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raven said:Basically, if we take a look at the trend of the Windows Operating systems, they seem to be using up more resources with every refresh; Vista will be no different. That is the one major draw back of the new OS that is coming out. It will take up a lot of resources and in the end, most likely cause you to upgrade your system. If I remember correctly, Vista will use a minimum of around 800 Megs of committed memory (on a 2 gig system), and require a P4 or newer CPU. But since I am unsure at the moment, and am only on break AND my battery is about to give out on my laptop, check back as I will update this post with links to back up my claims.
Some of the good things around vista circle around the new graphics design layout. It will have certain features such as aero glass, which in short, make windows act like glass (clear). This can also turn into a hassle as you will need a video card which will be able to match the power needed to run this.
Other improvements in Vista include a major improvement in security. We have seen over the past few months/years, that Microsoft has been experimenting with --anti-virus software-- and --spyware software detection--, while at the same time --buying out other companies-- to pool their efforts into a few major windows programs. These programs will show their true colours when Vista comes out in end of 2006 - most likely 2007.
Anyways, I will be back with more later today.
Raven
EDIT: Sorry for the delay, but having to deal with a landlord interveening while hooking up an internet connection, can get very lengthy.
Anyways, as I promised, here are some links about Vista that you might find interesting.
[*] Windows Vista Hardware Requirements - Hardware requirements straight from the horses mouth.
[*] Will Your PC Run Windows Vista? - An article going into some detail as to what Vista will be like.
[*] Windows Vista Features - Exactly what the name states.
[*] Vista - Memory Management - Have you ever wondered why people have reported that Vista takes up soo much RAM? Look here for your answer!
[*] Enterprise Planning Guidelines for Windows Vista PCs - More from Microsoft.
[*] Vista Security Improvements - This outlines a few major security improvements to come in Vista.
So basically in the end, Vista will be just like any other OS which has come before it. It will 'WoW' certain people, annoy others, be expensive, and require better hardware to run. My guess is that one will only really know whether or not they want Vista, only after it comes out.
Prot said:I had heard it does have a better file system. The one feature that stands out for me that I think is nice is with it, you can open almost any kind of file without having the program that was used to create it. For example, someone sends you a pdf file and you don't have acrobat reader installed, you can still open it. It will work much like the viewer programs. Allow you to view but not really edit. Kind of like right now, you can download a viewer of anything that is part of of microsoft office for free, but you can't edit it unless you have the real program. The difference with Vista is you won't have to download these viewers. Vista will recognize all these various file formats and open them to for you. It may not seem like a big deal, but I guess that could come in handy if you get a lot of emails etc. from people that send you files that you can't open. I also suspect a heavy implementation of DRM with Vista. I'm not sure why Microsoft even messed with a 64 bit version of XP with Vista on the horizon.
gigabit said:Were can i get a trial copy?Im a beta tester for MS / MSDN but yet i can not find a trial version.
threeme2189 said:I think il stick to good old (not too old) windows XP.