On 12/12/07, Vitaliy wrote: > Also, I dissed on Vista a few months ago, but after using it for a little > while on different computers, I think it's OK. Whenever I encounter a new > Vista installation, I change it to look more like the classic Windows, and > disable UAC. > SP1 is now in Beta and it seems to be not bad. http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/windows-vista-service-pack-1-beta-whitepaper.aspx My wife wants to buy a notebook and she does not like Linux. So it will be an Vista notebook for this Christmas. I will give priority to two specifications (2GB ram and 3 years warranty). Some of the lower-end notebook with Linux is quite cheap and tempting... >From what I read, Vista is not really better than XP but I want to keep up with trend and I believe Vista will be more and more popular in the coming 2008 and it will replace XP sooner or later. http://blog.scotsnewsletter.com/2007/12/01/windows-xp-or-vista/ Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist