2007-04-21 09:00:59 · 6 answers · asked by Ryan G 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The only way to get Vista free is to steal it, which is both wrong and illegal.
2007-04-21 09:05:43 · answer #1 · answered by Joey M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No Windows OSes are free. All free versions are pirated. Which means, if you're caught, MS can and will sue you for theft of Intellectual Property.
Here is why Windows Vista is not advisable for a Home User:
It needs, and requires, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, a Dual Core Processor and a video card with 256 MB DDR2 and the WDDM driver.
Without these basic requirements, Aero and some of the other Hyped features will not work AND you will not get a smooth running system. Period. Even with new machines (Jan 2007 or newer) has trouble running Vista smoothly. It CAN run on 32-bit Processors and less than 1 GB RAM, but it will run clunky and poorly.
2007-04-21 16:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by Corillan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was possible to download a Windowns Vista "release candidate one" version, but this a beta version, so not very stable. Can't be sure that it can still be downloaded, but my husband downloaded a copy some months back before Vista was fully released. It was free and legal, but being a beta version means there's still problems associated. We've got it installed on a spare PC - nothing other than Vista on it, seems to work, and it's not a new PC, with high spec, however hasn't been played with much...was all a bit of an experiment, to learn about it.
2007-04-21 16:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by iccleanne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vista is not all that bad like some say if you have a newer model PC (nov 2006) it will run just fine but its not free try a friend I think M$ let you install it on up to 10 pc's now
2007-04-21 16:06:41 · answer #4 · answered by dubya b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From all that I've heard, it's not worth it, even for free. Stick with xp, which in my opinion is the best of all window models.
2007-04-21 16:04:24 · answer #5 · answered by iyamacog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as everyone aware that new window always has problem but the new one always replace old one like window me has been abandoned by microsoft.xp might has the same problem later.anything free isn't legal.not worth it.
2007-04-21 16:26:59 · answer #6 · answered by cellular 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