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Free Vista Upgrades, Hey, Where's Mine?!?!
Ken Blake, MVP kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain microsoft public windowsxp basics microsoft public windowsxp general microsoft public windowsxp hardware microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support microsoft public windowsxp newusers Eric wrote: It's been very possible for many years now to buy a PC with no OS.

Paul Thurrott on Windows Vista RC1: "Welcome to the Dark Side"
Unfortunately, Dell doesn't provide you with the option of buying the machine with some version of XP installed instead of Vista. If you were a corporate customer you would have your choice. -- Mike Easter Or you can just get the PC with Vista and it will work just fine for your needs. I understand that alot of

The "Homework" Comments...
Is the newer PC with Vista still faster, or is a slightly less advanced PC able to run circles around it with XP? Well, tell ya what, it is *fast* after my first I'm leaning toward either buying the parts and building, possibly gutting this six year old Gateway and installing a new motherboard, CPU and RAM and

Vista Media Center vs XP Media Center
After reading: www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html I am never going near any PC with Vista on it, and I would advise everyone else to do the If you are currently in the market for a new computer, I still think it would be better to wait a short time and buy one that has Vista installed from new

Vista and Turnpike (again!)
tarquinlinbin braantis...@hotmail.com uk comp misc On 6 Jun 2006 09:20:55 -0700, "JohnSMITH" <pleasenos...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: I'm considering buying a new PC however it was mentioned to me the other day that I should wait until 2007 to get one. I was told that I should wait for the new Windows Vista which

ADV-NEWS, Microsoft to start Vista coupon plan for PC buyers.
The experience of buying a PC preinstalled with Vista will be vastly superior to the experience of upgrading Windows XP to Vista yourself. I'd even take the "wait" advice to the next level: Not only should you wait for Vista; you should wait until PC makers ship Vista-specific hardware in the first half of 2007.

Windows Vista Pricing
Few people, if any, buy a PC just to run an OS. Most of us buy PCs to run applications or games, and we would much prefer it if the OS never became an issue. That idea works *toward* an effective monopoly, not against it. and MS business practices have been established in the courts of several countries to be anti

360/Vista Media Center Crashing
On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:49:16 GMT, Epi Watkins <khj...@htrsde.com> wrote: Ther are four different prices for four different versions of Vista. Eight different prices when you consider the upgrades. Most people buy the upgrades. Most people buy PC packages that includes the OS bundled who probably won't notice the

Linux Users Apathetic, Windows Users Fearful Due to Vista
Justin N...@None.com microsoft public windows vista general 1. I agree with Frank. New PC buyers do not qualify for the homework comment. I haven't personally seen a new PC buyer subject to that yet and certainly would back them up. 2. I have a problem with xfile's analogy. When you buy Vista, you do NOT need to

read this if your considering buying a pc with windows vista installed
Since all Vista logo hardware and software will have to be able to run on both 32 and 64 bit systems, I bet that a lot of products won't have the logo and Nonetheless, who wants to buy a pc then 2 months later reinstall or (egad) do an in-place upgrade! Not to mention that probably 75% or more of the people who

Should you wait before buying a new PC? (Vista / Direct X10)
Most people buy the upgrades. Most people buy PC packages that includes the OS bundled who probably won't notice the price difference when they next buy a PC. The upgrade price will help those of us who are technically savvy. -- Andrew, contact via http://interpleb.googlepages.com Help make Usenet a better place:

Vista Ready Boost (USB RAM Addon) Delivers Too Little
I've never seen a BSOD in Vista. I know others have, but I have not. So... MS screwed the pooch on upgrades. I think. There may be some folks out there who have had happy upgrade experiences, but, upgrades are an issue, (again) I think. I think it's absolutly ridiculous that folks that buy new PC's with Vista

The "Homework" Comments...
Is there any chance, when it comes to buying a new PC in a few months time after it's had time to bed-in, that you'll be able to buy a PC off-the-shelf that does NOT have Vista and has XP instead? -- Dom Robinson Gamertag: DVDfever email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk /* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor) /* 1131 DVDs,

WAIT for Windows VISTA when buying a new computer?
Bruce Chambers bchamb...@cable0ne.n3t microsoft public windowsxp general LRF63 wrote: When buying a new pc,will you have the option of buying a new pc with Xp installed,or will you have to buy a new pc with Vista installed? Shouldn't you be directing this question to the vendor from which you're thinking of making

Microsoft VISTA WARNING - DON'T BUY PC LINE CDRs from PC WORLD ...
Roger the Saurus ro...@bollix3stevenson.fsnet.co.uk alt fan goons "Strange lad" <nofarkinspamfe...@all.com> wrote PC World are the retail world equivalent of Dell. Do not buy anything except peripherals and consumables if they are on special offer or vastly reduced in price. They are an ignorant bunch of gobshites

Windows xp vs Vista
Bob I bire...@yahoo.com microsoft public windowsxp general I would think you would just go buy a PC with WindowsXP installed, it would save you from getting We need to buy another computer. We have valuable software, exclusive to our needs that cannot run on Vista, why should we have to pay upwards of $300 to

Laptops are cheap this Xmas season but no one's buying
"Strange lad" <nofarkinspamfe...@all.com> wrote PC World are the retail world equivalent of Dell. Do not buy anything except peripherals and consumables if they are on special offer or vastly reduced in price. They are an ignorant bunch of gobshites shtupping the public with crappy machines and overpriced

I'm going to buy a new PC
Only for Aero Glass you need a more modern gfx card, but a GeforceFX 5200 costs just a few bucks and does fine in Vista. So I don't know what you're dreaming of... , and that Nov/Dec will see some super deals for folks that DON'T need Vista. I can't imagine that someone that DOES want Vista is going to buy a PC in

Price of PCs as Vista nears?
Should you happen to buy a PC during this holiday shopping season with sufficient horsepower to run Vista, word is Microsoft and its "vendor partners" will be slipping in coupons into the box for a free or reduced-cost upgrade to Vista when it ships in 2007. So, you'll get Vista for free, and get stuck with the

No Virtual PC for Vista Home Premium
MowGreen [MVP] mowgr...@nowandzen.com microsoft public windowsupdate Buy a PC that comes with Vista. End of problemo, si ? MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== Ken Aston wrote: According to this (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12932382) article it seems to be very