Community weekly poll: Will you be installing Windows Vista?
- 1/30/07 4:24 PM
it hasnt crashed because...
by TechieAJ - 11/23/07 9:05 AM In reply to: Already using it. by rex.bashamIT WAS MADE NOT TO CRASH!!! that's why it runs so slow. its continual debugging keeps it up and running. that is the only reason its better for business. never crashes, never loses that $10,000 memory.
No I will not be installing Windows Vista
by BCboy54 - 11/23/07 8:55 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista? by Marc Bennett
Windows Vista has to many problems with it. It is like Windows 98 before they corrected it with Windows 98 Second Edition. I am now using Windows XP Pro-Edition and I like it very much
Windows Vista
by rcraig3 - 11/23/07 9:10 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista? by Marc Bennett
This is the worst software to ever be loaded. I've had it since Mar. 2007 and have nothing but trouble. Always get (not responding) on everything I do. I would rather have XP-64. On Vista you can't seperate or put your email addresses in alphabetical order. I advise people not to get it.
BIG MISTAKE!!!
by jrmercer - 11/23/07 9:17 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista? by Marc Bennett
We decided to upgrade the family computers (4) with new DELL desktops and Vista was included. Never again will make that mistake. I can not detect any advantage and we lost the use of many peripheral hdwe. items because of lack of drivers (like my 2-yr. old 4-in-1 DELL office machine). NOTE: the DELL 4-in-1 never has worked as well as the previous H.P.s, but now it is REALLY useless.
One system continues to lock and crash (my Mom's) and can not find the source.
I am impressed - NEGATIVELY! I wanted to revert to XP but they said it would be another $300.
I hate VISTA and I would not do DELL again because of their bad advice.
~ jrmercer
DUDE,
by TechieAJ - 11/23/07 9:24 AM In reply to: BIG MISTAKE!!! by jrmercerEVERYONE is ADVISING Vista dont put the damper on dell, everyone is paid to advise vista
Sorry - 'Everone's doing it' don't fly.
by jrmercer - 11/23/07 10:48 AM In reply to: DUDE, by TechieAJSorry TechieAJ -
The 'everyone is doing it' is also DELL's excuse and I now consider their advice incomplete and untrustworthy. If they had told me my 2 year old DELL office machine would be virtually useless for lack of software, I would definitely have said "Call me when you are ready."
My daughter is going VISTA because her entire system will be new (so it should work ok) but isn't VISTA a power-hungry OS? I think the faster machine would still do better on XP and I must question the real advantage of VISTA.
Nope. I lost the faith. I don't trust DELL's advice a$ it i$ all about the $ale. In reading the many replies to this question, there are apparently a good number of intelligent opinions that are deaf to the feel-good, 'everyone's doing it' rationalizing, but I do understand the techies' pro vote. That's 'progress'. (???)
Thanks ~ JR
Good reason
by pamwpamw - 11/23/07 11:22 AM In reply to: Sorry - 'Everone's doing it' don't fly. by jrmercerIMO, based on my own experience and many friends, neither Dell nor HP can be trusted in the customer service and tech support area..
Service(NOT) Vista
by Christopher G. Wilson - 11/23/07 12:38 PM In reply to: Good reason by pamwpamwpamwpamw How true I have been having instability issues with my HP LapTop since I bought it 1 year old now and for the last year all I get from "noservice" is to reformat as"there testing" says system and drives are fine this is after paying extended warrenty(HP)for 3 years and upgrading to Vista and for some strange? reason chkdsc when you try to run it self canceles EVERY time makes you wonder so what did I do simple scraped Vista and back to XP PRO, replaced the hard drive with Western Digital and guess what no more problems to date!!!However I have paid with my tech fees(as this was the only way to get it running again) and new drive the price of a new machine never again extremly disapointed!Unfortunatly I am lead to believe that 40%+ LapTops/NoteBooks come from the same factory probably you know were!
yes it is a power hungry OS,
by TechieAJ - 11/23/07 12:12 PM In reply to: Sorry - 'Everone's doing it' don't fly. by jrmerceri never said vista was better. XP will always be faster. no matter what your system is. my system is a Brand new DELL (bought it last month) with XP, 1.8GHz dual core (3.6GHz together) and 2 GB of ram. a system this size with Xp will rock your world. with Vista, this sytem will crawl slower than a snail. advise your daughter to go with XP. does this help? if you want another question answered, just ask it!
Re Dell
by Christopher G. Wilson - 11/23/07 7:16 PM In reply to: BIG MISTAKE!!! by jrmercerFrom the little I know Dell has been caught like lots of us!I believe there relationship is some what soured with MS as it has cost them a bundle to fix problems like yours a friend of mine persisted with Dell customer service after some time he now has XP PRO dont give up just be persistant it is amazing what they can do if you call often enough!I had Vista Business loaded and had nothing but trouble on my HP now back to XP Pro and no problems.Good Luck!
Vista
by azmollys - 11/23/07 9:21 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista? by Marc Bennett
I am happy with XP and will get Vista when I get a new computer in about a year and a half.
Using Vista but...
by jgsilva - 11/23/07 9:29 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista? by Marc Bennett
Already using it...
But it is on a dual boot system with XP MCE and the vast majority of my time is spent in XP.
Machine has raid 5 and extended Vista use seems to slowly destory the raid drive environmnet. Have to boot back to XP and fix with chkdsk!
Both PartitionMagic and Acronis report partition/drive errors.
Vista says the machine is a 5.4. And I though that was a good thing.
Waiting on Vista SP1 and hoping it gets better.
No
by W Macaulay - 11/23/07 9:42 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista? by Marc Bennett
Vista's poorer support for OpenGL means our CAD-based office can't use Vista. And I don't like its toll on performance; so as much as I wouldn't mind staying current, staying on XP for now is a no-brainer.
After a while...MAYBE
by Curufin - 11/23/07 10:07 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista? by Marc Bennett
They need to fix 3D sound and SLI. I do have it on one laptop Its ok, has lots of features, but not particularly stable.
Yes.I am already using it How do I like it
by ceannbuck - 11/23/07 10:15 AM In reply to: Will you be installing Windows Vista? by Marc Bennett
I have mixed feelings about it,It is much slower than XP.I have had trouble with windows mail receiving but not sending mail.With the same settings on another HDD.on the same desktop using Xandros Linux I have had no trouble.I have set up XP. on an older machine, still much faster. I would be loathe to drop XP. for it.Unless you have a powerful PC forget it.Its good but I have reservations.Also watch your peripherals
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