Vista.

[schneid4323]

I used to run 64bit xp, it had a shitload of problems but if you knew what you were doing it was fine, how can i tell if im running 64 bit vista i have no clue.

[schneid4323]

How the hell do i turn off UAC, please elaborate.

[fobunited]

Right click on My Computer and click properties and it'll pull up your system information, including what version of Vista you are running

[schneid4323]

Originally Posted by fobunited

Right click on My Computer and click properties and it'll pull up your system information, including what version of Vista you are running

Yeah its home premium, are the names different for 64 bit or are they the same.

[533ogetnom]

as for UAC, im going to venture a guess (not really i know its there just being a dick ) that you can turn it off under "user accounts" in the control panel

[533ogetnom]

Originally Posted by schneid4323

Yeah its home premium, are the names different for 64 bit or are they the same.

the same, ones 64 bit the others not

control panel -> system -> operarting system type



yes that is a q6600 OCed to 450x8

[Gort]

Originally Posted by schneid4323

How the hell do i turn off UAC, please elaborate.

You have to be either a Capricorn or a Sagittarius to do it...

[schneid4323]

Originally Posted by 533ogetnom

as for UAC, im going to venture a guess (not really i know its there just being a dick ) that you can turn it off under "user accounts" in the control panel

Dude my account is an admin account its not under there.

[schneid4323]

found it.

[533ogetnom]

Originally Posted by schneid4323

Dude my account is an admin account its not under there.

control panel -> usser accounts -> on the bottom "turn user account control on or off"

need a pic?

[533ogetnom]

if you didnt have that off i would hate it to, that shits retarded

[Josh49]

Originally Posted by 533ogetnom

the only people i ever hear bitching about vista (after the first few months of drivers) are people who dont know what they are doing

I completely disagree.

I have xp at work vista at home.

If I open 'my computer' for example at work, I get exactly what I want

If I open 'my computer' at home I get sort of what I want, with a lot of other options surrounding what I want that I will never use.

Since I use computers at least 8-9 hours a day I guess I like stuff clean, organizied, efficient.

Vista pollutes the screen with a bunch of garbage that doesn't really belong in that spot IMO..

And the icons piss me off too. They were much simpler, much easier to see in XP. The Vertical folder with a 2 pixel thumbnail in Vista isn't really helpful to me, compared to a full thumbnail in XP where I can see what pictures are really contained in there..

There's always tons of sh!t running in the background that you can't get rid of. Always. If you do kill it, it turns on a second later.

Little stuff.. If I could wipe the disk clean and go to XP, I would in a heartbeat.

I can list a lot more things too.

[schneid4323]

Originally Posted by 533ogetnom

if you didnt have that off i would hate it to, that shits retarded

<3

[Josh49]

yeah, you gotta turn UAC off..

[Josh49]

Why did they move install/uninstall programs to a line in 'my computer' folder for example from the control panel. To me, I really think that belongs in control panel. I go to it when I want to go to it. Having it located in a bar in any folder is asking to accidentally remove software from your computer..

[533ogetnom]

Originally Posted by Josh49

I completely disagree.

I have xp at work vista at home.

If I open 'my computer' for example at work, I get exactly what I want

If I open 'my computer' at home I get sort of what I want, with a lot of other options surrounding what I want that I will never use.

Since I use computers at least 8-9 hours a day I guess I like stuff clean, organizied, efficient.

Vista pollutes the screen with a bunch of garbage that doesn't really belong in that spot IMO..

And the icons piss me off too. They were much simpler, much easier to see in XP. The Vertical folder with a 2 pixel thumbnail in Vista isn't really helpful to me, compared to a full thumbnail in XP where I can see what pictures are really contained in there..

There's always tons of sh!t running in the background that you can't get rid of. Always. If you do kill it, it turns on a second later.

Little stuff.. If I could wipe the disk clean and go to XP, I would in a heartbeat.

I can list a lot more things too.

again thats a good example, this is all shit that can be configured, vista has a BETTER ability to see whats in the folders then XP


i think the main issue people have is how vista comes default, and are to lazy or something else to figure out how to configure it

[533ogetnom]

Originally Posted by Josh49

Why did they move install/uninstall programs to a line in 'my computer' folder for example from the control panel. To me, I really think that belongs in control panel. I go to it when I want to go to it. Having it located in a bar in any folder is asking to accidentally remove software from your computer..

its IN the control panel, it has just been renamed to "programs" again, stop knocking shit because its changed and is not what your used to

wow, thats awsome that theres a button in my computer too actually, most of us browse MC for programs to get rid of then have to go through the CP anyway, nice to have the button to avoid that step

[533ogetnom]

and please note, im not a vista fanboi, come up with a legitimate complaint (like mallocing double the ram for 3d rendering, which has since been hotfixed) and ill agree 100% but all these complaints are just dumb little things from people who dont know how to properly configure software

[Josh49]

Originally Posted by 533ogetnom

again thats a good example, this is all shit that can be configured, vista has a BETTER ability to see whats in the folders then XP


i think the main issue people have is how vista comes default, and are to lazy or something else to figure out how to configure it

If you can tell me how to configure vista to show a large thumbnail picture on a folder that takes up the whole folder (so you can actually see what you're looking at) and not a small sliver coming out of a folder, I would greatly appreciate that.

[533ogetnom]

Originally Posted by Josh49

If you can tell me how to configure vista to show a large thumbnail picture on a folder that takes up the whole folder (so you can actually see what you're looking at) and not a small sliver coming out of a folder, I would greatly appreciate that.

just a thought, but have you tried folder options? before that, setting to large thumbnails even

on thing that windows has ALWAYS done is make the GUI from the earlier version (at the least usually farther back) available to the user, so it will be there somewhere you just have to find it

[Josh49]

Originally Posted by 533ogetnom

just a thought, but have you tried folder options? before that, setting to large thumbnails even

on thing that windows has ALWAYS done is make the GUI from the earlier version (at the least usually farther back) available to the user, so it will be there somewhere you just have to find it

I've looked all over. The only thing I found that you can do is zoom in so far that the icons can be seen from space. Just then can you make out what that sliver of a picture is. If you can find anything to go back to xp style picture thumbnails, please let me know..

[TheAcAvenger]

I'm running XP on my desktop (dell xps 700) and Vista home premium on my laptop (Vaio SZ-240P) and I absolutely hate vista. I can't believe I was talked into that "upgrade." I don't have the original software. Does anyone have a feasbile (<$400) to change back? It'd be nice for the VAIO keyboard shortcuts (S1, S2, volume control, brightness control) to work as well.