Digital BW, The Print

I have been using XP since it was released and I started using Vista in
February. XP is on two desktops and one laptop and Vista is on a desktop. My
beef with the Vista system was the *&$%^ permission issue that once you know
how to turn it off, the unit has not been an issue at all. I subscribe to
the by small but competent as the systems are still tumbling in price. There
is little need for most users to pump up their machines. 

I have seen many users that have boat loads of layers too. I rarely get more
than 10, but still have plenty of files around 300 to 500MB. I use the Vista
machine as my primary unit running LR 2, CS3 ext, with two external HDs. I
have two internal 500GB HDs and 4GB RAM. I decided to stay with 32 bit until
the next new machine to allow all those add ons to catch up. I run Vue Scan,
Nikon Scan, Epson Scan, Epson 4800, R200 and 2200 printers. 

 

It does take a little getting used to it, but it is OK. The improvement that
XP was over the horrendous 95, 98 and ME, Vista is not.  I too disabled aero
and my machine runs OK. 

 

As to the guns, bullets and Dell; that is an idea I can get behind
especially when it comes to laptops. 

 

Eric

 

Ps  I did spend time on Apples too going back to Apple IIe, although I am
currently not really using a Mac. 

 

 

Eric Neilsen Photo

4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9

Dallas, TX 75226

214 827-8301

 

http://ericneilsenphotography.com

SKype ejprinter

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pr_roark
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 7:21 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Vista v. XP??

 


> 
> > The OS is so voraciously power-hungry, ...

I have used XP for years and like it. The laptop I had to buy last 
year had Vista, and it was a awful until the upgrades finally solved 
some problems. Now, I can notice some productivity improvements that 
are nice. The workflow and profiling is actually easier now on Vista 
than XP -- more drag and drop compatibility, for example.

On the power issue, I'd urge getting the maximum ram as well as a 
good graphics board. I understand there might still be some issues 
in that department. On the recent laptop I bought for my daughter, I 
had a graphics board put in just to relieve the ram of the video drag 
the build in board puts on it. 

My MS relative says part of the reason for some incompatibilities 
stems from MS's decision to force writers to get the data out of the 
Program Files directory. For security reasons they are trying to 
isolate the programs, but many programers are still storing data 
there. If access to this directory is stopped, it apparently really 
helps with security.

So, there are still some problems, but I'm actually beginning to see 
some advantages to Vista.

I might add that I'm still using my old Windows 95 FTP program on the 
Vista machine. I appreciate this backward compatibilty. 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

 



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