Posts by frozencanyon4

Joshua Garcia3 said:I don't know what you mean by saying it wasn't working 100% because I'm pretty sure about how it was running, and now I've got it going on another rig:

- Intel Pentium 4 2.4
- 1 GB RAM
- ATI Radeon 9550

Everything is running perfectly, and honestly, if you don't believe me, you can just come over and check it out yourself; I installed Windows 7 and even managed to find all the drivers, including ones for this ancient graphics card. 🙂

🤷 I can't quite wrap my head around it, but alright. Maybe they just quickly patched those old drivers to work with the new OS... though I highly doubt that, it's just weird... super weird. 😬

Joshua Garcia3 said:Everything you guys mentioned is totally spot on, though personally I actually managed to get Windows 7 running on this setup:

- AMD Athlon XP 1700
- 512MB RAM
- ATI Radeon 9200

Hmm... It seems like everyone is running into issues with those ancient graphics cards, so I'd bet it wasn't working perfectly for you either. I was actually doing some reading about those specific glitches here: http://www.driverheaven.net/windows-...on-9200-a.html Anyway, just last week the upgrade advisor gave me a bit of a scare by suggesting my GPU might be an issue, and I'm rocking a Sapphire HD3870...

wiredpilot30 said:So what exactly do you mean by "drastic"?

The full price for the Ultimate version is $320 or so $0.52, and honestly, over here it's pretty much the same $0.50

I mean, obviously I'd love a better deal, but this whole thing about "abnormal" price gaps is kind of hilarious... especially considering how much of a mess this country can be with these insane sales tax rates, I'm actually surprised it isn't even higher 🙄

What do you mean by full price though, are you talking retail or OEM? The prices are totally different if you look at http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft...7/category/102
Personally, I'd just love to grab an original key so I could install and register them like I bought the whole physical box... and I've already seen stuff like that on eBay for like $50 http://cgi.ebay.com/Window-7-Ultimat...item33571cc590 👍

I really think that would be the smartest way for anyone looking for genuine software to go

Noah Sanchez39 said:the difference between the Windows 7 Ultimate and Professional editions isn't actually that huge (link)

Haha, I just realized looking at the price gap between them over there and here in the States 🙂 and yeah, that's a massive difference! Honestly though, I'm all for buying an original copy because I dealt with way too much headache a couple of years back, blah blah... 😁
So right now I'm running an original version and I'm planning on picking up another one, I'll just hang tight for a few months since there's no rush while XP is still running perfectly 👍 and I don't really need anything else yet... And like you said, the jump from Professional to Ultimate isn't much of a deal, except that Pro is maybe $67 cheaper, but even then it's not a ton. There's plenty of time, but I'm definitely looking forward to next 🙂

Regarding Windows, I’m hearing nothing but praise, though I have heard some chatter about certain video editing software and a few games acting up. Honestly, it makes sense since everything is still pretty fresh out of the box, and once the developers drop updated versions with full support for Windows 7, it should all be smooth sailing—everything coming out soon or any new games should run without a hitch. Personally, though, I think I’ll hold off until next year... maybe grab an 🙂 Ultimate version
when spring rolls around.
I just wanted to ask those who know the deal, is it actually worth going with the 64-bit version over the 32-bit one? Is the main reason just to get past that 4GB memory limit, or are there other hidden perks I should know about? Right now, I'm just running 😍 Windows XP Pro SP3 32-bit
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Firefox 3 is honestly incredible, I mean Firefox 2 was already pretty great, but this version is just absolutely perfect!

Anders is a total legend!! These guys just play exactly how they live their lives... singing about everything that's actually going down with them.

Scott Anderson4 said:Look, since Metallica is easily the greatest band to ever exist in music history, I really felt compelled to jump in here. This is actually my first time posting on this forum—usually, I just lurk and read without saying anything—but I had to speak up. I listen to IF, and honestly, if anyone thinks the new album is worse than the old stuff, they're totally tripping. But more importantly, people need to ask themselves why they think Whoracle or The Jester raca are better than ASOP??? To me, ASOP is hands down their best release so far. It’s got the most tracks, the vocals are recorded with the absolute latest tech, and you can tell the guys put everything they had into it. Some songs have over 12 different types of guitar effects going on, and the drums sound incredibly crisp; overall, the production blows all their previous work out of the water. The only thing missing is that raw žestina you get on something like The Jester raca, Reroute to Remain, or The Black Album, but if you actually follow the band, you'll see this is exactly what the album needed to be. These guys refuse to play it safe; every single record feels like a completely "new band," and let's be real, Anders' vocals have never sounded better... anyway, I basically know way more about them than anyone else on this forum, and if you're judging the band based on three leaked tracks or listening to an album maybe five times, you shouldn't even be commenting. You can share your opinion after you've studied their entire biography and spun every single album at least 30 times.
I don't know if anyone's even reading this, but I've got nothing better to do so I'm just venting... I could list a hundred reasons why I'd want to deck someone in the nose if they claimed Metallica was a total flop or said the new album sucks compared to the old ones... I mean, everyone's entitled to an opinion, but some people clearly have zero clue about actual music... 😢
ps... you're probably the first girl I've seen listening to IF ;) cheers

Nice one, man, I'm right there with you. I know a ton about them too, though maybe not quite as much as you do. 👍
Stay metal🙂

They were absolutely killing it back in the 90s, and honestly, The Jester raca is easily their best work by far. Even though they've lost some of that magic over the years, I still find myself spinning their stuff every single day. If you look at my top three all-time favorite bands, they’re definitely in there, purely because those early albums hit so different.