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Best news I've read all day!
Vista with UAC turned off is the best version of Windows in my honest opinion. Can't wait to see performance improvements!

I do not like the Apple like secrecy, it takes away from the conversations that would usually occur on the MSDN blogs or Channel 9.
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Best news I've read all day!  DevilsRejection | 07/08/07
RE: Best news...  christopherborne@... | 07/09/07
This is unreal...  Mike Cox | 07/08/07
Old Jokes  Blogsworth | 07/09/07
GEEZ have I got news for you !  jackie40d@... | 07/09/07
jackie40d give me some links to the mass shut downs of os's  SO.CAL Guy | 07/09/07
Hey Mikey....  BitTwiddler | 07/09/07
Me too Mike, I filed my teeth and await SP1 arrival  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
addendum  wjkahlssmd@... | 07/13/07
How about removing the DRM?  Ole Man | 07/08/07
Cripes you're sounding like a broken record!  ye | 07/08/07
To simplistic a view  voska | 07/09/07
Use whatever works.  ye | 07/09/07
Have you tried running it in XP compatibility mode?  xuniL_z | 07/09/07
Similar to Windows 95  MWPollard | 07/09/07
Recurring theme  Mike Hunt | 07/09/07
How can you be stuck with Vista if ur not running it ?  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
It's kinda like a tick  msdead | 07/09/07
Message has been deleted.  jackie40d@... | 07/09/07
I believe it's "Wile E." not willy.....? (NT)  Mike Hunt | 07/09/07
Microsoft is not the only software company that uses  SO.CAL Guy | 07/09/07
Mandatory activation?  MWPollard | 07/09/07
Yes, but  Freebird54 | 07/09/07
Why should Microsoft  ursulus | 07/09/07
When was the last time you saw a pirated copy ?  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
There was a time  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
"Your personal experiences are meaningless"  Ole Man | 07/10/07
I'd give Microsoft my blood type if they'd stop  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
acivation ? this is just the beginning ?  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
That depends on the version of Windows...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/09/07
I have XP upgrade versions no OEM versions  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
Upgrade does not equal retail.  Bozzer | 07/10/07
Dumb doesn't mean stupid as in ignorant  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
A rose by any other name.  dewey56 | 07/09/07
If you don't like to read his posts, then don't  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
Your posts haved moved beyond boring to stupid. (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/08/07
Just like yours! (NT)  linux for me | 07/08/07
Are you saying I have surpassed your stupidity? NT  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Can we please ban No_Ax  Bozzer | 07/10/07
pigs will fly!  simple simon | 07/09/07
Why shouldn't Microsoft want to keep you ...  mwagner@... | 07/09/07
So, instead...  mustang_z | 07/09/07
Because  Freebird54 | 07/09/07
VLK  justanitguy | 07/09/07
I would count too heavily on MS lowering prices  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
You remind me ...  xuniL_z | 07/09/07
It would not be good etiquette  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Do you play with dolls or just wishing ?  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
I'm guessing  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
"I'm guessing"  Ole Man | 07/12/07
If it was a halfway decent system, if only it was....  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
Have you seen the number of patches for Linux and OS X?  ye | 07/09/07
Oh definitely, it's a must have, no doubt about it  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
Veterans Affairs IS the Federal Government.  ye | 07/10/07
Sorry, bad link, Ye  Ole Man | 07/10/07
bad link?  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
"with IE6"  Ole Man | 07/10/07
Working fine here: Firefox on Debian under Xen  ye | 07/11/07
"Working fine here"  Ole Man | 07/12/07
Microsoft desperation  TechExec2 | 07/08/07
PLEASE, do NOT use any version of Windows and  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/08/07
Hey it's his opinion and he has a right to express it...  Laff | 07/09/07
Standard No_Ax response....  shawkins | 07/09/07
Actually  Blogsworth | 07/09/07
Actually  Freebird54 | 07/09/07
You actually called that a ...  xuniL_z | 07/09/07
Actually, he's not the first  Ole Man | 07/09/07
What is wrong with Vista?!  philip.lane@... | 07/10/07
Well, let's go to the source.  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
"What is wrong with Vista?!"  Ole Man | 07/10/07
