[sbolton]

GrofLuigi, on Oct 28 2008, 09:49 PM, said:

If I could get drivers for today's hardware, I'd still run windows 95.

I don't need any services (as in favors) from the OS. Just to boot and get out of the way. I don't need to be blinded by the 'experience' - then I'll forget to do any work.

And for every task I intend to do there's a program (often freeware).

GL

Believe me i went back to it a few months ago and hell it is restrictive!

[FthrJACK]

Yes you forget, its those rose tinted glasses you see!

if you wanted to go back to 95 just for performance reasons, then use Solaris, or a light weight Linux distro - way more functional than 95, and get all the open source free apps you want

[PeaceByJesus]

No, i do not want to go back to 9X! - i was only making a comparison in a specific aspect. As for Linux distros, i have tried most every one (PCLinuxOS being the best in my opinion), and it has lots of potential, but they do not offer the functionality i can get with Windows, esp. as the missing codecs needed for full multimedia processing evidently are not legal in the US (i know you can buy packages). Plus the required learning curve, such as is required in getting universal RW access on all my Windows NTFS drives. But that is a discussion for another thread, and as a poster pointed out, this one is basically exhausted. Thanks for your input.

[FthrJACK]

I didnt mean you pbj! i posted in response to GroftLuigi's post, bottom of page 2.

[GrofLuigi]

I didn't intend to argue, just stating my (OK, taken to the extreme) opinion.

GL

[weEvil]

FthrJACK, on Oct 28 2008, 07:39 PM, said:

Also take into account that vista wasnt just made to run on todays hardware, but to run for several years, even long after windows 7 comes out. It has to have a lifespan, and the same with any OS that MS (or other companies) have brought out.

That doesn't matter. Vista is here today and it better run on today's hardware. Otherwise to the bargain bin for future generations.

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My own personal experience is that vista has been the smoothest, most enjoyable, welcome, and much needed improvement in an OS i have so far had from MS... i have been using windows since 95 first came out.

I agree. It is a very solid OS. Slow, but solid with the undisputed best driver compatibility.

[mongo66]

sbolton, on Oct 27 2008, 09:16 AM, said:

I am sure we have ALL had this problem from a fresh install of Vista, takes 5 mins to copy a file across etc etc - solution?

Vista Service Pack 1 <-- install it

As for the slow file copy issue, the problem still exists in SP1 -- especially when transferring large files from a USB device to HDD. Copying the same files on XP takes seconds; on Vista 15-20 minutes... After hours of searching and reading through numerous forums, I finally found a solution (well at least it worked for me). Uninstalling the "Remote Differential Compression" feature solved the file copy issue (Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features on or off).