Originally posted by CrowleyApart from a few minor visual tweaks, I'm struggling to see the difference between Windows 7 and Vista. 7 just seems to be a stripped version of it, and what makes me laugh is that I've had more trouble getting drivers/applications to work on Windows 7 then I ever had with the beta version of Vista.
Just upgrade to Windows 7.
I've only seen and heard (from my clients) good things after I chucked that pile of faeces Vista for it.
A new i7 with 12GB triple channel DDR3 running Windows 7 64bit I installed at the local newspaper last week runs like a friggin dream. I have never seen a PC run that smoothly and quickly through boot-up and a variety of authoring and image editing programs.
It seems MS have just changed it's name, given it a new coat of paint and suddenly everyone's happy.
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Originally posted by Daemon SinI've heard people moan about 7 - as always happens with a new OS release, much less than Vista though - but in my experience it's near perfect if you have a decent new PC and a newish printer.
Apart from a few minor visual tweaks, I'm struggling to see the difference between Windows 7 and Vista. 7 just seems to be a stripped version of it, and what makes me laugh is that I've had more trouble getting drivers/applications to work on Windows 7 then I ever had with the beta version of Vista.
It seems MS have just changed it's name, given it a new coat of paint and suddenly everyone's happy.
I've only installed Win7 PCs with Microsoft input and new HP printers, so had zero problems...
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Originally posted by SunburntProbably why your post didn't get removed huh? 😉
I missed the slinging match :'( though I certainly didn't start it.
I know several people who have had problems with Vista also. One Case the T.V. card wouldn't work with it. So, that would be more a case of not being compatible.
Originally posted by Jigtiei haven't tried ubuntu in a while. i think what put me off was having to manually mount jump drives and windows drives. that was a while back, tho.
I must say I like the out-of-the-box appearance of Helena. Mint is based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian. How different would you say that Mint is from it's Ubuntu equivalent? I can see from the screen shot that the menu is quite different to begin with. I might just try Mint out myself on a USB-stick, but I'll try Helena I think. Sexy!
http://www.linuxmint.com/pictures/screenshots/helena/helena-fresh.png
and the brown color scheme!
the mint package manager is nice.
i do like the Mint 7 default artwork better than Mint 8.
Mint 7 screenshots (for now): http://www.linuxmint.com/screenshots.php
Mint 8 screenshots: http://www.seoexpertconsultants.com/index.php?linux&release=Mint%208
Originally posted by zeeblebotThe same package manager (synaptic?) is used in Ubuntu. Ubuntu has a program central too, which is sort of a higher level selection tool that looks a bit like Windoze control panel. Don't know if it's necessary, but a lot of users seem to appreciate it. The brown colour scheme I can agree with. It's hideous. I really enjoy the green flavour of mint, but I'm a bit turned off by the menu layout. I prefer it the Ubuntu way. Three simple menus: Programs, Places and System. Very easy to navigate and find what you're looking for.
i haven't tried ubuntu in a while. i think what put me off was having to manually mount jump drives and windows drives. that was a while back, tho.
and the brown color scheme!
the mint package manager is nice.
i do like the Mint 7 default artwork better than Mint 8.
Mint 7 screenshots (for now): http://www.linuxmint.com/screenshots.php
Mint 8 screenshots: http://www.seoexpertconsultants.com/index.php?linux&release=Mint%208
It's all a matter of taste of course. I'm thinking, I'm gonna steal some of that greenish stuff and put on my own desktop and I'll be deliriously happy about my setup. 😏
Originally posted by Jigtiemaybe there is a setting to let you change the color themes on ubuntu.
The same package manager (synaptic?) is used in Ubuntu. Ubuntu has a program central too, which is sort of a higher level selection tool that looks a bit like Windoze control panel. Don't know if it's necessary, but a lot of users seem to appreciate it. The brown colour scheme I can agree with. It's hideous. I really enjoy the green flavour of mint, but I'm a ...[text shortened]... eenish stuff and put on my own desktop and I'll be deliriously happy about my setup. 😏
mint has a control panel also.
you can switch the menu from Favorites (where it has Firefox, Terminal, etc.) and All Applications (treed menu with categories). mostly i just use Favorites.
Thanks everyone...I am currently running linux Mint 8 on my laptop and works great, Octave works fine a little differences from matlab but it will do, I am still trying electric and decided to install the virtualbox to run Vista Black Edition just in case and also to use WLM (the only good thing about windows), funny thing vista in the virtualbox is fast and if it ever crashes again I'd just delete the OS and installed again if I want to w/o losing my work because it's in linux, the real OS...
thanks everyone
Originally posted by Jigtiemicrosoft has so many negative properties that I changed to linus. my only problem is that the printer drivers I have are only compatible with windows systmes and I have to transfer all word processing files to another window computer to print out - any ideas
I run Ubuntu, and I like it. I've customized it to my needs. What makes Ubuntu a good choice for most users is that whenever you have a problem you can't solve (or need a quick answer) there's a great community that almost never fails to help out. Most desktop distros have good communities around them, but I've found Ubuntu to be the most helpful so far. (Of ...[text shortened]...
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Whether or not these will do, there's only one way for you to find out.
better off asking on the forums for your distro, re printers.
look for your distro in the table on the right hand column of distrowatch. if you find it, click on it, then click on the link that might be shown under User Forums.
http://distrowatch.com/
Linux Mint comes with CUPS, don't know about your distro.
Common Unix Printing System:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUPS