Buzz Out Loud Lounge forum: Silent Vista-loving majority?

I really don't feel that there is much new in Vista for the average user. You just have to spend time finding things you used in XP, and in some instances things you got used to are just gone. I ordered Vista Home Premium, but it has all the security features of the Business version, best I can tell. So file sharing has been a problem with my other XP machines. I have wasted a lot of time finding how to do things, and the help menues are really misnamed.

At home I am still using ME. For me, that's enough. My daughter is 29 and had to move back in with us after a divorce. She is a graduate nursing student and has Vista on her laptop and likes it (or at least learned to live with it).

I have been using Vista in both 64 and 32 bit version since early beta. I've heard many comments, both pro and con. What it boils down to, in my mind, is that Vista is different than previous os's from Microsoft. Security is different and the look and feel of it is different. It took me a while to get used to the features, but once I did, I would not go back to XP or anything else. I have more control over things like parental control and general security without buying software from Symantec or anyone else. This ticks some people off because they don't sell as much of their software. This ticks some people off because they don't like anything different than what they know or are used to.

I'm just tired of all the whining by users and negative marketing hype by Apple and others. Vista is a good os with some very good and needed features. I'm glad I've moved from XP to Vista - and I have no regrets!

I had to sign up just for this. I have vista on my Dell laptop that cam preloaded that works flawlessly.

BUT I have Vista on my desktop that I upgraded from XP and it can be a pain sometimes. I have had driver issues that have driven me nuts but am happy now. Still have the occasional problem but it is almost as stable as XP.

Hands down I think Vista is the superior OS feature to feature. Once the kinks are worked out it is a great piece of software; it just really depends on if your hardware wants to cooperate.

I purchased a notebook just over a year ago that came with Vista Home Premium pre-installed and have enjoyed the "journey" with it so far. For what I do with it (mainly online work using Firefox and the use of Open Office for my document management), I find it a nice change over XP.

If I were to purchase Vista on it's own, I probably wouldn't at the moment. To me, the features don't justify the price, yet.

I like the added security features. However, at times it feels like XP with a aesthetic make-over. Most changes seem cosmetic. Just my two cents...

I bought a HP Pavilion w5710la which came with Vista Home Basic (to replace my older HP) and everything has gone great so far. Smooth performance, great stability... I have nothing to say but good things from my system. Actually, I've been thinking on upgrading my OS to Home Premium.

The only downpart is that the system became very slow when I installed Office 2007, but I just upgraded my RAM (from 1GB to 2GB) and the problem was solved.

I built a system in 11/05 with a Gigabyte GA-865 - Intel 840EE - Radeon 800GT 256mbs. - 2gb. PC6400 RAM - 3 WD Raptors in a RAID 5 config especially for Vista. It didn't really come to using Vista everyday until 8/06 with Vista RC1. I was awestruck. I haven't had a second of trouble with anything. Since '05 with courtesy of the electric company that blew my motherboard I am now running a Gigabyte GA-965P - Intel 840EE (OCed to 3.8ghz) - Radeon 3850 512mb. - 8gb. PC6400 - 3 WD Raptors in a RAID 5 and moved to 64 bit Vista and the only problem I had was syncing my Palm via USB. It works fine with Bluetooth so it's not a issue. This system flys! I am a true hardcore Vista lover.

I also got in on a MS deal and got a free Vista business edition. I installed it on my old box with a Gigabyte GA-8IHXP - Intel 2.53ghz. P4 - 512mb RAMBUS 1066mhz. - Radeon 9600 128mb - 2 Maxtor 7200RPM alongside XP Pro and it won't bring up Aero but it flies. It'smy wife's desktop and se was so exicited with Vista she had to have a new Samsung LCD and Saitek pink keyboard/mouse. This older system doesn't run with mine but I will put it against XP anyday.

I LOVE VISTA. When compares it to ME I go postal - jihad - CRAZY!!!

I've been running Vista Ultimate since it became available on Technet in Nov 2006 and it has been just about problem free. And I'm not running anything near state of the art in PCs either...I run a P4 3.0 HT with 2 GB of RAM and a GeForce 7600GS video card with 256 MB with a 250 GB SATA primary hard drive. To make matters worse...I did an in place upgrade from Win XP Pro with a ton of existing programs and games installed which took about 6 hours to complete.

Other than the expected driver problems at the beginning, I have basically had zero problems with the new OS. Yes, I had to replace or upgrade a number of programs to the latest versions such as Kaspersky AV, Nero, and s few others as well as find driver workarounds for a couple of things like an old HP inkjet MFP, but nothing that the installation advisor in Vista didn't warn me about during the install.

In fact I had much fewer problems than when I upgraded from Win98 to XP Pro many years ago.

Now to be honest, yes some things do run a bit slower than they did on XP Pro in the beginning but now I really don't notice it at all.

The main reason I did an upgrade is that I am a computer technician and I wanted to see the results of the worst possible scenario I could imagine. The results left me very happy and I have had no hesitation in recommending Vista to any of my clients, business or home users. The only customers I haven't begun moving to Vista are those who have required software that has problems running on Vista and cannot be replaced at this point in time.

Other than that, all new systems we build and install are running Vista. I can really say we have had fewer complaints and problems than we did moving people up from 98 to XP. So you can count me among those who are very happy with the new OS.

One parting thought for all the XP lovers and Vista haters out there...take a copy of Windows XP SP3 and install it on an average 2001 system, P3 1GHz 128 MB RAM 32 MB video card and a 20 GB IDE hard drive, that existed when XP came on the market and then tell again me how slow Vista is on todays average systems.

