British Expats - Windows Vista

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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- The Barbie (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/)

- - Windows Vista (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/windows-vista-440906/)

graz79

Apr 12th 2007 4:58 am

Re: Windows Vista

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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 4632000)

there's stuff to run windows apps, lindows is supposed to be windows like...but they tend to fall flat when not using the average desktop application, like CAD, games etc.

you've got WINE as well on the Linux installs that basically fools the app into thinging it is on Windows (creates a dummy c:\program files and dummy registry) not sure it works on "complex" apps though (although most of those don't work on Vista either :p :p )

emmalina

Apr 12th 2007 8:21 am

Re: Windows Vista

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Originally Posted by barny rubble (Post 4618126)

hello to all
Is it best to buy vista now wile in the uk or wait until im in oz 14/05/07
will it work ect. :rofl:

too many teething problems cos it quite new - i would wait till next year if i were you - its always the same when a new program comes out x

Swerv-o

Apr 12th 2007 10:43 am

Re: Windows Vista

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Originally Posted by graz79 (Post 4632842)

Or you can run VM ware, which does pretty much the same thing - allows you to run a linux window with windows inside and provides access to all your regular hardware as if it were native.

It's very clever!

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