"the guy that guided the development of Vista"  Ole Man | 07/10/07
Ole man, you are batting 1.000 in missing the point.  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
BIG NEWS!!!!! to enlighten you Ole Man  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
"Ole man, you are batting 1.000"  Ole Man | 07/10/07
Doing your homework for you, Zuny  Ole Man | 07/10/07
What would be your reasons for that?  xuniL_z | 07/09/07
Apparently, your views aren't all that popular  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Sounds to me like Chris is a MORON and an IDIOT.  Wolfie2K3 | 07/09/07
Were you a host on the "Call For Help" program?  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Ole Man. When you have no clue what to say  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
Concerning Chris Pirillo  Ole Man | 07/12/07
But Oh Yes I Can If They Want Mega $ For OS  mkduffy@... | 07/19/07
You posted that in your last reply!  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
Jealousy will get you nowhere  Ole Man | 07/10/07
Well I do use and support OSX but I have an INTEREST  Laff | 07/10/07
Well,, of course you do.  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
I'm a Windows user  voska | 07/09/07
It's not strange  frgough | 07/09/07
Then use KMS  seth_lerman@... | 07/09/07
So, purchasing another server is the answer?  chemist109 | 07/09/07
Yeppers Thats right !  jackie40d@... | 07/09/07
Noot a good response to a prospective customer  John L. Ries | 07/09/07
Well I am guessing he has  jackie40d@... | 07/09/07
A few things.  xuniL_z | 07/09/07
Interesting  Freebird54 | 07/09/07
Well  xuniL_z | 07/09/07
All is not rosy on the Vista front  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Oh please! Any chance you can come up with something...  ye | 07/09/07
Another one for Ye  Ole Man | 07/09/07
We're up to March 2nd!  ye | 07/09/07
06-24-2007, 10:07 PM  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Did someone say that Vista was 100% problem free?  ye | 07/09/07
There is no point  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
As to the link you posted to ye on 7/9...what a laugh  xuniL_z | 07/10/07
Oooohh...  nbjayme | 07/10/07
"There is no point"  Ole Man | 07/10/07
"As to the link you posted"  Ole Man | 07/10/07
Same to you concerning Linux, Bub  Ole Man | 07/09/07
You kinky old sod, I thought you were being nice  intrepi@... | 07/09/07
What a mindless reply  TechExec2 | 07/11/07
Vista doesn't need saving ...  mwagner@... | 07/09/07
Doesn't need saving ?  jackie40d@... | 07/09/07
What a fud!  Skullet | 07/09/07
FYI  ShadeTree | 07/10/07
"as fast as can be expected"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Yes it does! Vista needs saving!  TechExec2 | 07/11/07
I agree with you  jackie40d@... | 07/09/07
Thanks, Jackie!  TechExec2 | 07/11/07
hey tech vista is moving right along (NT)  SO.CAL Guy | 07/09/07
How odd...  Henry Miller | 07/08/07
how many do you want?  g_keramidas@... | 07/08/07
Mouse issue more than Windows, and not Vista-specific  MWPollard | 07/09/07
WTF?  Suicida| | 07/08/07
So?  mwagner@... | 07/09/07
Reason for SP1 over SP3 for XP  Derikd | 07/09/07
There may be more, eh?  rseiler | 07/08/07
I think it's the latter.  ye | 07/09/07
Not everyone is waiting for SP1  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Then most people don't consider Windows crap.  ye | 07/09/07
Either that  Ole Man | 07/09/07
The fact they're using it proves it's not.  ye | 07/09/07
Not necessarily so......  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Why are you using it?  ye | 07/09/07
"Why are you using it?"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
So you're a hypocrite?  ye | 07/09/07
"Then don't use it"?  Ole Man | 07/09/07
I can't take you seriously.  ye | 07/09/07
"Your dancing to this puppet masters tune Ole Man"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Sure!  DrMicro | 07/09/07
The only reason SP1 even exists ...  mwagner@... | 07/09/07
That would be fine, if true.  Anton Philidor | 07/09/07
Great news for sure!  touchScreen | 07/08/07
How about some Ultimate Extra's....  BitTwiddler | 07/09/07
Extras...  wolf_z | 07/09/07
Extras were a selling point for Ultimate.  ye | 07/09/07
SaxDaddy  Hey_Joe | 07/09/07
i have to agree ye a language pack to me is not really an  SO.CAL Guy | 07/09/07
... or some programmers  johnfenjackson@... | 07/10/07
Google Driving Release  Techscan | 07/09/07
What about Plug and Play???  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/09/07
Formatting your hard drive  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Manufacturers fault mostly..  ursulus | 07/09/07
You just highlighted  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Vista=Trash  nbjayme | 07/10/07
