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DOT ban?

I will defer to my betters, but I think that the following information regarding the Department of Transportation's ban on Vista upgrades is relevant enough to merit inclusion. You may read about it here:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=CPID0SY4ST0CIQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=197700789

I look forward to reading Wikipedia's take on this matter (Incognit000 18:13, 8 March 2007 (UTC))[reply]

I really don't think a government organization prohibiting upgrades to Vista because of concerns over cost and compatibility should be included. It isn't notable, and it opens a can of worms. Paul Cyr 19:41, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A United States government department's decision to delay rolling out Vista isn't news. Actually, it makes excellent business sense to take time to do proper analysis and compatibility testing. -/- Warren 19:56, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, actually, it (quite literally) is news; it's been reported widely in industry news sources. --FOo 22:09, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thurrott Reverts

i've seen the reverts and re-reverts about the thurrott opine, so i decided to read the review. here is an excerpt:

Windows Classic UI

For corporations that don't want to retrain their users on the new Windows Vista UI types, Microsoft still provides a Windows Classic UI (Figure) that somewhat resembles the UI in Windows 2000. However, there are many differences due to some of the massive changes Microsoft made to Windows Explorer in this version. For this reason, it's going to take users a while to get used to the new system even when Windows Classic is enabled.

I can't stress this enough: Windows Classic is ugly and only hides much of the useful new functionality that's available in other UI types. My advice is to skip this misbegotten excuse for a UI and pray that Microsoft gets rid of it for good in the next major Windows version. It's horrible.

the reference does support the item in question. The undertow 05:57, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wireless in Previous Versions?

"Prior versions of Windows typically needed third-party wireless networking software to work properly; this is no longer the case with Vista, as it includes more comprehensive wireless networking support."

Having worked for the largest manufacturer of laptops in the world, I must say that this statement is incorrect. Often I told users that could not get wireless to work to disable any wireless networking apps and use the built in XP tool.

This line is incorrect and should be deleted. --Mfergason 19:03, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SP1

Is it too early to be putting SP1 information in? MS is targeting a latter half of 07 release. It's also said to basically include an updated kernel, as it will take any stability improvements from Windows Server 2007 (a fork of the Vista kernel), and put them into Vista.

All of those things are unsubstantiated claims and guesses made by commentators. When Microsoft publishes information, or a reviewer not under NDA writes a review of SP1, then we can quote them. We don't need to be in a hurry. -/- Warren 18:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SecurityFocus list of vulnerabilities

Regarding reverts from user Warrens: SecurityFocus, involving Symantec , Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures and Bugtraq, is a reference. Touisiau 13:46, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Editions and Pricing

It appears that any price in editions and pricing is mentioned. Please fix this whoever has the info. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.159.33.181 (talk) 00:42, 19 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I don't quite understand what you're after. If you are after a list of prices for various countries, see the sub-article Windows Vista editions and pricing Harryboyles 05:32, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HD-DVD dosen't contain a -.

In the Criticism section, under digital rights management, HD DVD is spelled as HD-DVD. HD-DVD is wrong. Please do not change it back.

Source:http://www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com/ Go to FAQ. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.252.5.186 (talk) 19:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

System Requirements?

File:I run it.jpg

to what i have read, this isnt possible. but yet, im running this as i type this. and there is no lag. no anything negitive. any retorts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yoshi navi t (talk • contribs)

You have 512MB installed, some of which is allocated to video memory. In addition, the 512MB is not an absolute minimum amount of memory required for the base operating system - it's the minimum required for normal operation as not installing that amount will cause thrashing if you load a few applications. --Sigma 7 20:24, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for resizing my picture, i kinda wanted to rush this on here, wasn't thinking. But actually showing that my laptop could do this got tons of my school chums actually less weary about vista upgrades. --Yoshi navi t 20:29, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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