Yeah I like indexing apart from on dev/code folders. Screws things up.
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Is is worth upgrading from XP to Window 7?
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Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
OK great. Just ordered Office Pro 2010 and Windows 7 Pro, for the princely sum of £70. Lovely.
Now looking at Microsoft Expression 4... just for fun, at £14 it might teach me something new.Comment
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OS/2 WARP
Originally posted by Churchill View PostWrong, that was OS/2 along with IBM in the early days.
Hth.
Edit: actually it was an Olivetti pc clone. Dunno if it makes a difference.<Insert idea here> will never be adopted because the politicians are in the pockets of the banks!Comment
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Originally posted by petergriffin View PostDid OS/2 run on a standard 286/386 back then? I vaguely remember my uni mate telling me he was stuck with DOS 'cause os-2 warp wouldn't run on his pc.
I'm talking about versions 1.x (286/386) MS OS/2 Patents | OS/2 Museum
I was contracting to IBM working on OS/2 in 1986...Comment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostI like the file indexing, saves me having to be organised as I can find anything almost instantly
Plus the indexing updates seem to run when the laptop isn't being used so it never impacts on normal use
Granted you might not notice much with a feck-off fast machine with loads of resources etc, but I wouldn't know. Some techies advised me to turn it off.Comment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostIt's supposed to speed up file search and access, but all the rest of the time it slows down the machine while it constantly does whatever it does. Turning it off made a difference to my laptop performance and I don't miss the indexing itself.
Granted you might not notice much with a feck-off fast machine with loads of resources etc, but I wouldn't know. Some techies advised me to turn it off.
I'm running windows 7 on an oldish laptop, I notice as soon as anything starts eating my resources!Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Support Monkey View PostYes, Plus XP is no longer supported (or won't be soon, not sure on dates) so no more patches or fixes
Hardly imminent.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post- Photoshop
- Quark Xpress (or whatever they use these days)
- Matlab
- The majority of scientific software
Not to mention properly supporting MSOffice files... it STILL can't do proper formatting AFAIK, since people using it mention my .docx files don't display lists and things properly.
And "advanced gaming" is perhaps THE thing which has spurred more advance in PC technology than any other, so saying "Linux can do everything except advanced gaming" is a pretty poor argument in its own right.
It's best to have both Windows and Linux around, and use each according to needs / what you find most productive, in my humble opinion.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostErm by the time Warp was released Microsoft and IBM had parted ways on OS/2
I'm talking about versions 1.x (286/386) MS OS/2 Patents | OS/2 Museum
I was contracting to IBM working on OS/2 in 1986...Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostApril 8, 2014 is the desupport date for XP on the latest service pack.
Hardly imminent.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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