Microsoft names new OS Vista

24seven · Post by **24seven** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:20 am

Microsoft names new system Vista

Next-generation operating system aims to bring more 'clarity'; formerly was code-named Longhorn.

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What a great name...

hyperspace · Post by **hyperspace** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:01 am

24seven wrote:Microsoft names new system Vista

What a great name...

MS marketing at their finest!

24seven · Post by **24seven** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:50 am

V for Virii

I for Infections

S for Spyware

T for Trojans

A for Adware

purrkur · Post by **purrkur** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:12 pm

Hasta la vista baby!

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:21 am

Some anagrams I came up with:

Microsoft Vista

Fit vast micro OS
Fascist or vomit

Microsoft Windows Vista

WinFS worm. Avoid. It costs.

Tim_K · Post by **Tim_K** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:03 am

"Longhorn" was a completely, utterly, totally STUPID name. And so is "Vista".

Dave Rave · Post by **Dave Rave** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:54 pm

we've got new unleaded petrol. (stupid brand names)
for your 'older' car that runs on old super.
it's called

Unleaded 95

meaning octane rating of course.
can't wait for the jokes to start ....

davd_bob · Post by **davd_bob** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:15 am

"Billy Tages" demoed a unit running on Unleaded 98. It was so hot it blue screend oors off the competition.

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:45 am

There's a PCMag article here.

Microsoft has dropped the "My's": "My Documents" is now "Documents."

Fantasticola! Those "My"s have always really got on my nerves.

Derek: Is it time for a "Windows Vista" sub-section of the Messageboard yet?

purrkur · Post by **purrkur** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:13 am

InactiveX wrote: Derek: Is it time for a "Windows Vista" sub-section of the Messageboard yet?

Do you think that the BP6 can run Vista??

Maybe it can. Many are saying that it is just like a facelift and service pack on top of XP but I have also heard rumors about problems with older hardware. Anybody seen the minimum requirements yet?

Post by **Derek** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:46 pm

davd_bob · Post by **davd_bob** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:31 am

purrkur wrote:
InactiveX wrote: Derek: Is it time for a "Windows Vista" sub-section of the Messageboard yet?
Do you think that the BP6 can run Vista??

Maybe it can. Many are saying that it is just like a facelift and service pack on top of XP but I have also heard rumors about problems with older hardware. Anybody seen the minimum requirements yet?

My 2-cents worth.
1) Vista problems will warrent their own section.

2) If Vista has a problem with older hardware, it may be because the necessary drivers leave holes that hackers can exploit to get past MS security.

3) Ya'd think that MS and INTEL could come up with something NEW once in a while.
MS...many are saing that Vista is a facelift on XP...which is a facelift on 2000 Professional...which is a facelife(although a big one) on NT4.(ever hear of NTFS)
INTEL...the P4 is an enhanced P-III which is an enhanced P-II which is an enhanced Pentium Pro. If they ran at the same clock speeds, a good 6xP-PRO would out preform a P4 on most NON-graphic, number crunching, applications.

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:03 pm

Virus writers have created proof of concept viruses targeting the scripting language behind prototype versions of Vista, the next version of Windows. An Austrian virus writer has published five simple viruses targeting Microsoft Command Shell (MSH), the command line interface and scripting language, in a virus writing magazine. None of these pieces of malware have been named as yet.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/04/vista_virus/

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