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Community weekly poll: When will you start using Windows Vista?
- 4/26/07 1:03 PM
Maybe within the year!
by jonathan_a - 4/30/07 4:55 AM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I wanted to buy a brand new PC. My AMD 2600+ is started to get old, the mobo only supports AGP and my Geforce FX7800 won't work with any newer motherboards since everything is PCI Express now. I'm a gamer, and pretty soon, it will be the right time to get a brand new PC. Games like Crysis or Hellgate London are 2 games I'm highly waiting for, and I want a PC that will be able to run those 2 games at the highest possible resolution without any frame rate drops.
And since the new PC I'll be getting is going to be 64-bit, wether I like it or not, I'm going to get Vista! Makers of the game Crysis already mentioned they are optimizing the game engine for 64-bit and Vista! Same goes for Hellgate London.
Windows XP was great, it was my favorite OS I ever used, and I went from DOS 6.0, to Windows 3.11, to 95, ME, 2k and XP... and XP was awesome! But it's still getting old. I don't want to be stuck a year later where many applications require Vista and I still have XP. Also I want to get used to Vista! It took me a few months to learn how XP really worked, where all the configurations were hidden and how to tweak it to work like I want it! It's going to be the same with Vista! The sooner I "play around" with it, the more comfortable I'll be with it when it really becomes a standard.
long ago, in an operating system far away....
by reptar - 4/30/07 5:21 AM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
We will switch to Vista at work in a year or two. Now that my daughter carried away the desktop from home, our household is Microsoft-free. Our computing needs are met by Dreamlinux on a laptop, although most other distributions would be fine, too.
If you have a computer with Vista Home Basic, start looking for a local linux User's Group.
Windows Vista---Upgrade?
by Frank Burnworth - 4/30/07 5:58 AM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
If anyone can tell me what advantage I will gain by buying or upgrading to Vista at an exorbitant price. I wil upgrade, but as of now I can't see any useful reason to make the change from XP Professional.
Vista
by Kevin_S - 4/30/07 7:50 AM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I want to start by saying that I am a customer associate specializing in computers. When customers come to me with the intent of purchasing a new computer, I always warn them of the possible drawbacks of getting a computer with vista. Although this does discourage many of the customers and I deal with and they choose to purchase either a XP model or from a different chain, atleast they will not be suffering from what I call "Post-Vista Stress Disorder".
I have had a Vista enabled laptop for about 2 weeks now, and so far, it is running great. I thought it would be hard to get around with all the new features and such shoved in, but it has been amazingly great to work with. At first, I decided that I would upgrade in 1 year, but instead decided to purchase a laptop and I don't regret it.
For all those who have been tricked, misinformed or mislead into purchasing a machine with vista and are now regreting it, you are not alone. Many of the people I know share your problems. I just try to do my part when selling computers to the average person about the current risks of upgrading to vista!
Bought a Vista computer to test the OS
by anyport - 4/30/07 8:13 AM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have been using Vista on a Toshiba laptop for the sole reason of testing and investigating the new OS. If you don't try to go beyond the basic pre-installed software, things function fairly well (although even some of those required an update to function). Ready boost is a hassle, and installation of Vista drivers are hit and miss. Many major graphics programs will not function at all or correctly, so as an architect, I won't go near it at my office.
Basically, I've told my less adventuresome and knowledgeable friends to leave it alone for now. That means don't buy any computer through the normal consumer channels since you won't have a choice. Perhaps when MS realizes that many consumers and most businesses are sitting on the sidelines, it will hasten Vista SR-1.
Probably never. Would rather convert to Apple.
by wrk2much - 4/30/07 9:49 AM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
This is very much UNLIKE the release of XP. There was so much to gain with XP and I adopted it immediately in our company and never regretted it. It made my job as IT Manager easier and it was a faster OS than 98 or 2K. We had everything to gain and nothing to lose. XP Pro runs on our computers with very little maintenance and I have fewer issues with it than with the Apple Macs that our graphics dept use. Even with the more bloated SP2, I am still very happy with XP Pro and think it's the best OS yet created (when considering available software, hardware, reliability and ease of use).
But I almost purchased Macs to replace my aging PC's in my photography studio (my second job as a photographer). I had to upgrade my machines this year and when I thought I had no choice other than Vista on new PC's (I don't have time to build my own anymore) I was ready to go with new Macs until I saw that Dell offered the choice of XP or Vista. So I went with new Dell PC's running XP Pro. I can continue to use all my existing industry specific software and don't have to adjust to the Apple OS. However, if the time comes that MS decides to force us to upgrade to Vista by ending their support of XP, I will probably change to Apple.
Why do I dislike Vista?
Vista appears to be more about security for the music and movie industry than a legitimate software upgrade. All the legitimate security upgrades are already available with free or cheap software (zone alarm and similar programs). I already honor copyrights. I'm a photographer and I appreciate and support copyright protection. But Vista and some of the other recent Digital Rights Management solutions are very frustrating. I dislike the way we're being treated by the industry giants.
Also, Vista is slower, it hogs more resources. I am a heavy Photoshop user and I want to maximize my resources to be available to Photoshop.
As long as MS continues to support XP, I'll remain a MS user. If they fix Vista, or do as they did with ME and just drop it and come out with a legitimate upgrade I'll upgrade. And if they continue as they have been doing, I'll convert to Apple. I would love to switch to Linux but the software I need is not available.
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It.
by benoddo - 4/30/07 10:20 AM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I haven't even upgraded my home computers beyond Windows 2000. At work I use XP Pro, on faster machines, and haven't found any significant difference in performance between my machine at work and my Windows 2000 machines that are running with slower processors. All I see Microsoft doing for the past 7 years it to take a standard platform (NT) and keep piling on bloatware and dumbing down the O/S which require more hardware resources just to keep from running slower than older machines.
The only vista in my future is from the new Grand Canyon Skywalk.
When I'm Forced To
by tango_fox1 - 4/30/07 1:38 PM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Don't intend to use VISTA until I'm forced to.XP works great with all my hard ware and I'm not a rusher for new stuff just because M$ says I should.
:-/
I'll never used Vista!
by knowledgehunter - 4/30/07 6:08 PM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I never tried using vista but based on those who used it theres a lot of incompatabilities.The programs runs too slow like what they said.One more, a word document in vista does not open in office 2003!I'll prefer to used Xp Pro.
Re: I'll never used Vista!
by Dinasis - 5/3/07 5:21 PM In reply to: I'll never used Vista! by knowledgehunterfirst: I have a new slate of a computer cause my old XP computer was on its last leg (dead video card and dying motherboard). I haven't had the slew of problems with the new system and Vista that so many people seem to be having, I had more trouble with XP. my old computer only gave me a little bit of trouble -- i wanted to be sure i could install Vista on something before getting any new parts -- and it gave me some trouble until i removed the one offending piece of hardware: my sound card.
secondly: "a word document in vista does not open in office 2003"
you're not comparing two pieces of software of the same type. Word 2007 is available for XP, i use XP and Word 2007 on my tablet. the compatibility problem you're running into is that Word 2007 uses a new .docx file format which Word 2003 normally doesn't know what to do with. Microsoft has released a set of patches to allow the Office 2003 suite to read the new Office 2007 formats.
Compatibility Pack Link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en
also note: you don't often hear about people praising Vista in the news, forums, etc, probably because the people who aren't having trouble aren't typically watching the forums looking for solutions or people in similar situations, making things seem more than a little negatively biased
I am happy with Windows Vista too!
by thljcl - 5/4/07 1:48 AM In reply to: Re: I'll never used Vista! by DinasisMaybe only a few people could praise Windows Vista. I am praising Windows Vista right now in this forum. Why am I daring to use Windows Vista? I remember long time ago, I heard people talk bad about Windows XP. They would not recommend me to use Windows XP. Once I started using Windows XP, I found that I would not swtich back to Windows ME or Windows 98 again. Rumors don't represent the fact. It's good to hear what people say however we should be able to differentiate what is the truth. I remember Paul Thurrott, a beta tester, test it himself and praise it. I will not mention about the features of Windows Vista. You can find out them on Microsoft Web Sites.
vista
by stealthbean - 4/30/07 6:46 PM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've been using it for about 2 months now. I definately see the difference...More crashes and hang ups. However, networking seems to be quite easier. My xbox 360 works flawlessly when networked with vista which is kindof cool. Mouse problems with certain softwares are very annoying but I think I'll just wait it out till they shake out all the bugs.
VISTA
by suedihfed - 5/1/07 6:15 AM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I need to purchase another computer and I am sorry I did not do so before Microsoft launched VISTA. I am totally satisfied with XP and see no reason to hang new wallpaper on top of a perfectly good OS.
I am glad to see that Dell will be offering a choice of XP or VISTA. I will be visiting their web site often in anticipation of that offer.
Hopefully - never
by leafsmission16 - 5/1/07 10:39 AM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have XP pro and an Apple laptop. When the XP machine gives out I'll go with Apple for the next desktop.
A lot of crabby people out there !!
by bigmutt - 5/1/07 2:40 PM In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I am convinced that mostly people who've had problems with Vista are the ones responding to these polls; out of frustration or whatever. If your Vista is working fine, you probably don't bother going to these forums, or answering these polls.
Mostly people with gripes, I think.
Anyway, I've been using Vista for some months now, and I absolutely love it! does it work perfectly with every peripheral and old software? No, of course not. didn't expect it it.
Should you expect to run out and buy the latest operating system the day it comes out and have everything work perfectly? of course not.
You people are idiots for thinking you can just switch over without any hitches. when has this ever been the case?
and besides, whose fault is it when Vista drivers are not available immediately? blame the manufacturers of these software programs and hardware, not Microsoft. Oh, but everyone loves to pile on to Microsoft, don't they. it's the cool thing to do.
So suck it up, wait some months for manufacturers of hardware and software to catch up, and then enjoy the wonderful advantages to this great operating system.
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