Windows Vista

[ChristineCB]

Addressed as hardware expands, aye. After all, there aren't too many delivered motherboard chipsets that have 16Gb RAM addressing yet, and they're still babystepping us on HD capacity recognition. I wish they'd deliver chipsets that handled something like 999tb RAM and HD space.

[Wolfgang]

Originally Posted by ChristineCB One thing that's interesting to see is an apparently lessening of interest in 64-bit application production and the ramping up of dual-cores for 32-bit addressing. Evidently, this may be the "Two Cores Are Better Than One Double-the-Bit-Size-Language One" example.

It is more logical - anything that only requires 32 bit processing is not going to be done any faster using 64 bit registers while anything that can benefit from 64 bit processing can be split in half and processed by two processors in two 32 bit registers. Didn't 64 bit processors only come about anyway because AMD tried getting one over on Intel?

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by Wolfgang It is more logical - anything that only requires 32 bit processing is not going to be done any faster using 64 bit registers while anything that can benefit from 64 bit processing can be split in half and processed by two processors in two 32 bit registers. Didn't 64 bit processors only come about anyway because AMD tried getting one over on Intel?

Yes, but Micro$oft are very good at building in limits and restrictions that don't need to be there. They tend to think small - in technology. They think big enough in terms of business, advertising and acquisitions, trying to take over the world. Other systems will deal with things like 32 and 64 bit processing automatically as required.

Have you tried entering mobile phone numbers into an Excel spreadsheet?
It either strips the leading zero or thinks that they would be better displayed (and exported as CSV) in exponential format. Have you tried calling 4.47956E+11 as a mobile number? It doesn't get through

Steve

[Fellwanderer]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Yes, but Micro$oft are very good at building in limits and restrictions that don't need to be there. They tend to think small - in technology. They think big enough in terms of business, advertising and acquisitions, trying to take over the world. Other systems will deal with things like 32 and 64 bit processing automatically as required. Have you tried entering mobile phone numbers into an Excel spreadsheet? It either strips the leading zero or thinks that they would be better displayed (and exported as CSV) in exponential format. Have you tried calling 4.47956E+11 as a mobile number? It doesn't get through Steve

I thought it quite funny that a friend of mine bought a new pc with vista and then found he couldn't read excel spreadsheets. You'd really think they'd have that sorted first - though given it is Micky$oft, perhaps not

[ChristineCB]

Oh yes, Office kepts its document-format for 2 versions ("XP" and "2003" but they've changed yet again with "2007", and still haven't fulfilled Gates' 1995 commitment to use the "OpenDocuments" format. They do, however, supply some free readers! If you can find them. And if you're using the right browser, they allow you download them and install them. Changing a 56k spreadsheet into 55k is SO efficient. Yeah. Right.

[DB7]

Microsoft shouts 'Long Live XP' | The Register

[Aaryk Noctivagus]

Long live XP indeed. I'm sick of being pushed to adopt a new OS when I am happy with the one I have got.

Who ruddy needs Vista! I still mourn the passing of Windows 3.11!

[rskershaw]

Dell recently sent me the drivers to make my fax/printer/scanner compatible with Vista. How nice, unfortunately they were six months late. I had already spent God knows how long resolving this myself.

[foha80]

Just a quick udate regarding Vista- for those who like to record internet radio- this is not possible on Dell computers that have Vista and use the Sigmatel sound card- the 'Stereo Mix' option has been disabled.According to the makers of the sound card they say that their products come fully functional and it is Dell who make the adjustments,It appears on this evidence that Dell have had some liason with RIAA.Vista is really trying my patience.

Terry

[spinalman]

Originally Posted by dogstar .... A friend who works in IT says it was a badly-thought out attempt to clone the best bit of the Mac and bung it out as quick as possible.

I like how an IT person thinks that the 2 years late Vista is "bunging it out as quickly as possible"!!!

So everyone has a new computer that doesn't work, and they spend hours trying to get their peripherals to work. Aren't you missing the bigger picture? Apple has a working, bug free, proven, faster OS, that is virus free, that does not conflict with the hardware, and is nicer to use, and comes with all the software you'd need, for free, and still it does it better than outlook, IE, Office, Word, excell, powerpoint, media player, amateur movie editor 6 etc.......

Have you ever wondered why you never see a Mac expert in corporate IT departments? They are redundant.

[DB7]

With pretty much every version of Windows the first buyers are paying through the nose to beta test it. By SP2 it's actual working as it should be.

So far only 7% of forum users are on Vista so there must be a danger MS might push it to one side and focus on Windows 7.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by spinalman I like how an IT person thinks that the 2 years late Vista is "bunging it out as quickly as possible"!!!

Yes, only 2 years late is pretty good for Micro$oft

Steve

[spinalman]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Yes, only 2 years late is pretty good for Micro$oft Steve

...or indeed any project handled by a corporate IT department, or Government IT contractor, or defence contractor..... or the BBC

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by spinalman ...or indeed any project handled by a corporate IT department, or Government IT contractor, or defence contractor..... or the BBC

Definitely

Steve

[cletus awreetus]

...nuff said