Comic Creators Free Talk

[enchantedsleeper]

Yeah, I had problems figuring out how to get Vista to shut down at first - I used to log off first and then shut it down from the log-on screen, until my dad figured out the proper way. But why put a shortcut to 'sleep' mode and one to 'lock' mode (which I never use; the two are more or less the same anyway) and not to shutting down properly? Unless there are updates to be installed, in which case the 'sleep' button transforms itself into a 'shut down after installing updates button'. UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATED.

But in general I haven't really experienced any of the rampant problems that people claim Vista has - and I haven't even heard specifics about why Vista is supposed to be bad, just a general impression (including things like this xD). I did have this one persistent virus/bug/rootkit thing that may or may not have been linked to Google, and there was an incident where I tried to install my old USB flash drive from my XP desktop computer and the computer crashed over and over again until we uninstalled it. x3 Oh yeah, I mentioned that in this thread at the time, didn't I? At that point I thought I might get a new laptop with Windows 7, which would've been cool, but my dad decided a new flash drive would be less expensive (awwww). And my current laptop is only about a year and nine months old. It'll last for a while longer yet.

Also, I learned about some cool shortcuts and new/extra features from this tech website that I'm subscribed to, which is always helpful.

[Seijaku_Ishida]

The problems most people I know had with Vista:

-It was bogged down with DRM, and because of that it was a memory hog. When the majority of your resources are devoted to checking whether you're being a good little consumer? And note even very well, at that.

-Vista was put on computers that couldn't handle it. Didn't work out well for them.

-Compatibility quotient with hardware and software was set low even for a new release.

Purely opinion-wise, I do like Windows 7 better than Windows Vista. Some things irritate me, but I've been able to turn it off or get used to it. Not sure if I like it better than XP, but eh.

[Vicemage]

XP is still my favorite for customization and all, but so far 7's good and has some nice features. And eventually I'll figure out how to fix the little annoying tablet glitches...

Sleeper, if you're a college student, there's a deal where you can get the installers for 7 for $30 (instead of $110) through the end of the year. Might help. smile

[iianbe]

Vicemage

XP is still my favorite for customization and all, but so far 7's good and has some nice features. And eventually I'll figure out how to fix the little annoying tablet glitches...

Sleeper, if you're a college student, there's a deal where you can get the installers for 7 for $30 (instead of $110) through the end of the year. Might help. smile

The first time I tried Win7 (in beta, earlier this year) with a tablet, it kept calling up a handwriting recognition app.

I wound up writing a LiveJournal post and answering all subsequent comments using that app. I don't remember all the results, but the initial post did say something like "I am using a handwriting recognition every all my acorn"

It also turned out the phrase "nitpicky fimble." I forget what that was supposed to be.

[Vicemage]

Yeah, I had that problem when I installed my tablet, that every time I'd move it, the TIP would come up. And I don't WANT the TIP to come up, I want to draw in Photoshop.

There's a bunch of settings you have to change, some of which are hidden, but you CAN make it stop doing that. I just wish that particular element had been made easier to deal with... it's one thing I've really noticed with Microsoft in general, every time they try to make a program "friendlier" it gets to be more of a pain in the a** to anyone with an IQ higher than that of dishwater.

[iianbe]

Would you happen to remember where those settings were, or know of a site that has a walkthrough? I couldn't figure out how to get that madness turned off when I used the beta version. (I still haven't reinstalled Photoshop or my tablet drivers, so haven't tried it yet on the official release)

[Vicemage]

I think I remember them....

In the Control Panel, head to "Tablet PC Settings," and on the "Other" tab, pick "Go to Input Panel Settings." Uncheck everything on "Opening," and apply.

Then from the same panel (Tablet PC Settings,), pick "Go to Pen and Touch" (you can also get there directly through the Control Panel). On "Flicks," uncheck "Use flicks." On "Pen Options," click "Settings" and then uncheck "Enable Start Input Panel gesture." I THINK that's everything you have to do to fully disable the TIP and be able to use the tablet as normal.

(I might have to look into whether the 7 TIP has the same memory leak problems the XPT one did; if it doesn't, I might in the future get 7 onto my laptop.)

[enchantedsleeper]

Vicemage

Sleeper, if you're a college student, there's a deal where you can get the installers for 7 for $30 (instead of $110) through the end of the year. Might help. smile

Hmmm, well I'm not at uni for nearly another year yet (I start in October 2010) but when I am, that might be useful. Though I'm also not in the US, so I'd have to find an equivalent discount for UK students. There'd better be one. >.>

@Seijaku: You mean they're spying on us?! Bastards! Is there a way I can disable that? X3

[iianbe]

Thanks Vicemage! Looking forward to trying that out tonight.

[Seijaku_Ishida]

It's not spying so much as detecting certain audiovisual components, really. Here is an indepth and rather dry explaination of what exactly it does.

[FurryMink]

It's snowing outside, which is weird considering it normally only snows about once every twenty years where I live. And it already snowed earlier this year, only it was when I was still in school and a lot of us went outside to have a snowball fight on the football field. But then we got yelled at to go be inside, and we were sad. emo But hey, we had a teacher out there with us.