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Windows Vista: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it?
Upgraded Dell E1505 laptop from XP Pro to Vista Ultimate
by SQLMAN51 - 3/16/07 7:55 PM In reply to: purchased computer with windows vista. by yourfirstI have a 6 month old Dell laptop with Intel duo core, 1GB ram and 128 MB graphics. It has a sticker saying Vista ready so I took the plunge.
Running Windows Vista upgrade advisor, the bios needed to be updated. Dell had the patch to download. I re-ran the advisor and got a clean bill of health. From others at work I had heard that upgrading was difficult if not impossible so I went for the clean install.
This was painless and took less time time than I thought it would. Once I re-established a connection to my wireless nework, I was very impressed. Vista connects to the network much faster than under XP. My wife and I have our own PC's wired to the router. Under XP I couldn't get the laptop to share files with the PC's and with Vista it is no problem at all. So I tried to setup printing and it took Vista just a couple of minutes to setup remote printing to the shared HP All-in One.
The only other software I have loaded currently is Office 2007 student edition. I will probably add a few other titles but plan to keep it fairly simple as it is not my primary computer. Our PC's need too much upgrading so I will probably replace them in the near future with Vista machines.
dell vista desk computor hook up lexmark all in one 2400
by nitakaye - 4/22/07 8:14 AM In reply to: purchased computer with windows vista. by yourfirsti have just got a dell vista computor and i have a lexmark all in one 2400 model and i nee to know how to hook it up can anyone help me thank you
vista is terrible
by tampagatorz - 3/16/07 7:30 PM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyI expected to upgrade, but none of my sound or video ot tv cards or itunes (therefore ipod)work. A lot of my regular web sites don't work
I wish my new HP has XP on it. I may install it yet!
re:vista
by cocoabab2 - 3/16/07 9:55 PM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeymy roomate has puchased a new computer with vista.. it is so completely different from the moment you turn it on.. it is just a matter of getting used to doing things different.. some of the disadvantages are that most of the software out there is not configured for the new program vista... i don't find it quicker than xp but we have wireless internet which neither one of ever had used.. even the connection of the wireless internet was a challenge.. our landloard works with computers and he had to finally set up the wi-fi connection.. he had to go on line to find a code for the wireless and spent 2 hours with us getting it connected.. both my roomate and myself are finding out new things everytime we use the computer.. we got a book called "vista for dummies" and it explains a few things we didn't know
YES!
by Kali0806 - 3/16/07 10:04 PM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyAfter adding up the cost to upgrade my old dinosaur of a computer, I bought a new computer about a month ago with Vista Ultimate on it. It was a serious upgrade for me. Dual-Core E6400 processor, 2048 MB RAM, nVidia 7300LE Video card. I have had only one problem and that was with an older game I installed. I had to run it in compatability mode. After setting that up, it runs fine. When I bought this computer, I also bought a new printer, Canon MP160. Had no problems with install or drivers .
I did play around with several computers with Vista and talked to people who had also gotten new computers and the general consensus seems to be that the better or "higher end" (i.e. more expensive, due to better graphics and video cards, more memory, more RAM, faster processor)the better Vista will perform. Although I have found this true with any OS.
Some things did take a little getting used to. Mainly cosmetic things for me. A lot of things are a lot easier to do now that I know how to do them.
Bought a Costco HP machine with Vista Premium
by Loraneb - 3/16/07 11:21 PM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyI had an old Win2K PC which I wanted to replace. I bought an HP PC from Costco for $1299. It has a great 22" wide screen LCD monitor and 2 GB RAM, etc. So far, everything is running fine. My Canon mp780 has drivers, my Brother 5170DN has built-in drivers. I even got my old Sony Clie NX80V USB driver to work in XP compatibility mode. The only thing I'm having trouble with is my Canon DR-2080C sheetfed scanner. I am crossing my fingers they will have drivers for that. As with any new operating system, you will have to upgrade your old software and find replacements for the old ones that don't work anymore, but - hey - isn't that the "fun" of a new operating system?
After a few days, I like the Start button better. You just press Start and begin typing the first few letters of the program you want to run and it shows up at the top of the list (usually). I like the gadgets also. With a widescreen monitor, you can always have your gadgets displayed and still have room for a fully expanded window. You don't really need maximized windows anymore.
windows vista
by mabsr - 3/17/07 3:17 AM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyyes i have a new Dell with vista already loaded and the only thing that i have had a problem with is getting drivers for my printers. but, they did get them on their web site and i havent had any problems sence.
preinstalled vista on new computer!!!!!
by bock3356 - 3/17/07 3:19 AM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyYes I have and am very happy with it.
