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post #31 of 38
7/21/09 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by skyline889 View Post
I find UAC unnecessary and intrusive. I don't need to ask for permission to use my computer.
Neither do viruses if you leave it off.

The point of UAC isn't to get prompted when doing things you know about, it's getting prompted when programs try to do things without you knowing about it.
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post #32 of 38
7/21/09 at 10:12pm
I have installed Vista on 3 of my machines and have never had a single virus, trojan, or otherwise. These aren't exactly "office" computers either. The last time I had a virus was back with XP. If you're getting a virus with Vista, you're doing something wrong.
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post #33 of 38
8/15/09 at 1:22am
You guys should look at this: Deciphering Windows 7 Upgrades: The Official Chart | Walt Mossberg | Mossblog | AllThingsD

Unless you qualify with the green box, you will have to completely erase everything on your HDD and start over unless you backup stuff to a portable hard drive.
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post #34 of 38
8/15/09 at 3:04am
I upgraded 2 of my laptops from Vista SP2 to Win7. No problems on either one so long as I uninstalled all the programs it told me were incompatible first.
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post #35 of 38
8/15/09 at 6:06am
Is it really worth it to upgrade from Vista? I really don't see a reason. It's basically a fixed Vista, and although I don't like Vista, the business edition has run reasonably well on my Thinkpad.
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post #36 of 38
8/15/09 at 7:01am
It is not a "fixed Vista". It's got a pile of new features and upgrades, from the Superbar (a quantum leap in usability) to improved search capabilities to Homegroups to security upgrades....... quite a bit.
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post #37 of 38
8/23/09 at 8:44pm
I hear the Redmond MS campus is pretty nice, ain't it Arainach?
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post #38 of 38
8/23/09 at 10:46pm
Heard there was a major upgrade to the campus....
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