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December 12, 2006 - News by Jerrold Schiff
Jerrold Schiff - VISTA - Computer Virus Removal
December 12th, 2006
VISTA - Microsoft's NEXT operating system
- What is it?
- When does it come out?
- Do I need a new computer?
I have been getting a lot of calls about VISTA.
So, its time to address the concerns in a forum
that enables you to calmly read and digest "opinions".
Opinions?
In the same way two computer gurus will argue
"Leave your computer on all the time"
or
"Turn your computer off after you are done"....
The same is true about VISTA !!!
Question) Will I have to buy a new computer?
Answer) Yes.
Vista will require a minimum of 1 gigabyte of memory.
Windows XP required only 128 megabytes (.128 gig).
And when you added Office XP, you needed 256 or 512.
Question) Do I have to buy it in January?
Answer) No.
10% of my clients are running Windows 98, ME or 2000.
Microsoft no longer supports these operating systems.
In fact, some viruses do not infect older machines.
Most businesses will wait a minimum of 6 months before
migrating to VISTA - Waiting till the bugs are out!
Question) Will I have to buy new software?
Will my old programs (Office XP 2003) work on Vista?
Answer) No - No new software.
Operating systems are almost always "backward compatible".
You can run Windows 95 games on Windows XP!
While Office 2007 is a giant leap forward in intelligent
word processing, your 2003, 2002 even 2000 can still work.
Question) What are the system requirements?
Answer) A minimum of 1 gigabyte of memory (2 gigs will cost $130 more)
2.8 ghz pentium cpu/processor (just try and figure out the
numbers for dual core, core duo and quad core - I dare you!)
Disk space is NOT a problem - the cheapest Dell box will
come with at least 80 gigabytes.
Question) So, forget the great advice, the real question is:
Jerrold what are YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR MONEY?
Answer) I'm searching for a computer NOW. The deals are now.
The demand for computers will start in mid January,
and the prices should jump as well.
I'm not worried about DRIVERS and hardware, because
the industry has always moved to fix problems.
Dell STILL has their computers on sale - WITH a 19 inch flat panel
http://www.dell.com/smb/gingerbread1 ("Business" purchase)
For more information, or more questions, please email me at
mailto:jerrold@schiffkey.com
WHEN (not if) you decide to buy a computer, remember my
"decrapifying" service. Where I remove all the useless
programs and viruses from the new computer.
Your friendly Computer Virus Removal specialist.
