Vista Requirments

Bill, Every version of Windows I've seen has always allowed you to make it
look like the previous version; XP can look and feel like Win9x, 9x could
look like 3.x, and so on. This is to allow you to get used to it in your own
time. I'd be very surprised if Vista was any different.

HTH Tony.

"Bill Martin" <Martin_SpamTrap RemoveThis @verizon.net> wrote in message

...... > No, the point is that I wouldn't want Vista to run in flashy
graphics mode
> even if it thinks it can. I'd rather hold the computer resources back to
> speed up my applications rather than the OS user interface. So the
> question is whether one can disable the "improvements" in graphics?
>
> If not, then I want to make sure to get another machine *before* Vista
> comes out rather than being forced to use a slower OS that doesn't benefit
> me in particular by it's reduced speed.
>
> Bill

Buy a E-Machine, run Windows 95, set resolution to 800 x 600 with color at
16 bit.

mi

"miss-information" <myname RemoveThis @hotmail.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Bill Martin" <Martin_SpamTrap RemoveThis @verizon.net> wrote in message
>
> ..... > No, the point is that I wouldn't want Vista to run in flashy
> graphics mode
>> even if it thinks it can. I'd rather hold the computer resources back to
>> speed up my applications rather than the OS user interface. So the
>> question is whether one can disable the "improvements" in graphics?
>>
>> If not, then I want to make sure to get another machine *before* Vista
>> comes out rather than being forced to use a slower OS that doesn't
>> benefit me in particular by it's reduced speed.
>>
>> Bill
>
> Buy a E-Machine, run Windows 95, set resolution to 800 x 600 with color at
> 16 bit.
>
> mi
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If you would *think* before attacking your keyboard you might realize that
some people are interested in high end processing power to run number
crunching applications, and have zero interest in flashy graphics or games.

One would not run Win95 for that if possible, and hopefully would prefer
Vista, just from the OS security angle alone. I'm not sure if Msft still
keeps fixing the myriad bugs in Win95, but if they do they won't for long.

Bill

Bill, Vista will adapt its interface according to your graphics card. If the
card is not supported by Vista your interface will be much the same as XP.
If Vista does support the graphics card then you will see Aero and 3D flip.
I had installed on my PC an ATI Radeon 9200SE Graphics Card. All i got was
standard graphics, i.e, like XP. I upgraded to a ATI 9550 to get Aero/3D
flip
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Associate Expert
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"Bill Martin" <Martin_SpamTrap.RemoveThis@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> My understanding is that Vista will have flashier graphics, which of
> course demand flashier hardware to support it. Will Vista allow one do
> disable those features and run with a more prosaic interface for those who
> don't want to spend resources for better graphics?
>
> Currently I'm pondering the purchase of a new machine and am trying to
> understand how Vista will play into that decision. Thanks.
>
> Bill