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It certainly would be. Yes! I run Vista beta2 on a laptop Intel 1.7 Ghz and initially with 512MB Ram. It was really bad. No software is installed by me other than Trend Micro internet security for Vista. I was using IE 7 when the memory use got way over 600 MB. I installed more Ram, so now it is more stable in use.

1. Ghost 2003 (heavenly) 2. Blackbox for windows (the only thing in my life) 3. Notepad 4. Acronis True Image 9 5. MS Office 2003 6. Google Toolbar 7. Nero 7 Premium (customized installation) 8. MS Paint 9. Norton Internet Security 2005 10. Nlite (dont use it so much, but good)

My humble opinion: Windows is about "with all of a touch of a button". Vista seems to follow that rule, and I hate it. Microsoft can´t do nothing about it, because they are just designing an interface for the broad audience as they have the greatest market share. I have to run Vista beta with the classic theme not because of a performance issue, but because I´m totally lost in the interface, and I don´t like it. This version is only a beta and that beta 2, about half a year before the final release. The beta version is of course a bit buggy, that is at least my experience. The bugginess will give Microsoft a chance to fix it, and it will be. I will get my copy of this peace only because Win xp is oooold, and Vista can utilize more better the new technology and future technology with help of service packs. You're right. It's like the Windows ME of Windows NT-based operating systems. It's basically a dressed up Windows 2003. This is a very, very reasonable point. I think the stuff they will be using in the Vista, builds on a design and developement many years back, at least 6 years, and I´m not talking about the same as used in Win xp. The Win xp was probably only the whistle as it was called. Now they come with *old* Vista, and it is not that new or groundbreaking OS as it is supposed to be.

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I´m preparing a system image with most of my games and I would like to install the newest directx redist before I install my games. I would like to use directx redist because: I´m asked to choose a folder to extract all the files. But what folder is it, can I choose any and simply delete that folder after completed installation? Also, I would like to get som advice on what I should respond to when games installation setup ask me to install directX. Can I safely ignore it, especially if I do have the most recent version of it?

Also, if you can access another computer you can order the service pack : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloa...us/default.mspx But it will take 4-6 weeks and with some shipping and handling charge. Edit: sorry, for this reply!

Did you mean this kind of flash player update?: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/MS06-020.mspx

You are welcome! I do like using the security bulletins.

You can also search on Microsoft Technet: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx I like to mark: If that is marked then take note of, in green: wich can appear, and possibly right after new updates To this day, it seem that two (2) replaced cumulative updates are shown and one for WMP. This could mean that the shown Windowsxp (post SP2) updates are fewer than 49

To get the updates, try this out: http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/5/ -------- This page gives overview of the updades as well as switches for each update (but for SVCPACK.INF file) : http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=31886 Or you can try this guide for integration of WindowsXP updates: http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/6/

The updates are 49 as far as I know, according to the Security Bulletins on Microsoft.com/technet I have 42 updates post SP2, and all the newest offered by Microsoft 13th this month. Practically, I miss no update, because some are not relevant to my need.