Re: A correct "mojave" experiment for Vista

Try comparing apples to apples instead of apples to oranges (pun intended). Here's the minimum and suggested minimum recommendations for XP.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865

What is the user experience like with that setup? It's about as good as Vista with the suggested minimum recommendations. Microsoft has never been very good with either minimum or suggested minimum requirements. Here's some more that are way off.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430827.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/system-requirements.aspx

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements

Oops that last one isn't Windows but using the recommended minimums would still be a bad user experience. It's just the way it is with software guys recommending hardware. The point is these are the suggested MINIMUM requirements.

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Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
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"gerooky" <g@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:48d65e96@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Mojave experiment was no less than MICROSOFT PROPAGANDA of the worst kind!!!

I find it INSULTING and DEGRADING of my INTELLIGENCE! Who do you think you are Microsoft, claiming that my perception of vista is not VALID?

Let me tell you what a correct Vista experiment would be like:

STEP 1)

Buy people a computer such as the microsoft sites calls a RECOMMENDED configuration for vista
along with a new copy of Vista ultimate or home premium:

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB of system memory
40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
WDDM Driver
128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
32 bits per pixel
DVD-ROM drive
Audio Output

These machines will be not from one vendor but from all kinds of computer makers, just to be sure
that we are covering a large array of different hardware.

NOTE: this is not the basic requirements for Vista... these are the following:
Windows Vista minimum supported system requirements
Home Basic / Home Premium / Business / Ultimate

800 MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
Support for Super VGA graphics
CD-ROM drive

STEP 2) They will NOT be allowed to buy new peripherial hardware. They will have to find
drivers for their old printers, scanners, webcams etc.
Let them SUFFER by searching endless hours for these, and watch vista show an array of nice stupid blue screens and crashes

STEP 3) If its too hard for them, we will supply a tech to help them get over the problems so that vista is installed on their new computers.
We are doing this to prolong their torchure with the next step:

STEP 4) They will have to install all their software, and some of them vista will no longer be compatible with them. They will add up the cost of replacing all that software with new versions.

STEP 5) In the meanwhile a camera will be recording all the FRUSTRATION HATE ANGER AND DISGUST that the users will have
towards vista.

STEP 6) Upload this experiment on YOUTUBE on a channel and dedicated site, to show the world the TRUE CRAPPY NATURE OF VISTA!


Conclusion: Vista is "OK" only when you get it PREINSTALLED and on a very high end computer that is fast enough to handle the TREMENDOUS BLOAT and SLOPPY code of vista.
Then you will be in warrantee and IF YOU GET all new hardware making sure that there are vista drivers, the experience MAY be better than the above situation.

HOWEVER we must understand that the above experiment is what MOST people will encounter with the hardware they already own.





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