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  #1  
Old March 9th 07, 08:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
D. Spencer Hines
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to run Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less than TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here are
buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
Vienna.

DSH

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Old March 9th 07, 08:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Justin
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

Just so others that happen across this thread know, this guy has absolutely
no idea as to what he's talking about.

There is more then one version of Vista. They have different requirements.
So there is no blanket statement as to what "Vista" requires.

I have a few Vista machines running on 1GB and the OS itself runs no better
then my 4GB machine. To determine "IF" you need more memory you first need
to evaluate the apps you'll be using. So again, there is no blanket
statement as to what "Vista" requires.

Therefore, the blanket statement that a person is stupid or ignorant if they
buy a machine with less the 2GB is just plain ridiculous and only further
proves what kind of imbecile this guy is.




"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to run
Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less than
TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here are
buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
Vienna.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Deus Vult

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Old March 9th 07, 08:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
David B.
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

Nice opinion, but I don't agree, 1GB is sufficient for the average user.

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"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to run
Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less than
TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here are
buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
Vienna.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Deus Vult


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Old March 9th 07, 08:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Puppy Breath
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

I concur. I've been running with 1GB of RAM for over a year now and
everything is peachy.


"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to run
Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less than
TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here are
buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
Vienna.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Deus Vult



  #5  
Old March 9th 07, 09:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
D. Spencer Hines
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

Hilarious!

It's QUITE amusing watching some gurus rant about "the average user" and
"sufficient for their needs" -- speaking as if NEEDS and REQUIREMENTS are
STATIC and don't CHANGE over the life cycle of a given computer.

The NEEDS of 2007 may be QUITE different from the NEEDS and REQUIREMENTS of
2009, when newer applications and other software programs will have demanded
more RAM.

Again, any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to
run Vista and have room for future developments over the life of the
computer.

It's rather shameful how some of the more pseudo-knowledgeable people here
are buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
VIENNA.

'Nuff Said.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas


  #6  
Old March 9th 07, 09:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
gls858
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

David B. wrote:
Nice opinion, but I don't agree, 1GB is sufficient for the average user.

I agree with you David. I only have a gig of RAM and my processor is
only 2.0 Ghz. Vista runs just fine. My old ATI 9800 Pro and all my
hardware are also working. The only thing I ran into was a couple
of programs that wouldn't work. Quicken 2000 (OK time to upgrade anyway)
and CompuPic by Photodex. It's the one program I haven't been able to use.

gls858
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Old March 9th 07, 09:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Justin
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
The NEEDS of 2007 may be QUITE different from the NEEDS and REQUIREMENTS
of
2009, when newer applications and other software programs will have
demanded
more RAM.


You further prove you have no clue. There's a certain action called
UPGRADING. You don't need to spend the money to build a 2009 machine long
before 2009. Upgrade and spend as you need to.

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Old March 9th 07, 09:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
David B.
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

Who cares? What the hell is the purpose of Installing 4GB of RAM now to
prepare for what you THINK your needs might be in 2009?
I can see why allot of people are kill filing you.

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"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
Hilarious!

It's QUITE amusing watching some gurus rant about "the average user" and
"sufficient for their needs" -- speaking as if NEEDS and REQUIREMENTS are
STATIC and don't CHANGE over the life cycle of a given computer.

The NEEDS of 2007 may be QUITE different from the NEEDS and REQUIREMENTS
of
2009, when newer applications and other software programs will have
demanded
more RAM.

Again, any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to
run Vista and have room for future developments over the life of the
computer.

It's rather shameful how some of the more pseudo-knowledgeable people here
are buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig
as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
VIENNA.

'Nuff Said.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas


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Old March 9th 07, 10:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
thetruthhurts @homail.com
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

I agree with the original poster. Sure it depends what you run, but
that was the case with XP also. Generally speaking 2 GB is a nice
number for Vista. Go look at Dell's web site..........." 2GB Dell
Recommended for an enhanced Windows Vista experience".

On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:36:08 -0800, "Justin" wrote:

Just so others that happen across this thread know, this guy has absolutely
no idea as to what he's talking about.

There is more then one version of Vista. They have different requirements.
So there is no blanket statement as to what "Vista" requires.

I have a few Vista machines running on 1GB and the OS itself runs no better
then my 4GB machine. To determine "IF" you need more memory you first need
to evaluate the apps you'll be using. So again, there is no blanket
statement as to what "Vista" requires.

Therefore, the blanket statement that a person is stupid or ignorant if they
buy a machine with less the 2GB is just plain ridiculous and only further
proves what kind of imbecile this guy is.




"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to run
Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less than
TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here are
buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
Vienna.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Deus Vult

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Old March 9th 07, 10:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
David B.
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

Yeah, I believe everything Dell says...

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thetruthhurts @homail.com wrote in message
...
I agree with the original poster. Sure it depends what you run, but
that was the case with XP also. Generally speaking 2 GB is a nice
number for Vista. Go look at Dell's web site..........." 2GB Dell
Recommended for an enhanced Windows Vista experience".

On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:36:08 -0800, "Justin" wrote:

Just so others that happen across this thread know, this guy has
absolutely
no idea as to what he's talking about.

There is more then one version of Vista. They have different
requirements.
So there is no blanket statement as to what "Vista" requires.

I have a few Vista machines running on 1GB and the OS itself runs no
better
then my 4GB machine. To determine "IF" you need more memory you first
need
to evaluate the apps you'll be using. So again, there is no blanket
statement as to what "Vista" requires.

Therefore, the blanket statement that a person is stupid or ignorant if
they
buy a machine with less the 2GB is just plain ridiculous and only further
proves what kind of imbecile this guy is.




"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to run
Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less than
TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here are
buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
Vienna.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Deus Vult


  #11  
Old March 9th 07, 10:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Justin
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

Not only that, but what exactly is a "enhanced Windows Vista experience" and
why does everyone need it?

Again, that goes along the lines of what the customer needs. The last three
Dell purchases I've been involved with, two laptops and one desktop, all
three came with 1GB of memory and Vista Home Premium. In all vases, 1GB was
the default.



"David B." wrote in message
...
Yeah, I believe everything Dell says...

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thetruthhurts @homail.com wrote in message
...
I agree with the original poster. Sure it depends what you run, but
that was the case with XP also. Generally speaking 2 GB is a nice
number for Vista. Go look at Dell's web site..........." 2GB Dell
Recommended for an enhanced Windows Vista experience".

On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:36:08 -0800, "Justin" wrote:

Just so others that happen across this thread know, this guy has
absolutely
no idea as to what he's talking about.

There is more then one version of Vista. They have different
requirements.
So there is no blanket statement as to what "Vista" requires.

I have a few Vista machines running on 1GB and the OS itself runs no
better
then my 4GB machine. To determine "IF" you need more memory you first
need
to evaluate the apps you'll be using. So again, there is no blanket
statement as to what "Vista" requires.

Therefore, the blanket statement that a person is stupid or ignorant if
they
buy a machine with less the 2GB is just plain ridiculous and only further
proves what kind of imbecile this guy is.




"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to run
Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less than
TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here are
buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
Vienna.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Deus Vult


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Old March 9th 07, 11:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Zim Babwe
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Default Enhanced Windows Vista Experience

The enhanced Vista Experience is when you install Vista, you get constant
BSOD's, sound doesn't work, programs don't work, your hard drive is
constantly churnin', the CPU meter is pegged at 90%+, you curse, yell,
scream, and are just about to throw the PC out the window.

I think I saw the definition on the Microsoft site, but I'm not positive!


"Justin" wrote in message
...
Not only that, but what exactly is a "enhanced Windows Vista experience"
and why does everyone need it?

Again, that goes along the lines of what the customer needs. The last
three Dell purchases I've been involved with, two laptops and one desktop,
all three came with 1GB of memory and Vista Home Premium. In all vases,
1GB was the default.



"David B." wrote in message
...
Yeah, I believe everything Dell says...

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thetruthhurts @homail.com wrote in message
...
I agree with the original poster. Sure it depends what you run, but
that was the case with XP also. Generally speaking 2 GB is a nice
number for Vista. Go look at Dell's web site..........." 2GB Dell
Recommended for an enhanced Windows Vista experience".

On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:36:08 -0800, "Justin" wrote:

Just so others that happen across this thread know, this guy has
absolutely
no idea as to what he's talking about.

There is more then one version of Vista. They have different
requirements.
So there is no blanket statement as to what "Vista" requires.

I have a few Vista machines running on 1GB and the OS itself runs no
better
then my 4GB machine. To determine "IF" you need more memory you first
need
to evaluate the apps you'll be using. So again, there is no blanket
statement as to what "Vista" requires.

Therefore, the blanket statement that a person is stupid or ignorant if
they
buy a machine with less the 2GB is just plain ridiculous and only
further
proves what kind of imbecile this guy is.




