I left New Zealand mid-2003, bound for Istanbul and a new lif. After two years, a Belgian guy lured me into his world, deep in the heart of Europe. For a long time I was an in-process immigrant. One day we married. These days it's about photography, a little red wine and wandering ... and so the journey goes.
Shame about the VISTA sticker, but then again, neither of us has much choice left when buying a new laptop.
As long as your other equipment and software is VISTA compatible, it will run smoothly.
There's even a SP1, a first service and reliability pack currently in Beta-testing.
But please read this:
http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2851 or http://pressesc.com/01170162093_vista_violates_ rights_damages_environment_creates_monopoly
As customers, there's not much we can do about it - Apple is way too expensive, Linux is only for the techno-savvy.
I've got a friend with a new Vista machine: Vista was not compatible with much of his photo and camera software... It happens.
But what I find really annoying is this:
Make sure you have an active internet connection and restart VISTA. Click the Start Menu and type Run in the Search field. Click the Run command. If you're seeing a black window, you can continue. If not: type cmd Finally, type: netstat -a
You're now looking at all the network connections your laptop is currently making over the internet.
As you just restarted Vista and did not ask for any connections, there shouldn't be any.
But do take a look: can you read "microsoft" and "busy", "listening" or "established" anywhere?
I'm sure you can, and it's not a very pleasant feeling. This is your machine, not theirs.
[The same goes for Windows XP, unfortunately, although XP machines call home to Microsoft less often]
It looks so small and helpless. :)
ReplyDeleteFinally you have a full laptop instead of just a la.
I love my little laptop ... it doesn't look small and helpless, it's little and clever and tougher than a tough thing :)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, it's a LAPTOP really. So good after what I had been working, or attempting to work with.
A wise choice: the HP Pavilion is highly rated.
ReplyDeleteShame about the VISTA sticker, but then again, neither of us has much choice left when buying a new laptop.
As long as your other equipment and software is VISTA compatible, it will run smoothly.
There's even a SP1, a first service and reliability pack currently in Beta-testing.
But please read this:
http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2851
or
http://pressesc.com/01170162093_vista_violates_
rights_damages_environment_creates_monopoly
As customers, there's not much we can do about it - Apple is way too expensive, Linux is only for the techno-savvy.
I've got a friend with a new Vista machine: Vista was not compatible with much of his photo and camera software... It happens.
But what I find really annoying is this:
Make sure you have an active internet connection and restart VISTA. Click the Start Menu and type Run in the Search field. Click the Run command. If you're seeing a black window, you can continue. If not: type cmd
Finally, type: netstat -a
You're now looking at all the network connections your laptop is currently making over the internet.
As you just restarted Vista and did not ask for any connections, there shouldn't be any.
But do take a look: can you read "microsoft" and "busy", "listening" or "established" anywhere?
I'm sure you can, and it's not a very pleasant feeling. This is your machine, not theirs.
[The same goes for Windows XP, unfortunately, although XP machines call home to Microsoft less often]
Dank u wel Peter. At the moment, the delight in having a working laptop manages to overcome the 'issues' and there are plenty.
ReplyDeleteGert gave it a good 'talking to' tonight as Vista frustrated him at every turn.
Thanks for the info, much appreciated.