Finally got Longhorn installed

[Duda]

hmm, very different many applications require at least the windows 98se kernal to operate. I expect, in Microsoft's interests, that programs will continue to require specialised sections to each new kernal, meaning old OS will not be able to operate the newer programes, thus being a weakness.

 

[SirKenin]

All I know is that Microsoft will be releasing both a 64 and 32 bit version of Longhorn, slated for release in 2006.

 

[pgp_protector]

I mean really, how different is the next windows going to help me manage files, send email or whatever. I can't think of one revolutionarily different (practical) thing I do with XP than I did with Windows 95.

Anyone??

Dont know about you but for me

User Managment (Home systems with limited control for the youngens)
NTFS vs FAT (Better File Security)
Remote Assistance for fixing other computers
I also like the file preview

 

[Athanasian Creed]

Dont know about you but for me

User Managment (Home systems with limited control for the youngens)
NTFS vs FAT (Better File Security)
Remote Assistance for fixing other computers
I also like the file preview

Good points all - i'd include a MUCH stabler OS based on NT technology then the 9x platform. Also, some might mention System Restore which was also included in ME. I would not however because, at very best, it is hit-and-miss, at it's worst, it is absolutely useless.


Ray

 

[NerdySurfer/rick]

i wish i could test microsoft soft.....

 

[heathen chemistry]

i'll wait six months or a year before installing that on my computer - hopefully a lot of bugs are worked out by then.

 

[Demented]

Longhorn is niiiiiiiice. Saw it demo'd here at Purdue University last year when it was pre-alpha. It kinda is still pre-alpha. Tell me... where did you get this copy?

 

[CSMR]

I mean really, how different is the next windows going to help me manage files, send email or whatever.

Big changes in file management planned (WinFS), relating to searching for files. They want to get rid of the anomoly that it's easier to search for things on the web than on your own hard disc, and are going to integrate searching into the desktop, meaning either you can organise your stuff by folders, or leave it in a mess and search for it, or a bit of both. (That's my impression, at least.)
Some files also will be restricted: another person or company can give you a file that you can only open a certain number of times, or on a certain number of machines. (NGSCB technology.)

E-mail improvevements will be to e-mail software not the OS (perhaps we will see payment/calculation to send e-mail to eliminate spam). File organisation should include e-mail organisation.

 

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[tekwerx]

Bleh. Another twisted, soon to be hacked version of a bloated OS by MS. Good riddance. Looks like Linux now. Funny that. MS is starting to remind me of the Borg. Resistance is futile, you will all be assimilated. They hate Linux, yet make their OS look like it, and integrate several features of it into their own. Bleh. Go with the original. Use Linux.

Or better yet, get a Mac.

 

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[SirKenin]

Macs are pointless. They don't run many of the good games that are out there as they are all written for Windows. They have no market share and are really only for rebels and desktop publishers.

 

[CSMR]

Drfeelgood, you've found that the only point in life is playing good games? You should tell everyone in the theology forum where it should cause quite a stir!

 

[tekwerx]

LoL I was a Mac hater with a passion until abotu 2 years ago. My uncle convinced me to mess with one for 10 minutes and see if I didnt like it. I like it so much I chucked the PC and got a Mac. And another. And Another...lol

Other than being stylish, they are easy to use, and nearly impossible to crash (and ive tried). They are fast, stable, and (sorry...) sexy too! Sure, they cost more up front, but you get to jump off the upgrade cycle of the PC for several years. The one im on right now is a Blue & White G3. Old, made in 98, and youd think it'd be a piece of junk, but nope, everythign in it is factory except the upgraded memory to 512MB, and the HD. Its still running at 400MHz (for equivalents of processor power, multiply toe speed x2 for pc equivalents, so about an 800MHz P3). Running OS X 10.2.8 on it, will get 10.3 soon.

As to the games, sure, theres LESS games, but I dont want to play every single game on the market. Blizzard has done an EXCELLENT job of making their games Mac useable, so I have all their titles, and there are more that I dont care to play. There are several MMORPG's out that work with a Mac so you cna play with your PC counterparts, and also networking a PC to a Mac is a cinch (threw that in for game playing compatibility).

Rebels? Perhaps. More to the mark though to say "To get away from a poorly written and unstable OS like Windows." For example. An error in a program in XP will most of the time cause not only the application to close, but will cripple the system until you restart it. Not so with OS X. When an app crashes (which is rare), it crashes ONLY the app. Also, stability. Ive had this system up and running without having to restart ONCE since installing the OS. Hows that? Cant say that for Windows.

So, even if you get an older Mac just to look at one, do it. You'll be glad to do so. For 250 or so you can get cheap older Macs off eBay and fire em up. They work great.

Anyways, the cost of new macs seem a bit much, but think about not having to trade in a comp for several years (like mine) and it still being an excellent working machine. Also, on top of that they come with almost every imaginable built in function you would need, so the only real things you would want to upgrade over time would bethe memory, and the hard drive. Kinda like those "kitchen sink too" things. LoL

Well there you have it. If youve got more questions, just ask. PM, IM, email, post here, etc.

 

[NerdySurfer/rick]

i still really want longhorn.....

 

[Unimatrix]

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[SirKenin]

Drfeelgood, you've found that the only point in life is playing good games? You should tell everyone in the theology forum where it should cause quite a stir!

lol. 90% of the good software out there is available only for Windows. If I can't play games, then the computer is useless to me.

If all I want to do is surf the internet and do desktop publishing, I wouldn't even buy a Mac. I'd buy a linux system.

Mac is overpriced for what they give you by far.

 

[SirKenin]

I don't crash my windows. Not at all. Not ever.

My video card has a driver issue at the moment that is making two games crash, but that will be resolved. Windows XP is far more stable than anything offered previously.

Linux systems don't crash either, and both of these are available for a fraction of the price of a Mac

 

[NerdySurfer/rick]

I still really really want longhorn

 

[Athanasian Creed]

I still really really want longhorn

Hmmm...not till late 2005 or, more likely, 2006 !

In the meantime, enjoy XP SP-2 and XP Reloaded later this year, early next year.


Ray