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Buzz Out Loud Lounge: Silent Vista-loving majority?
ivistga isvgreat
by ronaldon - 5/8/08 7:13 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarThs is the best operating system Microsoft has produced.
Vista Workd for Me!
by wheelsman - 5/8/08 7:13 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI bought a New Dell XPS 410 in Jan 07 preloaded with Vista. I have also purchased an HP laptop with vista as well. I haven't had any big issues with either computer. My biggest complain goes to the hardware manufactures like my HP all in one printer. In XP, I had an HP print/scan application that worked well. It would tell me when the ink was running low. I could scan straight into word or other apps from the printer itself. Not Vista compatible. I've sent several emails to HP requesting a version for Vista, but still haven't seen anything. Their resolution is to use Gallery for scanning. I've lost my respect for HP. BUT this is not Microsoft's fault.
Vista's SP1 update. I know of two people that had problems trying to manually install SP1 for Vista. Both problems were driver issues and were self-inflicted because they both didn't check compatibility first. I waited for SP1 to install with Windows update. I had no problems at all. Before the SP1 install runs, it detects all drivers installed and checks version compatibility before proceeding. If are drive is not up to date or not available, SP1 will not install and will retry later as Microsoft does the vendors' job of updating device drivers. Again not Microsoft's fault. In fact they are quite smart about the SP1 update this go around.
Vista Rocks
by suyogaerospace - 5/8/08 7:15 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarVista is the Best-est OS developed by Microsoft. Keep it up Microsoft.
Every thing in Vista is so easy to use and full of shortcuts. Windows Fire Wall and Windows Defender are so Powerful. I deliberately tried to infect my PC but Firewall removed it.
HP 6040in
Vista Home Premium
200Gb HDD
1 GB RAM
Core 2 Duo 4300 1.8Ghz
Vista-loving majority? That's me!!!!
by bar0329 - 5/8/08 7:17 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarOK, old woman butting in here. I have not had any more problems with Vista, than I did XP. I really love a lot of the new features, but then again I liked XP too. I kept XP on one laptop, and Vista on my home computer and my business laptop. I learned how to do most fixes, repairs and maintance on both systems, so comparing the two, XP is a little easier to fix. Could be that I've just had longer to get used to it. Besides everyone has to #$*@& about something.
Not so Silent and Loving It
by PArnold30 - 5/8/08 7:18 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI have been using Vista for a year and at the point of purchase was was extremely close to buying a MAC. I started my own business and most business advisors said that I would be smart to stick with a PC. I did, and it came with Vista. I then went on to get the full MS Office 2007 package, and I then went on to get into MS Office Live. My business is flourishing, my computer is my business and Vista's features in tandem with Microsoft's prudcuts have really been a blessing. My business runs on Vista. www.solidginc.com
I run Vista on a Mac with no problems
by gabed - 5/8/08 7:20 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI run Vista on a Mac using Parallels virtual machine. Granted, I don't ask it to do much in the way of game play or video, but it handles all my Office 2003 apps perfectly. And Parallels makes it a no brainer to drag and drop files between my PC desktop and the Mac desktop. So for me, Vista works just fine.
A Software Developers Take. Vista is better than you think
by j_a_s_p_e_r - 5/8/08 7:21 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI'm a software dev and I like Vista. I liked it from the start because I understand what it does. Why do I like it:
- It forces better application development practices. Want to know why your old apps don't run properly on Vista? They were poorly designed, writing to the Program Files structure or parts of the registry where it was not supposed to. These applications assumed the user had administrative credentials and did what they wanted because the OS allowed it. This make pre-Vista Windows a dream for hackers and virus creators
- Aliasing. This one allows different users to look at the "same" file and see different things. Of course if you don't know how windows does this trick it can drive you nuts, but it allows for a per-user customizable experience even if the application is poorly written and does not account for user specific settings.
- Security. I know Apple made a joke of this, but have you ever used Linux where the the root account has been disabled (recommended security model), its the same thing. People cannot complain that Windows needs to be more Linuz and then complain when they implement a better security model. Try and hack Vista, try and get a virus to spread on vista - its pretty darn hard unless they turn of UAC
The bottom line is that Vista itself is not to blame, but rather years of bad programming that exploited the open model of pre-Vista windows
My 2 Cents For Vista
by Doug434 - 5/8/08 7:21 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI have been using Vista Home Premium for several months now and have found it to be just fine after converting to Windows Live Mail, and learning where are all the old XP stuff is now residing.
The networking setup is very easy with Vista and it seems to do a much better job on hardware installs than XP.
Still learning the many features of the multi-media tools, but all in all very pleased with Vista so far.
Also in the Silent Loving Majority
by Dustin Tinkleflake - 5/8/08 7:23 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarVista was on my machine when I bought it and found myself as one of the pioneering users at the time of its release. For me it's as intuitive as XP with just enough additional ease of navigation that makes it unique. It continues to protect my information (I hope... that's right Bill Gates, don't abuse me!) and keep everything organized the way I like it.
So there ya go! My flag is also raised in support of the silent Vista loving community.
Vista Ultimate 64 bit
by ferrit - 5/8/08 7:23 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI have use Ultimate 64 bit since it first came out last January.
Its been flawless since then. The only thing that would not work on my system was my camera which was an old mustek. Which I promptly threw away. I bought a Logitech a few months later which works perfect.
