Windows Vista

[Grader4me]

Sooo...who has Windows Vista and how is it working for you? I hear alot of people getting rid of it and going back to Windows XP.

 

[95zIV]

Yeah pretty much, Vista is the worst thing to happen to computers since windows in general. The computers on my truck have actually been reverted all the way back to windows '98 because our programmers can't seem to get it right with anything newer. My laptop has windows XP and IT WILL NOT get vista because there's just way too many problems with it.

 

[RocksnRoses]

Sooo...who has Windows Vista and how is it working for you? I hear alot of people getting rid of it and going back to Windows XP.

We have two computors here with Vista, which my wife and I both use all the time and we have had no problems at all. I was just discussing it with her and we have heard the same thing. I think there are some compatibility problems with older software and hardware (printers etc.), but if everything is reasonably up to date, there does not seem to be a problem, we certainly haven't had any.

Rn'R.

 

[Squizzy246B]

I asked my mate at the computer shop and he likes Vista but said the reception from his business clients has been poor. Most of his customers have had some problem that has had to be ironed out. He likes Vista on his new build machines but recommends to stick with XP on the older stuff.

 

[Steve Frazier]

When I made the switch from 2000 to XP, my dot matrix printer wouldn't feed right and neither Microsoft nor Okidata has a solution. I'm eventually going to update the printer but for now I have to feed each page by hand for printing. I use it for invoicing.

I've got Vista now on both the PC and laptop, I could get by without it. My biggest complaint is the memory it uses, my laptop was a snail until I upgraded the memory, it's ok now. No major complaints, but some minor glitches along the way that have been fixed with updates.

 

[willie59]

I've got Vista now on both the PC and laptop, I could get by without it.

Now there's a statement! Are you listening Microsoft? If your not going to make it exceptionally better than XP, then don't bother us with your "new thing". There's an old saying "if it works...don't mess with it." If your going to mess with it, you've got to make it better, without glitches that you should have worked out before you told us it was "the latest and greatest thing".

 

[Squizzy246B]

Now there's a statement!

That seems to be the thing...there is no need whatsoever to rush out and upgrade, unless you are buying a new machine.

 

[Grader4me]

I have it on my laptop and have had no problems at all. Does anyone know exactly what some of the problems with Vista is? Steve shared a couple of problems that he found..

 

[PSDF350]

I have vista on my laptop and have noticed no problems. But then I am computer illiterate anyway, so probably wouldn't notice anyway.

 

[Wolfcsm]

Just when you thought that Vista was the newest, WINDOWS 7 comes on the horizon.

Info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

Hal

 

[Steve Frazier]

It's all a marketing ploy. They keep updating operating systems, then we have to update our software to work with the new O/S, or vice versa. If you have a problem with an old program and call for help, nine times out of ten they'll tell you "We no longer support that version", so you have to get the new program which isn't compatible with your old O/S.

They've got us by the short ones....

 

[HEO Girl]

Windows 7 is comin out soon. Dunno how that's going to be but it's coming.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

I think before they released Vista they should have done waaaay more to fix it. When they released it it was crap had a ton of things wrong with it. However they have done a lot to fix it and stabilize it. I wouldn't get it because I find the security features annoying and it slows down my down load speeds and such because it has a lot more security to go threw. Plus it takes alot of crap just to run ur desktop. But for other people they like Vista. There are still some people out there that are a little sore still because of how much it was messed up in the beginning.

 

[jimmyjack]

i got vista on my laptop which i use mainly for the web and stuff , no real problems yet .... it just has a fit if i try and close , say two pages to fast then it says its not responding but its ok. my desktop is xp and that thing runs slow as hell but that might be all the porn on it ......btw never look at porn on a laptop you'll mess that thing up so fast:Banghead trust me

 

[HEO Girl]

Haha Jimmy no you just gotta know how to keep ur computer safe while doing it

 

[cat 385]

Haha Jimmy no you just gotta know how to keep ur computer safe while doing it

i was going to say something here,but Steve would probably send me on vacation,think I'll keep it to myself.

 

[Cat420]

The main reason I refuse to use Vista is the resources it requires. Sure it does some flashy stuff, but you can't tell me it isn't also some lazy programming, because memory is cheap.

One of the reviews I saw on Windows 7 indicates that they have taken seriously a lot of the complaints from Vista and the beta version anyway is less resource hungry than even XP. I'll reserve judgment until using it for myself, but it sounds like a step in the right direction.

edit, forgot to add this. Students get a huge discount from Microsoft, so if you need something, just get them to buy it for you.

 

[jimmyjack]

Haha Jimmy no you just gotta know how to keep ur computer safe while doing it

do we know this from expereince :beatsmelol yea i do have drivecleaner on it , that helps.....but anyway trying not to get in trouble for talkin about porn

 

[Steve Frazier]

.....but anyway trying not to get in trouble for talkin about porn

I think we've had quite enough talk of that here already

 

[Grader4me]

i got vista on my laptop which i use mainly for the web and stuff , no real problems yet .... it just has a fit if i try and close , say two pages to fast then it says its not responding but its ok.

Mine does that as well. Must be the nature of the beast.

 

[Dountman]

Upgraded end of last year. Took me a few days to get some of my drivers correct for a few things but after that no problems at all.