"When Microsoft brings out a new operating system, it's always nice to know that you can actually take advantage of it. Sure, you're used to whatever you currently have, which is most likely Windows XP, but you also know that sooner or later, something new will come along that requires the new operating system. So when Vista finally shipped, I decided that the time had come. I'd upgrade one of the machines in the back room."
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But it does show again how Vista makes people buy new hardware, whether it's actually needed or not. I wonder if he really needed that new videocard.
He doesn't mention what card he had originally, though it's likely it was a D3D 8 class card. The possible cards that can be chosen for purchase with that workstation include:
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 (AGP)
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 400 (AGP)
NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL (AGP)
ATI FireGL T2-128
NVIDIA Quadro FX1100 (AGP)
NVIDIA Quadro FX3000 (AGP)
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11506_na/11506_na.HTM...
Of those, only the two FX cards are D3D 9 compliant (and are 3 years old). The rest D3D 8. In any case, he'd only need to upgrade it if he wanted Glass. Otherwise, Vista will run on just a standard VGA card.
Edited 2007-02-10 02:35
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2005-11-06
Sounds more like a meta tag problem, making IE think the page is written in Chinese.
Although it wouldn't surprise me if it was something caused unintentionally by himself, seeing as he suddenly realised having to order Vista to install it and finding out plugging in monitors is useful for getting a working pc. *lol*
But it does show again how Vista makes people buy new hardware, whether it's actually needed or not. I wonder if he really needed that new videocard.