wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
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| !!POLL!! Have you taken the plunge?
With all the controversy surrounding Vista since its launch, how many of you actually use it? If you arent using Vista, what OS are you using?
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| | | Hell no XP is the way to go |  291 (56.3%) | | Yes! Vista rocks | 136 (26.3%) | | I use a Mac sucka! | 40 (7.7%) | | Linux all the way | 31 (6%) | | Windows 2000 for me | 10 (1.9%) | | 98 makes the grade | 3 (0.5%) | | I keep it old school with 95 | 3 (0.5%) | | Windows Me is my choice | 2 (0.3%) | 516 participants.
results as pie chart in flash |
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Alcohol
Premium
join:2003-05-26
Somerset, NJ | Where is the option for "Yes" - the Vista rocks? |
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Bada Bing
WVU Mountaineers
Premium
join:2001-05-29
Fort Gay, WV
clubs:  
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I have XP on 3 home pc's and Vista on one laptop. I'm getting ready to order another laptop and I'm getting XP on it. I just can't get used to Vista. I know XP like the back of my hand.
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MrFixitSC
Premium,VIP,ExMod 2001-06
join:2000-12-01
Moncks Corner, SC | reply to wifi4milez
where's the option for vista but without the "it rocks"?  |
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Jahntassa
What, I can have feathers
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join:2006-04-14
Conway, SC | I must've missed 'all the controversy' involved with Vista's release.. |
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Greg_Z
Premium
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL | reply to wifi4milez
Where is the choice of "What the hell is a Computer." |
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chRoniX10
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Premium
join:2004-05-22
Tarzana, CA | reply to wifi4milez
Running XP on 3 desktops and 1 laptop.
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alg
Just a shot away
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join:2001-04-10
Houston, TX
clubs:
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| reply to wifi4milez
Still running XP on both of my computers, contrary to what the Vista fan boys claimed about people would upgrade anyway after a while (and according to the poll I'm not alone). Vista is the first Windows release since I have been running Windows 3.0 that I have absolutely zero interest in and zero intention of upgrading to.
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
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XP here. I refuse to have an OS that tells ME what i can and cant do with MY computer!
the disabling interfaces and degrading protected content are the deal killers for me!
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mr_slick
join:2003-05-22
Lynnwood, WA | reply to wifi4milez
mixture of xp and 2000. i have more 2000 boxes, so i voted for that. |
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runnoft
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join:2003-10-14
Deerfield, IL
·Comcast
| reply to Jahntassa
said by Jahntassa  :I must've missed 'all the controversy' involved with Vista's release.. Apparently so. There are many good reasons to view Vista as WinME II, an unnecessary OS upgrade, particularly if you have money invested in hardware and software you still like that does not run well or at all with Vista. I just built two PCs that are fully capable of running Vista, but I don't want to have to pay to upgrade applications to newer versions that can work with Vista, or pay Microsoft's ridiculous prices for Vista, nor do I install OS's without stable SP1s when there are as many complaints about the OS as there are about Vista. (I realize that reason to not upgrade is about to vanish, but still... "never leap early" is a lesson I learned the hard way.)
The touted improvements in security are the only thing I personally miss sticking with XP. I don't give a rat's patootie about how pretty the OS is. Just give me an OS that can run my apps and hardware without a performance or reliability hit. |
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
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 ·AT&T Midwest
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I have linux, XP, Vista installed in different partitions.
I mainly use linux, so voted that way.
I boot the two Windows systems twice a week, usually just for a short time to allow virus scanners to update, but I sometimes use them for a short while.
Vista is great. It will do more to break up the Microsoft monopoly, and persuade people to switch to linux or a Mac, than anything the anti-trust division of the justice department has ever done.
It's hard to understand why anybody would actually like Vista. They even broke their games. Play "solitaire" on XP, and you quickly get action. Play it on Vista, and you get lots of eye candy but very little action.
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AT&T dsl; Westell 327w modem/router; SuSE 10.1; firefox 2.0.0.12 |
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MagMan
Life is simpler when you tell the truth.
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join:2003-10-01
Westlake, OH | reply to wifi4milez
XP Home. |
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Boricua65
join:2002-01-26
Puerto Rico | reply to wifi4milez
WinXP Pro on both the lappy and desktop. If I had a choice, I would've stuck with Win2K. That is the best OS them idiots put out. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to wifi4milez
This machine - XP Home.
Will run Vista but driver issues prevent it.
Other machine - No problem running Vista, but since it came with XP MCE 2005, there really is no reason for me to blow $400 for Vista.
If/when I get a new machine, it will have Vista in it.
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DownTheShore
Maddie Knows Poopie
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join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
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Running Vista, but I wouldn't say that "it rocks". 
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DemonicLlama
join:2007-11-19
Potomac, MD | reply to wifi4milez
I use vista home premium as my media center pc at home and it works great. At work its XP still since we have not needed any new pc's for our users. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
·Verizon FIOS
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| reply to wifi4milez
I personally run XP (Pro) on my primary and secondary PC's. I have tested linux on an 11 year old laptop (worked well enough) and an 8 year old desktop (the HD died) just for kicks. I wanted to upgrade to Vista right before it was released (yes, I bought into the hype), but as soon as it dropped I knew it wasnt for me. In fact, I am thinking about buying a new laptop and I think I am opting for an XP install with it. It seems everything you hear/read about Vista is related to it needing patches or not being compatible with your gear. I read someplace that MS is already well under way developing Vista's successor, and that it will be released in like 2 years. I will probably just wait for that OS and stick with XP for now.
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | reply to wifi4milez
After we close out this poll, perhaps one of the mods can give us a dump of the actual site user data so we can see how close our figures are to reality. |
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cableties
Premium
join:2005-01-27
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to wifi4milez
I'm running Ultimate on a Mac Pro (Bootcamp) and its dog-slow booting (I've alot of RAM and there are some driver issues).
I cannot run this on my XP Pro Dell as it will cost me more to upgrade than to replace. And I am not ready to. Not yet. Maybe when the 45nm cores are cheaper.
So I voted Hell no, XP... |
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