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Vista not such a big success here.

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  • B Bradml

    Christian Graus wrote:

    I just established that Telstra are not supporting it yet, maybe other people have to stick with XP in order to connect to the web ?

    I didn't know that telstra had anything to do with it..... or does your connection require software to work?


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    Christian Graus
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    Yeah, it's wireless and I need to use their connection client.

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      Yeah, it's wireless and I need to use their connection client.

      Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert

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      Bradml
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      I have been using there wireless stuff lately while commuting and waiting for meetings. Some Maxon stuff. Pretty amazing.


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      • B Bradml

        I have been using there wireless stuff lately while commuting and waiting for meetings. Some Maxon stuff. Pretty amazing.


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        Christian Graus
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        When it works, yeah

        Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert

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        • C Christian Graus

          When it works, yeah

          Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert

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          Bradml
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          I did have a BSOD from it once, but that is about the worst (I guess that is pretty bad). What problems have you had?


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          • B Bradml

            I was talking to my mate at the local Harvey Norman about the vista launch last night. Apparently the sold a whopping 2 copies!


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            Rocky Moore
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            Just wait, Vista will prove itself as did 2000, XP and Windows 2003 server. Vista is a golden and will only improve. With in three years most people will be running Vista and XP will be that old OS no one wants any more.

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            • R Rocky Moore

              Just wait, Vista will prove itself as did 2000, XP and Windows 2003 server. Vista is a golden and will only improve. With in three years most people will be running Vista and XP will be that old OS no one wants any more.

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              Bradml
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              I disagree. It is a power hungry monstrosity of an OS. I will not be using it until the last moment possible.


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                Just wait, Vista will prove itself as did 2000, XP and Windows 2003 server. Vista is a golden and will only improve. With in three years most people will be running Vista and XP will be that old OS no one wants any more.

                Rocky <>< Latest Code Blog Post: SQL Server Express Warnings & Tips Latest Tech Blog Post: Scratch: fun for all ages for free!

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                Jim Crafton
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                I disagree as well. My memory of Win2K is that it was pretty rapidly picked up. I know I had switched to using it exclusively by Mar/Apr of 2000. I don't see myself using Vista exclusively for a while.

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                • B Bradml

                  I did have a BSOD from it once, but that is about the worst (I guess that is pretty bad). What problems have you had?


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                  Christian Graus
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                  It keeps dropping out, only it doesn't know.  And then, I can't reconnect.

                  Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert

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                  • B Bradml

                    I disagree. It is a power hungry monstrosity of an OS. I will not be using it until the last moment possible.


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                    Brady Kelly
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                    Bradml wrote:

                    monstosity

                    On the subject of nit-picking...

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                    • C Christian Graus

                      It keeps dropping out, only it doesn't know.  And then, I can't reconnect.

                      Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert

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                      Bradml
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                      Have you thought of extending the antenna itself?


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                      • B Brady Kelly

                        Bradml wrote:

                        monstosity

                        On the subject of nit-picking...

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                        Brady Kelly wrote:

                        On the subject of nit-picking...

                        Oh the irony :laugh:. But I don't normaly have a problem with spelling, just the phrasing itself.


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                        • B Bradml

                          Have you thought of extending the antenna itself?


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                          Christian Graus
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                          No, that is not the problem. I have tried various configurations, I get 4 out of 5 signal bars

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                            No, that is not the problem. I have tried various configurations, I get 4 out of 5 signal bars

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                            Bradml
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                            You tried holding it on your forehead?


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                              I disagree as well. My memory of Win2K is that it was pretty rapidly picked up. I know I had switched to using it exclusively by Mar/Apr of 2000. I don't see myself using Vista exclusively for a while.

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                              I used 2000 from a while before it was released as it was a massive improvement over NT on the laptop I was using at the time. I had XP on my games machine at home from almost day 1 but kept my laptop running 2000 until a while after XP SP1 came out. This time, however, both my Desktop and Laptop are 2-3 years old and run everything I need to use as well as I need them to run; neither machine is going to be capable of running Vista. While they continue to work as I would expect them to, I feel no need to spend over £1000 to upgrade my operating system. I know some gamers who are thinking of upgrading to get the benefit of DX10 at some point but even in the gamer community this seems to be a minority of users. Russell

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                                Brady Kelly wrote:

                                On the subject of nit-picking...

                                Oh the irony :laugh:. But I don't normaly have a problem with spelling, just the phrasing itself.


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                                Vikram A Punathambekar
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                                Bradml wrote:

                                But I don't normaly have a problem with spelling...

                                I should point out that it's spelt 'normally'. ;)

                                Cheers, Vikram.


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                                • B Bradml

                                  You tried holding it on your forehead?


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                                  Christian Graus
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                                  *grin* No, I guess that must be the problem

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                                    Bradml wrote:

                                    But I don't normaly have a problem with spelling...

                                    I should point out that it's spelt 'normally'. ;)

                                    Cheers, Vikram.


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                                    Bradml
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                                    Give me a break, new keyboard


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                                    • B Bradml

                                      I disagree. It is a power hungry monstrosity of an OS. I will not be using it until the last moment possible.


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                                      Steve Hansen
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                                      I disagree. You find it odd that an OS from 2007 uses more memory then one from 2000? Have you compared the prices for memory from 2000 and 2007. I haven't checked for memory but I did for HDD's, I checked the recommended requirements for XP and Vista. Vista is alot cheaper in GiB/$, GiB/€, GiB/£ than XP.

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                                      • B Bradml

                                        I was talking to my mate at the local Harvey Norman about the vista launch last night. Apparently the sold a whopping 2 copies!


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                                        Lost User
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                                        They should give it away with a games console!

                                        The tigress is here :-D

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                                        • J Jim Crafton

                                          I disagree as well. My memory of Win2K is that it was pretty rapidly picked up. I know I had switched to using it exclusively by Mar/Apr of 2000. I don't see myself using Vista exclusively for a while.

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                                          realJSOP
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                                          Yep, I moved to it because it was NT with DirectX support...

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