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    Can I browse the web without starting up Vista?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by glick, Aug 15, 2008.

  1. glick

    glick Notebook Enthusiast

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    topic^

    i got a 1530

    Was wondering if its possible to somehow browse the web before starting up vista.
     
    glick, Aug 15, 2008
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    MikeyMike01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Why do you want to do that?
     
    MikeyMike01, Aug 15, 2008
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  3. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Yes, I'm also *curious* please expand, and thanks! :) :)

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Aug 15, 2008
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  4. glick

    glick Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sometimes I shut off the computer and go to bed, little do I remember that i have to check the online tv guide, I dont want to go through all the work to log on again and start up programs take a while, sure i could wait,
    but who doesn't like convenience.
     
    glick, Aug 15, 2008
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  5. tumnasgt

    tumnasgt Notebook Evangelist

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    I just don't turn mine off, except for windows updates (but only a restart) and flying. :D

    EDIT: I do of course put it in sleep, and Vista's sleep is stable enough for me that I can do it for a few weeks without any side effects.
     
    tumnasgt, Aug 15, 2008
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    Konenavi Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you had linux that takes no time at all to boot up, but seriously I thought media direct had that feature?
     
    Konenavi, Aug 15, 2008
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  7. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just leave it on, or put it to sleep instead of turning it off.
     
    Dook, Aug 15, 2008
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  8. flipfire

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    you wanna browse the internet using the command prompt?

    Pictures wont look pretty.

    A lightweight linux distro might be a good option.
     
    flipfire, Aug 15, 2008
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  9. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    Nope, never heard of such a thing. The closest you can get to it though is if you get one of those super high-end ASUS desktop boards that have the built-in Linux OS with a web browser and stuff built into the motherboard on some flash memory.

    -J.B.
     
    Jstn7477, Aug 15, 2008
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  10. glick

    glick Notebook Enthusiast

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    yea, my friends asus, which is a laptop has it. Seemed pretty cool, wonder why it hasn't been made as a downloadable program.
     
    glick, Aug 15, 2008
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    Because it resides in a flash chip on the motherboard... The closest you can get to that is buy installing some minimal linux distro on a flash drive and use that when booting.
     
    Ayle, Aug 15, 2008
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  12. Koer

    Koer Notebook Deity

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    well it seems you dont really know what linux is...

    its an Open source operation system (OSOS lol) witch is free to download and you are free to modify it as you please.

    its a fast and efficient operating system, witch offers some compatiibility for windows apps, souch as games, office, etc. (the free one is called wine, without it, linux can only run programs written to its format, a bit complex.

    my favorite ditribution of linux is ubuntu, its easy to use and friendly to the eye ( yes, linux also has eye candy beyond mac osx and windows vista *psshht*)

    ubuntu can be found at www.ubuntu.com

    also, you could go to http://www.linux.com/distributions/ and check out all the linux distributions available.

    if you wish to install it , you need to make the partitions to ext3 format, witch i think is much faster than NTFS witch windows uses.

    so, anyone interested can go and take a look at the wide world of distributions of linux.

    cheers
     
    Koer, Aug 15, 2008
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  13. Cin'

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    Hey fairly easy to do???? ;) I really need to delve into Linux a bit more. :eek: :eek: :D

    OH you changed your Avy again! NICE...like it! :)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Aug 15, 2008
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    d4nz0r Notebook Evangelist

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    I use sleep as well. It's very quick to sleep it and come back on in Vista. Also one of the things I like much better about Vista over XP. Sleep/Hibernate etc actually WORK all the time.
     
    d4nz0r, Aug 15, 2008
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