I have built and worked on a number of systems using Vista. The ones I built all were fine due to the use of mainstream big name hardware and
adequate resources (ram 2 gigs). The ones I worked on were dells and Lenovo's which came with Vista and 512 megs of ram. How uterly and completely stupid when its been well known since day one that 512 isnt even really enough to give it a heartbeat. There is nothing wrong with XP at all. It is the most stable system microsoft has ever made up till Vista. I see only one reason not to use Vista on a new system and thats if you need some older proprietary software.Upgrades certainly can stay with XP but if you are purchasing a new system then Vista is very nice. Ultimate 64 bit is very stable ,has drivers fro all of the hardware i have and i would say its faster. If your tv is all on your computer as mine is. (26 inch LCD) Windows Media Centre is a really nice built in feature for recording and watching TV. Built in backup,fax, and a number of other programs make Ultimate a good choice.
All in all its was a seamless upgrade with no down side at all.
No problems
by buzzmarzenell - 5/8/08 7:23 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI have had Vista Home Premium since it first came out. I have had no problems with it. My only concern is that it takes so long to shut down. Maybe I am doing something wrong, but as far as the OS goes, it has been perfect for me.
I like Vista - no problems
by dgreene123 - 5/8/08 7:25 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI've had Vista for about a year now, and I like it.
I wasn't planning to upgrade. I figured why spend the money when I was happy with XP? Then my old computer's mother board died. I bought a new Dell XPS 410 that come preloaded with Vista.
I've had no problems. It seems to be as stable as XP ever was. No problems at all with security upgrades/patches. I run all my applications just fine: Office 2007, McAfee security suite, various non-mainstream real estate related applications, etc. A couple of the real estate applications I had to run in either compatibility mode or as Adminstrator. But no big deal. Set it up one time and it works just fine. My flash drives work. The drivers for my HP and Brother multifunction machines work okay. It networks with my laptop that is running XP.
So I've had no problems. I like various features of Vista---especially the Snipping tool. To me it is worth buying Vista just for that!
I though that maybe buyng a machine that never had a different OS is why I've had no problems. But my adult son upgraded from XP to Vista and had one or two minor issues but is basically happy with Vista as well. I know he is a heavey gamer so Vista must be working with his games.
Vista Rocks
by Excelcior - 5/8/08 7:27 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI've been using Vista since the day it came out (quite literally), and have had virtually no problems with it whatsoever. Back in the day, when I first bought XP (about a year after it came out), I had far more bugs that had to be worked out with time. With the new security enhancements and debugging features, this IT repairman wishes ALL of his clients were on Vista.
Also, if you are a Tablet-PC guy, Vista is the only logical option.
Go Vista!
I love it!
by Aquineas - 5/8/08 7:28 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI am running Vista Ultimate in 64 bit mode and tt seems to run very smoothly with my multi-core box. I did a new install on the box and haven't had a single driver issue (note I have an Asus soundboard; if you're using a Creative sound card, I would say do your homework first. Creative is known for having really bad and really late drivers.)
Everyone always comments on how smooth and crisp everything is, and the eye-candy (especially Dreamscene) is really nice. I like the Sidebar as well, though the newsfeed isn't as configurable as I'd like.
Vitsa is OK, IMHO!!!
by lkskywalkr - 5/8/08 7:29 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarAs one of New England's top field techs, I get asked this question at least 3 times a week. And it is a valid question. BUT, every time I ask that particular end user what problems 'They have had', they can't list any and just say 'My friend said'. I tell them I have been using Vista since it's release and even earlier with the Beta versions. It is a safe and stable OS. I rarely if ever crash. My main PC is running Vista Ultimate 64 bit with an AMD 4000+, 4 GB RAM, 2-500 GB SATA Drives, and ATI HD2600PRO and about 10 USB type peripherals. Been a workhorse for me. Virus? Spyware? Not a chance with Vista with the User Account Access control active. No executables get to run without my permission. Not a single file, registry entry or dll. Nothing.
Now as for the problems that have been associated with Vista, I can honestly tell you, 98% of the time it's not Vista's fault. If you plug in an HP printer, do you understand that you can not use the XP drivers to make them work? They have to be Vista. How about that awesome video camera you use to chat with your family on the other side of the country, same problem? No Vista drivers? Do you blame Microsoft? No, you don't. Microsoft did not make those peripherals and and the blame falls to each particular manufacturer of the product. The prerelease (Beta) of Vista was available for years prior to the public release and if those respective manufacturers did not take that opportunity to make Vista drivers for you, then they are to blame, not Microsoft.
Now don't get me wrong, I like Apple OS X just as much as I like Microsoft Windows, but the topic at hand is about Vista. I am not getting paid for this and it is only my opinion but definitely a experienced and educated one. Microsoft has a master plan that every eight years, they WILL be releasing a new version of Windows. They are already working on the next version. though still in its infancy. Windows as well as Apple must adapt to the ever changing market and have to create better, stronger and faster OS's. They will continue to make these OS's despite the market's low sales because of that master plan. XP will not be supported forever by Microsoft so if you do decide to continue to use XP which you can, you only need to find a local 'geek' to come and assist you with it. I am not telling you to go out right now and buy Vista, on the contrary, you can run XP forever. I still have a few customers that are still running Windows 98. It it works for you, great!! Who am I to judge. As long as each of those people understand the risks, it is ultimately their decision.
In summary, Vista has been a great addition to the Windows family. Though it looks, feels and acts differently under your mouse, the change is really mostly visual. The same components are there just changed to either make them easier to use or troubleshoot. If you are thinking of upgrading to Vista, the most important thing to remember is driver compatibility. From the chipset on your motherboard to the USB printer, run the Vista Upgrade Advisor to make sure your system is capable of supporting Vista. Still not sure, go to your friends house who has Vista and check it out. Yes, the one who initially said it 'sucked', LOL.
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