Windows Vista Business

Recently, i've got my self original copy of Windows Vista Business. These original copy is about RM475 in malaysia.

Some say it is the worse windows ever built. Resource hungry and a lazy piece of software when you install into the old system. If the system is not comply with it minimum requirement, you will piss. Ive already experience with it. Before that,i use the pirated windows vista. Just to feel and see the improvement to the latest and greatest windows that Microsoft built. Nay... I have to crack that windows... bla bla bla.. sometime crash bla bla.. cannot update.. bla bla.. at the end, at last , i buy the original one.

Now my pc shine with original windows vista. lol. Feel more responsive, faster and can update to the latest software patch. Less hiccup and crash. Better memory handling.After that i upgrade to 2GB RAM. Hey, i feel more responsive. More ram is better, Windows will take advantage of it.

My pc spec is
Pentium 4 3.0 HT
MOBO Intel 945GNT
2GB RAM DDR2
7.1 Audigy Value
Ati X550 256MB pcie(already dead)
Nvidia 6200TC 128MB pcie (backup gc)
500GB HD sata2
LG DVDRW/RAM
450W true power PSU

If i have enough cash, i will upgrade my pc hardware.

In conclusion... use original software. What you pay is what you get. This new windows expose your hardware potential to the max. If you think that this windows sux, hey.. use older windows XP or switch to linux. lol

7-zip

The main features of 7-Zip: High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression. Supported formats: Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR; Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS. For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip. Self-extracting capability for 7z format. Integration with Windows Shell. Powerful File Manager. Powerful command line version. Version 4.57 supports WinZip-compatible AES-256 encryption for .ZIP archives and 7-Zip can unpack MSI and WIM archives now. Also there are some speed optimizations.

t's easy for Windows users to forget that WinZip isn't the only file-compression utility in the world. Like its better-known competitors, the free 7-Zip unpacks a host of archive formats, including ZIP, TAR, GZ, and its own 7z format. Unlike WinZip, though, it can create TAR and GZ archives, which are commonly used on Unix and Linux systems.

The program's ability to shrink files was stunning. In our tests, 7z archives were up to 40 percent smaller then their ZIP equivalents, although compression did take longer, and the highest compression settings can hog system resources. Advanced options include the ability to create solid and self-extracting archives, and to adjust the compression level and password protection. The program also has a command line module. Though the main interface is overly simple and looks like it was designed for Windows 95, it's not hard to use and fairly self-explanatory. The context menu options, which include "testing" an archive, indicate that 7-Zip should be taken seriously.

7-Zip is fine for casual users with a bit of computer savvy, but it's especially well-suited for developers and anyone else who moves between the Windows and Linux/Unix worlds.

It free and opensource.Better than Winzip and winrar. Work at Windows XP SPx,Windows XP x64,Windows server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Vista 64bit.