Windows Vista: Does Vista have any SERIOUS problems?
finally got vista fixed
by ljm2001 - 2/26/07 5:44 PM In reply to: Vista is a piece of crap by ljm2001Finally got vista fixed. Mcafee virus software was not compatible with vista. Had to download a fix from Mcafee. Also had to disable Microsoft defender. It conflicts with Mcafee. Vista Ultimate now runs extremely fast.
Just a thought
by jkmcwilliams23 - 2/22/07 9:43 PM In reply to: I agree by bysusanI can see how you would not want to avoid windows vista just because some people are paranoid about a new OS. I am actually one of the paranoid people. I had windows 98 FOREVER and never had a problem with it. It took me 2 years after xp came out to actually get a pc with it. I like xp, have not had ANY problems with xp. I also used to work tech support for Gateway computers, so I know a thing or two about computers and problems with them. I actually joined this forum because I am about to get a laptop and I am kicking myself that I did not get it before vista came out. I don't want windows media center because I don't need all that media junk, and I'm very VERY skeptical about getting vista because it is new. I know that the other OS's had a lot of bugs coming out that had to be corrected through windows updates and I don't want to go through the stress of having a problem that can only be correct by an update that microsoft is "working on."
Vista is incompatable with some programs
by Sasha Tee - 2/26/07 1:49 PM In reply to: I agree by bysusanI just got my computer installed with Vista yesterday. So far I was not able to install the software to run my HP photo printer, some games and Go Back. HP has no fix for this yet. I'm just getting used to Vista but so far I don't see any advantages over XP.
Not serious problems
by bowacl - 2/2/07 6:45 AM In reply to: Does Vista have any SERIOUS problems? by bysusanMy experience has been over the past two days using Vista on a new computer, I can use my HP all in one as a printer but none of the software that came with it so can not use the scanner or photo programs, I can not use the U3 software that came with my Cruzer drive but I can use it as a drive. Then the monitor blacked out briefly three times on first day then second day hard drive started making scratching noise, all is back in the box and has to be returned. I will probably wait until more drivers are out for Vista before I go back to it, if this didn't happen this way I probably would of suffered through until updates where available since I do have other XP computers here I can use my things on in the mean time. It is not like MS is going to take back Vista so unless you are going to go with Mac or open source OS this is what is going to be on new computers, adopting now may just mean a wait for compatibilities to catch up. I did not install much software besides FrontPage 2003 and AOL IM 6, they seemed to run fine, I tried Windows Mail and it does work better with my IMAP type accounts but added folders with out my permission that I had to later find a way to delete. So I would say that if you have low demands on what you need to hook up or install on Vista there would be no reason to wait, if you need certain things that you are using now doing a little search on if updates are available for Vista my be the practical way to go. I will also say learning the OS for me would help only because I seem to be wasting mouse clicks trying to do things that were more on the surface in Windows XP, unfortunately I am not a type and find kind of person and this seems to be the way Vista wants you to get around.
Hope this helps,
Northlite
Vist - Not sure I want to get it - XP works just fine
by shorty331 - 2/2/07 8:01 PM In reply to: Not serious problems by bowaclMany of you are experienced users and with the pop up confirmation always coming up... I think this can be intimidating for an inexperienced user. It can be annoying for a fairly experienced user to have to spen time searching around for the instructions to turn it off but at least one of the posts above did give instructions. Thank you. My son works in the IT Dept at a college and has also worked in IT at a smaller private school (Appleby College) with students from grades 7 to 13. The safeguards would be useful for them because every day he had a constant 3 to 12 people lined up with issues. This includes teachers as well. I always say, if it's not broke, don't fix it. I love XP and think it's far greater than past OS so leave it alone. I have had computers from back in the days of DOS and I remember buying a 20 meg computer and the salesman asked me why I needed so much space because I would never fill that up in my lifetime. LOL
My son told me last night that he found out that Vista will periodically scan your computer for unregistered programs and will delete them without warning. What do you think of that.
Shorty
XP works fine
by bowacl - 4/12/07 9:29 AM In reply to: Vist - Not sure I want to get it - XP works just fine by shorty331>My son told me last night that he found out that Vista will periodically scan your computer for unregistered programs and will delete them without warning. What do you think of that.<
I think you may of misunderstood him slightly.
Northlite
Hey there,
by Me, Myself and You - 10/24/07 2:27 AM In reply to: Vist - Not sure I want to get it - XP works just fine by shorty331I still use Windows 2000 as my main OS, and it's great for me. I dual boot XP on the same computer (should I need it) but the fact that I haven't even changed the default wallpaper yet is evident of the fact that I hardly ever boot into it.
I'll probably end up building a hefty machine in the coming years and put Vista Business/Ultimate on it, but I foresee me still using 2000 and XP on lower-end machines for years and years to come. Heck, I used NT for a while and if it wasn't for lack of USB support I'd probably be using it mainly...
