wndows vista wanted

djgriff · April 20, 2012, 06:39:28 PM

Hi can anybody please help, my hard drive has gone west so got a new one , trouble is i can't find any of the discs that came with the computer, so i need a copy of windows vista home premium, all i need is the disc as i have the original code.

Regards

Dave

hairygit · April 20, 2012, 06:42:37 PM

You can download it free from "kickass torrents" if you have access to another computer. Or better still, upgrade to windows 7, you'd be amazed how slow vista is in comparison!

edwin_m · April 20, 2012, 09:04:03 PM

Windows Vista Wanted.

There's a phrase I never thought I'd see.

Newportnobby · April 20, 2012, 09:19:45 PM

Must admit - I wouldn't bother IMHO.
Worst thing Windows have ever done and best avoided like Veet for Men in sensitive areas

Adam1701D · April 20, 2012, 10:01:55 PM

QuoteWindows Vista Wanted.

There's a phrase I never thought I'd see.

You took the words straight out of my mouth!

Lawrence · April 20, 2012, 10:29:38 PM

okay, so looking beyond the disbelief by some members to your request (and rightly so to be honest) I would actually suggest that if you have an older PC to get yourself a copy of XP, if you have at least a dual core processor and 4Gb + of RAM then get yourself Win 7 Home Premium.

As you have already guessed Vista is not held in high regard and this is true of IT people as well as us lot on here.

So XP for an older machine or Win 7 for something a bit newer

hairygit · April 21, 2012, 07:18:28 PM

To use windows 7, your processor must be at least 1ghz or faster, and at least 1 gb of ram, it doesn't have to be dual core, dual core just lets you do more things at once

AndyGif · April 21, 2012, 08:30:48 PM

Quote from: newportnobby on April 20, 2012, 09:19:45 PM
Must admit - I wouldn't bother IMHO.
Worst thing Windows have ever done and best avoided like Veet for Men in sensitive areas

how soon people forget... Windows ME, that's infinately worse than vista.

RichardBattersby · April 21, 2012, 09:28:08 PM

Quote from: AndyGif on April 21, 2012, 08:30:48 PM
Quote from: newportnobby on April 20, 2012, 09:19:45 PM
Must admit - I wouldn't bother IMHO.
Worst thing Windows have ever done and best avoided like Veet for Men in sensitive areas
how soon people forget... Windows ME, that's infinately worse than vista.

I'll second that!!

djgriff · April 21, 2012, 10:09:41 PM

Hi all problem now sorted i have a operating system and yes its vista.

dave

MikeDunn · April 21, 2012, 10:22:44 PM

Vista has gotten a bad press (and not deservedly), due in the main to the security aspects that "everyone" screamed were missing form previous versions ... Can't please some folks.

And bear in mind - there isn't a lot of difference between Vista & 7 ... Apart from the Aero interface, the security aspects have been relaxed / hidden more.

Mike

Donkey · April 21, 2012, 10:26:59 PM

I have a laptop running Vista and main pc running Windows 7 and to be absolutely honest Windows 7 is miles better and faster than Vista.

Marty

longbridge · April 24, 2012, 10:31:10 PM

Do yourself a real favor and get someone to download a copy of Linux Mint 12 for you. its free and allows trouble free computing the way it should be.

Always best to get out of the Windows scene and all the problems that come with it, no need for crap like Anti Spyware, Anti Virus, defragment and all the other anti's.

Linux Mint comes with all the required software including photo editing and office plus there are 36,000 other free software programs available, you can even run Windows software withing Linux.

EddieA · April 28, 2012, 07:43:30 PM

Quote from: MikeDunn on April 21, 2012, 10:22:44 PM
Vista has gotten a bad press (and not deservedly), due in the main to the security aspects that "everyone" screamed were missing form previous versions ... Can't please some folks.

And bear in mind - there isn't a lot of difference between Vista & 7 ... Apart from the Aero interface, the security aspects have been relaxed / hidden more.

Mike

Yup, I bought a laptop a few years ago with Vista (prior to that I was running a self-build PC with Windows 98. Which BTW is still going strong and supporting an ancient high grade photo/film scanner which won't run on more modern versions of Windows!)

But, I haven't had any major problems with Vista and have found the 'free' Moviemaker' programme a distinct plus. OK, I do have a more sophisticated programme, but for banging out a quick movie or a demo 'moviemaker' is a boon. I understand that in Windows 7 you have to purchase a cut down version of Moviemaker as an extra?

Horses for courses as everyone has their own requirements from a computer, but for me Vista does the job.*

*SWMBO has Windows 7 on her Netbook and curses it when it keeps going wrong . 'Why doesn't my PC (sic) work the same as yours does?' is her constant cry... and I agree that I can't bond with '7' either.

EtchedPixels · April 28, 2012, 08:06:42 PM

Windows 7 on a netbook is not a pleasant experience, especially on the usual 1GB configurations. Thankfully its something I very rarely have to argue with and my netbooks all run Linux. The downside is that making some of them work nicely in Linux is part of my job so instead of me moaning about it people moan at me !

Alan

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