Vista x7 !

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:15 pm

7 Versions of the new Vista...

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050910-5298.html

whats Lunix download link again?

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:40 am

Long as they all use the same drivers base I'll be happy.

Best Linux current version imo is SuSe- www.suse.com. They usually have it up at PC world for about £20.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:10 pm

im pretty sure they will - I mean to be honest I can understand why they have different versions.

what will all the security they have now I bet a copy is out of the question

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:16 pm

Their security plans are mind-boggling, imo over complicated tho. I'm sure the pirates will have copies of this out and about before it even hits the shelves, like normal

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:06 pm

the security seems pretty cool to me. but what I ment was like the current XP its hard to download updates as it checks your XP key against a database, much like online games do.

So in the future I ownt be able to patch my copy of windows anymore... ho-hum.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:29 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:the security seems pretty cool to me. but what I ment was like the current XP its hard to download updates as it checks your XP key against a database, much like online games do.

So in the future I ownt be able to patch my copy of windows anymore... ho-hum.

*cough*
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/28/mi ... ne_ad.html
*cough*

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:51 pm

Their security precautions are incredibly powerful. Also mostly unnecessary imo if they built the OS properly from the start, which they were going to do with Vista but then gave up because it was too expensive.

I'm not a fan of their proposed media protection either, which could put a stop to some of your downloading shenanigans

put a stop to me downloading porn too

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:58 pm

how does it stop me downloading porn?

Post by **Kaylee** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:08 am

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:how does it stop me downloading porn?

You might not have had it so much, but I've found a heck of a lot of the stuff I download now comes up as protected by licence and I have to pay to watch it!

Vista incorporates all that sort of stuff as standard, so we'll be seeing a heck of a lot more of it. Luckily MS scaled back from plans to let the OS actually decide what you can and can't do tho!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:58 pm

oh yes ive seen that stuff - but thats when u encode things and u add the passwords to the media file.

If the file is just a normal file i dont think that windows could distinguish whats a music a video and big boob action ?

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:27 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:If the file is just a normal file i dont think that windows could distinguish whats a music a video and big boob action ?

I doubt Karl's been downloading much big boob action

but then again I've been downloading all sorts of movies and tunes and TV and stuff and the only things that give me licence grief are dodgy wma files, which I don't download any more anyway...

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:18 pm

yeah WMA files do - when u encode them in your erm encoder (choose) u can add security to them. thats not windows its just a feature, u can do it with quicktimes too.

Maybe Karl likes man boobs, i have man boobs. somebody love me please..

Post by **Kaylee** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:20 pm

aww I love ya mark

and chunky guys are always nice hee hee

yeah its only windows files but its still a dang nuisance, and MS was talking of ways of adding digital rights protection (which this is) onto any file you create! bom bom boom!!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:54 pm

yuck, no more pRon - I hate MS!