Chris
26-09-2005, 10:20 AM
I have to say I wasn’t a fan when the first alpha release of Vista came out. People rightly ho-hummed about the UI and the fact that it looked pretty much like XP. We wanted an OS that would take things to the next level, something that would have the same dramatic leap that Windows 95 had over Windows 3.1 or what Windows XP did over the sad Win 98 and ghastly ME. But guess what? If you haven’t been keeping up with Vista’s development, I have to tell you you are in for a very visual treat. (More on that later.)
Today there’s word that Vista will boot very quickly - something I personally cannot wait for. Windows XP takes over 20 minutes for me by the time ever little spy sweeping, instant messaging app loads and sets up for the day’s work. It’s a living nightmare to restart and sometimes even standby mode takes fro ever to get kicking. For ultimate stability, try “hibernate mode. (FN+ F12 on most Laptops)
Fast On and Off: A Windows Vista computer starts and shuts down as quickly and reliably as a television, typically within 2 to 3 seconds. Windows Vista processes login scripts and startup programs and services in the background so you can start working right away. You’ll also shut down and restart your computer less often by using the New Sleep state, a simple one-click on and off experience which not only reduces power consumption, but also delivers and protects user data.
http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1868
Today there’s word that Vista will boot very quickly - something I personally cannot wait for. Windows XP takes over 20 minutes for me by the time ever little spy sweeping, instant messaging app loads and sets up for the day’s work. It’s a living nightmare to restart and sometimes even standby mode takes fro ever to get kicking. For ultimate stability, try “hibernate mode. (FN+ F12 on most Laptops)
Fast On and Off: A Windows Vista computer starts and shuts down as quickly and reliably as a television, typically within 2 to 3 seconds. Windows Vista processes login scripts and startup programs and services in the background so you can start working right away. You’ll also shut down and restart your computer less often by using the New Sleep state, a simple one-click on and off experience which not only reduces power consumption, but also delivers and protects user data.
http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1868