Well, What ever floats your boat Perpetual Moogle. No shame in what ever you choose. Just take what works for ya!

I personally am interested in how the next windows (codename; blackcomb) will unfold. Until then, I will just stick with server 2003. Oh and remember to tell us how vista turns out for you!

I imagine you'll think it's bloated, slow, annoying, has no new features and you'll "stick with Vista, thanks."

That is until Windows 8.

Paint has new features such as a crop function and the undo limit has been raised from 3 to 10.

Vista is the OS for me!


But in all seriousness, wasn't Vista supposed to use a new filesystem philosophy based on relational database design?  Did that make the cut?  And why did they release 6 different versions of the OS?  And why can't the "lower end" versions log onto a domain?

But in all seriousness, wasn't Vista supposed to use a new filesystem philosophy based on relational database design? Did that make the cut?

It was originally planned for Vista, then planned for release some time after Vista, and its status is now "under development". It's unknown when it will ship (or if it will ship). Technology from the WinFS project has been implemented in other applications, though, so it's currently not a huge loss.

And why did they release 6 different versions of the OS?  And why can't the "lower end" versions log onto a domain?

Because why does your average home user with a low end computer need to log onto a domain?

Why go out of you way to make a special version of the os with the ability to removed?

it's not like domainz is SERIOUS IT PROFESSIONALS ONLY shit

I'd expect a pretty big discount for that loss alone on those versions (is there one? idk)

I'd expect a pretty big discount for that loss alone on those versions (is there one? idk)

yes

on amazon, home basic is currently $167.00. home premium is $218.99, business is $263.49 and ultimate is $329.99.

home users who don't need features like logging onto domains and just want an operating system installed on their computer can get home basic/home premium for much less than the versions with more features. it's a common business model.

pretty good idea.

As much as I love Vista, I really do hope in the next version of Windows they make some logical time-saving and organization advancements. Although, as it is, you can customize Windows into oblivion. Right now I'm running objectdock with tabs. Honestly, I couldn't go back to just desktop shortcuts for my programs after this solution.


Also, having used a Mac every weekday for the last semester, I noticed that it DID have some clear advantages over Windows on some of its features. I noticed it had an exposé feature which lays out all your windows in a very quick and easy to use way. Rather than hunting and pecking in the taskbar down at the bottom, I installed switcher 2.0 which more-or-less replaces 3D flip.


Hopefully Windows Blackcomb (or whatever) will address the issue of program shortcuts and documents all getting cluttered on the desktop and introduce some sort of drawer feature where your programs will auto-organize into drawers that you can pull out.

Thanks for the sleezy assumption of my future opinion with no basis.

The basis is on what everyone like you says for every new release. You all said it for the release of XP, you're saying it for the release of Vista and you'll say it for the release of 7.

Minwin 7 info;
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/win7_minwin_inside.asp

MinWin 7 currently only needs 25MB and 40MB of RAM. Yea thats real bloated.

Yes. A highly stripped down kernel with basically no services running doesn't use much RAM at all. What's your point? MinWin has no bearing on the final requirements of Windows Seven. (The requirements will be greater than Vista, by the way)

It's evident that you haven't actually seen MinWin because you'd realise it's completely unusable. It's a very, VERY minimal operating system with no services, no functionality, no graphical subsystem, essentially nothing but a filesystem and a command line. Of course it's going to be small, there's nothing THERE.

Because obviously an update for an old system is completely equal to a new OS release

oh wait

A service pack does not mean that you have the latest and greatest system.  Please stop posting such ridiculous claims.

Except that they DIDN'T replace the kernel, nor did they replace any of these core files.  Do you understand what the concept of a patch is?  They patched flaws in the kernel, they didn't replace it.  At it's core it is the same kernel which is powering XP/Server 2003, which is the same one that powered Windows NT.  Here is the verbatim list of updates for SP2.  None of them say that they replaced the entire kernel.

Frankly, I'm sick of you spouting this ridiculous bullcrap.  Seriously, stop posting.

tabs are a godsend (Click to reveal)

I would agree that looks pretty cool if it wasn't for the fact that it's SLIGHTLY ON THE SLANT and something tells me there's not a Jaunty Angle box to untick anywhere

switcher is nice, but non-essential (Click to reveal)

If switcher is what I think it is then it looks much more useful in that configuration than what I guess must have been the default configuration I used at work once (totally fucking useless)

edit: Also I gotta say you're pretty hilarious xaviarcraig

XaviarCraig stop posting in H&S

and why are you even using Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition is your computer a datacenter server????

I would agree that looks pretty cool if it wasn't for the fact that it's SLIGHTLY ON THE SLANT and something tells me there's not a Jaunty Angle box to untick anywhere

If switcher is what I think it is then it looks much more useful in that configuration than what I guess must have been the default configuration I used at work once (totally fucking useless)

XD! Actually it's not slanted at all! I gave it a slight nudge in Photoshop, sorry for the confusion.

And switcher is way better than 3D flip, yes (if this is what you're talking about). I agree - 3D flip is useless and a waste of time D: