Comments on: Astala Vista http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tim http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-19797 tim Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:44:10 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-19797 I'd like to confirm that on Windows Vista Home Premium there is no Logo on the BOOT LOADER screen, but there is a nice blue high-quality logo just before the login screen. So the old "Windows is loading" screens have been replaced by a nice little progress bar. Simple and effective... My impression of Vista thus far has been good, not brilliant, but good. I’d like to confirm that on Windows Vista Home Premium there is no Logo on the BOOT LOADER screen, but there is a nice blue high-quality logo just before the login screen. So the old “Windows is loading” screens have been replaced by a nice little progress bar.

Simple and effective… My impression of Vista thus far has been good, not brilliant, but good.

]]> By: Joe http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-16185 Joe Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:45:28 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-16185 I have the RTM Business release and there is NO LOGO in the bootup screen. There is only a progress bar and text that says (c) Microsoft Corporation. The funny part is that coming out of hibernate has a fairly spiffy resume screen... I have the RTM Business release and there is NO LOGO in the bootup screen. There is only a progress bar and text that says (c) Microsoft Corporation. The funny part is that coming out of hibernate has a fairly spiffy resume screen…

]]> By: Nexus http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5853 Nexus Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:31:51 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5853 [quote]It’s an utter disgrace.[/quote] Not just "it", but Thurrott in general is a disgrace. [quote]It’s an utter disgrace.[/quote]
Not just “it”, but Thurrott in general is a disgrace.

]]> By: Microsoft releases barely visible logos at istartedsomething http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5485 Microsoft releases barely visible logos at istartedsomething Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:09:34 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5485 [...] Microsoft is following in Paul Thurrott’s footsteps of quality preservation, and has released some new logos to their image gallery showcasing the effects of image compression better than YouTube. [...] [...] Microsoft is following in Paul Thurrott’s footsteps of quality preservation, and has released some new logos to their image gallery showcasing the effects of image compression better than YouTube. [...]

]]> By: Anon http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5101 Anon Mon, 06 Nov 2006 22:27:49 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5101 Maybe you can have another go at Paul for these very poor screenshots of Office 2007 RTM: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/office2007_gallery_01.asp Terrible quality!! Maybe you can have another go at Paul for these very poor screenshots of Office 2007 RTM:

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/office2007_gallery_01.asp

Terrible quality!!

]]> By: Raiker http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5056 Raiker Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:44:15 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5056 I 1000% sure there is will be new boot screen or "no gui boot" will be enabled by default. Of course, if you have RTM you know it for 100000%, but I dont know if RTM is compiled yet. Things like boot screen can be intergated into final 6000 build. I 1000% sure there is will be new boot screen or “no gui boot” will be enabled by default. Of course, if you have RTM you know it for 100000%, but I dont know if RTM is compiled yet. Things like boot screen can be intergated into final 6000 build.

]]> By: Anon http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5045 Anon Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:44:19 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5045 "There will be a new animated 32-bit bootscreen." Seriously who thought that would be a good idea, that would increase bootime - because of all the extra stuff you'd have to load. I'm sticking with less is more when it comes to Vistas bootscreen. "There will be a 5.1 surround Vista startup sound." Thats a shame, that would've been really nice to have! Ah well. “There will be a new animated 32-bit bootscreen.”

Seriously who thought that would be a good idea, that would increase bootime – because of all the extra stuff you’d have to load.

I’m sticking with less is more when it comes to Vistas bootscreen.

“There will be a 5.1 surround Vista startup sound.”

Thats a shame, that would’ve been really nice to have! Ah well.

]]> By: Tomer Chachamu http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5036 Tomer Chachamu Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:07:55 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5036 I think they don't want a logo on the first startup screen if it can't be done properly - i.e. with a large palette. They don't want it to look like some prehistoric 256-color logo or anything... ;) Paul Thurrott's overcompression is nothing compared to what he claimed with the licensing - see my post (as "r3m0t") on: http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2006/11/02/news-revision-to-windows-vista-retail-licensing-terms.aspx#comments I think they don’t want a logo on the first startup screen if it can’t be done properly – i.e. with a large palette. They don’t want it to look like some prehistoric 256-color logo or anything… ;)

Paul Thurrott’s overcompression is nothing compared to what he claimed with the licensing – see my post (as “r3m0t”) on:

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2006/11/02/news -revision-to-windows-vista-retail-licensing-terms.aspx#comments

]]> By: pikablu0530 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5030 pikablu0530 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:19:05 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5030 Quote: "Bring back the fully coloured Windows 95 clouds, how I miss thee. Why in 2006 does it seem that MS has gone so backward? This is 11 years after the freakin clouds!! " This is why it's called Windows VISTA...it's so 'clear' that there should be no clouds =P Quote: “Bring back the fully coloured Windows 95 clouds, how I miss thee. Why in 2006 does it seem that MS has gone so backward? This is 11 years after the freakin clouds!! ”

This is why it’s called Windows VISTA…it’s so ‘clear’ that there should be no clouds =P

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5026 Long Zheng Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:50:00 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061106/astala-vista/#comment-5026 I read the Internet Nexus and WinSuperSite all the time. There's always room for improvements. I read the Internet Nexus and WinSuperSite all the time. There’s always room for improvements.

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