Comments on: It's Vista, My Dear http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/2007/02/27/its-vista-my-dear/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:27:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Server Logs - March 2007 < Nothing to see here… http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/2007/02/27/its-vista-my-dear/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Server Logs - March 2007 < Nothing to see here… Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:34:16 +0000 http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/?p=17#comment-14 [...] From: Google - Vista TimerLock Doesnt Work Browser: Firefox 2 (Vista) Request: http://nothingoutoftheordinary.com/?p=17 [...] [...] From: Google – Vista TimerLock Doesnt Work Browser: Firefox 2 (Vista) Request: http://nothingoutoftheordinary.com/?p=17 [...]

]]> By: James Wilson http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/2007/02/27/its-vista-my-dear/comment-page-1/#comment-4 James Wilson Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:49:05 +0000 http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/?p=17#comment-4 I might go over to Ubuntu, but I'm kinda waiting for Feisty Fawn. Not sure when it comes out, but it should be sometime soon. I did have some problems when I tried to use Dapper Drake, but those have probably been fixed by now. I might go over to Ubuntu, but I'm kinda waiting for Feisty Fawn. Not sure when it comes out, but it should be sometime soon. I did have some problems when I tried to use Dapper Drake, but those have probably been fixed by now.

]]> By: calvman http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/2007/02/27/its-vista-my-dear/comment-page-1/#comment-3 calvman Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:50:45 +0000 http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/?p=17#comment-3 I see myself bypassing Vista altogether, unless something truly earth shattering comes up...which I don't. If anything, I see myself moving more towards Linux. Especially if MS decides to force the migration issue by discontinuing XP support. Ubantu? Do you? Funny story on the guy told to use timerlock. I bet the tech support guy was going on a limb to help him out since he didn't want to tell him in person that he's screwed. I see myself bypassing Vista altogether, unless something truly earth shattering comes up…which I don't.

If anything, I see myself moving more towards Linux. Especially if MS decides to force the migration issue by discontinuing XP support. Ubantu? Do you?

Funny story on the guy told to use timerlock. I bet the tech support guy was going on a limb to help him out since he didn't want to tell him in person that he's screwed.

]]> By: James Wilson http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/2007/02/27/its-vista-my-dear/comment-page-1/#comment-2 James Wilson Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:43:03 +0000 http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/?p=17#comment-2 Really, upgrading wasn't that much of a pain, but I did to a clean install on a new partition. Most things were actually done automatically. I downloaded nVidia's Vista drivers, but the one Windows update downloaded automatically worked better than it. It was mainly VLC having the problem. It wouldn't show the video. I think switching the rendering engine over to DirectX would've fixed that though. It sizes the picture up better using it anyways. That doesn't mean that I recommend you to upgrade it. Stay with XP as long as you can. That does look like a pretty nasty exploit, but if I ever get a trojan or something like that, which is pretty rare in the first place, I almost always end up doing a reinstall. Yeah, EULAs are ridiculous anyways, IMO. You're also probably not supposed to use a timer crack to activate it: http://www.overclockers.com/articles1416/ I kinda see Vista like Me. Some people got it, others didn't see a point, then 2000 came, and more people started jumping from 98 to it. Then XP came, and it seemed that everyone finally decided to go to that, that were still using 98 or what have you. I remember my high school went from 98 SE to XP (I actually had to help for a few), and that was the same thing I did and was the case for most people I knew. Really, upgrading wasn't that much of a pain, but I did to a clean install on a new partition. Most things were actually done automatically. I downloaded nVidia's Vista drivers, but the one Windows update downloaded automatically worked better than it. It was mainly VLC having the problem. It wouldn't show the video. I think switching the rendering engine over to DirectX would've fixed that though. It sizes the picture up better using it anyways. That doesn't mean that I recommend you to upgrade it. Stay with XP as long as you can.

That does look like a pretty nasty exploit, but if I ever get a trojan or something like that, which is pretty rare in the first place, I almost always end up doing a reinstall.

Yeah, EULAs are ridiculous anyways, IMO. You're also probably not supposed to use a timer crack to activate it:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1416/

I kinda see Vista like Me. Some people got it, others didn't see a point, then 2000 came, and more people started jumping from 98 to it. Then XP came, and it seemed that everyone finally decided to go to that, that were still using 98 or what have you. I remember my high school went from 98 SE to XP (I actually had to help for a few), and that was the same thing I did and was the case for most people I knew.

]]> By: calvman http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/2007/02/27/its-vista-my-dear/comment-page-1/#comment-1 calvman Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:06:38 +0000 http://ja.meswilson.com/blog/?p=17#comment-1 Far too many issues with Vista, IMO to warrant the upgrade pain. UAC is annoying for people used to running as root. Here's something you might want to consider changing your usual practices: http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2006/06/introducing-blue-pill.html The exploit is out there. I foresee legal action against MS regarding their heavy handed paternalistic eula. At the very least, they're going to erode more of their user base as they chase more and more people away with their self serving and poorly constructed software. Far too many issues with Vista, IMO to warrant the upgrade pain.

UAC is annoying for people used to running as root. Here's something you might want to consider changing your usual practices: http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2006/06/introducing-blue-pill.html

The exploit is out there.

I foresee legal action against MS regarding their heavy handed paternalistic eula. At the very least, they're going to erode more of their user base as they chase more and more people away with their self serving and poorly constructed software.

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