Comments on: Welcome to Vista Review dot info! http://www.vistareview.info/2007/02/13/welcome-to-vista-review-dot-info/ My experiences and tips, tricks, help, resources, and bugs found upgrading to Windows Vista Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:13:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: VistaReview: A chronicle of one user’s pains « VistaSucks.WordPress.Com http://www.vistareview.info/2007/02/13/welcome-to-vista-review-dot-info/comment-page-1/#comment-913 VistaReview: A chronicle of one user’s pains « VistaSucks.WordPress.Com Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:54:09 +0000 http://www.vistareview.info/?p=3#comment-913 [...] Vista is something you want to upgrade to or get installed on your new PC or not.” Read the first post. before proceeding to the later ones. Subsequent posts can be read by clicking the link in the [...] [...] Vista is something you want to upgrade to or get installed on your new PC or not.” Read the first post. before proceeding to the later ones. Subsequent posts can be read by clicking the link in the [...]

]]> By: Enough Said http://www.vistareview.info/2007/02/13/welcome-to-vista-review-dot-info/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Enough Said Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:51:02 +0000 http://www.vistareview.info/?p=3#comment-80 This essay written by Peter Gutmann, a contributor to the PGP encryption cipher explains the implications and costs of Vista's choking DRM functions built directly into the Vista kernel (read - unmodifiable without extensive knowledge): http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html It's well cited too. It's well written and lets the reader decide whether Vista's DRM is bad for your health or not. Nonetheless, everyone I know who has read this has ran away pulling their hair out and screaming "down with Vista." In my opinion, it truly marks the beginning of a dark age in computing - with all the nuances that this may imply! This essay written by Peter Gutmann, a contributor to the PGP encryption cipher explains the implications and costs of Vista’s choking DRM functions built directly into the Vista kernel (read – unmodifiable without extensive knowledge):

http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html

It’s well cited too.

It’s well written and lets the reader decide whether Vista’s DRM is bad for your health or not. Nonetheless, everyone I know who has read this has ran away pulling their hair out and screaming “down with Vista.” In my opinion, it truly marks the beginning of a dark age in computing – with all the nuances that this may imply!

]]> By: john http://www.vistareview.info/2007/02/13/welcome-to-vista-review-dot-info/comment-page-1/#comment-3 john Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:18:54 +0000 http://www.vistareview.info/?p=3#comment-3 In a sentence - I would hold off. I have had all kinds of crazy stuff happen to me in just 2 weeks (I've lots of info to catch up on posting). Visit my page on <a href="http://www.vistareview.info/vista-upgrade-resources/" rel="nofollow">Vista Upgrade Resources</a> and check out the Windows Vista Compatibility Guide, and the Engadget article with comments by real users about how their Vista Experience has been going. Then - please come back here and post your decision and what you found! thx! In a sentence – I would hold off. I have had all kinds of crazy stuff happen to me in just 2 weeks (I’ve lots of info to catch up on posting). Visit my page on Vista Upgrade Resources and check out the Windows Vista Compatibility Guide, and the Engadget article with comments by real users about how their Vista Experience has been going. Then – please come back here and post your decision and what you found! thx!

]]> By: ANA http://www.vistareview.info/2007/02/13/welcome-to-vista-review-dot-info/comment-page-1/#comment-2 ANA Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:28:01 +0000 http://www.vistareview.info/?p=3#comment-2 Hey... I know you just gut your vista.. but im really trying to make a choice here... I do graphic / web design.. and was wondering... do you have any trouble installing software... cause id rather die than being without my illustrator, photoshop, etc.. i have the software, but obviously its way to expensive like for waiting to see if i will have to buy a new "vista capable illustrator" or whatever. i dont know much about computers but reading some other reviews, found that installing some programs ws hard or impossible with the vista.. so hope you can help me... ba bye Hey… I know you just gut your vista.. but im really trying to make a choice here… I do graphic / web design.. and was wondering… do you have any trouble installing software… cause id rather die than being without my illustrator, photoshop, etc.. i have the software, but obviously its way to expensive like for waiting to see if i will have to buy a new “vista capable illustrator” or whatever. i dont know much about computers but reading some other reviews, found that installing some programs ws hard or impossible with the vista.. so hope you can help me… ba bye

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