Very Challenging
by steff2power55 - 3/17/07 3:32 AM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyI purchased a HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop 1/30/07 with Vista pre-installed, have been having trouble aslo with the same issues shared on this forum. I just recently have been having internet problems using my netzero service. Netzero has created an updated software that should solve the conflict with Vista. I have not been to happy the last week with the performance of my notebook. I did not know that several other comsumers were also experiencing problems due to Vista. I'm glad I have joined CNET newsletter /site. I will start relying on the helpful information and resources.
Vista NO
by ctodd111 - 3/17/07 5:53 AM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeypurchased a new Dell last week. Vista said "ON START_UP" bad drivers and blocked them. This was from the factory. Tried to up date and no drivers available. Also Office 2003 can't be updated. Microsoft isn't ready to use their own product. Now back to XP at my expense.
IBM with Vista
by ming1 - 3/17/07 6:48 AM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyI purchased a new Lenovo computer with Vista installed. I have yet to make my printer work. Support is terrible. The IBM techs are unfamiliar with the Vista system. Microsoft is useless because, unless you buy Vista separately, they give you no help unless you pay. I wish that I could have just upgraded my Windows 98 system. I had no trouble with it.
My new computer Has Vista on it--
by wme1221 - 3/17/07 7:51 AM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyHad no reason to upgrade from XP for the sake of upgrading, but I'd started having problems with my old Dell that fixing would have knocked a big hole in the cost of a new one. One of the electronics chains had a good deal on an HP Pavilion a1730n with 2MB RAM and a 300 GB hard drive, and it happened to come preloaded with Vista Home Premium. The only beef I have with Vista itself is the amount of hardware it requires--the 128 MB onboard graphics my system came with is woefully inadequate, and the only games I play are the Flash and Shockwave games that are free online--I'll be installing a 256 MB card. Have a few driver issues--for example, Xerox won't have a Vista driver for my scanner for another 6-8 weeks. I tend to blame those more on the peripheral manufacturers than on Microsoft. I'd have waited on Vista a year or so if I'd felt like I could've, and I see no reason to change from a working XP OS. Having said that, Vista's OK, just different.
OEM Versions of Vista work great
by PhragMunkee - 3/17/07 10:12 AM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyThe columnist Walter Mossberg at the Wall St. Journal told everyone the answer to Vista complaints before it was released and so many people started complaining: (1) buy a new computer with Vista installed; under no circumstances should you upgrade; and (2) no matter what the computer manufacturer tries to sell you, do not buy a Vista computer without 2 GB of RAM. I followed his advice, bought a beautiful SONY laptop to replace my SONY desktop, which I got five years ago with XP installed, and it works perfectly. The interface is beautiful. Everything is fast, smooth and painless. Compared to opening up my old desktop's case to reset the BIOS by moving some jumper pins from one set of posts to another -- my only choice, I was told, to reloading the system -- this new Vista machine is a dream.
There are some compatability issues, mostly with HP printers and scanners. They "work" using temporary patches, but the HP control panel ("HP Solution Center") won't come up, and you can't fax directly from programs. This is unfortunate, but it's HP's fault, not Microsoft's.
Quicken 2007 works fine, Turbotax works fine, everything to do with wireless networking works great, PALM works perfectly (except that the DST updater patch had to be downloaded to an XP machine, then synched, and then it synched with the Vista machine on the next go-round.) I think spending $1,250 on an absolute top-of-the-line SONY portable pre-loaded with Vista to replace a 5-year old, wheezing XP machine that had cost $2,000 is the best decision I ever made. After nine computers I finally feel I have something fabulous.
As to those who bought Dell computers with 512 MB of RAM, hey just add some memory, and you too will have a good experience.
(NT) vista
by frmtrkr - 3/18/07 6:36 AM In reply to: Has anyone purchased a computer with Vista on it? by lisa_blakeyVista
by resoh02 - 8/22/07 6:21 AM In reply to: (NT) vista by frmtrkrI have a Toshiba laptop with it on and its OK. I also have a desktop with xp loaded on it and its not compatible with xp. I purchased netmagic which is a real help in setting up sharing of files and printer on a wireless network. As far as I know remote connect does not work with xp.
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