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Pixel "#~ wrote at: 2007-07-19 08:09:00
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My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new laptop. But it came with Vista. Did anyone else get Vista yet? I hates it. -- pixel - knight of aglami www.warande.net/~pixel pixel at aglami dot net msn: johannesvanderwerf at hotmail dot com icq: 58550811 www.aglami.net - "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight... turbulence and then explode." - |
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DG wrote at: 2007-07-19 10:17:00
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Pixel "#~ schreef: > My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new > laptop. But it came with Vista. > > Did anyone else get Vista yet? > I hates it. > > I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too deep into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not changing quite yet. -- Danny. |
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Pixel "#~ wrote at: 2007-07-19 17:21:59
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Earlier DG muttered: >> My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new >> laptop. But it came with Vista. >> >> Did anyone else get Vista yet? >> I hates it. >> >> >I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too deep >into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not changing >quite yet. You need to be administrator to do EVERYTHING everywhere. And even though I am, I still need to confirm this twice for every action. -- pixel - knight of aglami www.warande.net/~pixel pixel at aglami dot net msn: johannesvanderwerf at hotmail dot com icq: 58550811 www.aglami.net - "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight... turbulence and then explode." - |
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DG wrote at: 2007-07-19 18:16:00
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Pixel "#~ schreef: >>> My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new >>> laptop. But it came with Vista. >>> >>> Did anyone else get Vista yet? >>> I hates it. >>> >>> >> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too deep >> into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not changing >> quite yet. > > You need to be administrator to do EVERYTHING everywhere. And even > though I am, I still need to confirm this twice for every action. > > Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. It didn't bother me at all. I've heard other people whine about it too. It looks great, much better than I thought it would. But I'm not that interested in how it looks. The current configuration isn't broken, so why fix it. I'll keep XP on 'till I buy something new. That might take up to three years unless there's some multi core or Vista-hungry app. -- Danny. |
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Pixel "#~ wrote at: 2007-07-20 11:28:00
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Earlier DG muttered: >>> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too deep >>> into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not changing >>> quite yet. >> >> You need to be administrator to do EVERYTHING everywhere. And even >> though I am, I still need to confirm this twice for every action. >> >> >Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. It didn't bother me at all. I've >heard other people whine about it too. It looks great, much better than >I thought it would. But I'm not that interested in how it looks. The >current configuration isn't broken, so why fix it. I'll keep XP on 'till >I buy something new. That might take up to three years unless there's >some multi core or Vista-hungry app. I have a very specific way of ordering my start-menu, which Vista now makes hell. It looks alright though, but I switched it to Classic Mode within 10 minutes or so. Just as we had with XP really. Also, it seems to have more than half of the c-drive directories set to hidden, for some reason. Oh my god, I might delete win.com and then accidently format C:... -- pixel - knight of aglami www.warande.net/~pixel pixel at aglami dot net msn: johannesvanderwerf at hotmail dot com icq: 58550811 www.aglami.net - "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight... turbulence and then explode." - |
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DG wrote at: 2007-07-20 14:18:59
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Pixel "#~ schreef: >> Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. It didn't bother me at all. I've >> heard other people whine about it too. It looks great, much better than >> I thought it would. But I'm not that interested in how it looks. The >> current configuration isn't broken, so why fix it. I'll keep XP on 'till >> I buy something new. That might take up to three years unless there's >> some multi core or Vista-hungry app. > > I have a very specific way of ordering my start-menu, which Vista now > makes hell. It looks alright though, but I switched it to Classic Mode > within 10 minutes or so. Just as we had with XP really. Well, I did that too. Then it also dawned on me that it looks very familiar under the hood. That's actually a good thing, but it's not the promised revolution except for some graphical stuff. > Also, it seems to have more than half of the c-drive directories set > to hidden, for some reason. Oh my god, I might delete win.com and then > accidently format C:... You *never* did that? I actually had to scramble once when someone I knew said "I got to delete this virus file, because some e-mail said so". Sure enough it was a hoax that made people delete some system file. I had received something similar years earlier but I decided not to delete the thing but to move it. I ended up putting it back via DOS. Other fun mishaps: The computer won't start: they used the extension cord button to shut down the PC. I had used the button on the PC the previous time, so now starting with the extension cord button wouldn't work... I've installed this fun program that puts smileys in e-mails, but now my PC is slow and my e-mail doesn't work. How do you mean remove that program? But I like the smileys! All my friends have them... After re-installing XP and choosing the correct keyboard driver: "Ooh, all the images on the PC now match the letters on the keyboard. I'll have to learn the whole keyboard anew now." I suspected I had a virus. There was this pop-up that told me so. But it should be gone now I installed that program... How do I get that funny character that's in the middle of an e-mail? My friend from the chatroom told me to sign up for SMS-chatting since it's for free. Actual cost: something like 50ct a message that gets sent to you. It's free for the people that send you messages from the chat room. But how to cancel? I don't understand English, so I just click OK. What do you mean spyware? I didn't do that. It must have been the kids. When the Windows Genuine Advantage started showing up: I don't care what my Windows says. It isn't illegal. I got it from the guy from the shop down the street. He put it on my PC for free since we're such good customers. I've had to say "Don't touch the computer 'till I get there" too often. -- Danny. |
