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06-26-2009, 09:53 AM | #1 |
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pre-order windows 7 starting today for half off
home premuim upgrade is like $49, ultimate is $99. compared to what their full retail is gonna be, its on microsofts windows 7 site. Better deal for you guys who are still XP and want to consider skipping vista .
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06-26-2009, 09:56 AM | #2 |
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$100 (ultimate) and I get a brand spanking new OS? not bad at all. match that with the netbook busted posted and I'm set.
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06-29-2009, 07:11 AM | #3 |
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Psst. It's just vista with some crap removed.
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06-26-2009, 11:03 AM | #4 |
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you mean i can upgrade from 2003 server which i paid 0 dollars and .00 cents, and upgrade to an operating system that comes with a bunch of useless integrated software?
awesome... i'll highly consider upgrading, just like i considered upgrading to vista. too bad i only considered it for less than 11 seconds. |
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If my laptop could run it I would upgrade.
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06-26-2009, 11:17 AM | #7 |
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haha what do i need a 64 bit OS for?
this reminds me of the video game bit wars, where the more bits meant the better graphics... but its all a bunch of useless bullshit. |
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Sooo, Playstation having 120bits over the NES's 8bits has nothing to do with it having better graphics?
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06-26-2009, 12:47 PM | #10 | |
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You can use more memory with a 64bit OS. That's the only advantage I've heard of. But I'm pretty sure that's only a perk for gaming. |
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06-26-2009, 11:36 AM | #11 |
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64 bit has its advantages, but flash still fucking chokes on it. No thanks.
And I thought ultimate wasn't for presale yet? Either way it's a good deal. Too bd I haven't had a legit copy of windows since 98SE. Remember when ME came out and it sucked ass, then 2000 rolled out and it was awesome and everybody loved it? This is the same thing. The xp holdouts will be the 9x holdouts back then. BOW TO YOUR NEW LORD
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HyperTek - It's pointless to make such a thread on this forum -_- already know there will be haters.
Also the price is for the upgrade, not full retail. So you need an existing copy of Vista or XP to benefit from this deal. I rather get the retail version so I can do a clean install on a formatted hard drive. The only problem is the price for the retail copy is ridiculous. *_* I'm going to stick with Vista for now since I got it for free.
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Not free but how's $39.99... http://microcenter.com/storefronts/m.../preorder.html Cause I am such a nice guy. How to do a clean install. http://community.winsupersite.com/bl...-upgrades.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...74(WS.10).aspx
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I am not saying that the newer software has no potential. I am just saying that a lot of software (office suite, adobe suite, etc) do absolutely nothing really.. REALLY unique or special that older software doesnt. I run Adobe CS2 and Office 2003, both work fine and have been stripped down from being updated/verified/etc. Here is a fun video for all you kids who need a history lesson, the angry video game nerd says shit best: ScrewAttack Video Game, Angry Video Game Nerd: Atari Jaguar Part I | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com |
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06-26-2009, 05:23 PM | #17 | |
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I have four gigs in my computer right now, but I have XP32bit. I was thinking about just getting XP64bit so I can get more out of my memory without all the bullshit Vista programs. |
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Good post HyperTek!
I posted this in the deal thread at the top. http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-chat/2...ml#post2882491 This really is a good deal guys and I suggest you guys jump on it. I got 4 for all my computers. If you are not running W7 beta try it, it really is awesome.
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I wasn't talking about whether or not the games were better. Mike's comment was saying more bits doesn't equal better graphics. Which is false. It's not THE only factor but More bits DOES equal better graphics.
Any yes, I agree NES games were better then PS games.
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I'm running old legacy hardware, on XP, which by todays standard, is a dated OS. Everything runs peachy, boots up fast, not fancy or flashy. Reliable as shit. It cost me 200bucks to build 5 years ago. LOL. |
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Still a lot of people running IA-32 CoreDuo processors that think they are 64bit. Drivers for the 64 bit windows(XP/Vista) are always sketchy. It doesn't use full 64bit addressing for most things. Windows7 is supposed to support both 32 and 64bit in the same box. The 64bit install is 4gb bigger. Hopefully driver support will be a lot better then current 64bit.
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06-26-2009, 02:56 PM | #22 |
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The difference between 64bit and 32bit is the amount of memory that the system can address, which limited to 4 gigs for 32 bit. If you're not into gaming and could really care less about how your operating system looks, then xp is probably fine, however games today use a lot of memory, and 4 gigs will probably not be enough in the near future. Directx 11 is coming out with the windows seven launch, which is a pretty big improvent on dx10.
On why windows vista and seven use a large amount of memory (if a gig is really 'large'), is due to the superfetch, with an article on how it works here: Understand how SuperFetch uses RAM to enhance system performance | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com |
06-26-2009, 08:32 PM | #25 |
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vista cant? i dont see why people cant run things in xp compatability.. people too lazy to right click run in compatibility works like 99% of the time lol
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also Vista sucks fat dick, and nothing can fix that except upgrading to 7. which is the new hotness
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doesn't look like its going to offer anything i need. vista runs everything i want just fine.
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i can only assume this was some sort of sick burn post or something, but i'm just going to take it seriously and say dual boot xp and 7. or 98 and 7, if you're a boss. exactly. fact of the matter is nobody wants what's on your computer, so there's your protection right there.
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Too lazy? Try, i almost blew up my friend's MKIV Supra after his aem erroneously tried to tune ITSELF on compatibility mode in vista (when we could get it to connect at all). Been on my hacked XP Pro "downgrade" ever since. No need to upgrade imo, i will stick with what i KNOW works |
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