[Gasification] OT Somewhat proud owner of the "New" Microdsoft Windows "Vista"

[Mark & Elena Gallmeier]

Greg,

>>As far as speed, yes, our computers where in the 1.0GHZ mark and sadly 
>>overburdened with all the "bloat-ware" of recent software additions.<<
>>Would I do it again.... NO, I would get off the internet first, OR look to 
>>Apple.<<

My son keeps saying "Linux, Dad, Linux."  The more GateWare I see, the more 
sense this makes.   Windows CAD programs have been the major stopper till 
now, but two computers or a dual boot feature could get around this.

Mark

> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 10:09:01 -0600
> From: "Greg Manning" <a31ford at inetlink.ca>
> Subject: [Gasification] OT Somewhat proud owner of the "New"
> Microdsoft Windows "Vista"
> To: "A Gasification" <gasification at listserv.repp.org>, "A WoodGas"
> <WoodGas at yahoogroups.com>
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> Greetings all.
>
> In amongest all the other junk that keeps my "foot to the floor" working 
> on projects, the wife and I decided to purchase 2 new computers, with the 
> new Microsoft Windows "Vista"..
>
> Finally, I have a working e-mail account, but sadly I've lost about 7 days 
> incoming mail and a lot of precious time.
>
> It appears that Office 2000 does NOT work with windows Vista (something 
> about "Wab.dll") but the file does not exist in XP so what that is all 
> about, I have no idea.
>
> Anyhow, I've dropped "Outlook" and moved down to "Windows Mail" (formally 
> outlook express), until I can afford the new version office at somewhere 
> around 600.00 bucks CDN.
>
> WAS IT WORTH IT ?
>
> As far as speed, yes, our computers where in the 1.0GHZ mark and sadly 
> overburdened with all the "bloat-ware" of recent software additions.
>
> As far as ease of use, yes, the new system is almost intuitive as to what 
> I'm going to do next.....
>
> As far as migration from the old computer... NOT,  what a "hell time" this 
> was, this will be the last migration I will do, one whole week of this 
> doesn't work with that, that will not access this... this hardware has no 
> new drivers for vista as yet, the list goes on and on.... the change from 
> "documents and settings" to "users" with dummy 'locked down" shortcuts 
> that point older programs to the new locations...
>
> Would I do it again.... NO, I would get off the internet first, OR look to 
> Apple.
>
> Greg
>
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