a question about windows OS'.

Google for osx86, then you might, just might, find a way to run leopard on a non-mac. Just to 'feel' the system.

I've just installed Vista on a VMWare environment. I'm going to test it and see how it works. For me fancy stuff works (like XP normal blue theme). The classic look is so... uncolourful and old. If you want speed, go use a command line.

Maybe the 64 bit edition for XP can solve the ram issue. I haven't used it. Any comments on that?

 

And they say Macs have uber driver support. :

 

xp? i thank xp is still saleing

 

There was news that they stopped production of Windows XP in June or something.

 

When they stop selling all version of XP, what will we do!!!!????!!!!!

*cough* http://thepiratebay.org/ *cough*

I've personally tried one of the 8-in-1 cds (it has the OEM and Retail versions of Pro, Home, and Media Center) and it works excellently from a 700mb CD-R.

I switched back to XP for a while, but I missed a lot of the vista features.
Also, I noticed that since the updates have been out, Vista is pretty stable. XP was pretty unstable sometimes, but it's an 'ish' type of difference.

In my opinion, if you can do without the few good features of vista (faster indexing, the search bar in the start menu and new start menu design, the eased set up for choosing wallpaper, etc) or can get the features you want with 3rd party apps, then go with XP.

I'll probably end up switching back to XP eventually.
lol *backs up data for 100th time*

 

Who actually uses the indexing service? I purposely disabled mine to free up some resources.

Vista has all of these types of services that aren't necessary and it bogs down the system.
I can transfer files a lot faster with XP and transferring the same files on Vista is a complete pain.

 

I have a decent system and ALOT of files. The indexing service is pretty useful to me.
I also have 4GB of ram (lol on 32bit OS....so I have about 3.56GB) and I just turn off my page file and live it up.

 

I just never understood the point of the indexing service since all it does is make it so your searches for files are faster.

I already know where all of my files are. I don't need some scanning tool to tell me where everything is.

 

When you have alot of files it's very useful. I have a huge music and video library, among tons of other backup folders. I believe, across my internal and external drives, I have almost a teribyte in data. And none of that is in huge single files (like big games). Additionally, Vista has search bars integrated in the explorer windows, so indexing becomes very useful to someone like me.

I understand that XP is less resource hungry, but it just doesn't have the abilities I need to manage my data.

 

So like what do you actually do that forces you to use the search function?
What exactly do you look for?

I can't really imagine a scenario where you would resort to using the search function for something.

My organization skills allow me to be able to find any file that I need very quickly.
I put all of my iTunes music in the iTunes music folder. (sorted folders by artist)
All of my Videos in a video folder. (sorted folders by format)
Azureus torrents in the Azureus folder.
all PSP related stuff in a PSP folder. (I have ISOs different from CSOs)
all NDS related stuff in a NDS folder.
all executables and install files in one folder.
all microsoft word documents in one folder
all .torrent files in another folder

I even set up a Burn Queue folder (stuff that I need to have burned and then deleted)

I can get to the hosts file in a matter of seconds.
It only takes a few seconds to get to the DataColl folder to clear out.
Same goes for the Prefetch folder.

The only problem I have is that I have no idea where some of the large spikes of data usage is coming from (usually a group of ISOs in one folder).
That's what Drivespacio is for.

The only thing I like about Vista is the All Programs search function.
But even on XP, I have all of these sorted by categories of functions.

I guess it's just your preference but really even if I had the capacity of a TB, I probably wouldn't need it. (I have enough DVD archives full of crap, sorted, dated, etc. to get close to 500 GB [500 GB/4.7 GB ~ 107 DVDs sounds about right.)

(just looked around, I found the router that I am currently connected to. They have it strapped to the ceiling...odd)

 

Not just that, but disabling Indexing also prolongs the LIFE of your hard drive.

With indexing on, if you were to work on the same file multiple times, the sector of your hard drive which contains that file gets written that many times as well. Guess what happens if you continue using that same file stored in the same sector? The sector goes bad.

When your hard drive gets multiple bad sectors, the result is not pretty.

 

Yes I have disabled Indexing and many other things, System Restore etc.

 

I'm thinking of disabling indexing and system restore on my computer here, but just how much exactly is the performance gain? And is it true that it is kinder towards your hard drive? I've been using System Restore for when I screw some settings up, but I also dislike the bloat that it brings. Same thing for indexing too. Can anyone explain?

 

its ironic isnt't it lol when xp first came up everyone is like 98 so much better with all the good and bad points pointed out the same way like this.everything new always need time but we can choose not to use it eitther way and i am a xp user as well just poiting the normal human behaviour

 

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You do know that XP is not the successor of 98

 

it was build based on the windows 2000 basis core something right my point is people tend to shun the newest thing that come out just like the DSi lol its a habit ^_^