Not afraid to be ignorant...  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/10/07
You paid for that crap OS....  nbjayme | 07/10/07
me too  sjgold | 07/10/07
Headline premature  John L. Ries | 07/09/07
Really!  msdead | 07/09/07
XP SP3  DrMicro | 07/09/07
Sales, Sales, Sales  stephengoteven@... | 07/09/07
Slow sales for Vista?  Anton Philidor | 07/09/07
Well there have been strange signs....  Laff | 07/09/07
Pretensions, not portents  Anton Philidor | 07/09/07
I thought Zdnet was Anti-Apple?  Laff | 07/09/07
They are very much  xuniL_z | 07/09/07
Poowah widdle Micwosoftee minowotees  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Ole Man: How old are you?  ye | 07/09/07
How old am I?  Ole Man | 07/09/07
I don't respect or admire people who act like children.  ye | 07/09/07
"I don't respect"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
I don't respect you.  ye | 07/09/07
"I don't respect you"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Apparently you don't respect yourself.  ye | 07/09/07
respect yourself  Ole Man | 07/09/07
I already respect myself. It's my respect for you that's lacking.  ye | 07/09/07
Respect is as respect does  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Actually...  rapson | 07/09/07
You may have won a spot  Ole Man | 07/09/07
I am not sure  Freebird54 | 07/09/07
Fast or slow sales...  Anton Philidor | 07/09/07
10 sales fast  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Too much in a Service Pack?  Anton Philidor | 07/09/07
Updates vs Bonuses  MWPollard | 07/09/07
IE 7 a security update?  Anton Philidor | 07/09/07
How much should a service pack hold?  Ole Man | 07/09/07
start up speeds???  saint9121@... | 07/09/07
Vista and Startup, Shutdown issues  claude@... | 07/09/07
While you are at it, fix XP.  FredSwims | 07/09/07
Vista Home Basic  MWPollard | 07/09/07
What about Notebook battery life!?  bruce@... | 07/09/07
Happy Vista User  shaneshack | 07/09/07
That is WHY we're upset...  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/09/07
I don't disagree with you . . .  shaneshack | 07/09/07
You are absolutely right  NonZealot | 07/09/07
Seems...  cashaww | 07/09/07
Try again  NonZealot | 07/09/07
Equating a crooked predatory company  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Give up the self-righteous attitude already!  ye | 07/09/07
It's not my righteous attitude  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Yes, it is your righteous attitude.  ye | 07/09/07
"it is your righteous attitude"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
It's neither opinion or my righteous attitude but rather...  ye | 07/09/07
My righteous attitude  Ole Man | 07/09/07
I'm not a Communist . . .  shaneshack | 07/09/07
I agree  NonZealot | 07/09/07
Dude!!! I missed you on that XBox360 F(RST RUN  Laff | 07/10/07
What "screw up" did Microsoft make with Vista?  ye | 07/09/07
I don't have to make the case...  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/09/07
Yes, you do have to make the case since you made the claim.  ye | 07/09/07
So, what's all the ruckus about, then?  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/09/07
You ARE in the minority. As I said: Make BELIEVABLE claims  ye | 07/09/07
Especially for you......  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Again with the dated links.  ye | 07/09/07
There's a mighty fine line  Ole Man | 07/09/07
No, there is not.  ye | 07/09/07
"No, there is not"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
In essence you have by injecting yourself into...  ye | 07/09/07
More breath-taking News  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Linux for business.  joe.smetona@... | 07/09/07
In Linux's favor . . .  shaneshack | 07/09/07
Good observations ...  mwagner@... | 07/09/07
Elitists  shaneshack | 07/09/07
There was a viable solution...  nbjayme | 07/09/07
It's obvious you don't have much experience with Windows.  ye | 07/09/07
?? Excluded ??  nbjayme | 07/09/07
There is NO DOS mode in Windows XP.  ye | 07/09/07
!:0!  nbjayme | 07/09/07
Character mode is not DOS mode.  ye | 07/09/07
You raise no point there..  nbjayme | 07/09/07
Anything is too complex if you don't know what you're doing.  ye | 07/10/07
RE:"Anything can be too complex"  nbjayme | 07/10/07
Recovery Console is not intended for deleting printers.  ye | 07/11/07
Still here eh...  nbjayme | 07/11/07
RE:Recovery Console is not intended for deleting printers.  nbjayme | 07/11/07
Read what I said....  nbjayme | 07/09/07
The problem is...  ye | 07/09/07
Doesn't make sense?..  nbjayme | 07/09/07
I thought it was clear when I said "Vista".  ye | 07/09/07
RE:I thought it was clear when I said "Vista".  nbjayme | 07/09/07
Could you please elaborate?  ye | 07/09/07
