| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
hc2995
-
Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 644
Location: Maryland, USA
|
 Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: Vista -.- |
 |
|
As some of you may or may not know, my parents have gotten a new PC (which came with vista :/) The only problem iv been having with this machine is its REALLY REALLY SLOW! So i looked through a a ton of crap i didnt need till i finally found what i needed (here is the first problem) then i had to wait about 5 mins till i get "Do you want this program to run" (which i hate.... this is also the 2nd problem) and then i find that vista it self is eating up 95% of the RAM, making the other programs run less than 1% each, this is crazy because, the system was MADE FOR VISTA! now i can understand how an operating system can eat up 95% of 1GB of ram O_0 so now i have to go out and buy the other GB of ram so i can speed it up! (it came with 512MB of ram, but i popped in a 1GB DIMM so i could have the other slot open, when we needed to upgrade again, i didnt think we would be doing it so soon!)
So in short, DO NOT BUY VISTA!!
_________________
Where have i been? School got heck-tick, had to move half way around the state, then back... and then i had to change jobs, so iv been away for a while :P |
|
| Back to top |
   |
 |
hubson
-
Joined: 10 May 2004
Posts: 94
Location: Coventry
|
| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Problem is vista is recommend 1 gig of ram, it says min of 512 but to be honest I would go with 2 gigs of ram, inwhich I am planning to do when I upgrade my system...
_________________
 |
|
| Back to top |
     |
|
jibbajabba
-
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
Posts: 241
Location: England, Doncaster
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tom Chapman
-
Joined: 09 Jul 2005
Posts: 933
Location: Australia
|
| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:38 am Post subject: |
|
|
| hubson wrote: | | Problem is vista is recommend 1 gig of ram, it says min of 512 but to be honest I would go with 2 gigs of ram, inwhich I am planning to do when I upgrade my system... |
It ran like nothing you've seen with 768... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TRUSTAbyss
-
Joined: 29 Oct 2003
Posts: 3752
Location: USA, GA
|
| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:55 am Post subject: |
|
|
| What's with all the Vista topics lately? I don't recommend Vista as a server if every OS Microsoft releases, requires more Memory. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
hc2995
-
Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 644
Location: Maryland, USA
|
| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:20 am Post subject: |
|
|
lol, its just vista sux so bad, and MS is o proud that vista was released :P i personally would just scrap it, its really REALLY bad! i wish i could downgrade my parents machine but they wont let me :/
_________________
Where have i been? School got heck-tick, had to move half way around the state, then back... and then i had to change jobs, so iv been away for a while :P |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
abyssisthebest
-
Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Posts: 319
Location: Boston, UK
|
| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:43 am Post subject: |
|
|
with the release of vista it has made me more closer to the changing to linux/mac osx border...
At least when the new Mac OSX is released, their is one version that has everything and it is around £90
_________________
My online Portfolio |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
loloyd
-
Joined: 03 Mar 2006
Posts: 435
Location: Philippines
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
this page http://www.apple.com/getamac/ shows an ad featuring justin long on why vista sucks. although with smugness, apple presents a very powerful argument why vista is a wrong path. computerization should mean simplification and automation of menial tasks - which vista may not necessarily answer if it would require such outrageous demands ON the consumer.
on http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ see the "surgery"!
_________________
 http://home.loloyd.com/ is online if the logo graphic at left is showing.
Last edited by loloyd on Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:42 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tom Chapman
-
Joined: 09 Jul 2005
Posts: 933
Location: Australia
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:00 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| loloyd wrote: | this page http://www.apple.com/getamac/ shows an ad featuring justin long on why vista sucks. although with smugness, apple presents a very powerful argument why vista is a wrong path. computerization should mean simplification and automation of menial tasks - which vista may not necessarily answer if it would require such outrageous consumer demands.
on http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ see the "surgery"! |
the security one is hilarious |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TomBullock
-
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
Posts: 76
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Ive had Vista for about 6 months now. I have 1GB of RAM and it runs fine. This maybe because im running 'Home Basic'
So for those who find it takes up loads of RAM it is more like the version of Vista your running. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tom Chapman
-
Joined: 09 Jul 2005
Posts: 933
Location: Australia
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| TomBullock wrote: | Ive had Vista for about 6 months now. I have 1GB of RAM and it runs fine. This maybe because im running 'Home Basic'
So for those who find it takes up loads of RAM it is more like the version of Vista your running. |
Hmm.. not quite my friend.
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000688.html |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rrinc
-
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
Posts: 725
Location: Arkansas, USA
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I've played with Ubuntu and a few Linux distros and they really are nice. You can even make it look like Vista (I'm not sure why you would want to though). The only thing stopping me from switching is games...quite a few are Windows-only and WINE isn't perfect. I wish more games would utilize OpenGL and be cross-platform.
_________________
-Blake | New Server :D
SaveTheInternet
Soy hispanohablante. Puedes contactarme por mensajes privados. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