My games donut like Vista
by rollergold - 2/3/07 12:49 AM In reply to: Does Vista have any SERIOUS problems? by bysusanMy games Battlefield 2, BF2 Sf,EF/AF and 2142 do not like vista too much had already 5 Blue Screens Of Death today.Id wait for you games to come out with a Vista patch or use the emulations under the compatibility tab for the older OS you need
I love it
by jtx472 - 2/3/07 2:27 AM In reply to: Does Vista have any SERIOUS problems? by bysusanMost entertaining discussion I've read for a long time 
Vistas Power Is Underneath The Hood
by jrr4613 - 2/3/07 11:08 PM In reply to: I love it by jtx472I have BETA tested Vista since before Beta 1. Let me tell you this, it has come a long way! I used beta versions off and on up until last December. I just got my copy of Ultimate and have used it for 3 days now. Really it is easy to get used too. Yes graphics are a little different but thats about it. Everything is basicly (im not getting too technical) the same. This is not so in the coding. Vista is much more stable and faster. Everyone should not cut it down because their software wont run right away. Its only been out for 3 days. I would advise everyone to wait a few weeks unless they are an entusiastic computer users (geek). Security however is improved but still on the weak side. The Windows Genune Advantage is also poor. My friend who I will not name already patched his Vista Ultimate so he could use his Beta key. (Note: I actually upgraded) Its already posted all over the internet and after reading it I saw a small child could do it. Come one Microsoft. Im sure as time goes on that this will stop. But its funny to see this not 3 days after the release. Vista in my opinion gets a 9/10. However this is something I would have expected 2 years ago. So Vista is a great OS but long over-due. Keep using XP for a couple of years. You should only upgrade if you buy a new computer or upgrade your old one.
So do I - the discussion, not Vista. . .
by damnationali - 2/10/07 8:04 AM In reply to: I love it by jtx472I agree with jtx472, it really is the most entertaining thread I've come across in a long time and I thought:
"Folks, don't turn off the light in the tunnel until you find out where the rats are, and where it drops off into the ocean, OK?" by bettancourt
to be one of the most useful pieces of advice I've ever seen. For many things, not just computers
I can't afford to upgrade to Vista but I have read a great deal about it and am not altogether sure that I would want to do so when I am forced to because my present system is getting pretty ancient (I'd like more memory - and would need it for Vista probably, but my motherboard doesn't support the types is currently available at an affordable price (I'm sure I could get it somewhere - a pc fair for instance - if I could get about but disabled in the UK with no transport at all means shopping online at the big discount outlets who only carry the 'now' thing.
In the meantime I am happy with XP (tho I'd love to be able to get to the linux school which is only 2 miles away to learn sufficient to use that, but again . . . transport . .) as I have found it by far the most stable Windows OS since 3.1 and 95 1st ed. and it does all I need to do on cable broadband quite fast enough.
Besides, having to use my pc in bed - because of the cold mostly but also because I can't spend too long upright, I have to use a keyboard on my lap; for this a standard kybd is too difficult to use as the number pad I never use makes it constantly skew up & right plus taking precious space I need for my trackball)so I have to use a small Cherry board (which was not easy to find and very expensive) which has no number pad (tho' Fn+NumLock can turn the right hand keys into a number-pad if one wants it, for MouseKeys for instance) neither does it have a 'Windows' key, apparently necessary for Vista. I also have to use an LCD screen because a 19" CRT is unmanageably large and heavy - and I have heard Vista has problems with these.
Guess I'll be sticking with XP until Msoft no longer support XP; it is perfectly adequate, especially when the alternative, at this fiscal moment, is a biro! <g>
Vista compatibility
by mmetz105 - 2/4/07 9:49 AM In reply to: Does Vista have any SERIOUS problems? by bysusanI just got a pc with Vista Premium installed. The first thing I found out from Verizon is I can't load my DSL on a Vista O/S at this time. I've heard that you can't run McAfee, HP Image zone and Apple is working on a fix so you use your Itunes. Anyone else hearing about compatability problems?
Mike M
the truth
by spry1 - 2/5/07 11:27 PM In reply to: Vista compatibility by mmetz105I bought a new tower on Jan.31 the first day Vista was releases. is why I waited til then to buy a new one. Now for the week that I have been running it I have come across only ONE problem. yes it's with lexmark printer. having problems with one of it's installers. But talking with lexmark and going to there web site, they are making drivers to suport vista. One just has to keepchecking there driver update page to see if there pribter is in the list yet. As for the anoying pop up screen.. well I know my way around computers I say very well.. and it does not bug me I think to myself what if someone else is using the computer like the kids. ( you know how many times had to fix someone elses mess up because they didnt know they clicked on something). and as for the run I have run in my start button I dont know why no one else does. but you do know that you can get the run as an add-on for the side bar right? I have installed older programs and software like a digital camara I've had for more then 4 years and it works fine. I had no problem hooking my modem up. As far as how things look and there naming, you know you can change it to classic features, just like you could in XP. Honestly I have read and talking to all kinds of IT people. like any new windows system there will be bugs to fix. and as for vista scanning the computer and removing things. not likely and if your really worried about it then I say get zone alarm or something like that block windows explore from acessing the internet and you wont have that worry. I hope this answers the first post question. And by the way I'm using vista premuim
Unable to install McAfee
by vgirdler - 2/6/07 6:48 PM In reply to: Vista compatibility by mmetz105I just purchased a new computer with windows vista and I can not install McAfee on the computer. It keeps telling me that the program is not compatible. I have contacted McAfee and they say that they are working on it. I am not going to run the computer without virus protection so I am still using the old system.
RE: Unable to install McAfee
by reefgroup - 2/10/07 12:10 PM In reply to: Unable to install McAfee by vgirdlerUse another vendor for anti-virus.
I'm using Grisoft AVG 64-bit proffessional version, 60 day free trial available. AVG Free version runs on 32-bit Vista. IMO great app been using AVG for 2 years.
Avast also offers a 64-bit version and its available on their free home user version.
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