"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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Member since:2005-11-13
Agreed. This guy doesn't sound like he's that great with computers. I was expecting to read the performance of a running Vista installation on an older machine and instead got a 2-page article on somebody struggling to do a Vista install. His "old computer" has better specs than my main system. The article was a clumsy attempt to rehash what has already been said, that hardware and software compatibility in Vista is not perfect.
Member since:2006-03-27
I tried Vista RC1 on my Athlon 2000, and I don't think it is "old" for that.
The GUI was slow but I expected that, drawing windows on a 3D texture requires to send that texture back to the video card for rendering, and it takes a while. This is not a problem for games because their textures are static. If you're going to use Aero, best to do that with a PCI Express video card, which has a much larger bandwidth than AGP.
Member since:2006-02-05
Member since:2005-11-11
Member since:2006-04-03
People call tech support for all kinds of wacky reasons and often even call the wrong helpdesk...
OT but still a nice example: I do tech-support for a cable ISP and people call us because their sound card suddenly stopped working.
And yes, we also get call from customers that want to know what graphics card we would recommend for vista.
Member since:2005-06-29
Member since:2005-07-26
I know what you mean. After reading this I am thinking this guy must be new to computers. His comments about not knowing what 'nero' is, along with the fact that he uses Norton AV (worst ever).
Also I looked up that Compuvest website to see the price of the nVidia FX 3000 and its $500! Why not just pop in and pickup a FX6200 AGP for $40, I don't think he really is doing video gaming/cad on his spare computer. I also would have liked to known which Quadro card was already equipped with his system.
http://compuvest.com/Search.jsp <- Search nVidia FX 3000
It also states that he is a longtime technology writer and an author of four technology books... scary stuff.
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2005-07-06
3:15 p.m.: After going through the troubleshooting process, I find the problem. I plug in the monitors, and all is well.
Is this guy for real?