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boro_boy
10-03-2007, 15:55
Well i'm on my brothers pc and he bought it last month as an upgrade for £10. He upgraded from windows media center which he bough for £30 :). I can't really see the difference yet, but i've not properly explored it yet, the only thing that looks different is the design of it.

I'm glad you can still choose the classic start menu. I love the classic menu. But i must admit the new type is growing on me now.

Does anyone else have Vista yet?
Simonutd
10-03-2007, 16:08
yeah ive had it for about 6 months or more, its ok, if your going to have it try and go for the ultimate version it has better backup and data protection and make sure you can have aero turned on nice little feature Windows Vista: Features Explained: Windows Aero (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/aero.mspx) you need a good graphics card though
gunner_girl91
10-03-2007, 16:12
no i haven't got it! i'm really annoyed coz i got a laptop for christmas, just before they stared putting vista on everything instead of XP.i really want it though, my laptop is compatitable. how much would it cost me to upgrade?
boro_boy
10-03-2007, 16:12
Well he's upgrading his computer soon. They sent him two copies for some reason, so I might install the other one on my dads pc which is a higher spec and has a good graphics card. The windows Vista type is Home Premium.
Simonutd
10-03-2007, 16:13
no i haven't got it! i'm really annoyed coz i got a laptop for christmas, just before they stared putting vista on everything instead of XP.i really want it though, my laptop is compatitable. how much would it cost me to upgrade?

have you got home or pro and what make laptop, i might have a free upgrade voucher in work, but you would have to give me your address to send it to you
boro_boy
10-03-2007, 16:13
Your best off buying a acedemic version of ebay, which is basically an upgrade and usually all you need to upgrade it is the original cd of a previous windows, probably just a windows xp disc.
MidlandGunner
10-03-2007, 16:14
Yep Ive got it on my laptop (which Im using now) the thing thats really pissing me off now is I cant use any games or much video on it as I havent got the NVIDIA upgrade for it, Ive downloaded countless upgrades but none have worked. :(
gunner_girl91
10-03-2007, 16:18
have you got home or pro and what make laptop, i might have a free upgrade voucher in work, but you would have to give me your address to send it to you

i have XP home edition..i think, my laptop is a Dell inspiron 6400. if do find a voucher please tell me! tht would be great!
Simonutd
10-03-2007, 16:21
Yep Ive got it on my laptop (which Im using now) the thing thats really pissing me off now is I cant use any games or much video on it as I havent got the NVIDIA upgrade for it, Ive downloaded countless upgrades but none have worked. :(

yeah i had that problem with most things in my pc, but everything is workin now,

i have XP home edition..i think, my laptop is a Dell inspiron 6400. if do find a voucher please tell me! tht would be great!

no worries, we had some cutomers who didnt want them so they gave them back, i will let you know on monday
RedRabbit
10-03-2007, 16:57
I might get it but not until they release the first mayor service pack, but it will be on my extra pc.... i'm more excited about the new mac os (leopard) thats coming out soon
No one likes us
10-03-2007, 21:18
I have a cracked ultimate version bu I've ordered a free premuim version so will wait for that beore installing it.
Gary
11-03-2007, 19:27
I'm not going to bother getting Vista for another six months or so. There needs to be a few updates and patches before I'll trust using it.
RedRabbit
14-03-2007, 01:01
just installed it as a virtual machine, I'll have to play with a bit to see if I like it
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6/redrabbit28/Picture1.png

Had to use a crack but it worked out alright :nodyes:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6/redrabbit28/ParallelsPicture.png
Kolo
14-03-2007, 03:38
Where did you find this?
RedRabbit
15-03-2007, 01:12
all info is here:
FILEnetworks Blog: Vista 32-bit one click activator (BIOS Emulation) (http://filenetworks.blogspot.com/2007/03/vista-32-bit-one-click-activator-bios.html)

ps. read the comments for more info
wednesday4life
15-03-2007, 01:36
so far noone has told me why i should bother upgrading (and i mean noone)

untill someone does i'll stick with xp
RedRabbit
15-03-2007, 01:56
good call, you shouldn't upgrade

take a look at this article:
10 reasons you should upgrade to Vista (and 10 reasons you shouldn't) (http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877_11-6152414.html)
wednesday4life
15-03-2007, 02:46
nothing there's convinced me to getit
Kolo
15-03-2007, 03:39
Well in school we had Vista for 2 days, and i didnt go on the computers :sad: They un-installed it on the day i had ICT, and it was back too normal. I like Windows XP, ive grown with it.
DRXX
15-03-2007, 04:33
I have Windows XP.

I have used Vista heaps of times at my friends house and i love it, it's 100 times better than XP.
Kolo
15-03-2007, 04:34
What do you like about it?
DRXX
15-03-2007, 04:57
It's design, everything, it's fast as a f*ck.

There are awsome stuff in it. I gotta get Vista
Kolo
15-03-2007, 05:20
It dont sound that bad, my friend says it sucks, well he sucks at computers, he asked me "where is paint?"