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Daffy wrote at: 2007-07-20 23:41:59
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A day without DG is like a day without sunshine... >> My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new >> laptop. But it came with Vista. >> >> Did anyone else get Vista yet? >> I hates it. >> >> > I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too deep > into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not changing > quite yet. Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, now has a newer one than most of us?! -- Daffy Now it's your turn. aglami.net? What is that? |
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Daffy wrote at: 2007-07-21 01:18:59
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A day without DG is like a day without sunshine... >>>> My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new >>>> laptop. But it came with Vista. >>>> >>>> Did anyone else get Vista yet? >>>> I hates it. >>>> >>>> >>> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too >>> deep into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not >>> changing quite yet. >> >> Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >> now has a newer one than most of us?! >> > > Oh no! The universe has started to fold in on itself!!! Universe origami! Let's make a crane out of it. -- Daffy Now it's your turn. aglami.net? What is that? |
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Pixel "#~ wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:02:00
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Earlier DG muttered: >> Also, it seems to have more than half of the c-drive directories set >> to hidden, for some reason. Oh my god, I might delete win.com and then >> accidently format C:... > >You *never* did that? Never, I never killed a puter like that, I think. I am sort of cautious, and not of the kind, like my girlfriend, who thinks: I really should clean up my computer, what do all these files do (back in DOS days). Autoexe.bat? Oh, never used it, lets delete it. And then being in total panic, because IT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE!!! *evil grin* >Other fun mishaps: >The computer won't start: they used the extension cord button to shut >down the PC. I had used the button on the PC the previous time, so now >starting with the extension cord button wouldn't work... > >I've installed this fun program that puts smileys in e-mails, but now my >PC is slow and my e-mail doesn't work. How do you mean remove that >program? But I like the smileys! All my friends have them... > >After re-installing XP and choosing the correct keyboard driver: "Ooh, >all the images on the PC now match the letters on the keyboard. I'll >have to learn the whole keyboard anew now." > >I suspected I had a virus. There was this pop-up that told me so. But it >should be gone now I installed that program... > >How do I get that funny character that's in the middle of an e-mail? > >My friend from the chatroom told me to sign up for SMS-chatting since >it's for free. Actual cost: something like 50ct a message that gets sent >to you. It's free for the people that send you messages from the chat >room. But how to cancel? > >I don't understand English, so I just click OK. What do you mean >spyware? I didn't do that. It must have been the kids. > >When the Windows Genuine Advantage started showing up: I don't care what >my Windows says. It isn't illegal. I got it from the guy from the shop >down the street. He put it on my PC for free since we're such good >customers. > >I've had to say "Don't touch the computer 'till I get there" too often. The worst thing I ever had to do was the following. A friend called, saying her scanner didn't work anymore. So I said, did you try reconnecting all the plugs so that they are in firm? Yes yes yes. Alright, so I get on my bike and cycle all the way over there, puzzle about the problem for over an hour. THEN I decide to check the cables again, and -floop- it all works again. *eyes kill* And of course, same person, almost some thing. "Hi, my computer want start up, it just beeps." Hmmm, so I say, do you get a visual at all, because if no, have a look if your monitor is connected correctly, because if not, that cause warning-bleeps. No no no, all connected. So I get there, give the monitor cable a good push, and there you go the things boots again without any problems. *grrrr* -- pixel - knight of aglami www.warande.net/~pixel pixel at aglami dot net msn: johannesvanderwerf at hotmail dot com icq: 58550811 www.aglami.net - "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight... turbulence and then explode." - |
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Pixel "#~ wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:03:59
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Earlier DG muttered: >>>>> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too >>>>> deep into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not >>>>> changing quite yet. >>>> >>>> Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >>>> now has a newer one than most of us?! >>>> >>> >>> Oh no! The universe has started to fold in on itself!!! >> >> Universe origami! Let's make a crane out of it. >> >In 42 folds. Can you do a panda? -- pixel - knight of aglami www.warande.net/~pixel pixel at aglami dot net msn: johannesvanderwerf at hotmail dot com icq: 58550811 www.aglami.net - "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight... turbulence and then explode." - |
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