Windows Vista: Simple in theory -older software in Vista
Best to wait before buying - if you can!
by saab 900 - 5/26/07 2:42 PM In reply to: Simple in theory -older software in Vista by kassi59Just to add my two pennorth. I play the original Sims. My laptop can't handle Sims 2. We've had to create a special thread on the official Sims 1 BBS to handle Vista problems. It won't allow some people even to install the whole game, let alone play it. And then if it is successfully installed it won't allow the game play to be saved. Mostly the problem is resolved by two things. One - you must play in administrator mode. Had to do that with XP too, so no change there. Two you have to use that compatibility thing and pretend to be using XP. Excuse me? What is the point of having a brand spanking new OS if you have to revert to the previous model in order to use the thing!
Advice from a nameless member of staff at Dell. DON'T buy Vista. Not for at least a year.
My problem is that my laptop is dying of heat exhaustion (keeps shutting down when loading Sims or doing a hefty print run of the magazine I produce) and I may have no choice but to buy this monster asap. I'm even considering buying second hand to avoid VISTA.
For those of us scared by the thought or ignorant of how to update drivers etc Vista is so NOT the way forward just now.
Why do I seem to be the only one?
by Rjay60 - 6/2/07 6:07 AM In reply to: Best to wait before buying - if you can! by saab 900Why do I seem to be the only one who has not had problems with Windows Vista? Surely it is not down to luck. I have Nero 7 and it works just as well in Vista as it did in XP! Just download the latest trial version from the Nero site if your having problems and it will instal a an upgrade. I have and old (and I mean old) HP Laserjet 1100 which works perfectly well under Vista's own drivers, no need to download Vista drivers from the HP web site. Likewise I have an Epson CX3200 all in one which works perfectly well under Vista. Goodbye unstable and security issue rich XP welcome Vista.
Vista
by Cory Nelkin - 8/12/07 8:35 AM In reply to: Why do I seem to be the only one? by Rjay60When is the new version of Vista coming out
On the matter of best laid schemes of mice, men, and Vista
by Bambino2 - 6/2/07 5:58 AM In reply to: Simple in theory -older software in Vista by kassi59Your blog and the others are fun reading. I offer my two cents worth: I have been using computers since 1977. Because the computing power of today’s desktop and laptop computers vastly exceed the capabilities of the massive “mainframes” of yesteryear, the early prefixes of “micro” or “mini” are no longer appropriate. It has been my joy to participate as a user and amateur-programmer in this grandest technological-cultural revolution of our time. Being a seasoned user, I chuckle at the widespread expectations of perfection in computer hardware and software by the now generation. In case some have not noticed, using technology carries a steeper learning curve than, say, using a shoehorn. I suppose it would be fair to say that every piece of software I have installed—going all the way back to the CP/M operating system, whether operating system or application—has malfunctioned at one time or another. Yes, when glitches arise (and they always announce themselves at the most inopportune times), they are maddening. Over a span of time, these snafus are unavoidable, whether one uses “legacy software” or the “latest greatest thing.” Look upon them as naught but occasional burps of indigestion as millions of lines of internal code seek to settle down. Microsoft’s Vista does have incompatibilities with an admittedly large number of existing hardware and software installations. One would think that both Microsoft and the manufacturers that will profit handsomely from the release of Vista would get a better start out of the starting gate. Ah, but even so, for me the fun of using the new software compensates for the inevitable aggravations. The timeless poetry of Robert Burns says it well: “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men an’ computers/ Gang aft a-gley.” Mr. Burns did not know about computers, so I took the liberty of helping him out here.
unwarrented expectations
by peeskieeskie - 6/2/07 7:20 AM In reply to: On the matter of best laid schemes of mice, men, and Vista by Bambino2I can't elaborate more elaquantly than Bambino, but would like to add my "bit", "byte" or whatever.
I am new to computing (3 years) and long in the tooth (63 years). I bought an eMachine with with MS XP Media Center Edition pre-installed before Christmas with expectations of being able to expoerience Vista Home Premium. It was on sale and came with a free express upgrade.
So far, everything is going as well as one can expect. My upgrade shipped as was promised (free and on time), followed the directions for a clean install and have been enjoying the delights of Vista Home Premium.
I have an HP all-in-one which Vista recognized and it wasn't long before HP offered not just a driver update, but a whole software up date to restore my printers full capabilities). The same was true for my wireless keyboard and mouse. Vista recognized them and allowed them to function until a got the free software updates from MS in order to take advantage of all the extras.
I had used an HP with XP installed for the three years prior to my move to Vista and I don't really see any difference initiating and setting up either one, except Vista May have been a little easier and more user friendly. I think some of the "Computer Gurus" long , because of their expertise in such matters, have given up ever refering to the instructions and are at a loss as to why nothing seems to work the way it did. Things are not supposed to work the way they did, because they are different.
What is is, and what was was, because what is is! So get a grip guys. I loved the shoe-horn analogy, kind of like the older generation complaining about the problems involved in switching to automatic transmisions. I sometimes wonder who ties the shoes, mows the lawn and cooks the breakfast of those who expect every change in life to happen flawlessly. They're in for a surprise when some of the really big changes in life due to aging come along.
Enough of my jibber jabber, change takes places in all things, technology more than others. Those that adapt suceed, those that don't complain!
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