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**Seven_** · 12-26-2007, 09:54 PM

Feels good to be back on XP. I've been so disconnected from the good ol OS that I don't know what apps to get for it first. Suggestions?

**Dreamkillr** · 12-26-2007, 10:15 PM

vista is fine you just have to know how to use it. Had vista since launch and have no problems.

**Seven_** · 12-26-2007, 10:27 PM

It's not so fine for me. I'm heavily into deskmodding. And vista is lacking in that department, and the random firefox crashes aren't making it look too good either. It's also alot slower than XP on my laptop. I'm definetly deleting my vista partiton when I get my XP set up.

Scorned · 12-26-2007, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreamkillr

Had vista since launch and have no problems.

Thats like a dream to some people.

**AndyMosh** · 12-27-2007, 01:54 AM

Seven_: TuneUp Utilities 2008, Photoshop CS2 (CS3 Sucks), Foobar2000, mIRC, Firefox (duh), AVG Security (or whatever you preffer), Microsoft Office, WinRAR, Nero, and some others you had before

Savagefreak · 12-27-2007, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyMosh

Seven_: TuneUp Utilities 2008, Photoshop CS2 (CS3 Sucks), Foobar2000, mIRC, Firefox (duh), AVG Security (or whatever you preffer), Microsoft Office, WinRAR, Nero, and some others you had before

No.
Just... No.

**Mazor55** · 12-27-2007, 02:36 AM

Why get Nero instead of DVD Decrypter/ImgBurn?

**AndyMosh** · 12-27-2007, 03:19 AM

Whatever Savage i prefer CS2.

**Seven_** · 12-27-2007, 04:10 AM

I actually prefer CS2 myself.

**Nevada** · 12-27-2007, 04:42 AM

cs3 lite ;D
and no, vista will never be as good as xp, because they're trying to hard to attract the mac lovers with mac-like, almost clone-y feature sets and styling and frankly, aero, as much as MS fanboys rave about it, is fcking UGLY.

**Vee** · 12-27-2007, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Savagefreak

No.
Just... No.

Vermillion is right, CS2 is alot better then CS3.

**AndyMosh** · 12-27-2007, 05:02 AM

I hate it when you call me by old names Vii.

Edit: Just to stay on topic, Nevada I like Aero but it's not as nice as some uxthemes and windowblinds.

**madsoul** · 12-27-2007, 05:16 AM

vista is fecken ugly ****. the design is horrible with its n00b glossy effetcs and ****. incompatible with alot of good software and just plainly garbage.

**AndyMosh** · 12-27-2007, 05:17 AM

So, I heard you like Vista?

**madsoul** · 12-27-2007, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyMosh

So, I heard you like Vista?

so, i heard you like be called Vermillion?

**AndyMosh** · 12-27-2007, 05:22 AM

Touché

**Vee** · 12-27-2007, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by madsoul

vista is fecken ugly ****. the design is horrible with its n00b glossy effetcs and ****. incompatible with alot of good software and just plainly garbage.

Also, i hate how Microsoft are trying to bully us into using it. By making new games require it and having it pre-installed on any new PC's.

**AndyMosh** · 12-27-2007, 06:18 AM

Yea, it's a good job there are 'places' you can get these games to work on XP.

**Seven_** · 12-27-2007, 07:14 AM

Vista Aero is a poor attempt to get people to update. I'm finally getting the full potential out of my laptop. No more random-ass crashes, and back to styler toolbar and findexer.

All I have to do now is get my sound drivers up.

The only thing good about vista is the support for new games, but that wont apply to me, as I'm not too big on PC games.

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 12-27-2007, 08:35 AM

ehhh, ill just wait till a patch comes out to make a game work on xp. till then ill play ps3. But seriously vista is the worst os i've ever encountered. It crashes all the time, and it always asks you permission to run an application...of course i want to run it! i clicked the damn button! Not to mention it runs slow on my pc...and i have a pretty damn good setup!

**EminentJonFrost** · 12-27-2007, 09:55 AM

Where'd you get XP? I couldn't find it in stores near me.

**RoBz** · 12-27-2007, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by EminentJonFrost

Where'd you get XP? I couldn't find it in stores near me.

I'd say he either didn't buy it

or had it already.

**PopeOfDope** · 12-27-2007, 10:57 AM

Installing the SP1 release candidate made Vista a lot more responsive and stable. There is no way I am going back to XP now. The only thing that is a problem now is slow transfers over a network

Firefox seems as stable as it always was on XP. I can launch firefox about 5 seconds after I log in and it will be responsive and will load pages. In XP, I would have to wait a while after clicking the icon for firefox to load.

"Deskmodding" is a non issue to me, I don't feel the need to spend hours making my desktop look like anything as long as everything is visible and easy on the eyes.

