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ThE_DaRk_MaRk
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Because I just downgraded to Windows XP sp2.
Anyone else who has vista can downgrade for free because Microsoft has this programs for people who aren't ready for Vista.  They give you a free copy, but it won't be sp2, of Windows XP home edition.
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That is a very useful piece of information. I'll be passing that on to several people I know. Thanks, DM!
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HIGH FIVE!! Vista sucks man, and I'm finally glad you downgraded.
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I mean who else likes vista other than AlastorMoody 
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Anyone who has had no significant issues with it, which i have to say, is a very low number of individuals.
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i don't think you can downgrade from vista to xp it;s just that you have to reinstall xp and every other softwares you have and thats a effing pain in the ass,but its glad to see that they give out you a copy of xp.
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It's not a pain in the ass when it's a pain in the ass using Vista.
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Nice DM you upgraded to XP.
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| Nice DM you upgraded to XP. |
downgraded he had vista 
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| Nice DM you upgraded to XP. |
downgraded he had vista |
no. vista is so bad that going to XP is an upgrade
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ThE_DaRk_MaRk
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| iLoveEmma wrote: |
| shewhoshouldnotbenamed wrote: |
| iLoveEmma wrote: |
| Nice DM you upgraded to XP. |
downgraded he had vista |
no. vista is so bad that going to XP is an upgrade |
I agree with Kevin !! lol !!! 
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I was going to write why Vista sucked but instead I just thought I would post this...
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My biggest complaint so far with vista is that it runs incredibly slow, even with maxed out specs. My computer I purchased meets all the specifications plus some but performance is still not nearly as good as it should be, so I can’t imagine a two or three year old pc running it. The few visual effects of Vista are not really worth the resources it consumes so I disabled them from the very beginning hoping to get a little more speed out of a brand new computer with the following specs: Core 2 Duo 2.13, 2 gigs of Ram, 500 gig hard drive, and a Geforce video card with 512 ram, with specs like these windows XP would fly but not Vista it just coast along slowly. I really wanted Vista to live up to the hype and promises Microsoft pushed on us, but if memory serves right XP did take years to perfect and then it was time to upgrade again.
1) Hardware doesn’t run well on Vista (even new hardware)
2) The new security of Vista is overkill most of the time, being prompted for every little thing is bad enough but Vista even labels existing applications as suspicious.
3) Lack of drivers for older and newer hardware.
4) Power options do not change automatically for laptops depending on whether you are plugged or unplugged from a power source.
5) The Start Menu has been redone with a completely different look, unfortunately it is hard to navigate and find what you are looking for.
6) Rebooting a Vista machine is supposed to be faster, but it actually takes longer to reboot than XP.
7) The much talked about Aero UI is great to look at, but with all the resources it takes just to run it all you will be able to do is look at it and not actually work on your pc.
8 ) The many different versions of Vista will be confusing to some basic computer users who are not sure of what exactly they need so in the end they will probably figure more expensive means better and pay for a version they don’t need in the first place.
9) Horrible graphics performance that was not an issue with XP.
10) Although the look is “improved” basic functions like add/remove programs are hard to find.
11) VPN doesn’t work correctly, even though there are a few work arounds for this it is still not an easy process.
12) Software that is supposed to be windows compatible shuts down randomly.
13) Firefox runs ten times better than IE7 in vista.
14) The sidebar is another resource hog.
15) Readyboost seems like a good idea if you can get it to work.
16) DVD playback through windows media player or media center lacks quality.
17) Minor changes to hardware may prevent the system to boot up.
1 No “open with” when right clicking on a file.
19) My brand new Netgear Eva8000 streaming media device will not work wirelessly with vista due to some tcp stack problem in vista (it did work perfect with xp).
20) Windows Improved search is a total mess and not very accurate. |
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lmao i just got a new laptop with vista
and i love it!
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For those of you who want to downgrade for free you at least need Windows Vista Ultima or business edition, sorry.
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| I mean who else likes vista other than AlastorMoody |
I DO!
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it's i think a first that a MS OS is easily downgradable.. Tried downgrading XP to 2K.. haven't been able to so far.
As for vista, i don't need all the graphiccups, i run my XP in classic look, cause i hate the round corners and eyesore blue colours. I don't need transparency in my windows, if i want to see what's behind it, i'll minimize it. it's not like you can see what is behind it anyway.
For the whole Aero thing, i like my icon based Alt+Tab screen. Nice, n simple, and above all, fast!
It just seems like such a shame to use over 50% of your minimum 2GHz to you OS. I can put that t A LOT better use.
Actually, i don't even know why the ever created vista. Gimme XP SP3!!
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| Zarlin the Mage wrote: |
It just seems like such a shame to use over 50% of your minimum 2GHz to you OS. I can put that t A LOT better use.
Actually, i don't even know why the ever created vista. Gimme XP SP3!! |
AGREED !
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| ThE_DaRk_MaRk wrote: |
| It wont be for a while. |
Windows XP SP3 is already released, my XP machine next to my Vista machine is installed with the final version through windows update website.
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