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lmao .... i even didn't know it still exists

Hey, this 286 is state-of-the-art. I can even post in a scant 30 minutes or so...

Anyone got a floppy I can borrow?

LOL, what size. 5 1/4????

Robert you need one more Christmas gift to go with a Bike

You have tons of patience, have to admit

Do you think the younger ones, if they even know what a floppy is, wonder why we call them that? I mean, they did used to actually flop, once upon a time. Hell, they even folded.

I actually have a decent computer. Uh, the ex bought it for me for Christmas two years back. Damn. More holiday memories...

LOL, I still remember the old green screen computers. A company I worked for was cheap. They had all these really old computers for basic word processing. Depending on what desk you had, it was with green, yellow, or orange lettering. Even had the old 5 1/4 floppy drives in them, not that we saved anything on them, everything went to the printer right away. Talk about cheap skates!!

I bought a laptop a few weeks ago with Vista on it and played with it for one evening to try it out. I didn'y like it at all! I took it back the next day and found an Acer Travelmate with XP on it. I couldn't be happier!
I'm still running 2000 Pro on my home computer and I like it.

How do you have your Microsoft for Vista Update set?

If you have it set for automatic, chances are you were sent a patch that had errors in it. This is VERY common with Microsoft.

Remember '92 (I think it was).. I would suggest that you set it to allow only yourself to choose which updates to download. You will be able to view yourself which patches are available (they send them randomly), but nothing makes it past you without your approval.

If it were me (I bought a new laptop in February w/ Vista), I wouldn't allow any of them to downlaod. As with XP when it first came out, they had the same problems then..but sent out a package deal about 8 months or so later with correct, error free updates.

They will do the same for Vista soon, I'm sure.

What is your upload/ download speed, DAngel?

Could have a big affect on it. If you run less than say 50kbs (speed at which your downloads transfer), you may encounter issues with messenger services, webcams, etc.

Right..I think you are having a problem I had.

I uninstalled all of the downloads I thought were suspicious. askwoody.com should be able to help a little on this subject as he/they keep track and post bugged updates from Microsoft.

The guy behind the brains has it in for Bill Gates. Always has..so he says

Have you tried playing Sims2 in a window, instead of fullscreen?
I had the smae problem with Sims2 with XP, but after I changed it to a window,
I've had no probs with it...

I've had Vista from the beginning, a few software snags, nothing being compatible etc, but after a week or so it's all come together......never had a problem with it again, fantastic

Vista was made for high end computers only. Dual core processors, 4gig processors lots of ram. If you dont have something like this, then you do need to upgrade your new pc's or go back to xp. Yes they will have fixes. A service pack will be out soon but, most people will still have problems.

all of this should have been explained to people before they buy Vista anyway.............minimum 1gig Ram, updated graphics and large hard dics

Yeah well they needed to make money and push the market some. That is exactly why I mostly use Linux OS's

vista is a waste of time.you can customise xp to look like vista.just download the vista transformation pack its easy to find.type it in google or yahoo search.microsoft will no be making any service pack for vista.in 2 yers time windows vienna will be out.vista is just a stepping stone to keep people happy.

they are doing a great job.

I'm running Vista on my laptop and have had no problems with it crashing, freezing or not being able to IM but have seen many many many reports of the poor quality of Vista i'm sure they are true.

What I have found annoying is driver/program compatability. I suppose it's partly MS fault for making an OS that has compatibility problems and partly software manufactures fault for not keeping up to date with their drivers etc. I make music or surf the web on my Vista laptop rather than play games (use PS3 for that) and find Vista fast(ish) and easy to use. I do like the little touches like the "switch between windows" function that minimises multipule screens into a miniture flipbook thingy centre screen so ou can scroll through and pop-up the window you want but this could also just be described as style over content (which is an addage I hope cannot be used on myself )

This said I have been looking into the virtues of Linux OS but am reluctant to change as I'm (a) rubbish at backing-up my old data and don't wanna lose anythng in a switch over, and(b) worried that my music programs won't be compatable on a Linux OS.

anyway enough waffle from me, I'm not comp' tech savvy enough to ramble on and make comparisons I just kinda like Vista.