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  1. 20th Oct 2006 09:43 #61
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    I'm perfectly content with WIndows 2000 Professional. I paid for it. That's it.
    Exactly, as far as i am concerned 2000 is the best microsoft OS. XP,Vista are just glorified downgrades which concerntrate more on looking pretty than getting down to serious computing..
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  2. 20th Oct 2006 09:44 #62
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    Originally Posted by ViRaL1
    We replace motherboards all the time and in many cases it's not with an identical model due to cost or user preference.
    That makes you a DIYer, doesn't it?
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    Originally Posted by Paul_G
    I'm perfectly content with WIndows 2000 Professional. I paid for it. That's it.
    Exactly, as far as i am concerned 2000 is the best microsoft OS. XP,Vista are just glorified downgrades which concerntrate more on looking pretty than getting down to serious computing..
    For the record, Windows 2000 Professional remains my favorite OS, too. However, it is not fair to state that XP and Vista are just tarted-up versions. To the end user, this may appear to be the case but there are some significant technology improvements that make life a lot easier for the developer.
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    Originally Posted by JohnnyMalaria
    Originally Posted by ViRaL1
    We replace motherboards all the time and in many cases it's not with an identical model due to cost or user preference.
    That makes you a DIYer, doesn't it?
    This makes us a service shop.

    Not to mention that at least with some manufacturers the OEM motherboard that came in their systems 2 years ago and sometimes even less are no longer available for purchase (unless you count eBay).

    I'm still looking for the value in Vista, especially with service packs for XP coming at least as late as 2008 if SP3 is as high as they go.
    Nothing can stop me now, 'cause I don't care anymore.
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    Originally Posted by ViRaL1
    This makes us a service shop.
    A-ha! It makes sense now!
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    Take this example: you install Vista on the system that, you think, is adequate for this OS. Then you decide to improve the system to better suit the OS of your choice. You upgrade the CPU, replace the mobo, tweak this and that and by that time your 2 shots with Vista are up. Now you have to pray that your PC never lets you down, otherwise what you've had and used will be taken away from you. Your movie editor wouldn't care if you put it on XP, Vista and back on XP. You paid for it and it's yours (sort of), unlike your OS. It goes down together with your system. To make things more dramatic it should self-destruct together with the content of your drives.
    Even criminals get 3 strikes, not just 2...
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    FYI

    I spoke to MS Vista Marketing yesterday after looking at the OEM Windows O/S and Vista upgrade certs at NE. If you are a DIY builder and like to keep rebuilding...

    Do not get the OEM Windows with the Vista upgrade coupons because these Vista coupons have an OEM EULA. Meaning one install and they are linked to the system you put it on. I was told you would run into 'difficulties' if you tried to re-register it on a new build.

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    Microsoft Backtracks
    http://news.com.com/Microsoft+backtracks+on+Vista+transfer+limits/2100-1016_3-6131900....?tag=nefd.lede
    REDMOND, Wash.--Reversing a licensing change announced two weeks ago, Microsoft said on Thursday that it will not limit the number of times that retail customers can transfer their Windows Vista license to a different computer.
    tgpo famous MAC commercial, You be the judge?
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    I use the FixEverythingThat'sWrongWithThisVideo() filter. Works perfectly every time.
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    Ah, beat me to it stiltman.

    I wonder why they would backtrack, I thought the group of people it affected were insignificant?
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    Proof enough that voicing your opinion counts. Finally, Vista buyers get proper separation from criminal elements out there.
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    Still not good enough.

    And I much doubt Microsoft's sincerity.
    Whatever doesn't kill me, merely ticks me off. (Never again a Sony consumer.)
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    Cant trust them.
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