We purchased a new laptop that came with Vista and I really like the security features and the new Start button menus. So far, I haven't had any compatibility issues, but we don't use our computer for games. I'm having more difficulty with the Microsoft Office upgrades in figuring out where everything has gone, but figure it will work itself out eventually.

I love Vista - just can't afford everything about it. One machine is all I can afford - so I bought the professional version for $300.US and that's it for me. Lucky for me all my XP and W2K programs run on it so I don't have to "Re-buy" them. Have't had any bigger problems with Vista than I've had with Win31, Win95, Win98, WinME2000, Win2000, WinXP or for Servers the WinNT4 sucked but, I loved Windows 2000 Server and I love Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2008 Server (especially 2008) and Vista works great with them all. There have always been driver issues with every Windows version. When the industry gets up to speed - no one will want to change from Vista to the next big version...which will be Windows 7 - but, we'll see. I remember when SuSE of Germany (Linux) couldn't even get a mouse driver to work properly without some sort of problem and that was with their Flagship version starting with SuSE 7.3. Until 5 years later with SuSE 9.3 - the mouse problems finally went away for the most part. That's a lot of hungry years I couldn't afford Windows - but, used Linux because it was cheaper. So when people want to get get hiho about Linux - Linux sucks, too. I have many many late night years to prove it. I have tons of textfiles describing bugs in Linux over the past 12 years - so don't tell me how Vista sucks and Linux is the Holy Grail of OS's.

So in review - to compare problems, I've never had to bust a mouse up in anger for a lousy driver issue with using Microsoft softwares - just Linux and UNIX. Do you know what if feels like to have 3 hours of document creation to go down the tubes because Linux froze from the mouse screwing up? No - Vista is not the problem - it's just time and available products that have had the bugs worked out of them as to User awareness is all. I like everything Microsoft has - EXCEPT - it'd TOO damn expensive and that's the "bottomline". Microsoft got fame by being cheaper - but, about 10 years ago that went away and Microsoft became a Ballmer weilding bully willing to take food out of your children's mouths in order to feed its hungry (greedy) appetite at the stock market. Well, I just can't afford it anymore...and since Linux is very close to catching Microsoft in userability - the price is much cheaper still. (although I buy every Linux version just to contribute now) I am basically "coerced" into using Linux and abandoning Microsoft for most of my work and play. Sorry Microsoft - you're just too demanding in the wallet now. Your greed is what drove me to Slackware ver 3.1 Linux in the first place -now I'm addicted to Linux even though Linux is just now barely coming to the not sucking so badly part of its creation - it still sucks as much as Vista in reality. Sorry Linux - but, facts are facts. Vista is still champ on the Desktop.

I've used Vista since beta, on my home built as well as a Toshiba laptop. No real problems except with the 64 bit version. I have the 64 bit version on a separate hard drive, and use hard drive slide out trays to change operating systems -(XP, Vista 32bit and Vista 64 bit). I would and have cautioned potential new users to make certain three things are adequate, i.e., more than a 500 watt power supply, at least 1 GB of RAM and a very good video card.
Each day, I discover new things in Vista that I love. Since I build and repair computers, many Vista features are an unbelievable help for me.

I had a few wifi problems initially, but other than that...I bought it with my Dell Laptop, Inspiron 1520...and I LOVE IT compared to XP.

In fact, I would venture to say I had MANY more problems with XP over the years than this one.

Too bad public perception is incorrect. Once perception is wrong, it is hard to turn it around. Too bad for Vista. It deserves a chance.

Nobody can be in the silent majority of Vista lovers, as there isn't one; Vista lovers are in the minority for the simple reason that Vista is not very good. The silence is the silence of a minority.

I've had no Vista related problems with my computer it is half a year old now and it runs perfectly

i jest got a new vista laptop it is replaceing my old desktop made in 2003 my old desktop had 512 ram and 1.8 ghz prosseser and 100 gb hard drive and it ran ok for most of the time i put some software on it to make it "look like vista" but they slowed it down they did look cool but now that i see the real thing its much better than thous old nock offs i down loaded and now its not slow its on are wifi which is broad casted from are router at 54kbps and its running faster than my descktop did before or after the vistlookalikesoftware and my desktop is pluged right in to the rounter by cord and that is sent at 100kbps (or are they mbps idk something like that ) ya so my desktop had 512 this my laptop has 2gb of ram my desk top had 1.8 ghz proocer and my laptop idk all i know is its dual core (maning it has two of them) and my desk top had a 100 gb hard drive and my lap top has 160 gb hard drive


what im saying is that yes in general a desent desk top may be better than a desk top but a good (for its time) desktop is nothing in comparison to a new (2008 or 2007) laptop even thou vista is a so called slower operating system i dont see any problems yet (as i said i jest got it) all i do know is its bigger and faster than my old desktop

and this prove that one guys law when he said the transeter on a computer chip per sqare inch duble every 2 years

what this traslates to is computer (in the same price range) every two years get twice as good that means ether fast,smaller,stornger,powerfuller,or a mix of them all every two year

so if u have an old xp and u dont want to upgrade to vista because u r wored that it will slow down your comp u r right if u put vista on an xp it will stink it will go so slow u wish u were never bown but if u buy a new computer to up grade your old one it will run much faster a new comp with vista will kick your old ones bottem (idk if i can say other words than theses if u r wondering y i sound like im useing rated G language as much as i can) with xp take my word for that