Community weekly poll: When will you start using Windows Vista?

(NT) Been using and loving it since last year. :)

by John.Wilkinson  - 4/26/07 1:06 PM

In reply to: When will you start using Windows Vista? by Lee Koo (ADMIN) 

Windows Vista

In reply to: (NT) Been using and loving it since last year. :) by John.Wilkinson 

I have recently purchased a Windows Vista machine.

There are a LOT of compatibility issues, like waiting for companies to develop drivers for the peripherals, I haven't been able to print anything on this machine since day one. Additionally Back support of Microsoft's own products is lacking, Microsoft Office 2003 and Works 6.0 are incompatible. Many of my other company programs conflict and will not even run, Media Center takes over the computer for all file types and will play in parallel to any other program you install, unless you go in and reassign the file type defaults.

Several programs lose their performance, (NoteTab, my preferred text/HTML editing software loses its ability to emulate keystrokes while processing text).

My Graphics programs are totally inoperative.

The "free" virus protection that comes with it is incompatible and allows you to 'think' you are protected. (Norton anti-virus)

The system asks you to verify EVERY program you run, and there is no way I have found to tell it to allow commonly used programs without bothering me with "are you sure?" messages.

I am dissatisfied with the system, I thought when I bought the product in February, that I was "upgrading" to less operational problems, but sadly it is a JUNK operating system that is a large step backwards in everyday use.

Lexmark indicates that a driver for my $350 printer should be available soon, (April 30). I did return my computer thirty days after I bought it, the Technicians went through it and said there were NO issues in it, that it was working exactly as Microsoft intended, requiring the user to purchase updated everything to make it work without problems, and they suggested that I switch to HP printers because that is what Microsoft set the system up to accept.

I will change to Vista when pigs fly

That wasn't one of the acceptable options, so I actually chose 'when forced to' as my vote. But knowing Microsoft, they just might find a way to make pigs fly, so I'd better watch myself. I have to go with all the users who are screaming that there is no Microsoft help for those of us who are XP users. I have been invited to do several user testings over the past, either in Redmond, or in my home. Upon completion, I am always given a choice of software as my reward. One was when Windows XP had just been released. I chose a copy of Windows ME instead. The tester asked if I didn't want a copy of XP, so I'd be 'current', especially at the street value of XP. My response was "I've never bought 'Version 1.0 of anything'". The same goes for Vista. After MS gets bomblasted enough with complaints from XP users, and loses enough to Linux OS, then MAYBE they'll get smart and update Vista to 2.0, release it at a reasonable price for upgraders, and have real online/voice support. THEN, I'll start looking for flying pigs....til then, I'll stay with all the hardcore users who want their computers to work when THEY want them to work.

reply to: Vista - NEVER!

I agree. Essentially, Windows Vista is the unabsorbed residue of the equine digestive process! I too will be moving to Linux, perhaps well ahead of the end of XP support.

I will not go back never

In reply to: (NT) Been using and loving it since last year. :) by John.Wilkinson 

I buy an HP on October 2006 with XP and option to upgrade to Vista. I accept the challege and I do not regret. Thank to CNET, I learned a lot about to make my PC MY PC againg. HP give me the drivers for some of my periferals and microsoft do the same for the other ones. The Vista update give you the updates to many programs (online and inside your PC). And the most I like: if there is a problem, Vista has a feature that check for online solutions at Microsoft or the manufaturer of the product who was the problem. You only have to be patient.
Againg, Vista give me some headaches at the begining. But now I will not go back.

not yet

In reply to: (NT) Been using and loving it since last year. :) by John.Wilkinson 

Not at the moment, Microsoft needs to fix those issues like it supposed to do. For now will be using linux ubutnu. Wors better and much stable with wireless connection with my modem. well Vista should be impeach as an OS.