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General Software Discussion / Re: XP or Vista user — take the poll!
« on: August 14, 2007, 10:15 AM »
Having looked at all the info about Vista I am still looking for the must have items that are of actual use to the user. I'm starting to think that apart from the obvious changes to the interface it will make almost no difference in usability from XP and most applications will co what they do on either system. OK the system is fundamentally different from XP but many users will be oblivious to it as all they want to do is run their applications.
A flashy new interface is no reason to upgrade. To satisfy my needs I got Window Blinds 5 ($19) plus the free versions of object dock and Cursor XP and a rather nice coloured glass background. It now looks, with the Vista 2.4 skin, like a cross between XP, Vista and something of my own creation.
I have all the drivers I need for my hardware, I have a stable XP system, I have enough security to ignore almost any security problems and I have escaped from the windows "in any colour you like as long as it's Blue, Green or silver" routine.
As for version numbers, I assume Microsoft consider 95+98+ME as the same system. NT and 2000 are business systems and are numbered differently, hence Windows 7.
A flashy new interface is no reason to upgrade. To satisfy my needs I got Window Blinds 5 ($19) plus the free versions of object dock and Cursor XP and a rather nice coloured glass background. It now looks, with the Vista 2.4 skin, like a cross between XP, Vista and something of my own creation.
I have all the drivers I need for my hardware, I have a stable XP system, I have enough security to ignore almost any security problems and I have escaped from the windows "in any colour you like as long as it's Blue, Green or silver" routine.
As for version numbers, I assume Microsoft consider 95+98+ME as the same system. NT and 2000 are business systems and are numbered differently, hence Windows 7.