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26-Oct-2007, 12:11 AM #31
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>>>>>>>>>>>>I just learned here on this forum about "ready boost", a tool that allows Vista to make use of flash memory from sources such as USB drives, and should offer a performance boost to memory-poor machines.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<


Rich-M

Did it ever occur to you why M$ created readyboost .

...and no it was not because it is cool


This is a classic of "the emperor has no clothes fable".

I work with (a pain) 2 Vista Machines in my business personally and have used a few others with the high end versions.

What I can do with P4-M 1.8 GHz - L2 512 KB - RAM 256 MB - HD 40 GB - CD-RW / DVD - Mdm 56 Kbps - LAN EN, Fast EN - Win XP Pro - 15" TFT - 470048-514

runs circles around my hp Laptop with 1 gig ram, AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64 2.2GHz 240GB Serial ATA 5400 rpm, nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 559MB DDR2 SDRAM Shared Windows Vista Home Premium


Listen
i am all for progress when it works, but theoretical progress i leave that for the dreamers and the beta testers.

When I upgrade I want and deserve a system that performs better than my previous system with equal or slightly more resources required for such an outcome that can be seen and experienced.

...and don't sell me something that will barely run unless I spend a third more to get it there. Let me know it take 1500 upfront instead of telling me it will run at $700.

That is disceptive. Tell me it will cost me $1500 and then it's up to me to decide.

Microsoft may have had fewer sales but might have had a great deal more happy customer with vista. In the long run everyone then wins.

As it stand they now have to deliver yet another product- downgrade cds.

When will they learn?

Yes, with Vista it takes nearly double resources to achieve the performance that I have enjoyed with my previous Os and you call that progress.

Yes Vista has got to go back to the drawing board for at least another 2 years. Meanwhile give me back my XP without penalty or charge.

K


I have a P4 2.0 with 768 ram and XP Pro that I use to clean client units that looks like it is going in reverse compared to my Core 2 Duo quad core with 3 gb ram on Vista Business.
There is absolutely no comparison.
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26-Oct-2007, 02:43 AM #32
Give you "back" you XP? You never had it on that system. That's what wrong with the country..........everyone wanting soemthing for nothing!!!
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26-Oct-2007, 11:37 AM #33
Rich M- You are right "There is absolutely no comparison." There is absolutely no comparison when you use an invalid comparison.

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26-Oct-2007, 11:42 AM #34
Yes my sports car goes faster than my lawn mower to
but if i put my sports car engine on my lawnmower watch out!
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I believe rich-m is a microsoft payed plant
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26-Oct-2007, 12:02 PM #36
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I believe rich-m is a microsoft payed plant
Gee, could we use a lesson in grammar? I believe you mean paid
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26-Oct-2007, 12:59 PM #37
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Gee, could we use a lesson in grammar? I believe you mean paid
His grammar is about as realistic as his impressions of Vista? You would think a business owner with all those servers and units would at least have an IT around who would help him with spell check on IE or FF!
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26-Oct-2007, 01:00 PM #38
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I believe rich-m is a microsoft payed plant

No just a forward looking objective techie is all! If you saw how I live, you would eat those words.
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26-Oct-2007, 02:01 PM #39
LOL
ok boys play nice
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26-Oct-2007, 02:08 PM #40
sticks and stones
I know you are so what am I
and your mama

this is silly and sad
maybe I should have my secretary go over my posts before I allow mendicants like you scrutinize them.
vistas instability and lack of performance is no joke.
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that is verry funy.
I love it
and so very appropriate.
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26-Oct-2007, 03:00 PM #43
I still do not see where you have given any incidents of instability. I have done 20 builds and numerous installs using different variations of vista; no problems at all. In fact I have never seen a blue screen or lockup/freeze.

BTW have the secretary go over your posts for spelling, punctuation, use of caps, etc. It may help convey a concise thought
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26-Oct-2007, 05:20 PM #44
moderator crjdriver

diverting the topic of the thread are you?

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26-Oct-2007, 05:23 PM #45
That is because this forum is about
Install XP on pre-installed Vista HP Laptop
not why to keep it
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