Comments on: Upgrade Time (Updated) http://courtneymalone.com/2007/08/27/upgrade-time/ If it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:07:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: windows vista 64 bit ultimate oem http://courtneymalone.com/2007/08/27/upgrade-time/#comment-7559 windows vista 64 bit ultimate oem Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:45:38 +0000 http://courtneymalone.com/2007/08/27/upgrade-time/#comment-7559 <strong>windows vista 64 bit ultimate oem...</strong> yes indeed...... windows vista 64 bit ultimate oem…

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]]> By: Courtney http://courtneymalone.com/2007/08/27/upgrade-time/#comment-1659 Courtney Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:52:13 +0000 http://courtneymalone.com/2007/08/27/upgrade-time/#comment-1659 <i>Christopher wrote:</i> <blockquote cite="http://courtneymalone.com/2007/08/27/upgrade-time/#comment-1657"> I’m running WinXP 64, and while it has its limits, they are fewer than Vista’s 64-bit limits. I can use Win2k3 Server drivers fairly regularly, so I haven’t run into a driver issue yet. Also, finding a firewall/anti-v combo is equally hard for WinXP 64 as it is for Vista 64 thus far, so I think your upgrade rationale had some weakness in it.</blockquote> I disagree, I have at least 3 devices with no xp64 or 2003 64 drivers, and I have more than a dozen devices on the home network so firewalling/nat/dhcp etc is handled by a standalone OpenSolaris box running ipf which is a much more flexible solution. As for the antivirus, I have yet to find a real time av system that isn't more trouble than its worth. On the off chance that I notice something odd, I would rather just reboot and run a scan from a cd/dvd/usb stick. -Courtney Christopher wrote:

I’m running WinXP 64, and while it has its limits, they are fewer than Vista’s 64-bit limits. I can use Win2k3 Server drivers fairly regularly, so I haven’t run into a driver issue yet. Also, finding a firewall/anti-v combo is equally hard for WinXP 64 as it is for Vista 64 thus far, so I think your upgrade rationale had some weakness in it.

I disagree, I have at least 3 devices with no xp64 or 2003 64 drivers, and I have more than a dozen devices on the home network so firewalling/nat/dhcp etc is handled by a standalone OpenSolaris box running ipf which is a much more flexible solution. As for the antivirus, I have yet to find a real time av system that isn’t more trouble than its worth. On the off chance that I notice something odd, I would rather just reboot and run a scan from a cd/dvd/usb stick.

-Courtney

]]> By: christopher http://courtneymalone.com/2007/08/27/upgrade-time/#comment-1657 christopher Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:26:58 +0000 http://courtneymalone.com/2007/08/27/upgrade-time/#comment-1657 I'm running WinXP 64, and while it has its limits, they are fewer than Vista's 64-bit limits. I can use Win2k3 Server drivers fairly regularly, so I haven't run into a driver issue yet. Also, finding a firewall/anti-v combo is equally hard for WinXP 64 as it is for Vista 64 thus far, so I think your upgrade rationale had some weakness in it. -C I’m running WinXP 64, and while it has its limits, they are fewer than Vista’s 64-bit limits. I can use Win2k3 Server drivers fairly regularly, so I haven’t run into a driver issue yet. Also, finding a firewall/anti-v combo is equally hard for WinXP 64 as it is for Vista 64 thus far, so I think your upgrade rationale had some weakness in it.

-C

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