downloadsquad.com — There's a class action suit working its way through the courts to determine whether Microsoft changed the definition of "capable" to help Intel sell computers. But some of the documents released in the case are interesting in their own right. For example, Microsoft has a chart that lists identified causes of Windows Vista crashes
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Closed AccountMar 28, 2008
What graphics program uses your GPU? If you say Photoshop, surrender your geek card at once.
Closed AccountMar 29, 2008
What machine did you run Linux on to compare? What machine did you run Vista on that you were so happy with?"64Bit Vista/SP1 is hands down the best OS currently on the market and I would challenge anyone to dispute that statement."I gladly dispute that statement. Best is relative. Best for one person is worst for another. There is no such thing as the "best operating system", any more than there is such a thing as the "best car".
slickcorpMar 30, 2008
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dacheetahMar 31, 2008
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Closed AccountMar 31, 2008
I have had no crashes either, but I rebooted a few times. X64 is by far the best Vista to run.
pokergigoloApr 6, 2008
Ok, I've thought about it. Is your assertion that the hardware vendors are purposefully malforming input into the Microsoft APIs, and that is what's causing the problems? Because that would just be stupid. There are definitely circumstances where creating a test set of intentionally destructive input is much more productive than simply using random data, but this isn't one of them. Think about it.
timmyrichApr 6, 2008
FLN (First Laugh of the Night---for me anyway, been browsing comments for over an hour)
hrlaserJul 8, 2008
Hi.. okay here's the deal.. i bought a brand new Acer Aspire 5520 15.4" laptop in early January, 2008.. Vista Home Premium, 2gb RAM, 160gb drive, all the usual bells and whistles.. CPU is an AMD Turion 64 x2.. Video is an NVidia GEforce 7000m.. now be gentle, kids.. this sucker is on 24 / 7 on AC power and is my main computer.. i'm not so much having "crashes" but what happens is after three or four days, something is eating up graphics memory.. windows refuse to open with a "not enough memory" error message.. i'm running Winblows Mail (again.. i know.. it sucks.. be gentle).. because it let me import over 50,000 emails from my three year old Compaq Presario which blew its hard drive.. but i had everything backed up on an external drive.. so i just imported ALL my OE mail folders into Winblows mail and voila, everything was back the way it was.. then the tedious task of re-installing software, looking for registration unlock codes in emails and so on..i am NOT using this Acer for gaming.. okay, maybe the occasional online casino Flash-driven game, rarely, and not for money, just free play.. i don't think i have anything *evil* on the machine.. Norton Security Sweep is running on it 24 / 7, constantly updated virus definitions.. all settings are correct.. i honestly don't think the machine has a virus, trojan, worm, or anything else.. grc.com gives me a 100% green light totally stealthed rating.. when i first bought the machine and set it up, i could go literally a full week before things got "hinky" and i had to reboot.. sometimes ten days.. now it's down to every three or four days.. as i said, pull down menus stop working, Winblows Mail gets weird, i get "not enough memory" when i try to open another Browser window (i usually have three or four open all the time).. something is sucking up graphics memory and not giving it back.. programs running all the time include Trillian, Winamp Remote (Orb), Norton, Winblows Mail, Acer "Empowering Technlology" if you know what that is, Vista sidebar with three gadgets in it, when i play music it's almost always with the latest WinAmp.. sometimes the latest Winblows Media Player.. for .mp4s i use VLC..i've got a Slingbox and the latest Slingplayer, but i only use that later in the day for a couple hours.. i've got the Aero stuff turned on.. haven't tried turning it off (yet).. so i'm pushing this machine pretty hard, but the sidebar cpu / RAM gadget normally shows between 3% and 15% CPU usage, and the RAM dial normally shows 54% usage.. maybe peaks at 67% usage.. i could upgrade the machine to four gb of RAM max.. it came with two gb installed.. i have NOT "upgraded" Vista to SP1.. so what's going on here?.. why, after three or four days, does video memory seem to get eaten up and not given back.. like i said, no BSODs.. no "crashes".. the machine just gets slower and slower over time and then menus get funky and won't pull down, new windows won't open.. like it's running out of graphics memory.. is this the NVidia chip and / or its driver?.. is it 2gb of main memory versus the 4gb this sucker can hold?.. is it something else?.. i've applied EVERY Winblows update except the full SP1.. someone give me a clue.. and like i said twice.. be gentle.. i'm just trying to solve this riddle of why restarts are beocming more necessary over time on a six month-old machine.. not start a flame war.. Thanks
driversplazaJan 8, 2009
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