My views on Vista

lolwtfbbq · 18 Feb 2008 at 08:59

After using it for 1 month, I have came to the conclusion that a normal Ultimate install will leave to with masses of crap which you would never use like Parental Controls, Bit Locker and more. I have now vLiteted my Vista and I am now in the process of reformatting the Vista drive

and this will hopefully lead to a fast Vista install.

Priapus · 18 Feb 2008 at 09:12

Hmmm, another one of these threads.

A lot of people do actually use those features, mind you.

swinnie · 18 Feb 2008 at 09:17

A lot of people like Vista, and they have young ones around the house who use the Parental Controls, that is why these features are built in.

And BitLocker is a good feature I here!

Can't they be removed from Add/Remove Windows Components like in XP?

ubern00b · 18 Feb 2008 at 09:21

Good luck installing SP1 on a VLited Vista.

z0mbi3 · 18 Feb 2008 at 09:24

Ice On Fire said:
Hmmm, another one of these threads.

My thoughts exactly. At least it's not one of those hating ones about going back to xp though.

Rab · 18 Feb 2008 at 09:44

ubern00b said:
Good luck installing SP1 on a VLited Vista.

yup, i learned the hard way trying that, can add to vlite, but remove any thing & sp1 wont install.

After using it for 1 month, I have came to the conclusion that a normal Ultimate install will leave to with masses of crap which you would never use like Parental Controls, Bit Locker and more

all these are easy to turn off

Burnsy2023 · 18 Feb 2008 at 10:40

vinh24 said:
After using it for 1 month, I have came to the conclusion that a normal Ultimate install will leave to with masses of crap which you would never use like Parental Controls, Bit Locker and more.

Whatdo you expect? You bought the Ultimate edition and you're worried about more features then you'll use?

Burnsy

Final8y · 18 Feb 2008 at 10:42

^^^ LOL

stoofa · 18 Feb 2008 at 10:57

Burnsy2023 said:
Whatdo you expect? You bought the Ultimate edition and you're worried about more features then you'll use?

Burnsy

Well - personally I'd be tempted to use the word "bought" in the losest term, but then that would be accusing of something I had no proof of.

Those people that do buy the OS, in 90% of the cases see that Home Premium offers exactly what they need and is a lot cheaper.

You could usually tell a WinXP owner who had bought his OS as he was the one using XP Home as it cost less and offered everything they needed.

chesterstu · 18 Feb 2008 at 11:02

stoofa said:
Well - personally I'd be tempted to use the word "bought" in the losest term, but then that would be accusing of something I had no proof of.

Those people that do buy the OS, in 90% of the cases see that Home Premium offers exactly what they need and is a lot cheaper.

You could usually tell a WinXP owner who had bought his OS as he was the one using XP Home as it cost less and offered everything they needed.

That's a bit unfair, I have Vista ultimate installed but i didn't buy. I downloaded it off works MSDN, same might be true here.

Priapus · 18 Feb 2008 at 11:24

z0mbi3 said:
My thoughts exactly. At least it's not one of those hating ones about going back to xp though.

You're right. Makes a small change, I suppose.

Priapus · 18 Feb 2008 at 11:28

stoofa said:
Well - personally I'd be tempted to use the word "bought" in the losest term, but then that would be accusing of something I had no proof of.

Those people that do buy the OS, in 90% of the cases see that Home Premium offers exactly what they need and is a lot cheaper.

You could usually tell a WinXP owner who had bought his OS as he was the one using XP Home as it cost less and offered everything they needed.

You say would be accusing the OP of obtaining the OS illegally...well, you are. You're right, you do not have any proof of such a statement and the above is a bit unfair of you, don't you think?

lolwtfbbq · 18 Feb 2008 at 11:38

Well, it look like I have cocked up the Vista install and I am ditching the vLited Vista for a normal install. So long for vLite

Priapus · 18 Feb 2008 at 11:53

Ja, we all make that mistake when first using vLite or nLite...

Black Dragon · 18 Feb 2008 at 11:57

stoofa said:
Well - personally I'd be tempted to use the word "bought" in the losest term, but then that would be accusing of something I had no proof of.

Those people that do buy the OS, in 90% of the cases see that Home Premium offers exactly what they need and is a lot cheaper.

You could usually tell a WinXP owner who had bought his OS as he was the one using XP Home as it cost less and offered everything they needed.

I used XP home because i was broke back then, i use Vista Ultimate now because nowadays i'm not. Condescending asshat is what i get from reading your post, perhaps it wasn't intended but that's how it comes across.

"Oooh he has something shiny and expensive he doesn't need, he mst have stolen it!!" :rolleyes:

Dolph · 18 Feb 2008 at 12:10

We could always do a poll on who is using a genuine, correctly licensed version of windows vista...

Priapus · 18 Feb 2008 at 12:14

Dolph said:
We could always do a poll on who is using a genuine, correctly licensed version of windows vista...

If we did that, I highly doubt it would be very accurate anyway.

Burnsy2023 · 18 Feb 2008 at 13:22

Dolph said:
We could always do a poll on who is using a genuine, correctly licensed version of windows vista...

Good idea.

Burnsy

m4cc45 · 18 Feb 2008 at 13:24

I didn't actually buy mine on it's own I bought Technet instead.

M.