OT: Vista users and wannabe's

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

I grew up with PCs starting back to 8088 running at 4.77MHz...

I installed Win Xp 64 bits edition, and I love it 

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Allyn [mailto:amalventano1@tds.net] 
> 
> > I'll stick with OSX, thank you ;)
> 
> If I grew up with it, I'd likely be running it as well.

I grew up with PCs starting back to 8088 running at 4.77MHz, so I'll stick
to Windows too.

> 
> > I don't even have a suitable windows box anymore to dork 
> around with 
> > Vista.  Though I would be interested to dual boot it on a 
> mac.  When 
> > you say "cracked"...  what exactly do you mean by that?  I 
> wonder if a 
> > cracked version would be suitable for Mac Boot Camp...
> 
> The stuff out there is actually so elegant that it's more 
> like a trick than a crack.  The most recent variant tricks 
> Vista into thinking it's running on an OEM built machine 
> (which does not activate by the normal means, as it comes 
> from the factory pre-activated).  Other variants simply 
> freeze the activation timer so it never runs out.  Even with 
> nearly bulletproof fixes out there now, it's just not worth 
> installing.
> 
> > -Grant-
> 
> Al
> 
>

I installed Win Xp 64 bits edition on the latest ang greatest hardware, and
I love it.

I'll wait a few years for Vista, it sounds too much like a ressource hog for
now.

Cheers.

Marc