pyrochild 362 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Microsoft is reportedly trying to avoid claiming responsibility, blaming the problem on chipset driver issues and telling users to upgrade their firmware. Yes, that makes absolutely no sense, considering the bug has been verified to exist in VMware. What does VMWare have to do with it? I stopped reading at this point; clearly this person knows far less about the issue, Windows, computers, or... anything else than he seems to believe. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Ryan 15 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 It is so catastrophic that 99% of casual Windows 7 users will never see it! Seriously, though. It is pretty major. Especially because many notebooks, desktops, and netbooks sold these days either have the OS on a separate partition, or a backup partition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frontcannon 7 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 So these people should hope it gets fixed on the next available patch day Not that Microsoft should emulate Linux in these cases.. Quote Night Vision Text Effect Tutorial Gallery reddit.com/r/futurebeats | My Mixcloud Link to post Share on other sites
DarkShock 49 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Wow. I glanced at the article. I really don't mind the delay of the launch if it does happen. I'd be ok with Vista for a little longer. Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to post Share on other sites
allenborder 0 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Hi to all... I am Allen i upgrade my Xp to vista nowhear about windows 7 great feature i would definitely upgrade it... If anyone already upgraded it can you give me some basic requirement of it.... Quote removed SPAM from signature Link to post Share on other sites
DarkShock 49 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Hi to all...I am Allen i upgrade my Xp to vista nowhear about windows 7 great feature i would definitely upgrade it... If anyone already upgraded it can you give me some basic requirement of it.... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to post Share on other sites
spritemoney 0 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Yes, please upgrade to Windows 7. The sooner I can drop XP support, the better. Don't drop support for XP, until you are sure people won't be pissed! I still use XP!, and i'm not upgrade to windows 7 UNLESS If i get a new PC. With Windows, installing a newer of (EX: installing Windows vista, on an Windows xp comp) isn't the best. With windows, it's better to get the OS preinstalled I WILL NOT buy Windows 7 for my windows vista laptop, or my windows xp computer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShK_828 0 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 im not sure what os to use after rc runs out >_> oses are so expensive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkShock 49 Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Yes, please upgrade to Windows 7. The sooner I can drop XP support, the better. Don't drop support for XP, until you are sure people won't be pissed! I still use XP!, and i'm not upgrade to windows 7 UNLESS If i get a new PC. With Windows, installing a newer of (EX: installing Windows vista, on an Windows xp comp) isn't the best. With windows, it's better to get the OS preinstalled I WILL NOT buy Windows 7 for my windows vista laptop, or my windows xp computer. Calm down. Remember he's just one guy. If there was a way that would mean you having to work less harder I'm sure you'd look forward to that, too. Also: Why don't you just use Paint.NET on your Vista laptop. He's not dropping support for Vista. Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to post Share on other sites
pipp92 3 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 im not sure what os to use after rc runs out >_>oses are so expensive ubuntu or other linux oses are free and really great Quote Personal Gallery Link to post Share on other sites
Sozo 22 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 im not sure what os to use after rc runs out >_>oses are so expensive I have a Vista 64 DVD that came with my laptop. It seems to have unlimited installs... McPwn! Quote Placeholder, new signature under construction. Link to post Share on other sites
DarkShock 49 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 im not sure what os to use after rc runs out >_>oses are so expensive I have a Vista 64 DVD that came with my laptop. It seems to have unlimited installs... McPwn! Dude, you should like charge people like 50 bucks to install it for them. So much cheaper than buying it. You'll make so much! Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Brewster 1,753 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Yes, please upgrade to Windows 7. The sooner I can drop XP support, the better. Don't drop support for XP, until you are sure people won't be pissed! I still use XP!, and i'm not upgrade to windows 7 UNLESS If i get a new PC. With Windows, installing a newer of (EX: installing Windows vista, on an Windows xp comp) isn't the best. With windows, it's better to get the OS preinstalled I WILL NOT buy Windows 7 for my windows vista laptop, or my windows xp computer. Notice I said "please". 8) As a developer I'd love to drop XP support but I can't/won't until I have solid business justification. That means the XP user base is small enough and is clearly shrinking month-over-month, or I decide to keep the last XP-supporting version of Paint.NET around until that point is reached. Or something. Win2K support was dropped when it was at about 5% of the Paint.NET userbase and shrinking every month. I expect that in 2 years time, this will be something that is more viable to investigate. Are you sure you'll still want to use a 10 year old operating system by then? Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to post Share on other sites
