Linux vs Windows.....

[TitansWrath]

Originally Posted by IamKira

i have ubuntu loaded on the hdd as well as windows, but whenever i reboot my windows system (recently i ditched xp for 7) the bootloader seems to not recognize ubuntu anymore and i have to reinstall it... i'm guessing it's something w/ the windows boot where xp or 7 takes over as the primary os and overrides the ubuntu BL with it's own .. because as soon as i reinstall ubuntu it recognizes both os's on restart.. is this the case?

Yea windows likes to slap on their own bootloader every time u install windows so u gotta reinstall grub/lilo bootloader to get it back to the way u liked it before.

Originally Posted by iPhantom

Not really, I love Vista, but it's downright insane to say you can make Vista run faster than XP by 'tweaking'. tweaking as in your meaning won't really speed Vista to any big point, it'll just reduce the pain of Aero Glass and some other stuff but it will still be a resource hog. Now, tweaking or 'tweaked OS' in everyday use means removal of 'unneeded functionalities' and this one does make it faster but removes features.

Yea its basically like having ur car stripped like taking out seat cushions, radios and stuff so it will go faster. It will look ugly to look at and won't impress people that's clueless about this sort of thing.

[noodle]

Originally Posted by iPhantom

Not really, I love Vista, but it's downright insane to say you can make Vista run faster than XP by 'tweaking'. tweaking as in your meaning won't really speed Vista to any big point, it'll just reduce the pain of Aero Glass and some other stuff but it will still be a resource hog. Now, tweaking or 'tweaked OS' in everyday use means removal of 'unneeded functionalities' and this one does make it faster but removes features.

Either way, in both cases you're so wrong.

Last summer, I worked with a PC Management team that were trying to make their own build of Vista for a Group of Engineers within the company. They had to have a 64-bit OS. I started out by testing software for compatibility issues! After all of this was done, I shadowed and helped one of the programmers in the company.

Having 8GB of Memory on the PC, he tweaked Vista to make it ridiculously fast. He programmatically allocated memory to services. This added with ReadyBoost and SuperFetch, made the OS a work of art in smoothness and speed! The programmer not being convinced that it's faster being a Hardcore Linux fan, he ran some tests to compare (rank in brackets, 1 being 1st);

Vista 32-bit (6)
Vista 64-bit (4)
Vista 64-bit tweaked (1)
XP (5)
XP 64-bit (3)
XP 64-bit tweaked (?)
Mandriva Linux (2)

Vista 64bit tweaked walked all over em except Linux which was slightly behind (shocked?). XP tweaked was damn fast, but crashed randomly.

So, Mr half one religion and half another, if you don't know the details, don't assume someone is talking about Aero Glass and simplicities when someone says Tweak!

[komitsuki]

Besides Windows and Linux, Amiga is back.

(honorary mention: BeOS is back as its spiritual descendant Haiku)

[Encyclopod]

I've been using linux for years and I'm loving it. Currently using Ubuntu 9.04 on both my laptop(For work) and my pc, and waiting for the release of the new version in a few days. Even though I've managed to play most of windows games in linux, I still have it on the pc for just in case and my family members.

[iPhantom]

Originally Posted by noodle

Having 8GB of Memory on the PC, he tweaked Vista to make it ridiculously fast. He programmatically allocated memory to services. This added with ReadyBoost and SuperFetch, made the OS a work of art in smoothness and speed! The programmer not being convinced that it's faster being a Hardcore Linux fan, he ran some tests to compare (rank in brackets, 1 being 1st);

Vista 32-bit (6)
Vista 64-bit (4)
Vista 64-bit tweaked (1)
XP (5)
XP 64-bit (3)
XP 64-bit tweaked (?)
Mandriva Linux (2)

Vista 64bit tweaked walked all over em except Linux which was slightly behind (shocked?). XP tweaked was damn fast, but crashed randomly.

So, Mr half one religion and half another, if you don't know the details, don't assume someone is talking about Aero Glass and simplicities when someone says Tweak!

So this is for a group of certain people and a certain job. Yes you could do it that way, remove un-needed services for the job you do. There is no way for Vista to become faster with only the tweaks you say. No f***ing way. I've been playing with Vista for years and it's a very big resource hog. The only way to achieve what you say is by removing services. But that would be a pain in the ass for the average user so we go back to my point.

Please, go troll someone else. And I'm amused you don't know such kind of religions exist in this world, get out of your house a bit more? I thought I said I was an atheist anyways, can't your tiny brain get it? Or is this trolling day?

[MMM]

Let's keep our comments on topic, and not personal attacks.

[ozkai]

Originally Posted by iPhantom

What a load of bollocks. Tweaking Vista as in removing processes and other useful stuff. That always ends with errors at some point and average users can't even find support because their version is different.

Vista's 'crap' is needed, put some valid facts and not your nonsense. you'd think MS put such 'crap' without valid reason?

Are you at it again.

[iPhantom]

Originally Posted by ozkai

Are you at it again.

Yet another very meaningful, intelligent and helpful post from ozkai -clap clap-

[IamKira]

ok, so let's say i decide to reinstall a windows base os on my first partition- is there a way to install the grub BL w/out having to reinstall my linux os?

[TitansWrath]

Originally Posted by IamKira

ok, so let's say i decide to reinstall a windows base os on my first partition- is there a way to install the grub BL w/out having to reinstall my linux os?

It's kinda pointless to ask that question if u could just googled with keyword grub install you could find the answer to that instantly. So go work on your googling skills! It is required when you're running linux anyway.