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  #61  
Old February 26th 07, 07:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
D. Spencer Hines
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Default Vista RAM Requirements

This risible business about "being told to uninstall a few applications
because Vista won't run with them" -- before installing Vista on a box is
appalling.

I certainly don't want to uninstall any applications in order to make Vista
operate properly.

Far better to wait until applications and Vista are more sympatico with each
other and THEN install Vista -- IF someone can tell us TEN Good Reasons that
are not fluff, smoke and mirrors why Vista is far better than XP Pro SP2.

I'll even buy an entirely new system if required.

This silly-buggers, repeated cry to:

"Tell me how you use your computer and the hardware description and I'll
tell you if Vista is right for you" is kindergarten stuff.

Joe Doaks may be using his computer one way today and then get a digital
camera and want to be rapidly processing mega-pixel image files a month from
now -- so that methodology is flawed from the get-go.

Today's Requirements May Be A Far Cry From One's Requirements Six Months
From Now -- As Technologies & Requirements Evolve.

The Burden of Proof is on Microsoft to tell us TEN Good Reasons why Vista is
better than XP Pro SP2 NOW.

So far, they have struck out.

Is anyone still buying Windows Millennium Edition that was once so widely
touted as a breakthrough edition?

DSH

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  #62  
Old February 26th 07, 07:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
D. Spencer Hines
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SMART!

DSH
-----------------------------------

"HEMI-Powered" wrote in message
...

But, the bump I can get with an N-1 state-
of-the-art PC (I do NOT buy bleeding edge anything!) says I can
only get about a 50% increase over my current AMD 2.6 GHz, which
ain't nearly enough to justify the expense and PITA associated
with a new system. So, I'm going to sit out the Vista feeding
frenzy for now, watch all of this unfold and monitor the
experience of the early adopters, and look to a new PC this
winter.



  #63  
Old February 26th 07, 08:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Stephan Rose
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D. Spencer Hines wrote:

This risible business about "being told to uninstall a few applications
because Vista won't run with them" -- before installing Vista on a box is
appalling.

I certainly don't want to uninstall any applications in order to make
Vista operate properly.

Far better to wait until applications and Vista are more sympatico with
each other and THEN install Vista -- IF someone can tell us TEN Good
Reasons that are not fluff, smoke and mirrors why Vista is far better than
XP Pro SP2.

I'll even buy an entirely new system if required.

This silly-buggers, repeated cry to:

"Tell me how you use your computer and the hardware description and I'll
tell you if Vista is right for you" is kindergarten stuff.

Joe Doaks may be using his computer one way today and then get a digital
camera and want to be rapidly processing mega-pixel image files a month
from now -- so that methodology is flawed from the get-go.

Today's Requirements May Be A Far Cry From One's Requirements Six Months
From Now -- As Technologies & Requirements Evolve.

The Burden of Proof is on Microsoft to tell us TEN Good Reasons why Vista
is better than XP Pro SP2 NOW.


I'd like to but I can't even think of a single one...

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2003 Yamaha R6

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  #64  
Old February 26th 07, 09:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
D. Spencer Hines
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You can do all that with Japanese IME and XP, right?

As we have been told, only Vista Ultimate has such capabilities -- none of
the other versions allegedly allow you to have a truly multi-lingual
computer. You are allegedly limited to a single language when you activate
it. But what we have been told is VERY fuzzy, so it's unclear if that is
precisely accurate.

Then, even if you have Vista Ultimate, you MIGHT be required to buy a
separate Language Pack to have, say Russian capabilities, on the same
computer, rather than just downloading the appropriate files and fonts from
Microsoft. All that is very fuzzy and hazy too.

Kampai!

DSH

"Stephan Rose" wrote in message
...

D. Spencer Hines wrote:

Ability to read, send, receive and print in another language -- and with
menus in that other language.


And it can't do that?

Well then there is another reason for me not to use it. Damn that list
keeps growing and growing =)

--
Stephan Rose
2003 Yamaha R6

????????????????
?????????????