**Dreamkillr** · 12-27-2007, 11:03 AM

Don't blame vista for firefox not working right on your pc. I use firefox it works fine, I also use opera and ie so maybe its something with your pc. And desk modding is fun for about five min. But to each his own. And you can turn off the user account control. So it won't prompt you every time you run a program.

**RoBz** · 12-27-2007, 11:16 AM

I use Firefox Version 3 beta 2 on Vista, and I'll admit it crashes every now and then, only when I do loads of weird stuff like have >5 tabs open and one or two of then use the java plugin etc. but it's completely manageable.

**Seven_** · 12-27-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreamkillr

Don't blame vista for firefox not working right on your pc. I use firefox it works fine, I also use opera and ie so maybe its something with your pc. And desk modding is fun for about five min. But to each his own. And you can turn off the user account control. So it won't prompt you every time you run a program.

I already had UAC turned off. That was one of the first things that I did.. I've had some bad experiences with vista, like firefox crashing, then me opening up task manager.. then task manager crashing alongside firefox. Not saying that Vista is horrible, It's just not for me. I was never into it's style, and the way that it functioned. It feels... forced to me.

**EminentJonFrost** · 12-27-2007, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by PopeOfDope

Installing the SP1 release candidate made Vista a lot more responsive and stable. There is no way I am going back to XP now. The only thing that is a problem now is slow transfers over a network

Firefox seems as stable as it always was on XP. I can launch firefox about 5 seconds after I log in and it will be responsive and will load pages. In XP, I would have to wait a while after clicking the icon for firefox to load.

"Deskmodding" is a non issue to me, I don't feel the need to spend hours making my desktop look like anything as long as everything is visible and easy on the eyes.

:O

Do my eyes deceive me?
*searches for sp1*

**kibbles** · 12-27-2007, 02:41 PM

idk why every1 hates vista its not that terrible, XP is just better at this point. vista will be better one day. and lets all just lol at MAC OSX..

**Dreamkillr** · 12-27-2007, 02:49 PM

How much ram does your pc have. Vista's sweet spot is 2gigs.

**Tooplex** · 12-27-2007, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyMosh

Seven_: TuneUp Utilities 2008, Photoshop CS2 (CS3 Sucks), Foobar2000, mIRC, Firefox (duh), AVG Security (or whatever you preffer), Microsoft Office, WinRAR, Nero, and some others you had before

NOD32 is better than AVG if you want to buy (or download) a great Anti virus. Microsoft Office sucks as you have to pay for it and is much slower. Get Open Office instead better for what you want to do and more flexible than MO.

12-26-2007, 09:54 PM	#1
Seven_ Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,412 Trader Feedback: 0	Finally, I have escaped Vista's grip. Feels good to be back on XP. I've been so disconnected from the good ol OS that I don't know what apps to get for it first. Suggestions? __________________ kewl storeh brah

12-26-2007, 10:27 PM	#3
Seven_ Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,412 Trader Feedback: 0	It's not so fine for me. I'm heavily into deskmodding. And vista is lacking in that department, and the random firefox crashes aren't making it look too good either. It's also alot slower than XP on my laptop. I'm definetly deleting my vista partiton when I get my XP set up. __________________ kewl storeh brah

12-27-2007, 01:54 AM	#5
AndyMosh chaccaron. Join Date: Sep 2006 Real First Name: Andrew Location: England Posts: 2,615 Trader Feedback: 0	Seven_: TuneUp Utilities 2008, Photoshop CS2 (CS3 Sucks), Foobar2000, mIRC, Firefox (duh), AVG Security (or whatever you preffer), Microsoft Office, WinRAR, Nero, and some others you had before __________________ whyHELLOder.

12-27-2007, 03:19 AM	#8
AndyMosh chaccaron. Join Date: Sep 2006 Real First Name: Andrew Location: England Posts: 2,615 Trader Feedback: 0	Whatever Savage i prefer CS2. __________________ whyHELLOder.

12-27-2007, 04:10 AM	#9
Seven_ Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,412 Trader Feedback: 0	I actually prefer CS2 myself. __________________ kewl storeh brah

12-26-2007, 10:15 PM	#2
Dreamkillr Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 422 Trader Feedback: 0	vista is fine you just have to know how to use it. Had vista since launch and have no problems.

12-27-2007, 02:36 AM	#7
Mazor55 QJ Cool 300th Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 173 Trader Feedback: 0	Why get Nero instead of DVD Decrypter/ImgBurn?

12-27-2007, 04:42 AM	#10
Nevada Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,848 Trader Feedback: 0	cs3 lite ;D and no, vista will never be as good as xp, because they're trying to hard to attract the mac lovers with mac-like, almost clone-y feature sets and styling and frankly, aero, as much as MS fanboys rave about it, is fcking UGLY.

12-27-2007, 05:02 AM	#12
AndyMosh chaccaron. Join Date: Sep 2006 Real First Name: Andrew Location: England Posts: 2,615 Trader Feedback: 0	I hate it when you call me by old names Vii. Edit: Just to stay on topic, Nevada I like Aero but it's not as nice as some uxthemes and windowblinds. __________________ whyHELLOder.