"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
.. .
Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to run
Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less
than
TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here
are
buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I buy
Vienna.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Deus Vult




  #13  
Old March 9th 07, 11:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Justin
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Default Enhanced Windows Vista Experience

Wow, you sure are smart. That must be it!



"Zim Babwe"
zimbabwe@if_you_think_i_am_going_to_put_my_real_e _mail_address_here_you_are_crazy.com
wrote in message ...
The enhanced Vista Experience is when you install Vista, you get constant
BSOD's, sound doesn't work, programs don't work, your hard drive is
constantly churnin', the CPU meter is pegged at 90%+, you curse, yell,
scream, and are just about to throw the PC out the window.

I think I saw the definition on the Microsoft site, but I'm not positive!


"Justin" wrote in message
...
Not only that, but what exactly is a "enhanced Windows Vista experience"
and why does everyone need it?

Again, that goes along the lines of what the customer needs. The last
three Dell purchases I've been involved with, two laptops and one
desktop, all three came with 1GB of memory and Vista Home Premium. In
all vases, 1GB was the default.



"David B." wrote in message
...
Yeah, I believe everything Dell says...

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thetruthhurts @homail.com wrote in message
...
I agree with the original poster. Sure it depends what you run, but
that was the case with XP also. Generally speaking 2 GB is a nice
number for Vista. Go look at Dell's web site..........." 2GB Dell
Recommended for an enhanced Windows Vista experience".

On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:36:08 -0800, "Justin" wrote:

Just so others that happen across this thread know, this guy has
absolutely
no idea as to what he's talking about.

There is more then one version of Vista. They have different
requirements.
So there is no blanket statement as to what "Vista" requires.

I have a few Vista machines running on 1GB and the OS itself runs no
better
then my 4GB machine. To determine "IF" you need more memory you first
need
to evaluate the apps you'll be using. So again, there is no blanket
statement as to what "Vista" requires.

Therefore, the blanket statement that a person is stupid or ignorant if
they
buy a machine with less the 2GB is just plain ridiculous and only
further
proves what kind of imbecile this guy is.




"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
. ..
Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to
run
Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less
than
TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here
are
buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE Gig
as
sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I
buy
Vienna.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Deus Vult




  #14  
Old March 10th 07, 01:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Ken Blake, MVP
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

thetruthhurts @homail.com wrote:

I agree with the original poster. Sure it depends what you run, but
that was the case with XP also.



Absolutely!


Generally speaking 2 GB is a nice
number for Vista.



"Generally speaking" statements are generally meaningless. How much RAM you
need for good performance with Windows Vista, depends, just as it did with
Windows XP, on what apps you are running. Not everyone needs 2GB by a long
shot.


Go look at Dell's web site..........." 2GB Dell
Recommended for an enhanced Windows Vista experience".



LOL! You quote the recommendations of someone who wants to sell you more
hardware as an authority on how much RAM you should have?

--
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Please reply to the newsgroup


On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:36:08 -0800, "Justin" wrote:

Just so others that happen across this thread know, this guy has
absolutely no idea as to what he's talking about.

There is more then one version of Vista. They have different
requirements. So there is no blanket statement as to what "Vista"
requires.

I have a few Vista machines running on 1GB and the OS itself runs no
better then my 4GB machine. To determine "IF" you need more memory
you first need to evaluate the apps you'll be using. So again,
there is no blanket statement as to what "Vista" requires.

Therefore, the blanket statement that a person is stupid or ignorant
if they buy a machine with less the 2GB is just plain ridiculous and
only further proves what kind of imbecile this guy is.




"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
Any serious user should realize he needs TWO GB of RAM in order to
run Vista
and have room for future developments over the life of the computer.

Only a rather ignorant and stupid person would buy a box with less
than TWO
GB of RAM.

It's rather shameful how some of the more knowledgeable people here
are buying TWO Gigs of RAM for THEMSELVES -- while recommending ONE
Gig as sufficient for the needs of others.

I personally plan to have FOUR Gigs of RAM, at a minimum -- when I
buy Vienna.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Deus Vult



  #15  
Old March 10th 07, 01:50 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
...winston
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Default RAM For Vista & Vienna -- "Upgrading" From XP

Don't feed the trolls.
http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...+spencer+hines

"Justin" wrote in message ...
: You further prove you have no clue. There's a certain action called
: UPGRADING. You don't need to spend the money to build a 2009 machine
: long before 2009. Upgrade and spend as you need to.
:

Don't feed the trolls.
http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...+spencer+hines
 




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