ShK_828 0 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 im not sure what os to use after rc runs out >_>oses are so expensive I have a Vista 64 DVD that came with my laptop. It seems to have unlimited installs... McPwn! dang. i hate ubuntu, its so ugh. i want a mac os - hackintosh, but drivers probably would have bad support. windows 7 comes out with 32bit & 64 bit cds - all for 1 price Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pipp92 3 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 if you want a maclike os then try gOS space Quote Personal Gallery Link to post Share on other sites
Zwicky 7 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Are you sure you'll still want to use a 10 year old operating system by then? So true. In 10 years enough technology changes and developments have occurred that we should be jumping to get new operating systems, among other things, not clinging to dinosaurs like XP. Imagine if we were still using Windows 2000 today? Besides I'm sure Rick wouldn't suggest dropping XP if there wasn't good reason for it, even if it is simply a matter of convenience for him. He's THE developer for goodness sake! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkShock 49 Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 If you are still using Windows XP and worried about being dropped for PdN support then you should read this post straight from the Paint.NET Blog: http://blog.getpaint.net/2008/11/05/october-2008-usage-statistics/ Main details: XP support predicted to drop in 3-4 years Over 70% PdN users use XP Yes, the stats were from October last year, but I'm sure to majority of PdN users are still on XP. I'm sure Rick won't drop support for XP until the percentage drops to around 3-5%. Why would he drop support for XP users when they are the main PdN users. Support was dropped for Windows 2000 users when it was 4-5% and shrinking. Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to post Share on other sites
pipp92 3 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 my hard drive crashed yesterday buyed a new one with 1 tb this evening i will install windows 7 rc and if it's good enough i will buy it Quote Personal Gallery Link to post Share on other sites
ShK_828 0 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 what brand? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Brown 44 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I've pre-ordered Windows 7. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pipp92 3 Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 what brand? samsung ^^ Quote Personal Gallery Link to post Share on other sites
LJXD 0 Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Can we conduct a forum wide survey to see what OS's we primarily are using? Just to help with the whole process. Quote |My Sig Tut| Deviant Art |Advanced Grunge Texture|My Gallery The Birthplace of Life Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Brown 44 Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 The whole process of what? :? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Brewster 1,753 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 If you are still using Windows XP and worried about being dropped for PdN support then you should read this post straight from the Paint.NET Blog: http://blog.getpaint.net/2008/11/05/october-2008-usage-statistics/... Yes, the stats were from October last year, but I'm sure to majority of PdN users are still on XP. I'm sure Rick won't drop support for XP until the percentage drops to around 3-5%. Why would he drop support for XP users when they are the main PdN users. Support was dropped for Windows 2000 users when it was 4-5% and shrinking. I just posted stats for July 2009, http://blog.getpaint.net/2009/08/23/jul ... tatistics/ . To summarize ... adoption growth of 64-bit and Windows 7 is healthy. Windows XP usage has dropped by almost 10%, and hopefully it will start to plummet once Windows 7 is generally available (October 22nd and holidays). Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to post Share on other sites
DarkShock 49 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Wow. The XP numbers has dropped by quite a lot. I'll probably be in the Windows 7 64-bit group. I'm guessing that will probably be the smallest percentage later on. I like that the July 2009 stats has pie graphs. Are you planning on dropping support for Windows 2003? The numbers are extremely small. Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to post Share on other sites
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