-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Craig White wrote: > On Sat, 2007-12-29 at 13:01 -0500, David Boles wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>> I do not know. Unbuto has Nvidia drivers that worked on my computer. >>> But it was not perfect. I expect Windows which doesn't change kernels 5 >>> times a year, could have the driver within but not sure it does. >> >> Microsoft supplies a generic Nvidia driver that works with all Nvidia >> cards. Similar to the one provided in the Linux kernel. If you actually >> buy the card, in a box, drivers are supplied on a CD. But not current >> one. Just as with Linux if you want the newest, 3D drivers you have to >> go to Nvidia, find the correct ones, and install them. >> >> The difference is that if you have already installed better drivers you >> have to uninstall them, reboot to the Microsoft provided one, install >> the new one and reboot to the newer ones. Then configure them. >> >> Microsoft does not provide Java on their disk. Actually they provide the >> operating system only. It does have some built in features but nothing >> really great. You get a real deal with the Linux OS/software when you >> install. ;-) > ---- > Most people aren't assembling their own systems but are buying a branded > installation which already has the enhanced video drivers and often Java > pre-installed and thus most Windows users haven't a clue which is > provided by Microsoft and which is provided by the branded system. > That's just the way it is. Oh for sure. And those are the same people that show up on the Linux lists, this one included, asking "why 'X-feature/hardware' does not work anymore after I installed Linux (pick name here)" without doing any research before doing that installation. And I would be willing to bet that most, not all but most, try Linux for the free software because they are cheap or can't figure out how to steal software that runs on Windows. Sound bitter don't I? ;-) - -- David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAkd2p+MACgkQAO0wNI1X4QETZgCgrwunOz06OLsG7615sS/bcX6L O9EAoIGJRuaozO/f62kjVYqCOJ5TyzXe =C+Pw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
