More Vista nonsense
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Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
Right click on the clock in the Task Bar, click on Click on Adjust Date and Time. Click on Internet Time tab. Click on Change Settings.
MS just HAD to add another layer of menus to this.
Bozo :joker:
MS just HAD to add another layer of menus to this.
Bozo :joker:
ddrueding
Fixture
No?
It comes enabled by default...what version of Vista are you running?
It comes enabled by default...what version of Vista are you running?
sechs
Storage? I am Storage!
That's screwed up. You shouldn't even need a specific driver for the PCI-X controller.
I presume that you've tried forcing the non-Vista-approved drivers.
Vista-Business and yes, the Windows time service is started ...
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
Yes!
I asked the question on the M$ Vista forums and actually was given the answer there, by an Microsoft MVP.
The option disapears if the OS is connected to a domain: The machine, automaticly snycs its time to the domain controller, instead.
ddrueding
Fixture
Good to know, thanks Mark!
Chewy509
Wotty wot wot.
Vista x64 doesn't allow non-WHQL signed drivers and IIRC there's no registry hack either to turn off that 'feature' either. :crap:
Don't get me wrong, the AGP and PCI-X will work with the legacy drivers, just not at their full potential. BTW - All my other hardware have Vista x64 drivers available!
IMHO Vista = :hurl:
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
ddrueding
Fixture
Does anyone else have a case of deja-vu? I recall feeling the same about XP; it does the same stuff a little differently, and the things that it is better at I can do without. Besides, why learn a different way of doing things when you don't have to.
One of the things that made XP "worth it" was better hardware support. Vista has the same. If drivers exist for your hardware; installing everything is very, very simple. When I installed onto the machine in my sig, the only driver I installed was for the sound card. Everything else (including video) happened automatically without me doing anything. Same with my tablet laptop, no driver hassles for anything and it all just worked. I'm actually planning to install Vista on another laptop to resolve a driver conflict with the fingerprint reader. There are many reasons it sucks, but over time we will forget, and take for granted the places where it is actually better.
One of the things that made XP "worth it" was better hardware support. Vista has the same. If drivers exist for your hardware; installing everything is very, very simple. When I installed onto the machine in my sig, the only driver I installed was for the sound card. Everything else (including video) happened automatically without me doing anything. Same with my tablet laptop, no driver hassles for anything and it all just worked. I'm actually planning to install Vista on another laptop to resolve a driver conflict with the fingerprint reader. There are many reasons it sucks, but over time we will forget, and take for granted the places where it is actually better.
It was a little different for me when I bought windows XP. At the time I was sick to death of windows 98, so I was running windows 2000 pro. Gaming under win2k was terrible at times. After I upgraded to XP, I noticed a big improvement in gaming performance. XP also offered better USB support which was nice. I know a lot of people hated XP at the time, but I felt it was worth upgrading to for my gaming. As for vista, I don't feel it is the same this time around. I don't have a compelling reason to make my machine worse.
I have a legit copy of ultimate that I obtained for very cheap, but I'm severely reluctant to install it. I don't want my machine to perform less than it does now. Nor do I want DRM hell installed. Yet, I want to learn it to support it. I guess I may end up loading it into a VM to try it.
I have a legit copy of ultimate that I obtained for very cheap, but I'm severely reluctant to install it. I don't want my machine to perform less than it does now. Nor do I want DRM hell installed. Yet, I want to learn it to support it. I guess I may end up loading it into a VM to try it.
time
Storage? I am Storage!
Huh?
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
It did?
I can't think of anything XP does that 2000 didn't.
For that matter, unless you have some program that refuses to install on 2000 (say, Office 2007), there's STILL nothing that makes XP worth the bother. It's no more stable and it's not really faster.
I can't think of anything XP does that 2000 didn't.
For that matter, unless you have some program that refuses to install on 2000 (say, Office 2007), there's STILL nothing that makes XP worth the bother. It's no more stable and it's not really faster.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
I am convinced that XP is much less stable than 2000.
My work computer runs XP and I am always having to restart because the OS just stops working correctly. I lose the ability to open folders or control panels or IE.
This never happened in 2000 or in 2003 Server.
My work computer runs XP and I am always having to restart because the OS just stops working correctly. I lose the ability to open folders or control panels or IE.
This never happened in 2000 or in 2003 Server.
As I previously wrote...game performance increased for me dramatically at the time XP came out. I also had better results with connecting USB devices. They just seemed to "work" rather than having to monkey with drivers under win2k.
I recently had my work laptop moved to XP (from win2k) and it has been faster and actually far more stable. I had some severe issues with wireless support under windows 2000. Nothing seemed to work right no matter what I tried. Same (older) hardware now works perfect under windows XP. Boot times were also reduced considerably which was a big factor for me. I hated using my laptop with win2k because it was so slow to boot.
Will Rickards
Storage Is My Life
I understand the beatings on Vista will continue until SP2 or so.
That I understand. But beating up lowly XP? Come on.
That I understand. But beating up lowly XP? Come on.
ddrueding
Fixture
And to go against the crowd even more, I'm already beginning to like Vista. On both my machines it seems faster, and runs smoother. Apps do launch faster (especially Firefox, which I am in and out of all day), and I haven't noticed any slower performance in gaming. Of course my computers aren't slow to begin with the laptop is clearly the dog, and is a Core Duo 1.8Ghz/1GB/7.2K machine. But on the desktop (see sig) it really rocks. Multitasking is better, multimonitor support is better, drivers are better, display(dpi) scaling is awesome. I can understand that those with slower machines (99% of the population) shouldn't use it on their old hardware, but it is nice.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Why would you or anyone else ever close Firefox?
Server 2003 remains the pinnacle of Microsoft OSes.
Server 2003 remains the pinnacle of Microsoft OSes.
ddrueding
Fixture
I guess I trained myself too well in the days of limited RAM. I close everything when I'm not using it. Very rare is the time that my taskbar is full; I typically have about 2-3 programs open at any one time. Considering I now have 4GB of RAM, I know it's unnecessary, but such habits are hard to break. And now I don't have to, as it's as fast to re-launch as it is to re-open my home pages.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I take the other extreme. I have machines that have never been upgraded to Firefox 2 because it hasn't been closed in the duration of time that Firefox 2 has been out. Having hundreds of open tabs, several word processor documents, a DVD ripper/transcoder and several half-composed e-mail messages is the standard for me.
sechs
Storage? I am Storage!
I bet that you're beginning to like Western Digital, too.
It's a slippery slope. Next thing, you'll be setting up Raptors in RAID 0 "for speed."
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
Sol
Storage is cool
Bozo said:
Who'd of thunk that drink driving would one day be considered a safe thrill...
ddrueding
Fixture
Actually, I am running Raptors in RAID-0
...and I just got home from a mexican resteraunt with great margaritas.
...and I just got home from a mexican resteraunt with great margaritas.
sechs
Storage? I am Storage!
There's no help for people like you.
ddrueding
Fixture
Some people need help, others would appreciate some help, go find them
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Yes there is. It comes in the form of a shirt with long sleeves and attachs in the back.
sechs
Storage? I am Storage!
I stand corrected.
ddrueding
Fixture
I didn't have enough PCI slots to hold enough iRAMs for Vista...
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
Vista less secure than XP
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/softwa...s_secure_than_XP/0,130061733,339274261,00.htm
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/softwa...s_secure_than_XP/0,130061733,339274261,00.htm
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
Another reason not to use Vista. Adobe products won't work.
http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198001898
Bozo :joker:
http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198001898
Bozo :joker: