Windows Vista: should i shouldnt i.
LOADING VISTA
by TAYLHORA - 4/20/07 10:55 PM In reply to: should i shouldnt i. by ronsworI WOULD WAIT UNTILL THEY GET ALL THE UPDATES FIXED IT WONT WORK WITH A LOT OF OTHER SOFTWARE
You'll waiting a very long time.....
by soldano - 4/20/07 11:32 PM In reply to: LOADING VISTA by TAYLHORATAYLHORA wrote
quote: I WOULD WAIT UNTILL THEY GET ALL THE UPDATES FIXED
Microsoft has been fixing XP for the past 5 years and it still has updates daily. Should I wait until they have it perfect and there are no more updates before I install?
If apply that logic to vista then it will be 6 years from now before I can load it on my 'puter.
But wait why would I do that since I run far superior software.....Linux and Mac
you should NOT
by anton.vanwamelen - 4/21/07 2:29 AM In reply to: should i shouldnt i. by ronsworinstead try to upgrade by D3LL to the ULTIMATE version, all other is just crapola.
I wouldnt
by christoph1176 - 4/21/07 7:26 AM In reply to: should i shouldnt i. by ronsworI bought a new HP computer about 2 months ago and I was a bit excited to try the "new" OS from big brother, but that excitement has turned to dissappointment. Its almost all cosmetic. Vista is really more of a headache than anything. They have added new "features" to try to assist the less qualified population in using their computer, but it has essentially ruined it for those of us who are well versed in computer and OS operation. Quick simple tasks have now become a pain in the butt. AND I HATE THE NEW START MENU!!
I have a 3yr old Alienware laptop running XP, and through various updates, addons and modifications, I have a rock solid OS. I cant say the same for my vista install. I realize that it is still a new program, but its very frustrating to have my new AMD 64 X2 4600 with 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 512MB Radeon 1950 Pro and SB X-fi Fata1ity Pro brought to its knees by a program that flies on a Intel P4 3.2Ghz with 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, 128MB Radeon and sound onboard. Yes, I have all of the latest drivers and I know how to configure them correctly. The efficiency just is not there. Vista kind of tells you itself that it is a resource hog too. When you get your "index score" via the OS, the 3d graphics/gaming score is almost always higher than the Vista Aero score. I realize there are different factors in the two scores, but you have wonder how much of a hit gaming performance is taking with a bloated shell runnning in the background. And I am not just a gamer, I use a lot of 3D creation programs like 3DSMax, Poser, DazStudio and Bryce as well as many DTP programs.
Long story short, my little venture into Vista is almost over. I have a new copy of XP that will soon be replacing my "most advanced operating system". I recommend sticking with XP.
My Dell supplied upgrade works fine
by breslin - 4/21/07 8:20 AM In reply to: should i shouldnt i. by ronsworI got the Dell upgrade discs for my Dell laptop and it worked fine.
I did a clean install. First I copied all my data to a USB hard drive. Then I booted from the Vista DVD, reformatted the Hard drive and installed Vista. The disc from Dell had Vista drivers for all of the hardware, so I went into Device manager and updated all of the drivers using the driver disc from Dell. Then I installed all of the applications, copied all the data from the USB drive, and everything went without a hitch.
I'm sure the situation would be different if I was using applications that were not Vista compatible, or if I was using some hardware that did not have Vista drivers. You can check with the source for the hardware or software to see if they are compatible with Vista.
check Dell for current drivers
by alan_marks59 - 4/22/07 10:43 AM In reply to: My Dell supplied upgrade works fine by breslinThe other thing I would check is with suport downloads from Dell, download all of the updated drivers for your machine from Dell, burn them to a cd. This insures you will have the proper drivers for YOUR machine in case the generic drivers don't work. I received my Inspiron E1505 with Vista home premium, and though everything worked out of the box I spent the beter part of the first evening updating drivers through both Vista update and support.dell.com. Just know that programs are being updated almost daily, including Vista itself.
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