Windows Vista

by **HoustonNutt** on Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:12 pm

What say ye?

by **edmundomcpot** on Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:14 pm

It doesnt bother me, when i see with my own eyes what benifits it has over xp for me then i might get it

by **Anarkistsdream** on Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:55 pm

I work for Creative Labs and we have been testing against Windows Vista for the past six months or so... I will stick with XP as long as humanly possible...

The interface may be snazzy if all you do is surf the web and write term papers, but for anyone in the proaudio or provideo field, it SUCKS!!

by **vtmarik** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:21 am

I'm not switching, the day Microsoft stops supporting XP is the day I finally give it up and switch to Linux.

by **reverend_kyle** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:23 am

Wheres the I'll bit torrent it option.

by **Fircoal** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:02 am

reverend_kyle wrote:Wheres the I'll bit torrent it option.

jail.

by **reverend_kyle** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:23 am

Bittorrenting is not a crime.

by **Genghis Khant** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:23 am

Anarkistsdream wrote:I work for Creative Labs and we have been testing against Windows Vista for the past six months or so... I will stick with XP as long as humanly possible...

The interface may be snazzy if all you do is surf the web and write term papers, but for anyone in the proaudio or provideo field, it SUCKS!!

I'm happy-ish with win2000 for the same reasons. I want an OS that just does what it has to with the minimum of fuss and leaves more processor time for the music software. XP is allright on faster machines, but my pentium2 struggled with that and Cubase together, so I switched back. From what you say, Vista would be even worse. I just wish I could afford to switch over to Mac.

by **Anarkistsdream** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:42 am

Genghis Khant wrote:
Anarkistsdream wrote:I work for Creative Labs and we have been testing against Windows Vista for the past six months or so... I will stick with XP as long as humanly possible...

The interface may be snazzy if all you do is surf the web and write term papers, but for anyone in the proaudio or provideo field, it SUCKS!!

I'm happy-ish with win2000 for the same reasons. I want an OS that just does what it has to with the minimum of fuss and leaves more processor time for the music software. XP is allright on faster machines, but my pentium2 struggled with that and Cubase together, so I switched back. From what you say, Vista would be even worse. I just wish I could afford to switch over to Mac.

Well, I love Macs, don't get me wrong, but they are not near as versatile...

And you use Cubase, eh? Have you checked out Cubase 4, yet? Lots of bug fixes from Cubase SX 3...

by **HoustonNutt** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:50 am

reverend_kyle wrote:Wheres the I'll bit torrent it option.

Given the size of the file, it's probably somewhere in the "waited in line 15 hours...lack of girlfriend" option.

by **Genghis Khant** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:04 am

Anarkistsdream wrote:
Genghis Khant wrote:
Anarkistsdream wrote:I work for Creative Labs and we have been testing against Windows Vista for the past six months or so... I will stick with XP as long as humanly possible...

The interface may be snazzy if all you do is surf the web and write term papers, but for anyone in the proaudio or provideo field, it SUCKS!!

I'm happy-ish with win2000 for the same reasons. I want an OS that just does what it has to with the minimum of fuss and leaves more processor time for the music software. XP is allright on faster machines, but my pentium2 struggled with that and Cubase together, so I switched back. From what you say, Vista would be even worse. I just wish I could afford to switch over to Mac.

Well, I love Macs, don't get me wrong, but they are not near as versatile...

And you use Cubase, eh? Have you checked out Cubase 4, yet? Lots of bug fixes from Cubase SX 3...

No, I'm still using Cubase VST-5. I just use it for multi track recording & mixing. I do all the EQ, effects & dynamics with outboard gear and then patch it back into the PC for a final mix.

by **Anarkistsdream** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:07 am

Genghis Khant wrote:
Anarkistsdream wrote:
Genghis Khant wrote:
Anarkistsdream wrote:I work for Creative Labs and we have been testing against Windows Vista for the past six months or so... I will stick with XP as long as humanly possible...

The interface may be snazzy if all you do is surf the web and write term papers, but for anyone in the proaudio or provideo field, it SUCKS!!

I'm happy-ish with win2000 for the same reasons. I want an OS that just does what it has to with the minimum of fuss and leaves more processor time for the music software. XP is allright on faster machines, but my pentium2 struggled with that and Cubase together, so I switched back. From what you say, Vista would be even worse. I just wish I could afford to switch over to Mac.

