Microsoft Windows Vista.

Apparently, Microsoft chose this name for it's newest incarnation of Windows (codename - Longhorn)which, according to the Redmond software conglomorate, should be beta testing this fall and debuting next year. This name was chosen to describe the clarity of the digital world which Windows can display. Aside from having all the latest security patches and more secure encryption (and more than a handful of anti-piracy safegaurds, Microsoft is also promising an updated user interface, faster search functions, and virtual folders.

All in all, some wonder how stable this first release will be. Microsoft does not have a history of stable first releases as their Second Editions and sceurity patches have shown. Though insisting that they've started from scratch on the code, Microsoft has alot of old features and lines which will undoubtedly make their way into this version. This could be a good product, about a year after it's release when all the bugs of mass distribution are worked out.


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Well hopefully Apple will port OS X onto PC soon.

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*cough* unix! *cough*

Just kidding.
But seriously, I have to buy a new laptop this month and I need to partition it with Windows/Linux... has anyone here done this before to their own?

/hijack

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie *cough* unix! *cough* Just kidding. But seriously, I have to buy a new laptop this month and I need to partition it with Windows/Linux... has anyone here done this before to their own? /hijack

theres plenty of guides on the internet. i have 2 x windows XP on this system (for reasons i cant be arsed to explain). bottom line on how i did it was:

started with a blank formatted drive with only the master partition. installed windows xp on it. then used partition magic to make a D partition. i set the D partition to be half the size of the hdd, so i had 2 equal partitions (obviously size would be ur choice). i then set this partition to logical. (hdd partition has 2 main levels, primary, and logical) and booted back up with the xp cd in. when i got to the xp installation, i just selected the D partition to install to. it installed windows. changed the time to select which OS in boot.ini in c:\, and now everytime i reboot, i get 10 seconds to choose between which OS i want. no need for a boot manager. the guides i find make it sound alot harder than it is.

I started with a clean (80 GB) hard disk, no partitions.

Using Linux's setup, I created a Reiser partition and a swap partition, then installed Linux onto it.

Once Linux was installed and setup, I booted my Windows (2000) cd to install Windows. I created an NTFS partition and installed it, creating other partitions for personal use with the remaining space.

Once Windows was ready, I booted my linux cd and restored the Grub boot loader. It immediately recognized borth partitions and gives me a nice gooey when Im booting.

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Originally posted by tribu I started with a clean (80 GB) hard disk, no partitions. Using Linux's setup, I created a Reiser partition and a swap partition, then installed Linux onto it. Once Linux was installed and setup, I booted my Windows (2000) cd to install Windows. I created an NTFS partition and installed it, creating other partitions for personal use with the remaining space. Once Windows was ready, I booted my linux cd and restored the Grub boot loader. It immediately recognized borth partitions and gives me a nice gooey when Im booting.

What distro of Linux do you use? I'm currently running Gentoo with GNOME 2.10 as my Desktop Manager, its kinda slow, but the system I'm using is a P2 IBM thinkpad. Only thing I'm having trouble with is getting my wireless internet to work, fucking pain in the ass. I really wish there was a straight forward guide for it, but there isn't.

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SuSE 9.0 pro.

I got it for 20 bucks, and its been worth every penny. The user community is a decent size too which makes problem/solution an often painless process...

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Thanks for the info, guys. I think I might be able to do this myself...

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My friend shared his linux knowledge with me:
Linux is the best operating system but i and no one likes it. Why would i use an operating system i don't like? because i can change it into whatever i want, unlike windows. Once i've configured it, its an operating system i can appreciate

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...known from a videotape the two made when they met in March... in Dresdens home, Dresden amputated Gabriels penis and Dresden and Gabriel ate the penis together...Gabriel had insisted that Dresden bite his penis off; this did not work.. Dresden used a knife. When that knife turned out to be too blunt, Dresden used a sharper knife to slice the penis off. Gabriel apparently tried to eat his share of his own penis..but could not because it was too..."chewy". Dresden then sautéed the penis in a pan with salt, pepper, and garlic.

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Originally posted by tribu Microsoft Windows Vista. Apparently, Microsoft chose this name for it's newest incarnation of Windows (codename - Longhorn)which, according to the Redmond software conglomorate, should be beta testing this fall and debuting next year. This name was chosen to describe the clarity of the digital world which Windows can display. Aside from having all the latest security patches and more secure encryption (and more than a handful of anti-piracy safegaurds, Microsoft is also promising an updated user interface, faster search functions, and virtual folders. All in all, some wonder how stable this first release will be. Microsoft does not have a history of stable first releases as their Second Editions and sceurity patches have shown. Though insisting that they've started from scratch on the code, Microsoft has alot of old features and lines which will undoubtedly make their way into this version. This could be a good product, about a year after it's release when all the bugs of mass distribution are worked out.

This is supposed to give us the 64 bit file system, you fool. I'm slobbering already. We've lived with 32 bit file systems since Windows 95. You apparently don't know the quantum leap...


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Originally posted by smokeape This is supposed to give us the 64 bit file system, you fool. I'm slobbering already. We've lived with 32 bit file systems since Windows 95. You apparently don't know the quantum leap...

I know whats there, but you have to imagine that if next year is the target date, they'll be releasing 32 and 64 bit versions. I dont have the right processor, so Ill be one of the 32 bit users (most likely). Since the 64 bit system is the big focus here, I wouldn't doubt the 32 bit version will suffer.

Or an I wrong, and older chips will handle the larger architecture?

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Originally posted by tribu I know whats there, but you have to imagine that if next year is the target date, they'll be releasing 32 and 64 bit versions. I dont have the right processor, so Ill be one of the 32 bit users (most likely). Since the 64 bit system is the big focus here, I wouldn't doubt the 32 bit version will suffer. Or an I wrong, and older chips will handle the larger architecture?

No, older chips cannot handle it. That's why they delayed the release for the last couple of years until off the shelf hardware stuff caught up. The software has to be profitable after all and will come installed with off the shelf computers...


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