– I often forget on XP machines that they can’t write DVD data discs right from Explorer – another Vista feature I would miss.

– Vista allows you to hook up to your Xbox 360 quite easily, allowing you to run a 175watt gaming machine, a 400watt computer and 2 separate video displays in order to access your music and stuff. Then with Vista it got a lot better – every window had a Search box, and it would search only within the context of those folders. Even worse, you’d have to manually select which folder to search in. – I used to hate Windows search, and that damn XP dog didn’t help matters. But will I ever get it downloaded? Only time will tell! I think it’s a smart and interesting tactic MS is taking… they’ve basically gussied-up Vista, slapped a new name on it, and released a free demo to build hype. Might be fun to dual-boot on my laptop, which, though very new, runs Vista a lot worse than my not-as-new (but much better specced) PC.

I am probably one of the bigger Vista defenders that you’re likely to come across, but I still have some interest in this Windows 7 beta. Not sure how much longer I can take this… may have to eat oxen soon… Send… help… ARGH!!!!” “It has been 2 days now since we started downloading the Windows 7 beta… After a fast start, the download has crawled to a grueling pace of about 30kB a second.

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