What hardware have you got? What sort of DAS are you using?

Well, I love Macs, don't get me wrong, but they are not near as versatile...

And you use Cubase, eh? Have you checked out Cubase 4, yet? Lots of bug fixes from Cubase SX 3...

No, I'm still using Cubase VST-5. I just use it for multi track recording & mixing. I do all the EQ, effects & dynamics with outboard gear and then patch it back into the PC for a final mix.

by **Spuzzell** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:18 am

I've never bought an OS separate from a new PC in my life, don't think that's going to change this time around.

Next time I upgrade my machine I'm pretty sure I'll be using Vista, though I actually quite like MCE XP and will miss it.

Not loving many of the things I'm hearing about Vista to be honest, I'll be waiting as long as humanly possible before I upgrade. Might even be the PC after next.

by **Genghis Khant** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:10 pm

Anarkistsdream wrote:....What hardware have you got? What sort of DAS are you using?

Behringer mixer, EQ & effects, Zoom effects, dbx gate/compressors, various guitar fx pedals including a talkbox

, Akai Z8, Novation & Oberheim synths, Korg groovebox and, of course, a patchbay. The PC is a P2 300MHz, 512Mb ram, 40Gb HD (which is why XP/Vista is out of the question) with M-Audio soundcard & MIDI interface and I use Cubase, Sound Forge & ReBirth.

by **Titanic** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:13 pm

Ill probably upgrade within a month.

by **Anarkistsdream** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:36 pm

Genghis Khant wrote:
Anarkistsdream wrote:....What hardware have you got? What sort of DAS are you using?

Behringer mixer, EQ & effects, Zoom effects, dbx gate/compressors, various guitar fx pedals including a talkbox , Akai Z8, Novation & Oberheim synths, Korg groovebox and, of course, a patchbay. The PC is a P2 300MHz, 512Mb ram, 40Gb HD (which is why XP/Vista is out of the question) with M-Audio soundcard & MIDI interface and I use Cubase, Sound Forge & ReBirth.

Hahaha, yeah that 40GB HD won't do you much good... Vista requires a 15GB just for the OS... And you'll want at leats a GB of 533MHz RAM or somewhere in there...

Sounds like a sweet setup, though, dude.

by **Spuzzell** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:25 pm

http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2007/01/30/Microsoft-Windows-Vista/p1

Hmm. Trusted really likes it.. they tend to be pretty on the money.

by **bluereaper** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:47 pm

Eh ill get one when i buy a new computer in like 3 years. Don't get me wrong Vista looks nice but there will be bugs and such to get out of it. Also i know how to fix my problems on XP if i get any.

And about that computer above, damn i installed windows xp onto my old comp that had 256 mb ram, pentium 3 processor, 20 gb hard drive. It ran quite smothly and alot better than windows 98 did on it, was surprised.

by **Backglass** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:55 pm

None of the above.

I get it free (Microsoft Partner/MSDN) and will upgrade my new laptop when they release SP1.

by **Anarkistsdream** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:59 pm

Backglass wrote:None of the above.

I get it free (Microsoft Partner/MSDN) and will upgrade my new laptop when they release SP1.

I have an MSDN license too... Still wouldn't put it on my computer at home... hah

by **Sammy gags** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:25 pm

im w8ing atleast a couple of months 2 get VISTA 2 give them time 2 sort through all the bugs & driver issues

by **HoustonNutt** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:27 pm

Sammy gags wrote:im w8ing atleast a couple of months 2 get VISTA 2 give them time 2 sort through all the bugs & driver issues

Your current computer seems to have a bug that inserts numbers into written text.

by **Anarkistsdream** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:29 pm

HoustonNutt wrote:
Sammy gags wrote:im w8ing atleast a couple of months 2 get VISTA 2 give them time 2 sort through all the bugs & driver issues

Your current computer seems to have a bug that inserts numbers into written text.

HAHAHA... Now that was a zinger...

ZING!

by **Backglass** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:40 pm

HoustonNutt wrote:
Sammy gags wrote:im w8ing atleast a couple of months 2 get VISTA 2 give them time 2 sort through all the bugs & driver issues

Your current computer seems to have a bug that inserts numbers into written text.

Bwahahahaha!

But remember...they do that to save time. :roll:

by **Sammy gags** on Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:46 pm

i dont see any importance of writing complete sentances in a forum of a risk website

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