OT ... PC upgrade

[Andy Champ]

You are the first person I have ever heard prefer Vista over Win7.

Andy

[dennis]

Its a product based on Linux with their own add-ons. If you want the add-ons you pay, if you don't its free.

[Rick Hughes]

already run Microsoft windows 7 check tool ... apart from one app all OK

[Dave Plowman (News)]

As you may know I only use the PC for limited things. Browsing, using Firefox. Audio editing etc with ProTools. And tuning the MegaSquirt.

I was happy enough with XP. The laptop I bought came with Vista. I positively hated that - everything I wanted to do made it nag and nag before refusing. Win7 seemed to cure all that, and I now prefer it to XP.

[John Rumm]

Oh, so you have changed your mind, and now there *is* money in linux and free software....

only took you three posts time time dennis.

[Rick Hughes]

Ricky baby, go buy WTH you like. For the rest of us:

As all my apps are MS windows apps .... don't want to switch to a non-compatible OS and start again.

[Rick Hughes]

agree with you there, my compnay uses modified RedHat on all it's products ...

[Rick Hughes]

Dave I'll be the 2nd then, and admit to liking Vista ... it was an improvement on Windows 95 However I know it has it's issues, and that is why I stated the post on W7

[Halmyre]

WinME!!! Aargh! The devil's cul-de-sac of operating systems. Replaced it with Win2K and never had any bother after that (until I bought a new graphics card and had to upgrade to XP, which is also trouble- free).

And Win 7 is considerably better than Fista.

-- Halmyre

[John Williamson]

You're not replying to Dennis....

[Dave Plowman (News)]

No.

Probably the compassionate thing to do.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Been using it as primary desktop for a coule of years now.

Nearly all 'issues' have been resolved by updates. Its fast and clean and only rarely gets into issues - and that's generally badly written apps, not the OS.

I run Virtualbox with a gash copy of XP in it for some CAD stuff that needs windows.

I use Debian because its several notches behind the bleeding edge. I don't want latest and greatest, I just want a boring computer that works.

I was a computer professional for too long to be that interested in playing with a computer for its own sake.

I dont see the point really. Just download and burn a live DVD if you want to try...

If you like it ENIUGH make it your primary OS and stick anything windows-ish on a dual boot (for gamming speeds) or a virtual machine (anything else)

I am sure office libre or open office have books. For simple stuff the file formats are compatible.

[The Natural Philosopher]

why would I want to?

This computer is pure native Linux and always has been. I switched off the Windoze PC once I had a windows virtual machine for the two programs I need windows for.

[dennis]

You need to read more carefully, I haven't said that. As I said there is no money in linux or free software.

[dennis]

Don't worry about it, some people in this group think i post everything they disagree with, they don't actually bother to read it.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Thst where you will run ito issues.

Mine is a bog standard desktop. Everthing works. I've got two laptops as well..they all work too bar a few issues with the mouse pad on one - not full functionality - and the low power modes on the other.

There is plenty in supporting it..Especially in the professional market. It is the server of choice these days below SUN level.

No, they download it, decide they love it and never look back.

Assuming they have some intelligence and knowledge of computers

If they are thick and think they are smart, they buy windows. If they are thick and rich and think they are smart, they buy a Mac,.

[Scott M]

I use prefer in the same vein as "Would you prefer to be shot in the leg or the arm?"!

I've been playing with Win7 on and off for the last 24 hours. I've turned off a shedload of things and uninstalled all manner of crap in the same way I do with Vista[1] and I'm swinging 7-wards. I've finally made the TaskBar look WinXP like which was my biggest gripe. If I can get Explorer to look XP-like (it's too clagged with "My This" & "My That") and hide bloody stupid shortcuts that I can't follow then I might even abandon a WinXP install.

[1] Vista, like Win95, can be cured of the things that make people moan about it. In 95 it was the dynamic swap file sizing. Fix that and it was stable as anything. Vista with endless services turned off (I'm looking at you SuperFetch and UAC) is actually ok.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Everything is, with dennis.

[The Natural Philosopher]

They don't sell software. They sell support for software..the software is of course 'free'

[The Natural Philosopher]

about 25p IIRC.