support your OS!

Any games that will run on Windows2000 instead of WinXP, that's where I run them!

(And I have at least one triple-Windows boot, 98se, W2K, XP Pro.)

but what if i want to bust out my old copy of starcraft and diablo2 =(oingozoingo

You mean SC won't run on Vista?!!!!

Well, by the time I get vista and am not running duel boot (if ever), I will be pretty much hooked on StarCraft2.

[QUOTE="oingozoingo"]but what if i want to bust out my old copy of starcraft and diablo2 =(jed-at-war

You mean SC won't run on Vista?!!!!

Well, by the time I get vista and am not running duel boot (if ever), I will be pretty much hooked on StarCraft2.

I don't have SC/D2 so I can't tell for sure but according to this list, it'll run fine in compatibility mode under Vista

will vista yell at me for running and downloading music from limewire?

i dont want the police charging into my house for limewire...

[QUOTE="jed-at-war"]

[QUOTE="oingozoingo"]but what if i want to bust out my old copy of starcraft and diablo2 =(Gog

You mean SC won't run on Vista?!!!!

Well, by the time I get vista and am not running duel boot (if ever), I will be pretty much hooked on StarCraft2.

I don't have SC/D2 so I can't tell for sure but according to this list, it'll run fine in compatibility mode under Vista

I don't trust that list too much. Half life 2 (episode one) has known issues with vista. It crashes every so often, and vista comes up with a page saying that it is a known issue with valve, and a fix may become available.

will vista yell at me for running and downloading music from limewire?

i dont want the police charging into my house for limewire...

oingozoingo

[QUOTE="oingozoingo"]

will vista yell at me for running and downloading music from limewire?

i dont want the police charging into my house for limewire...

kodex1717

You obviously have not read the Vista licence agreement, of course who does.

It basically says that they can give away any of your information if they "think" it will help the law. All kinds of programs and services in Vista spy on you. They can be removed or disabled, but they do it until then. IE7 I heard will report stuff unless you go into the options and tell it not to. That is what I have against Vista. Although, I will just shut everything I know of off and keep obeying the law when I get it.

You shouldn't disobey the law anyway, even if they can't catch you.

You obviously have not read the Vista licence agreement, of course who does.

It basically says that they can give away any of your information if they "think" it will help the law. All kinds of programs and services in Vista spy on you. They can be removed or disabled, but they do it until then. IE7 I heard will report stuff unless you go into the options and tell it not to. That is what I have against Vista. Although, I will just shut everything I know of off and keep obeying the law when I get it.

You shouldn't disobey the law anyway, even if they can't catch you.

jed-at-war

Can you please quote that for me? We had this discussion in the "why do ppl hate vista so much?" thread. I read through the EULA after reading you make the same statement. The only thing I could find that came remotely close to that is:

"Use of Information.

Microsot may use the computer infromation, error reports, and Malware reports to improve our software and services. We may also share it with others, such as hardware and software vendors. They may use the information to improve how their product's run with Microsoft software."

So would you mind citing from the EULA where it says they spy on you?

EDIT: After doing a little bit more research, its Windows Genuine Advantage that is said to do the spying, not Vista itself. While I have not found a readable EULA online, I wanted to clear up that misconception. This is what happens when people don't cite their sources...

EDIT2: I finally found some substantial information on this spying thing. Take a peak at this article for details. This will just add more fuel to the anti-Vista flames! Is it possible for Microsoft to spy on you and tell the law? I guess so. But will they? I highly doubt it. Doing so would land them in a pile of lawsuites. I guess this is another reason I'm glad I use Linux.

[QUOTE="jed-at-war"]

You obviously have not read the Vista licence agreement, of course who does.

It basically says that they can give away any of your information if they "think" it will help the law. All kinds of programs and services in Vista spy on you. They can be removed or disabled, but they do it until then. IE7 I heard will report stuff unless you go into the options and tell it not to. That is what I have against Vista. Although, I will just shut everything I know of off and keep obeying the law when I get it.

You shouldn't disobey the law anyway, even if they can't catch you.

dragonrborn36

Can you please quote that for me? We had this discussion in the "why do ppl hate vista so much?" thread. I read through the EULA after reading you make the same statement. The only thing I could find that came remotely close to that is:

"Use of Information.

Microsot may use the computer infromation, error reports, and Malware reports to improve our software and services. We may also share it with others, such as hardware and software vendors. They may use the information to improve how their product's run with Microsoft software."

So would you mind citing from the EULA where it says they spy on you?

EDIT: After doing a little bit more research, its Windows Genuine Advantage that is said to do the spying, not Vista itself. While I have not found a readable EULA online, I wanted to clear up that misconception. This is what happens when people don't cite their sources...

EDIT2: I finally found some substantial information on this spying thing. Take a peak at this article for details. This will just add more fuel to the anti-Vista flames! Is it possible for Microsoft to spy on you and tell the law? I guess so. But will they? I highly doubt it. Doing so would land them in a pile of lawsuites. I guess this is another reason I'm glad I use Linux.

THAT'S THE ARTICLE I WAS LOOKING FOR WHEN I POSTED THIS THE FIRST TIME!!! :)

You are probably right. They will probably use it for mainly tarriest attack prevention.