Windows Neptune
Was looking on Josh's server and noticed a beta version of Windows called Neptune. I did some quick Googling, and figured out that it was the first attempt at a home computing version of NT, kind of like XP. Was wondering if anyone has ever tried it and has elaborate for me like what you need to run and how well it runs.
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It's almost the same as Windows 2000 except it has some new features like the Welcome Screen. Help & Support From Windows ME.
I don't think Fish will swallow that.
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Vista is a whole new version...
Though I'm sure most of the people here know this:
2000 = NT 5
XP = NT 5.1
2003 = NT 5.2
Vista = NT 6
Vista changes a ton of stuff, including the logo if you want to count that...
Vista replaces NT Loader with boot manager
I'm sure wikipedia has something on it
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I believe the X64 version of Windows XP Professional is NT 5.2 instead of NT 5.1. Vista is by far the biggest change since Windows 95. Windows XP was mostly just a face lift of Windows 2000 with the few good concepts of Windows ME added in, hardly a big change.
and yeah XP x64 Bit Edition reports as NT 5.2 (as far as I know) and it was based off the 2003 codebase
It's an NT core with some nice additions to XP's ability to protect the kernel memory space from rogue apps. It has a well polished interface in Aero. It has some nice transition features for search and file handling. Then it has a huge security layer that vets every byte of read data and slows the whole system down. They have glazed this with some features that make it look like they are doing consumers a favour by protecting their computing experience.
I have owned computers for more years than most people have been alive. I have learned to manage this tool (a computer) in such a fashion as to not require baby sitting during it's use. I am not afraid of change having transitioned and learned to use many flavours of Windows, Unix, AS/400, SYstem /36 etc etc .I am also old enough to recognize a boondoggle when I see one. I have relegated Vista to a virtual hardware platform.
Vista takes a solid core platform that was nicely done in NT 5 and polished a little for XP and trashes it with what is supposed to pass for security. Vista is the Me of it's generation and will go down in hstory as a poor attempt at an upgrade OS with a bad rap. When 2000 hit the shelves, my fellow CTO's and CIO's almost all had transition plans from NT4 ready to go. No one is even thinking about bothering with Vista (on the corporate side) this time around. Microsofts quarterly results will reflect this fact. They will not meet forcast this year and the market IS talking. I personally have advised my customers to not pay to license this OS and therefore reward M$ for their efforts to satisfy the labels and Hollywood.
I have dubbed it Windows for Cattle.
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LOL...
My complaint isn't that the DRM stops you from doing as you please. That would mean there is effective DRM. There isn't. My complaint is I shouldn't have to pay for it. It's like paying a speeding ticket in advance.
My main issue is performance and the added security layer. It does add a layer, it does slow things down and it does require some apps to be recoded.
That's why it sucks. That's why corporate isn't biting.
They won't test until server 2007 comes out which as far as I know, hasn't. They use the admin pak from that to manage the server. The 2003 version only works on XP as far as I know.
Otherwise they would just leave the pre-installed Vista and then add in their regedits and group policy settings and other assorted software they use.
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really, tahts how long my vista takes to load. but its cool anyway.
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There is reference in the Windows 2000 Bible: by Michael Desmond, about a consumer edition of Windows 2000 slated for release in 2001. This is Windows Neptune the beta of.
The thing has the look and feel of Windows 2000, but some things have changed. Apart from the logo, and the setup bmp, the only other real changes i noted was that it has a new screen saver (which appeared in XP too), and a different way of managing users (ditto XP home).
The installation varies between Neptune and Windows 2000 Professional, and it has a number of annoying features you might expect in a beta (such as a 'experience feedback' in every task-bar).
Like 2000, it mangles the boot manager, if you have OS/2 in dual boot, so this is to be taken care of: (eg use eComStation v 1.2 or later).