Vista Beta 2 explored
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| For a second I felt as if I was installing a new version of Linux. Having
| launched setup I typed in my serial number, fed Windows my SATA RAID
| driver, selected the required partition and started installing. One reboot
| later everything seemed to be going OK until I was asked to type-in a
| user name.
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| [...]
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| When I came back I saw Vista asking for trouble. The poor little thing
| was trying to go into hibernation or, maybe it was, sleep mode. I tried
| to wake it up but it crashed into a familiar blue screen. Some things
| never change. Reboot.
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| [...]
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| Speaking of Aero, it ran pretty nicely even if there was nothing
| stunning about it. Winkey-tabbing ? the new 3D kind, however, wasn't
| great. It looked nice but I couldn?t switch between apps fast enough.
| You may still like it though.
|
| [...]
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| On a very superficial level Vista feels like Windows XP SP2 in a fancy
| suit. I really do hope that it is much more than that though.
|
| [...]
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| Dislkes
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| 3D tabbing looks fancy but is too slow for me.
| Vista gets my computer hot and not in a good way either.
| Not as fast as Windows XP but that is understandable given Aero and the
| fact that it is still in Beta.
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| Don't care for
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| Some people will go crazy for the sidebar and gadgets but I couldn't
| care less.
| The new Start Menu doesn't set my world on fire. And what?s with the
| round start button?
| The 'Welcome Center'.
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