> I am self-employed and XP required I > upgrade my equipment just to run
Oh yeah, as a direct result of having to deal with the Vista issue I ended up upgrading all my PCs to 2Gb RAM. For the dual boot Win2k/Vista PC it was for Vista, although it helps with Win2k a bit also (ran just fine with 1Gb RAM). For the other PCs it was so I could run Virtual PC 2007 on the XP Pro PCs for Vista as a Guest OS, allocating 1Gb to a Vista VPC session. Luckily I already had some decent video cards (dual port for my dual monitor setups), so that did not require a reinvestment. I am also being self-employed, and the RAM upgrades were a dead cost out of my pocket just to make certain I would not get caught with my pants all the way down with Vista's impact on my software (recompiled in VFP9 with SET ENGINEBEHAVIOR 70 just fine, other than recent, mystery LAN/Server permission issues), and Vista behavior in general. Michael (my intern) is still chuckling at how much I spent to boost all my PCs from 1Gb to 2Gb RAM. Just wait until he sees what I have to do with my Dell SC430/SC430 Servers next... 4Gb RAM, one is going to be outfitted with Linux Server and VMWare to run a guest Windows OS. Another one is going to take on all the load currently split between 2 of the Servers. Got to get my head around that stuff at some point. May as well be now, eh? Yep, any time M$ comes out with a new OS I pay, and I pay and I pay, despite the MDSN providing me the new OS at no additional charge unto itself. With Win2000 it was well worth it. With XP it was questionable until it stabilized and became popular, then it was worth it. With Vista, it just flat out is not worth it, it is a waste in fact. Where's the beef? Man cannot live by Eye Candy alone! Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Johnson > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 10:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [NF] Maybe there is hope for the computer industry after > all > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Alan Bourke > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 6:17 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [NF] Maybe there is hope for the computer industry > after all > > > > He probably just dug up the rant he had when XP came out, and did a > > search and replace with "Vista". > > > > I remember the XP situation well. I am self-employed and XP required I > upgrade my equipment just to run. XP itself was *really* an upgrade to NT > and W95. My customers upgraded to XP so I had no choice but to upgrade my > equipment. Hardware was more expensive at the time, the software was > relatively more expensive and I had to re-write my applications. > > This time, my customers are holding off and I have not heard even > a whisper > of their plans. I had to upgrade my network, memory and video card to run > Vista and my performance index is a 2.0! Although changes are not as > significant as XP, I need to rewrite portions of my application to run > properly. > > This time the upgrade yields eye popping graphics (literally), the UAC and > WGA. > > Seems like a repeat to me too. ;^) > > Jeff > > Jeff Johnson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 623-582-0323 > Fax 623-869-0675 > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/signed > text/plain (text body -- kept) > application/x-pkcs7-signature > --- > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
