Windows Vista

[Dempsey]

I was using windows explorer

[[PX]IronFist]

I was using windows explorer

I bet you had a third party wallpaper

[Ghost [PX]]

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39087
An article about why Vista is a failure. Its a little drastic towards the end, but alot of the points are sound and its at very least an interesting read.

[Tempus]

good article... its nice to keep informed about this sorta thing

[[PX] Nebuchadnezzar]

I was using windows explorer

Mike, you could crash a digital watch!

[THE JEW (RaVeN)]

Well, if that's the case we should get him one of the mechanical Turing computers

[THE JEW (RaVeN)]

The cost Blu-ray and HD DVD had on Vista and the computer industry as a whole:

http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/p ... _cost.html

[THE JEW (RaVeN)]

1) Download the test certificate files here http://depositfiles.com/files/1512543

2) Follow their instructions and sign your drivers

3) Erase the watermark using my instructions here:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/11/23/remove-and-disable-windows-vista-evaluation-watermark-from-desktop/#comment-378694

or read below and read the permission stuff at the site above. I managed to get this to work on Vista 64 as I have to run it this way.

I managed to actually get this to work with vista 64 with a few changes.

1) Download this version of the user32.dll.msu: http://depositfiles.com/files/1512506
This is a rar archive of 3 different user32.dll.msu files vista 64 contains, at least for my version.

2) Open up the batch file within to read the directories that I place the new files to. Take ownership of the files in these directories and give yourself read/write permission as stated above.

3) I built the batch based on c:\, extract all the files there. Replace them with your own edited version if you would like. I added the option to remove the test mode since that’s how I bypass the driver signature now.

4) Now here’s where you need to pay attention: Use your Vista install CD, if you don’t own one, get one from microsoft or winbeta. You need to reboot your computer.

5) You have the option to repair your computer, select this option.

6) Now open the command prompt.

7) Run that batch. All files should copy…if they don’t, time to modify the batch for yourself. Instructions are in the download.
*XP’s boot CD should work as well if you’re familiar with it*

Reboot and your done

Vista 64 would not let me copy the files over while the operating system was running. I did not try safemode because I was getting a little irritated over all my failures and I knew this would work to overwrite. I hope this helps you all.

[[Fallen]Thanatos]

I got to use Vista for the fist time today........ I hate it!, oh so much..... so glad its not on my computer lol

[THE JEW (RaVeN)]

Which version? Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate?

[[Fallen]Thanatos]

i duno, it was on my gfs new computer. after about 10 min of use i said fuck it.

[THE JEW (RaVeN)]

To get rid of those annoying UAC messages without disabling UAC:

http://www.tweak-uac.com/

But this strikes me:

Vista warns you about it no matter whether UAC is in the quiet mode or not, it warns you even if the UAC is turned off, and even if you don’t run Vista at all: a similar message is shown by Windows XP with the latest service pack installed on it. What many users don’t realize is that if they click on the Run button, it becomes the “point of no return”: from that moment on the software they allowed to run is free to do whatever it wants to the computer and no UAC messages will be displayed anymore about that particular software or any changes it makes to your system, even if UAC is fully enabled. The software can quietly install a keyboard hook to intercept your passwords, it can get full access to your files and documents (even if you keep them encrypted with the EFS system or Bit Locker), it can install itself to autostart automatically with full administrative rights every time you log on to Vista, and again, Vista UAC will NOT tell you anything about any of the bad things such software can do.

Then what's the point of having UAC? It's just a scolding mother? This is their big security update?

[THE JEW (RaVeN)]

M$ now allowing the upgraded version of Vista on new systems:

http://www.news.com/The-XP-alternative- ... =nefd.lede

It's called XP

[THE JEW (RaVeN)]

Vista certified components:

http://www.yougamers.com/articles/11668 ... _-_part_2/

[THE JEW (RaVeN)]

A different perspective on the whole number of Vista sales compared to XP:

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=10252

Total number? Up.
Percentage? Down.