Run Windows Update and install IE8.
Really? If you look at the release dates of previous Windows versions you'll see that Microsoft was releasing a new OS every 2 or 3 years up until they screwed up Vista's development. So, releasing 7 three years after Vista isn't a big deal, and it only proves that "Vista was a failure" to the uninformed.
Novell did some usability testing a few years ago, but it doesn't seem to be an ongoing thing (the site hasn't been updated since 2006).
I'm guessing the answer's "speed". The VelociRaptor's are 10,000rpm, whereas the SpinPoints are 7200rpm.
If this is true
It's not true. It's a load of bollocks.
I haven't really tested Windows 7 but I seriously doubt it locks you out of Local Settings folder.
It doesn't, but that won't stop a lot of the people on
Windows 7 on a 600 Mhz UMPC with 512 MB RAM: http://www.ithinkdiff.com/windows-7-on-a-600-mhz-umpc-with-512-mb-ram/
The thing about UAC is that it doesn't make it more secure if all you have to do is press allow
It does make things more secure. Example: http://brandonlive.com/2007/01/31/vista-myths-users-will-just-click-ok/
That's a myth.
Clarification about the use of QoS in end computers that are running Windows XP
As in Windows 2000, programs can take advantage of QoS through the QoS APIs in Windows XP. One hundred percent of the network bandwidth is available to be shared by all programs unless a program specifically requests priority bandwidth. This "reserved" bandwidth is still available to other programs unless the requesting program is sending data. By default, programs can reserve up to an aggregate bandwidth of 20 percent of the underlying link speed on each interface on an end computer. If the program that reserved the bandwidth is not sending sufficient data to use it, the unused part of the reserved bandwidth is available for other data flows on the same host.
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Folks hated the Vista look, and now they are going to "fix it" by taking away the quicklaunch and taskbar and replacing it with something that makes it hard to tell if a program is running or not?
Get your eyes tested.
May be able to run on the same box as XP but EVERYONE who ran Vista on those XP boxes had to upgrade their graphics card and their RAM ($300+ the price of Windows).
What a load of shit! I was running XP with a 9800pro and 1GB of RAM, and Vista ran fine on the same setup. No upgrades required!
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