12-27-2007, 05:16 AM	#13
madsoul Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: stevens bumhole Posts: 10,308 Trader Feedback: 0	vista is fecken ugly **. the design is horrible with its n00b glossy effetcs and **. incompatible with alot of good software and just plainly garbage.

12-27-2007, 05:17 AM	#14
AndyMosh chaccaron. Join Date: Sep 2006 Real First Name: Andrew Location: England Posts: 2,615 Trader Feedback: 0	So, I heard you like Vista? __________________ whyHELLOder.

12-27-2007, 05:22 AM	#16
AndyMosh chaccaron. Join Date: Sep 2006 Real First Name: Andrew Location: England Posts: 2,615 Trader Feedback: 0	Touché __________________ whyHELLOder.

12-27-2007, 06:18 AM	#18
AndyMosh chaccaron. Join Date: Sep 2006 Real First Name: Andrew Location: England Posts: 2,615 Trader Feedback: 0	Yea, it's a good job there are 'places' you can get these games to work on XP. __________________ whyHELLOder.

12-27-2007, 07:14 AM	#19
Seven_ Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,412 Trader Feedback: 0	Vista Aero is a poor attempt to get people to update. I'm finally getting the full potential out of my laptop. No more random-ass crashes, and back to styler toolbar and findexer. All I have to do now is get my sound drivers up. The only thing good about vista is the support for new games, but that wont apply to me, as I'm not too big on PC games. __________________ kewl storeh brah

12-27-2007, 08:35 AM	#20
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	ehhh, ill just wait till a patch comes out to make a game work on xp. till then ill play ps3. But seriously vista is the worst os i've ever encountered. It crashes all the time, and it always asks you permission to run an application...of course i want to run it! i clicked the damn button! Not to mention it runs slow on my pc...and i have a pretty damn good setup!

12-27-2007, 09:55 AM	#21
EminentJonFrost Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Here Posts: 2,715 Trader Feedback: 0	Where'd you get XP? I couldn't find it in stores near me. __________________ [CENTER][IMG]http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6985/siglw8.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

12-27-2007, 10:57 AM	#23
PopeOfDope DopaMean Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 3,739 Trader Feedback: 0	Installing the SP1 release candidate made Vista a lot more responsive and stable. There is no way I am going back to XP now. The only thing that is a problem now is slow transfers over a network Firefox seems as stable as it always was on XP. I can launch firefox about 5 seconds after I log in and it will be responsive and will load pages. In XP, I would have to wait a while after clicking the icon for firefox to load. "Deskmodding" is a non issue to me, I don't feel the need to spend hours making my desktop look like anything as long as everything is visible and easy on the eyes.

12-27-2007, 11:03 AM	#24
Dreamkillr Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 422 Trader Feedback: 0	Don't blame vista for firefox not working right on your pc. I use firefox it works fine, I also use opera and ie so maybe its something with your pc. And desk modding is fun for about five min. But to each his own. And you can turn off the user account control. So it won't prompt you every time you run a program.

12-27-2007, 11:16 AM	#25
RoBz Enter Custom Title Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,705 Trader Feedback: 0	I use Firefox Version 3 beta 2 on Vista, and I'll admit it crashes every now and then, only when I do loads of weird stuff like have >5 tabs open and one or two of then use the java plugin etc. but it's completely manageable. __________________ WHERE MY SIG AT??

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kibbles Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: \|~AZEROTH~\| Posts: 3,601 Trader Feedback: 0	idk why every1 hates vista its not that terrible, XP is just better at this point. vista will be better one day. and lets all just lol at MAC OSX.. __________________ [CENTER][SIZE="3"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][URL="http://forums.qj.net/f-qjnet-news-and-help-25/t--posting-guidelines-updated-04-04-07--73115.html"] [COLOR="Lime"]\| Posting Guidelines \| [/COLOR][/URL] [URL="http://forums.qj.net/f-qjnet-news-and-help-25/t--piracy-policy-updated-dec-28-2006--4394.html"][COLOR="Lime"]Piracy Policy \| [/COLOR][/URL] [URL="http://forums.qj.net/f-qjnet-news-and-help-25/t-operation-positive-posting-73114.html"][COLOR="Lime"]Operation: Positive Posting \| [/COLOR][/URL] [URL="http://forums.qj.net/f-qjnet-news-and-help-25/t-qj-quick-justice-policy-must-read-69509.html"][COLOR="Lime"]Quick Justice Policy \| [/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [IMG]http://sigs.guildlaunch.net/wsig.php/1813305VpsDo.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2470/towleiieesighw8.gif[/IMG][/CENTER]

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Dreamkillr Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 422 Trader Feedback: 0	How much ram does your pc have. Vista's sweet spot is 2gigs.

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