  #65  
Old February 26th 07, 09:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Eric
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Default Vista RAM Requirements


"HEMI-Powered" wrote in message
...

My old PC, now my wife's PC that replaced her old and slow Win
98SE system last year, is an AMD 1.6 GHz CPU machine with just
512 MB. It runs S-L-O-W! Part of it is memory and the rest is a
small and SLOW HD. I could fix this, maybe, by upping the ram
another half meg and replace the HD, but my strategy is to give
her my PC when I build a new one, maybe this winter. See my other
post for details on that. But, given my experience in a graphics
environment with this old workhorse and my wife's limited surfing
experience, and I would say that the paint on growing grass would
still be wet when I cut the grass if she were runing Vista.

How big is the HD? IDE? 5400 or 7200?
Hard drive size, especially available hard drive size, has an impact on
speed. If Windows runs out of RAM, it uses hard drive for RAM with a swap
file, which could be why my system runs pretty smooth. I'm running a 1 GHz
AMD with 512 RAM with 2 HDs, a 120 GB and a 40 GB. I'm currently running
WinME on that, and it should work even better with XP. I wouldn't try Vista
on it...


  #66  
Old February 26th 07, 09:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Eric
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"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
Here we go again!

TWO GB of RAM, as a minimum, if you intend to do any serious Photoshop
work with Vista.

The TRUTH is always SLOW to emerge in these discussions.

We are beginning to clear away the bafflegab, blather, codswallop,
balderdash and rusty boilerplate persiflage.

"Your machine will run Vista" -- that should be the punch line to a bad
joke.

"Your car will run -- of course, climbing hills may be a problem -- or
driving over 40 miles per hour."

DSH

That's the thing right there. Your car will run, but do you need it to run
uphill? Steep hills?
Some people only ever drive on flat land.
I owned a 4 cylinder car once, which I once tried to drive up a steep hill,
where I literally had the gas pedal down as far as it would go to get up to
35 MPH.
You might need more power in your car if you need to be able to pull out
quickly onto a busy street...


  #67  
Old February 26th 07, 09:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
BSchnur
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Ah, OK -- so this is a research project then. Fair enough.

No, not a research project at all. Just honest, straightforward questions.


Well, research includes honest, straightforward questions.

I've rarely found 'just out, buy it now' arguments compelling. Over
time though the environment changes (better drivers, software which
takes better advantage of the new OS, hardware optimized for the new
OS, that sort of thing). So eventually moving to Vista is likely to be
compelling for Windows users.

I do think Microsoft's plans to 'cycle' OS on a 24 to 30 month time
frame is not going to be that effective. But that is just my opinion
there. In any event, when presented with a 30 month OS cycle, my own
inclination is to skip releases. So I have some clients running
Windows 2000. Sometime next year they may well go to Vista. Clients
who just got new hardware last year are running XP and will likely run
it for three to four years.


--
Barry Schnur
  #68  
Old February 26th 07, 09:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Stephan Rose
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D. Spencer Hines wrote:

You can do all that with Japanese IME and XP, right?


Well XP I can use the Japanese IME but there is no way I am aware of to
change the operating system language. So that basically limits the
capabilities to reading / writing text. You wouldn't have your menus,
buttons, texts, icons, etc. in a different language.

Kubuntu...I can use the IME and I can switch the entire operating system to
any language I want, at any moment I want, in real-time with a single mouse
click and don't even need to reboot as often as I want all day long.


As we have been told, only Vista Ultimate has such capabilities -- none of
the other versions allegedly allow you to have a truly multi-lingual
computer. You are allegedly limited to a single language when you
activate
it. But what we have been told is VERY fuzzy, so it's unclear if that is
precisely accurate.


Well if it starts with "You have to buy ultimate..." I don't doubt it.


Then, even if you have Vista Ultimate, you MIGHT be required to buy a
separate Language Pack to have, say Russian capabilities, on the same
computer, rather than just downloading the appropriate files and fonts
from
Microsoft. All that is very fuzzy and hazy too.


I don't doubt that either.

