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Posted by satchmo on Wed Jul 27th at 9:46pm 2005

It's just announced recently: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx


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Posted by ReNo on Wed Jul 27th at 10:40pm 2005

Can't say I'm overly keen on the name to be honest, but I guess longhorn was never really gonna work.




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Posted by Myrk- on Wed Jul 27th at 10:59pm 2005

So is Windows Longhorn going to be released as Vista? Windows XP was named "Whistler" and Office XP simply "Office 10", but surely Vista is a new codename isn't it? Hmmmm, well I suppose the whole 2000 and XP and power pro etc. phase has all gone now.

They'll probably go on to start using car names, like "Windows Focus" or "Linux Migan" :P And have adverts showing screens scrolling across vast landscapes with no one on them.




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Posted by jaardsi on Thu Jul 28th at 7:52am 2005

Major new features: Transparency

They call it "the Emperor's New OS".




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Posted by azelito on Thu Jul 28th at 10:48am 2005

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Major new features: Transparency

They call it "the Emperor's New OS".

L O L



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Posted by ding on Thu Jul 28th at 11:21am 2005

I've heard that Longhorn - or Vista - is going to have a 3D desktop...



well let's wait for the system requirements AND I think it will have one HELL of SPY-System included.

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Posted by Myrk- on Thu Jul 28th at 11:44am 2005

Transparency was a feature in Windows 2000....


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Posted by Natus on Thu Jul 28th at 1:05pm 2005

what do you need a 3D desktop for, i dont want to see whats on the back of my windows smiley





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Posted by Madedog on Thu Jul 28th at 1:51pm 2005

Lol.. .i'm getting it already <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif"> 644 mb got, let us hope it does some good <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">



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Posted by satchmo on Thu Jul 28th at 4:08pm 2005

The 3D windows view looks very dumb. What's the point? I just don't get it.


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Posted by rival on Thu Jul 28th at 7:50pm 2005

is this just a new windows, what so special about it.


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Posted by azelito on Thu Jul 28th at 8:32pm 2005

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is this just a new windows, what so special about it.

Well dude, XP is just another windows compared to 2000, yet its a f**k load better. A new version of the operating system is something special.

Oh, and it has transparency and 3D windows! Thats whats f**king special about it.



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Posted by rival on Thu Jul 28th at 9:45pm 2005

yes but i was thinking it was going to be special completely different from the other and from what ive seen it doesnt look too differetnt.

3d windows? i wouldnt like that.




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Posted by French Toast on Thu Jul 28th at 11:28pm 2005

Just got my 64-bit laptop, I may check this out <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">

This post is really me being proud of my laptop, butwhatever.




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Posted by mazemaster on Thu Jul 28th at 11:33pm 2005

I like the idea of a 3D desktop. Even though they haven't done anything particularly useful with it yet (3D windows... meh), I bet that once its out there people will come up with cool new uses that actually take advantage of the 3D aspect in a non-trivial way.


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Posted by Dark Tree on Thu Jul 28th at 11:40pm 2005

3DNA Anyone? It is an alternative way to run your comp. It is 3D....you have to see it to believe it. It is like the half-life...except the house you walk around in is your computer....you can walk upstairs to the game room....have locked doors to different areas of your computer....click on pictures on the wall to access games, apps.....check it out....pretty cool stuff



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Posted by Dark_Kilauea on Thu Jul 28th at 11:42pm 2005

and games to play

Yeah, I've seen it. Pretty cool.

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Posted by Nickelplate on Fri Jul 29th at 2:59am 2005

? quoting Madedog
Lol.. .i'm getting it already 644 mb got, let us hope it does some good

Man, those downloads never work! I always end up with 100 episodes of Dragonball with no sound, and I am trying to download Photoshop or something.




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Posted by Madedog on Fri Jul 29th at 8:39am 2005

Rofl... nickel... you was wrong <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif"> I installed it successfully on my Virtual PC 2004 <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif"> Today will install on my 20GB HDD <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">



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Posted by Andrei on Fri Jul 29th at 9:19am 2005

I still don't see what all the fuss is about with Vista. I get it, it looks very nice and all but who really cares about all this nonsense? I don't want to wait 30 minutes to open my documents because the system is busy applying complicated reflection and lighting effects to each icon. I wanna know if it's more bug-free than previous titles (no wait. this is windows were talking about).





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