Chris White
EF0
It generates more heat on a laptop/desktop, great for those winter chases.
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Vista Operating System
- Thread starter Dennis Sherrod
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Dennis Sherrod
EF5
To fplowman
I don't really have any idea on that question. I am familiar with OS up through XP, but I really have not looked at Vista much yet.
I don't really have any idea on that question. I am familiar with OS up through XP, but I really have not looked at Vista much yet.
Bill Tabor
EF5
It's prettier when running Aero!
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/experiences/aero.mspx
If you're into gaming, Vista will display much more robust graphics complements of DirectX 10. However, driver issues are still hit or miss depending on which GPU you prefer to run with. As previously mentioned, Aero is cool, but can be replicated in XP with a few freeware downloads.
Gerrit Gulden
EF4
After purchasing a New Dell Dimension e521 I was thrilled cause I would finally own a Pc that isnt 6 years or older than the current Windows OS. Anyways I found myself along with many others Disabling The UAC and also the firewall and also Changed all the themes to Classic and disabled all the artistic add ons which make Vista more 3d. After doing these customizations my Pc runs great. A couple of problems that you will run into are non Vista Compatible Software. Most (not all) companies are fixing this with Vista support. Pinnacle Studio 9 for example will install correctly, Yet the Capturing Hardware gets configured incorrectly and is not fixable unless you purchase Studio 11 which is Vista Compatible. You will find that some Software will also give you the message "WinXp or Prior not detected, Closing setup" and also Software that will install but not run.
Another Potential Problem I have found is using "Thumbnails" for folder viewing. If you have many different types of Videos you will get a "COM Surrogate has stopped working" and as far as I have read this id due to certain Codecs or other aspects, Tho the problem is not serious you will find the Message Very annoying since sometimes the pop up appears sometimes 4-5 times at once.
I have also experienced another Problem with "Windows Host Process (Rundll32) has stopped working", Not sure the problems behind this yet. Seems as tho Changing some DEP options fixes this. Not sure if the fix is necessarily good tho.
Be sure you research the programs you will be using to make sure they will work on Vista. Good Luck...
-gerrit
Another Potential Problem I have found is using "Thumbnails" for folder viewing. If you have many different types of Videos you will get a "COM Surrogate has stopped working" and as far as I have read this id due to certain Codecs or other aspects, Tho the problem is not serious you will find the Message Very annoying since sometimes the pop up appears sometimes 4-5 times at once.
I have also experienced another Problem with "Windows Host Process (Rundll32) has stopped working", Not sure the problems behind this yet. Seems as tho Changing some DEP options fixes this. Not sure if the fix is necessarily good tho.
Be sure you research the programs you will be using to make sure they will work on Vista. Good Luck...
-gerrit