--
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2003 Yamaha R6

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  #69  
Old February 26th 07, 09:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
D. Spencer Hines
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It's open to question whether you can do that in Vista.

DSH

"Stephan Rose" wrote in message
...

D. Spencer Hines wrote:

You can do all that with Japanese IME and XP, right?


Well XP I can use the Japanese IME but there is no way I am aware of to
change the operating system language. So that basically limits the
capabilities to reading / writing text. You wouldn't have your menus,
buttons, texts, icons, etc. in a different language.

Kubuntu...I can use the IME and I can switch the entire operating system
to any language I want, at any moment I want, in real-time with a single
mouse click and don't even need to reboot as often as I want all day long.

As we have been told, only Vista Ultimate has such capabilities -- none
of the other versions allegedly allow you to have a truly multi-lingual
computer. You are allegedly limited to a single language when you
activate it. But what we have been told is VERY fuzzy, so it's unclear
if that is precisely accurate.


Well if it starts with "You have to buy ultimate..." I don't doubt it.


Then, even if you have Vista Ultimate, you MIGHT be required to buy a
separate Language Pack to have, say Russian capabilities, on the same
computer, rather than just downloading the appropriate files and fonts
from Microsoft. All that is very fuzzy and hazy too.


I don't doubt that either.

--
Stephan Rose
2003 Yamaha R6

????????????????
?????????????



  #70  
Old February 27th 07, 12:35 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
HEMI-Powered
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Today, Eric made these interesting comments ...


"HEMI-Powered" wrote in message
...

My old PC, now my wife's PC that replaced her old and slow
Win 98SE system last year, is an AMD 1.6 GHz CPU machine with
just 512 MB. It runs S-L-O-W! Part of it is memory and the
rest is a small and SLOW HD. I could fix this, maybe, by
upping the ram another half meg and replace the HD, but my
strategy is to give her my PC when I build a new one, maybe
this winter. See my other post for details on that. But,
given my experience in a graphics environment with this old
workhorse and my wife's limited surfing experience, and I
would say that the paint on growing grass would still be wet
when I cut the grass if she were runing Vista.

How big is the HD? IDE? 5400 or 7200?
Hard drive size, especially available hard drive size, has an
impact on speed. If Windows runs out of RAM, it uses hard
drive for RAM with a swap file, which could be why my system
runs pretty smooth. I'm running a 1 GHz AMD with 512 RAM with
2 HDs, a 120 GB and a 40 GB. I'm currently running WinME on
that, and it should work even better with XP. I wouldn't try
Vista on it...

This is a pointless debate, Eric. I am system aware and can
determine my destiny just fine. The description I have already
provided is enough for you to answer your own questions.

--
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  #71  
Old February 27th 07, 12:37 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
HEMI-Powered
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Default Vista RAM Requirements

Today, D. Spencer Hines made these interesting comments ...

Spence, by and large, you are correct, but speaking to the choir.
Thinking people not easily swayed by marketing hype designed to
scare them aren't worried. And, the last time I looked, nobody
was holding an Uzi to anyone's head to make them BUY an new O/S.
The real issue, not necessarily being debated here is what do NEW
PC buyers do? Ya can't buy XP anymore.

This risible business about "being told to uninstall a few
applications because Vista won't run with them" -- before
installing Vista on a box is appalling.

I certainly don't want to uninstall any applications in order
to make Vista operate properly.

Far better to wait until applications and Vista are more
sympatico with each other and THEN install Vista -- IF someone
can tell us TEN Good Reasons that are not fluff, smoke and
mirrors why Vista is far better than XP Pro SP2.

I'll even buy an entirely new system if required.

This silly-buggers, repeated cry to:

"Tell me how you use your computer and the hardware
description and I'll tell you if Vista is right for you" is
kindergarten stuff.

Joe Doaks may be using his computer one way today and then get
a digital camera and want to be rapidly processing mega-pixel
image files a month from now -- so that methodology is flawed
from the get-go.

Today's Requirements May Be A Far Cry From One's Requirements
Six Months From Now -- As Technologies & Requirements Evolve.