RE:Could you please elaborate...  nbjayme | 07/09/07
Which original post? Yours? Did that. Mine. Did that too.  ye | 07/09/07
RE:Which original post? Yours?  nbjayme | 07/10/07
So whose got experience???  nbjayme | 07/09/07
There is no DOS mode in Windows XP.  ye | 07/09/07
Yeah... whatever term...  nbjayme | 07/09/07
RE:It works just fine if you know how to use it.  nbjayme | 07/09/07
Character mode or recover console is fine. DOS mode is NOT.  ye | 07/09/07
Recovery console that...  nbjayme | 07/09/07
It works just fine if you know how to use it. It's obivious you don't.  ye | 07/09/07
RE:It works just fine if you know how to use it.  nbjayme | 07/09/07
You point?  ye | 07/09/07
RE:Your point?  nbjayme | 07/09/07
No, your lack of knowledge made a simple problem complex.  ye | 07/09/07
RE:Lack of Knowlege...  nbjayme | 07/09/07
Safe Mode loads a minimal set of device drivers and...  ye | 07/09/07
RE:Safe Mode....  nbjayme | 07/09/07
Recovery Console would have worked fine.  ye | 07/10/07
RE:Recovery Console  nbjayme | 07/10/07
Which volume were you trying to access?  ye | 07/10/07
It's the OS Period.  nbjayme | 07/10/07
I fault users who blame the OS for their incompetence..  ye | 07/11/07
I fault your Windows zealotry...  nbjayme | 07/11/07
It's your incompetence that say's not to blame Windows.  nbjayme | 07/11/07
Windows zealotry? This again?  ye | 07/11/07
yes, read your replies...  nbjayme | 07/11/07
and don't run around circles...  nbjayme | 07/11/07
"users who blame the OS"  Ole Man | 07/12/07
SP1... or is that Beta 2?  Mitch 74 | 07/09/07
A Beta is not an improvement.  shanedr | 07/09/07
Beta vs Secret  MWPollard | 07/09/07
Comparing a WlaMart to any Microsoft Product  Ania Levy | 07/14/07
A beta is not an improvement  Ania Levy | 07/14/07
WGA and Vista?  cmg55 | 07/09/07
"I'm sick of reading BS like this"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
WGA and Phoning home  snixon@... | 07/09/07
Not worrying about it  Leria | 07/09/07
"The federal government has already said"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
No Problems you say?  XweAponX | 07/10/07
I wonder if it's a psychological thing...  chemist109 | 07/09/07
couple-a changes  hansonjb | 07/09/07
It's not at all surprising that Vista SP1 ...  mwagner@... | 07/09/07
What about restore disk creation?  joe.smetona@... | 07/09/07
This is nothing new!!  skcoop@... | 07/09/07
You are right.  joe.smetona@... | 07/09/07
Common Joe!  cmg55 | 07/09/07
Why only allow creation one time? Hmm!  joe.smetona@... | 07/09/07
Hardware manufacturer vs Software publisher  MWPollard | 07/09/07
What about restore disk creation sound like a Compaq problem not a windows  SO.CAL Guy | 07/09/07
Why MS?  joe.smetona@... | 07/09/07
Another Nail.  joe.smetona@... | 07/09/07
Updates vs Bonuses  MWPollard | 07/09/07
Vista SP1  paulhinz | 07/09/07
The very best reason  Ole Man | 07/09/07
M$ goal is to get as many $$$$ from you as possible.  I. Kidya Knott | 07/09/07
100% correcto!  Ole Man | 07/10/07
"Vista" compared to "XP"  cmg55 | 07/09/07
Never say never or "ALWAYS" is a very long time indeed.  Laff | 07/09/07
Well, okay, then...  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/09/07
Could it be a difference in video cards?  Laff | 07/09/07
My HP Pavilion with integrated graphics...  ye | 07/09/07
"Do the rest of you see what I mean?"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
grin  nbjayme | 07/10/07
Vista needs a LOT of work...  3dtodd | 07/09/07
Mary...  Narg | 07/09/07
New drivers for Vista  ddean@... | 07/09/07
Time for the Trophy Wife to do some Laundry  marketmaven | 07/09/07
Trophy Wife Does Laundry and Throws Out the Trash Too  Ania Levy | 07/14/07
By the Way  Ania Levy | 07/14/07
Now where is XP SP3!  rupaa62 | 07/09/07
improvements needed in Vista  grant@... | 07/09/07
"rights managament"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
windows explorer stopped working!!!  johnjsctt@... | 07/10/07
MS just can't accept that nobody USES this POS.  XweAponX | 07/10/07
Clueless  Mike (not Cox) | 07/15/07
Just curious...  stonefingers | 07/11/07
great news for sure  kevencage | 07/13/07
All In Wonder support  uncleronnie_@... | 07/18/07
I want improved file restore.  jps@... | 07/19/07
sp1 beta1  kevencage | 07/19/07
Virtual Driver Support for Legacy Hardware  nerdnick | 07/20/07
Mid July? It's already the 20th...  J242 | 07/20/07
SP1 coming in February 2008!  ChazzMatt | 07/25/07
Ok,am I in the twilight zone?  mames1701 | 08/09/07
Quaint  falnar69 | 08/09/07
Launch in mid-July? Isn't this August?  dsentelle@... | 08/09/07
The story was posted a month ago, why are they emailing it to me now?!  dsentelle@... | 08/09/07
That explains it.  mames1701 | 08/10/07

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