Insert bad word here:

[joeybigO]

After much ado about Mac I finally got a windoze based computer.

It has Vista, and i'm mostly happy with it. I still run Orbiter off my Mac, but I want to see what it looks like on the new comp.

The hardest part is adding hardware manually, which is very difficult, some stuff that I don't remember how to do, i'm learning again.

There is some other issues i'm getting used to, the asking of everything going to the administrator, I didn't know when I set up my wife's account that I made her the administrator, and i'm just a user.

Suits me just fine.

My insert bad word here is due to the fact that I was bad mouthing this so bad, but I really like it so far. I'm quite impressed with the graphics capabilities and other actions so far.

However I just bought this 2 days ago. But I got a great deal 298 at Wal Mart. On sale.

 

[Arrowstar]

What sorts of specifications does that PC have?

 

[Jarvitä]

A PC that can apparently run Vista, for $300? I thought Vista licences alone cost more than that

 

[Bj]

Is it THIS computer?

For $300 it only comes with integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, not good for Vista...

 

[joeybigO]

No it is this computer.

And yes Walmart has great deals sometimes.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10575186

Good on specs too, AMD 64 Vista, 1GB Ram, 164GB storage

It's not blazing fast, but I don't need it to be

 

[Hielor]

Is it THIS computer?

For $300 it only comes with integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, not good for Vista...

Clearly joeybigO disagrees. Where did everyone get this idea that you need some super-high-end graphics card just to run vista? it's not true.

Joey: If you go to the control panel under user accounts on your wife's account you can probably upgrade yourself to an Administrator.

Also, you can turn off the User Account Control which is the source of 90% of the annoying "Admin needed" popups.

 

[Bj]

Clearly joeybigO disagrees. Where did everyone get this idea that you need some super-high-end graphics card just to run vista? it's not true.

well you don't need a huge graphics card, but it helps;

Vista requirements

 

[joeybigO]

Clearly joeybigO disagrees. Where did everyone get this idea that you need some super-high-end graphics card just to run vista? it's not true.

Joey: If you go to the control panel under user accounts on your wife's account you can probably upgrade yourself to an Administrator.

Also, you can turn off the User Account Control which is the source of 90% of the annoying "Admin needed" popups.

Well, I use that since my wonderful 2 daughters like to d/l "stuff" and put in onto the computer, what I would really like to take out is all that stuff on the browser. It's been so long I forgot how to remove that from the browser.

I think i'm going to make myself an admin on the computer.

And you were right, I don't need some big end graphics accelerator. I will use it to play Orbiter and maybe some internet stuff, but thats about all.
If the kids need it to pump up their games, which they don't have any at the moment, they have all Mac stuff games, then I think I might update the graphics, other than that, It runs great so far.

 

[tblaxland]

well you don't need a huge graphics card, but it helps;

Vista requirements

I don't have Vista on my PC but others in our office run it just fine with integrated graphics cards. It is only if you want to use Aero or Standard visual styles that you need better performance due to the Windows Display Driver Model. Basic style works just fine.