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Buzz Out Loud Lounge: Silent Vista-loving majority?
Vista Not to Bad
by adamofkingston - 5/11/08 4:56 AM In reply to: Vista contributes to "forced obsolescence" strategy by BeowulfXSo i bot an acer aspire 5100 with vista home premium and i thought it was great. A lot easier to use and a lot of fun with the features! Yet the laptop is in the shop now because of the screen. Vista is awesome most of my family and friends have gotten "upgraded" and they like it. One of my friends is brining his back though because he does not like it. I would only not like it if it was a slow machine.
I agree with "forced obsolecence"
by panda2006 - 5/11/08 10:42 AM In reply to: Vista contributes to "forced obsolescence" strategy by BeowulfXI think your comment is excellent, I totally agree. You have not mention the new Office 2007 (I have it installed with Vista) that has some compatibility issues. Microsoft even changed the extentions! You can download the compatibility program but in the long term, all people will have to change to Office 2007 whether they need its capabilities or not.
That is "forced obsolecence" too. I do not think that is an honest business practice. Not to mention the many times Office 2007 crashes.
Most of the comments are from people who have used only Windows, they do not know other operating systems. Thay should give a try to Linux Ubuntu 8.1 (the newest version) and Mac OS Leopard. Maybe they would open their eyes to a new experience.
vista loving
by sgandhi34442 - 5/11/08 4:55 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI love vista, many new features and i have not had any virus since i have vista for last one year. i do not know why people keep complaining about it. some people do not like microsoft for some odd reason.
I'm lovin it!
by gurnx - 5/11/08 5:31 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarPicked up Vista w/my new Thinkpad. Also purchased the book 'Windows Vista Secrets' and learned lots in the first few chapters. It's Great!!! (with apologies to Tony the Tiger)
Not loving ANY operating system
by BoMan47 - 5/11/08 6:34 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI use computers for the applications that make my life more efficient, simpler and/or more entertaining. All this fluff about Vista seems silly to me. I remember experiencing my first XP machine. I had to wait four weeks for delivery because ATI hadn't released its XP driver set for the new video card. When I finally got the machine, the new OS was the same; but different--much like Vista is today. Everything was there; just in a different place. I had to do a complete reinstall after I tried to load my Win2K twain driver. It locked up tight and wouldn't even allow me into recovery console! I was more careful installing software and drivers after that. Nothing is different in that respect about the move from XP to Vista. People need to insure compatibility before deploying hardware and software on Vista machines. I am a consultant and have installed dozens of Vista systems, all needing to be configured. I have not had a single problem with the OS so far. I have read the horror stories of others which seemed mostly due to early lack of 3rd party driver support for Vista. I have installed SP1 on several machines, without a hitch. (hint: update all drivers first) I don't count nanoseconds of performance, so if Vista is a little slower than XP, the newer interface makes up for it, IMHO. Does Vista hog resources? Maybe, but resources like storage and ram are dirt cheap compared to XP days. Buy some more. Yes, I think I am one of the silent majority who is less vocal about their preferences. As far as "loving" Vista, I'm loving any OS that continues to work and do what it is designed to do. So far, I have had a great experience with both Microsoft and Vista.
A System Programmer Who Despises It!
by waynedjohnson - 5/11/08 6:45 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI thought Windows ME was a big ripoff, but Vista really takes the cake. Anyone who knows anything about writing system code knows that it is bloated and buggy. Bill Gates should be ashamed of his billions!
love vista ?
by redykst - 5/11/08 7:54 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarseems to work fine
windows vista
by amateur/general - 5/11/08 8:33 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarIt took some getting use to but I now like it very much.
The only thing vista will not let me download Adobe Flash player.
amateur/general
Vista Nightmare
by ingepat - 5/11/08 9:27 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarYou're kidding. Right?
Windows Vista Ultimate
by Ricardo Mendoza Jr - 5/11/08 10:33 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI never have so many probles before we any of the previus plataforms.
At one point, I was ready to return, my new computer and the Vista as well
Vista is almost ready
by jchastn - 5/11/08 10:39 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI installed it a year ago on my desktop computer and promptly got into a mess of problems with design and imaging software that I use for my work. Had to reformat and go back to XP. Then about 6 months ago, my laptop died and the new ultralight that I needed was not available with XP (yet), so I got the Vista machine and used it while software caught up with Vista. Now that everything works well with Vista, I am really happy with it. I made sure that the processor and ram were way, way too much for an XP application to take into account Vista's power hungry ways, and the hybrid hard drive helps with boot up speed.
So far, So good - only a few minor glitches
by skibum56 - 5/11/08 11:01 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarI found a good deal at Staples - HP Pavilion dv9810us laptop on sale last week for $699.00 after Instant Savings and a $50.00 rebate. It features an AMD dual core 64 bit processor, 3 Gigs of memory, 160 gig hard drive, DVD burner, wireless, and all the input/output ports one could possibly use in one lifetime.
It's back to it's original price of $899.00, so I got in on time. They label this laptop as a budget model - okay. It'll do for my needs.
The major issue I had with it (at first) was setting up my e-mail accounts; it would not recognize any of the incoming or outgoing servers. Turns out there was some sort of conflict with Windows Defender and NAV Security firewall interaction. A Verizon Rep was able to help me out, so I can now send/receive mail.
Vista works well!
by peterj2706 - 5/11/08 11:39 AM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarMuch better than XP, no blue screens of death like XP, at first it was slower than XP, now is about the same. Don't know if its due to patches coming from MS or what but its better now (SP1?) than when new. Only real complaint I have is the cost to upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate. Ultimat is kind of a rip off, but it does have some features I could use on my laptop. Right now running Ultimate 64bit on desktop and Home Premium 32bit on laptop. Drivers on the lap top have been an issue for the 64bit vers. Overall I love it. After reading some of the articles I get tempted to go back to XP, but then start adding up all the things I'd give up. Vista always wins.....
love it
by mtbdude666 - 5/11/08 12:21 PM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarNo problems whatsoever.
Some older program versions don't work with it. Got a free update for Quicken, but have a buy a new version of Adobe Acrobat Pro. Drivers for my printer/scanner were available and it works fine. My wireless network -- 3 desktops and a laptop, work fine.
My sympathies to those who aren't enjoying it as much as I. I remember when XP service pack 2 came out, and it really messed up my PC. Spent months with Microsoft tech support to no avail. Finally had to reformat and reinstall.
Since the '80s I've dealt with the good and the bad as a quasi-tekkie end-user. Vista has definitely been very very good to me. So far.
I Love Vista Premium
by dosplus4 - 5/11/08 12:58 PM In reply to: Silent Vista-loving majority? by chustarNo complainants here at all.
I honestly believe problems when XP users upgrade is not enough RAM to run Vista. Also its a waste if your not using a dual processor in 64bit mode.
My laptop is HP Pavilion AMD Turion64 with 2GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce Go 7150M graphics w/800 MB RAM.
This is the FIRST Windows OS to work FLAWLESSLY since the FIRST DAY !
I've been using Microsoft since the Dos Days. Vista is a LONG way from Windows 3.0 !!! LOL
Alan Maskell
Saugerties NY USA
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