugs. You may expect the release during the
period January to June 2008.

Thanks Gerry! That clears things up.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's
been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/conte...ows_vista.html


"ColTom2" wrote in message
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Recently released info:

http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507

I look at it as this...

XPSP2+ just takes longer to crash...


"ColTom2" wrote in message
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/conte...ows_vista.html


"ColTom2" wrote in message
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Recently released info:

http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507