The Burden of Proof is on Microsoft to tell us TEN Good
Reasons why Vista is better than XP Pro SP2 NOW.

So far, they have struck out.

Is anyone still buying Windows Millennium Edition that was
once so widely touted as a breakthrough edition?

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Fortem Posce Animum






--
HP, aka Jerry
  #72  
Old February 27th 07, 12:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
HEMI-Powered
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Posts: 52
Default Vista RAM Requirements

Today, D. Spencer Hines made these interesting comments ...

Here we go again!

TWO GB of RAM, as a minimum, if you intend to do any serious
Photoshop work with Vista.

The TRUTH is always SLOW to emerge in these discussions.

We are beginning to clear away the bafflegab, blather,
codswallop, balderdash and rusty boilerplate persiflage.

"Your machine will run Vista" -- that should be the punch line
to a bad joke.

"Your car will run -- of course, climbing hills may be a
problem -- or driving over 40 miles per hour."

DSH

"Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User"
wrote in message ...

Your machine will run Vista, but bear in mind that XP users
were advised to run 1-1.5gb if working with Photoshop and
similar.. memory required is down to what will be run on the
machine, not just the OS in use.. look to upgrading RAM to
2gb or more if you find that you need more.


Spence, I think you and I are in pretty good agreement, but in
this forum, we're spitting into a strong wind. CPU, memory and HD
intensive applications like computer graphics on 6,8, 12 mega
pixel files will bring even a very hot box with 4 or more gigs or
memory to its knees even on XP. And, perception is everything.
What is fast or slow to one person may be the opposite to
another.

--
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  #73  
Old February 27th 07, 01:55 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
D. Spencer Hines
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Jerry, I'm not entirely sure you understand my position.

I WANT people to buy Vista or a better MS OS.

I WANT Microsoft to make money.

Hades, I'm a stockholder.

But I do NOT want Microsoft to push an inferior product on people and I
think they have done a completely terrible and incompetent marketing job on
Vista.

Hades, they can't even provide TEN Good Reasons for XP users to upgrade to
Vista.

All they can do is mumble and pass gas and tell us support for XP will
eventually be cut off and they will obsolete their own product -- which they
felt they were not doing fast enough before.

Heads should roll at Redmond.

These MVP's are being put in a very difficult and untenable position where
they are not being provided with the Good Information they need to tell us
about the Vista product and easily absorbed technical information, which
they can then pass on to us, concerning capabilities and liabilities.

I get the impression they are being muzzled and micro-managed to the point
where their options are very limited as to what they can tell us. The MVP's
are Smart, Savvy People I'm sure -- and they should be kept on a looser rein
to the point where they can give us Good Gouge.

I fully realize they are not marketers or hacks working for Microsoft, just
pushing product -- nor should they be.

But they should be IN THE Know more -- and not be hamstrung so much by
bureaucrats.

'Nuff Said.

So, where are you posting from?

DSH

"HEMI-Powered" wrote in message
...

Today, D. Spencer Hines made these interesting comments ...

Spence, by and large, you are correct, but speaking to the choir.
Thinking people not easily swayed by marketing hype designed to
scare them aren't worried. And, the last time I looked, nobody
was holding an Uzi to anyone's head to make them BUY an new O/S.
The real issue, not necessarily being debated here is what do NEW
PC buyers do? Ya can't buy XP anymore.

This risible business about "being told to uninstall a few
applications because Vista won't run with them" -- before
installing Vista on a box is appalling.

I certainly don't want to uninstall any applications in order
to make Vista operate properly.

Far better to wait until applications and Vista are more
sympatico with each other and THEN install Vista -- IF someone
can tell us TEN Good Reasons that are not fluff, smoke and
mirrors why Vista is far better than XP Pro SP2.

I'll even buy an entirely new system if required.

This silly-buggers, repeated cry to:

"Tell me how you use your computer and the hardware
description and I'll tell you if Vista is right for you" is
kindergarten stuff.

Joe Doaks may be using his computer one way today and then get
a digital camera and want to be rapidly processing mega-pixel
image files a month from now -- so that methodology is flawed
from the get-go.

