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Old August 30th 06, 11:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Nellie
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I can't believe some people are actually using Vista as their only operating
system, completely mad if you ask me.. ever thought of creating a new
partition and using dual boot instead? ... mmm and even worse is that some
folks are trying to use their online banking with it, nutz.

Leave the beta testing to the folks who know what they are doing, have a
nice day.

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Old August 30th 06, 11:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
D. Rogers
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You do realize that this was released for "customer preview", eh? I may be
naive, but if somebody can figure out a 2.6GB download, burn an ISO, and do
an install they probably understand that this is a preview without support.

For the record I was comfortable enough to run online banking as of this
morning. With backup of course. ;-)

Cheers

"Nellie" wrote in message
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I can't believe some people are actually using Vista as their only
operating system, completely mad if you ask me.. ever thought of creating a
new partition and using dual boot instead? ... mmm and even worse is that
some folks are trying to use their online banking with it, nutz.

Leave the beta testing to the folks who know what they are doing, have a
nice day.

--
All mail checked via Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 14 (Build
8.100.1000/3.588.99) for Windows Vista Beta 2


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Old August 30th 06, 11:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
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All of my Online Banking Websites (Harris Bank, Capital One, Union Plus, and
Sam's Club Discover) work just fine with Windows Vista Build 5536 and IE 7
Pre-RC1, Just FYI.

"Nellie" wrote in message
...
I can't believe some people are actually using Vista as their only
operating system, completely mad if you ask me.. ever thought of creating a
new partition and using dual boot instead? ... mmm and even worse is that
some folks are trying to use their online banking with it, nutz.

Leave the beta testing to the folks who know what they are doing, have a
nice day.

--
All mail checked via Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 14 (Build
8.100.1000/3.588.99) for Windows Vista Beta 2


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Old August 31st 06, 12:02 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Beck
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"Nellie" wrote in message
...
I can't believe some people are actually using Vista as their only
operating system, completely mad if you ask me.. ever thought of creating a
new partition and using dual boot instead? ... mmm and even worse is that
some folks are trying to use their online banking with it, nutz.

Leave the beta testing to the folks who know what they are doing, have a
nice day.


If the online bank systems are that weak that there is a security problem,
they should not be operating.
My card issuer checks the security of my browser before every login, do
other banks do that?
If people use common sense and basic security procedures there is no reason
why there should be a problem.

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Old August 31st 06, 12:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Paula
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Wells Fargo doesn't like IE7 though.
Paula
wrote in message
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All of my Online Banking Websites (Harris Bank, Capital One, Union Plus,
and Sam's Club Discover) work just fine with Windows Vista Build 5536 and
IE 7 Pre-RC1, Just FYI.

"Nellie" wrote in message
...
I can't believe some people are actually using Vista as their only
operating system, completely mad if you ask me.. ever thought of creating
a new partition and using dual boot instead? ... mmm and even worse is
that some folks are trying to use their online banking with it, nutz.

Leave the beta testing to the folks who know what they are doing, have a
nice day.

--
All mail checked via Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 14 (Build
8.100.1000/3.588.99) for Windows Vista Beta 2




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Old August 31st 06, 02:17 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Graham
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D. Rogers wrote:
You do realize that this was released for "customer preview", eh? I may
be naive, but if somebody can figure out a 2.6GB download, burn an ISO,
and do an install they probably understand that this is a preview
without support.


Uh huh, so how come all the posts from people who have installed Vista,
don't like it, and want to know how to uninstall it and get XP back?
Doesn't sound to me like they've much of a clue what a beta/preview means.

Graham.
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Old August 31st 06, 03:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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A bank that does not like Beta software possibly has a higher security
standard and their customers interests in mind.
Beta is unpredictable and subject to changes.

If you value your security, I suggest not using Beta software to access
personal financial data or other similarly private information.

It seems Wells Fargo is more concerned about their customers than other
financial institutions.Look for support soon after the product is released.

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"Paula" wrote in message
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Wells Fargo doesn't like IE7 though.
Paula



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Old August 31st 06, 09:36 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Beck
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"Graham" wrote in message
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D. Rogers wrote:
You do realize that this was released for "customer preview", eh? I may
be naive, but if somebody can figure out a 2.6GB download, burn an ISO,
and do an install they probably understand that this is a preview without
support.


Uh huh, so how come all the posts from people who have installed Vista,
don't like it, and want to know how to uninstall it and get XP back?
Doesn't sound to me like they've much of a clue what a beta/preview means.


Well these people jump in without thinking that betas are not finalised
products. They don't consider their favourite programs may not run and
assume everything will be fine. Maybe they don't even the job they are
expected to do and file feedback reports.

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Old August 31st 06, 01:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Homer J. Simpson
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A bank that does not like Beta software possibly has a higher security
standard and their customers interests in mind.


Define the criteria by which a bank should "like" a client's software or
not, and what should be done about it.

A secure server should be able to handle any request coming from any client,
whether the end user is using an RTM browser, a beta, or a home-grown one
trying that's trying to impersonate something else. Anyone writing
server-side code should be more concerned with rejecting invalid requests
than verifying whether the client's browser is a beta or not.


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Old August 31st 06, 02:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
D. Rogers
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Neither does American Express. Won't let you into secure sites. Chase,
CitiBank, and GE Financial will though.

"Paula" wrote in message
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Wells Fargo doesn't like IE7 though.
Paula


 




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