Windows Vista: To Upgrade or Not To Upgrade?
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Windows Vista: To Upgrade or Not To Upgrade?
This is going to be a big question for everyone. As business owners, you should likely proceed with caution when upgrading your critical PC's. There are enough core changes in Windows Vista to warrant this caution.
Having done more than a fair share of Windows upgrades over the years, I would recommend waiting a little while for the dust to settle.
Just my two cents.
Having done more than a fair share of Windows upgrades over the years, I would recommend waiting a little while for the dust to settle.
Just my two cents.
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Hey Dean,
As a business owner/simple minded cabinetmaker, who's whole business has some how come to revolve around computers, I will be taking your advice!!!!!
I appreciate it.....
As a business owner/simple minded cabinetmaker, who's whole business has some how come to revolve around computers, I will be taking your advice!!!!!
I appreciate it.....
Mike Murray
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Dean,
I read an article over the weekend from some critics about Windows Vista and they recommend that unless we have to buy a new computer not to bother doing the upgrade for now until Microsoft has more bugs worked out.
So I sure will follow your advice on this one.
I read an article over the weekend from some critics about Windows Vista and they recommend that unless we have to buy a new computer not to bother doing the upgrade for now until Microsoft has more bugs worked out.
So I sure will follow your advice on this one.
Jean-Gabriel Voyer
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Don't go there...
I have to agree, as far as Vista is concerned do yourself a BIG favor and wait. I'd recommend waiting till MS issues it's first service pack on the product at the very least. In my many years of experience I've seen far too many disasters caused by users rushing to upgrade to the latest and \"greatest\" OS offering from MS.
As it is I've already heard negative reports related to compatibility problems with other applications (no specifics, sorry).
This brings up a more specific question, have the gurus at eCab done any testing of the software on the Vista platform?
As it is I've already heard negative reports related to compatibility problems with other applications (no specifics, sorry).
This brings up a more specific question, have the gurus at eCab done any testing of the software on the Vista platform?
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I installed ecabinets on vista and it did not do so bad, as long as you had installed the 3rd party opengl drivers from nvidia or ati. If you don’t install the 3rd party driver, vista layers opengl using directx and you take over a 50% performance hit. I tried it without the drivers and could barely rotate a cabinet in the view.
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Vista????
one word gentlemen LINUX
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Sorry, Kirt, but eCabinet Systems doesn't run on Linux.
I get enough of Windows here at work. I love working on computers, but I get enough Windows here. At home, I have four Macs and two Linux boxes.
I get enough of Windows here at work. I love working on computers, but I get enough Windows here. At home, I have four Macs and two Linux boxes.
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It just struck me why you like Macs so much Dean! Look at your avatar--"So easy a caveman can do it"Dean Fehribach wrote:Sorry, Kirt, but eCabinet Systems doesn't run on Linux.
I get enough of Windows here at work. I love working on computers, but I get enough Windows here. At home, I have four Macs and two Linux boxes.
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Is that the same issue as 64bit XP?Rick Deskins wrote:FYI. To run eCabinets on Vista, it must be a 32-bit version of vista. 64-bit vista will install, but you will not get it to run properly, if at all.
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That would be me.Rick Palechuk wrote:I thought we had a member running 64 bit XP.
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