Today's Requirements May Be A Far Cry From One's Requirements
Six Months From Now -- As Technologies & Requirements Evolve.

The Burden of Proof is on Microsoft to tell us TEN Good
Reasons why Vista is better than XP Pro SP2 NOW.

So far, they have struck out.

Is anyone still buying Windows Millennium Edition that was
once so widely touted as a breakthrough edition?

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Fortem Posce Animum

--
HP, aka Jerry



  #74  
Old February 27th 07, 04:44 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
HEMI-Powered
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Today, D. Spencer Hines made these interesting comments ...

Jerry, I'm not entirely sure you understand my position.

I WANT people to buy Vista or a better MS OS.

I WANT Microsoft to make money.

Hades, I'm a stockholder.


I useta was, but sold it for half-price.

If you WANT people to buy Vista, why are you asking MS to give
you 10 reasons to? I understand being a owner of the company, but
I don't lobby against companies I own stock in, and no, I'm not
talking about Chrysler, I actually do have a broader portfolio
than that. grin

But I do NOT want Microsoft to push an inferior product on
people and I think they have done a completely terrible and
incompetent marketing job on Vista.


Good luck, Spence. We probably got a hint that it was problematic
for MS when they delayed the release from October/November to
January, and were damn lucky to make that. Rumors swirled around
here and other places but their press releases used weasal words
about ensuring a quality product which is probably a euphemism
for "it is too buggy to release." I don't know and don't want to
speculate, but as far as making it a superior product, if I even
knew what that might be, the basic features were in stone years
ago, it is a fact now, and all of us aruing about the degree of
bloatware it may or may not be is a pointless exercise.

I have a saying that may apply he "reality trumps any card in
the game of life." I am a realist/pragmatist, and also a cynic -
what a surprise! So, I know that it isn't the truth about
anything, including Vista, that is important, it is how the truth
is perceived.

As to incompetent marketing, MS has the OEMs sewed up tight, so
no issue there. And, from what I can see locally, there's a major
feeding frenzy to be the first one on your block to buy it. I
don't have a clue as to the early sales numbers, but there ain't
nothing wrong with the marketing blitz I can see. Misguided,
perhaps, but effective as people ARE paying some pretty big bucks
to get it.

Hades, they can't even provide TEN Good Reasons for XP users
to upgrade to Vista.


I suppose it would be a good notion for them to do so. But, I am
2nd generation Chrysler and like to think I know a thing or two
about product development, CAD, and OA, and I can't recall any of
our advertising providing 10 reasons to buy a new Plymouth,
Dodge,DeSoto, Chrysler or Imperial. Yes, the ads would and still
do extol unique features and reasons to buy, but car people kind
of think that if you need 10 reasons to convince you, you
probably have no intension anyway.

So, all MS has to do is give you a few sound bytes about new whiz
bang graphics, better help screens, improved drivers, and the
like and you will WANT to own the 2007 model desperately. OR,
they want to scare you blind that if you don't upgrade right
away, you're missing something so earthshatter it cannot be
described. Or, can it?

All they can do is mumble and pass gas and tell us support for
XP will eventually be cut off and they will obsolete their own
product -- which they felt they were not doing fast enough
before.


This has been discussed, by me this time. LONG after MS
"stopped" support of Win 98SE, I was still getting patches. My
wife's SP1 box is getting "obsolete version" messages, but she is
still getting updates. Think about it a minute: for the millions
who cannot - or will not - upgrade, does MS really want to drive
them either to a Mac or, gasp! to a free O/S with competitive
apps, like Linux?

Heads should roll at Redmond.

These MVP's are being put in a very difficult and untenable
position where they are not being provided with the Good
Information they need to tell us about the Vista product and
easily absorbed technical information, which they can then
pass on to us, concerning capabilities and liabilities.


