Windows Vista: Windows Vista Bugs
vista
by f3474drum - 3/14/07 6:10 PM In reply to: Windows Vista Bugs by photohamvista should hyave been worked on some more,before it was released to the public.viswta is just not ready for a who;e lot of computer systems yet.vista,was just not ready yet.it does not work well enough yet with enough drivers, to be worth having.i t would have to have a whole lot more work done on it,before i would ever use it.there are just to many bugs in the vista system to be used.the government will not even use it.
Third party problems
by TheTug - 3/14/07 6:11 PM In reply to: Windows Vista Bugs by photohamI read so many posts by folks with problems, I decided to hedge my bet. I partitioned my HD and now have a dual boot for XP and Vista. For any programs that don't work in Vista, I boot to XP and use it! Once all non-compatible programs are updated to work with Vista, I'll remove XP.
windows vista
by cliff treasure - 3/14/07 6:12 PM In reply to: Windows Vista Bugs by photohamI consider an operating system full of incompatibilities as a virus itself. The chracteristics of a virus making softwares inoperable as well as making hardwares seem defective and nonfunctional is viral in character.vista os when i tried on my hp printer 7200 photo series won't work. I have trouble with my microtek scanner sometimes it works then flops! softwares are rejected....waste of my money just for the want of a vista.I think windows vista is exclussive for now, its for the rich,who can buy its insatiable demands.
Totally agree.....
by gingin929 - 3/14/07 6:15 PM In reply to: windows vista by cliff treasureYou are so right.... A large bit of population can't afford to upgrade entire systems just so they can have compatibility at home...
We need an Alternative to Microsoft!!!
by UZI9mm - 3/14/07 6:12 PM In reply to: Windows Vista Bugs by photohamI'm tired of new platforms. We need an alternative to Microsoft. Just when the current platform is somewhat stable Bill releases a new OS. Every release is more expensive and has 2x as many bugs as the previous version. Its become a bad joke. Bill is laughing all the way to the bank. OS3 Warp was superior to Windows too bad it didn't catch on. When an alternative becomes available I will buy it.
Windows Vista..... Not for me
by gingin929 - 3/14/07 6:12 PM In reply to: Windows Vista Bugs by photohamI considered getting the upgrade, but when I found out how much hard drive space it took something like 15gigs I was appalled!!! I am sorry everyone that I have spoken with that has Vista has had nothing but trouble.... If I had the money I would swith to Mac... But then there are the games that I have that wouldn't work so I would be stuck whenever I wanted to play a game... Oh well I am just going to stay with XP it works well for me and I think I will stick with it... In my opinion they released it too soon.....
Macs do windows too
by wayne_rushabh - 3/14/07 6:26 PM In reply to: Windows Vista..... Not for me by gingin929Of course, not having enough money to buy it is one thing, however, for all the people who say they can't move to the mac because of this or that... You have a special game, or another special program that only runs in windows... You can run windows on your mac too, if you need to. All new intel macs will run windows as well as mac os. Apple has a freely downloadable program, called Boot Camp that basically gives you a driver disk for windows and creates a partition on the hard drive where you can install Windows XP SP2. If you need to, you just hold one key when starting up to choose the mac or windows partition. If you already own an XPSP2 disc, then this is completely free..
You also have the option of getting a program called Parallels for about $79, that will allow you to use intels built in virtualization and run mac and windows at the same time.. at full speed. It's virtualized, but not emulated. Eventually, you'll find that you really don't need the windows partition any more and can just delete it.
Vista Frustration
by Beeper1 - 3/14/07 6:14 PM In reply to: Windows Vista Bugs by photohamI've had a couple of problems with incompatible software, but the one that bugs me the most, is that my favorite 3 button mouse won't work with Vista. I have hunted high and low, and cannot find a 3 button mouse that is supposed to work.
3 button mouse
by greatmag - 3/14/07 6:23 PM In reply to: Vista Frustration by Beeper1Try a wireless logitech trackman. Works fine. (the wheel is a third button.
Microsoft Mice Don't Work?
by pmchefalo - 3/14/07 6:29 PM In reply to: Vista Frustration by Beeper1Try pushing down on the scroll wheel?
3 button mouse
by hotlift - 3/14/07 8:51 PM In reply to: Vista Frustration by Beeper1"3 button mouse" I have 3 wireless mouses that work . Microsoft has an update for their laser 6000
Make the move
by eddloggg - 3/14/07 6:14 PM In reply to: Windows Vista Bugs by photohamMove to Apple. I currently have a Macbook pro, Powermac G5, and a Gateway laptop running Vista (my girlfreinds). Though her laptop meets the requirements, it still does not touch the ease of use that was promised. I had not real problems with Windows until Vista other than security and audio driver stability. Now, I will continue my life on my Macs because for audio and graphics work, even the new architecture still does not compare in Windows. Even my girlfreind wishes she had a mac now.
To whon should we put the blame?
by rv.dealmeida - 3/14/07 6:15 PM In reply to: Windows Vista Bugs by photohamHi,
First of all, forgive me for English mistakes, since it isn't my native language.
Well, I'm not exactly the one that can say anything about Vista, since I'm still running Windows XP. Nevertheless, my opinion about third-party softwares and hardwares incompatibilities with Vista is that it should be shared the blame among MS and vendors. MS, as a dominant OS with its Windows, should release a product AFTER intensive compatibilities test for, at least, the main softwares and hardwares in the market. It seems that this wasn't followed. In the other hand, vendors should keep in mind the MS predominance and, thus, adjusted their products to the new Vista. In short, I think that both (MS and vendors) have some parcel of blame on this.
Roberto Almeida.
sucks for you guys
by kloppenator - 3/14/07 6:23 PM In reply to: To whon should we put the blame? by rv.dealmeidaas a relatively new mac user (dec 06), i can laugh at all of you guys. Im totally going to put this on Microsoft, becuase they should be accomidating the hardware. If people know that Vista doesnt work on older machines (which i find hilarious anyway) and then they they hear that the old drivers dont work, they are going to be forced to buy a new computer if the XP blows up (which is what happened to me). Then they'll say "well this will most likly happen again", then they'll look at Apple's record, and buy a mac.
And don't even get me started about viruses
Microsoft did a great job of supporting Apple didnt they
www.apple.com/getamac/
Macs and Viruses
by scottss54 - 3/14/07 9:03 PM In reply to: sucks for you guys by kloppenatorMac user's think they don't have virus problems. That is because there are so few of them the virus writers don't care about them. Mac's are prone to viruses same as a PC, but at this point the virus writers do a lot more damage by concentrating on PC's. Get in the real world.
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