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liberaldemocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:31 PM Original message |
Poll question: To those who run Windows Vista does your machine run faster than with XP? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have a fairly new machine that had Vista pre-installed... |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. but that's on a dual chip Macbook. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Just broke down and got an HP laptop with Vista |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. I wouldn't upgrade from XP with it on an older machine, it's what I would put on a new PC. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Thanks for that tip |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Its a good OS IMO, but its a resource hog |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. and dedicate an USB for memory |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Just got an external hard drive to nurse old PC along until new one gets here |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Yes, in fact I have all my files on an external |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. Its faster if you have a dual processor, but if you don't it will take |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yep, and with Intel's new line, and price cuts on older duos, they're pretty affordable now. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I made sure this new machine has that... |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. You'll be good to go then. |
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liberaldemocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. I run a Pentium 4 2.8 gigahertz with 1.5 gigabytes of memory. |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:01 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. P4's are nothing compared to the new cpu's now. |
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liberaldemocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:22 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Ok, but Vista got referred to as something that would speed up an existing machine. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. You really don't want an answer |
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liberaldemocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I do want answers. Most people so far say that Vista runs slower. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. It is a system hog |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
18. I've read things about some really intrusive Microsoft spyware in Vista . . . |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. microsoft is a virus :-) |
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