No comment. I can and do talk about the travails about my company
but I do not disparage them. However, I also do not shill for
them. I would hope that employees of all the companies I buy
products and services from would be so candid, but just ain't so.
And, no, again, I am NOT singling out MS here, merely commenting
that the MVPs, whether I personally like it or not, somehow feel
compelled to primarily recommend MS solutions rather than
competitors and to put a positive spin on things. Run Vista on
512 MB? I really don't think so, but I obviously have no facts
and no experience as I am not a beta tester (and refuse to use my
Visa card for that).

I get the impression they are being muzzled and micro-managed
to the point where their options are very limited as to what
they can tell us. The MVP's are Smart, Savvy People I'm sure
-- and they should be kept on a looser rein to the point where
they can give us Good Gouge.


I don't know what the NDA says of what EULA they agreed to, but I
would hazard a guess that putting on a happy face in public is
encouraged. Why would MS what their name on people to disparage
the company?

I fully realize they are not marketers or hacks working for
Microsoft, just pushing product -- nor should they be.

But they should be IN THE Know more -- and not be hamstrung so
much by bureaucrats.

'Nuff Said.

So, where are you posting from?

DSH

"HEMI-Powered" wrote in message
...

Today, D. Spencer Hines made these interesting comments ...

Spence, by and large, you are correct, but speaking to the
choir. Thinking people not easily swayed by marketing hype
designed to scare them aren't worried. And, the last time I
looked, nobody was holding an Uzi to anyone's head to make
them BUY an new O/S. The real issue, not necessarily being
debated here is what do NEW PC buyers do? Ya can't buy XP
anymore.

This risible business about "being told to uninstall a few
applications because Vista won't run with them" -- before
installing Vista on a box is appalling.

I certainly don't want to uninstall any applications in
order to make Vista operate properly.

Far better to wait until applications and Vista are more
sympatico with each other and THEN install Vista -- IF
someone can tell us TEN Good Reasons that are not fluff,
smoke and mirrors why Vista is far better than XP Pro SP2.

I'll even buy an entirely new system if required.

This silly-buggers, repeated cry to:

"Tell me how you use your computer and the hardware
description and I'll tell you if Vista is right for you" is
kindergarten stuff.

Joe Doaks may be using his computer one way today and then
get a digital camera and want to be rapidly processing
mega-pixel image files a month from now -- so that
methodology is flawed from the get-go.

Today's Requirements May Be A Far Cry From One's
Requirements Six Months From Now -- As Technologies &
Requirements Evolve.

The Burden of Proof is on Microsoft to tell us TEN Good
Reasons why Vista is better than XP Pro SP2 NOW.

So far, they have struck out.

Is anyone still buying Windows Millennium Edition that was
once so widely touted as a breakthrough edition?

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Fortem Posce Animum

--
HP, aka Jerry







--
HP, aka Jerry
  #75  
Old February 27th 07, 06:44 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Lang Murphy
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My son's box has 1GB RAM. His main tasks are email, surfing the web, and
playing "Call of Duty," which, as I understand it, is a game that will barf
if the system isn't up to specs. (By barfing, I mean, not play well. I'm not
a gamer, so... I have to rely on my son's reports as to whether or not his
system is working acceptably. And... believe me, if he were having a poor
experience playing his favorite game, I'd hear about it.)

Lang

"HEMI-Powered" wrote in message
...
Today, Lang Murphy made these interesting comments ...

My son's running Vista Ultimate with 1GB RAM. Games, streaming
video, DVD's, without issue. I define "without issue" as
"fine."


OK. I'm curious, Lang. How much RAM does your son have? I assume
from your reply to me that it is 1 gig or less. Also, what are his
main purpose(s) for using a PC, e.g., web surfing or word
processing vs processing large mega pixel digital camera images. A
subjective adjective like "fine" in this context highly depends on
one's perception and, as you say, you use it to mean "I ain't had
no problems".

Lang

"HEMI-Powered" wrote in message
...
Today, Kerry Brown made these interesting comments ...

It depends on what you are doing. For most people Vista runs
just fine with 1 GB RAM.


Kerry, nothing runs fine with only 1 gig. Run, yes. Fine, no.
Not even XP Pro SP1 can, I know.

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HP, aka Jerry






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