Thread: Windows Vista--Thumbs up or thumbs down?

I am no expert, and by no means computer savvy to the point that many of you sound, but just common sense tells us to stay the away from any new microsoft product for at least a year to 18 months before even thinking about using it.

I upgraded to XP about the time SP2 came out, literally within a day or two of loading it on the SP2 dowload arrived, and have (to date) never had a failure on my machine that was not hardware based. Before that I was using 98se, which I had been working on since about 2000. 95 before that was working fine for me.

Incidentally I used to have a G4 powerbook as part of my package from a company I used to work in, and that was hands down the best machine I have ever used. But I could not get any software for it, so I went back to Windows. I know things are a bit different now, but even so...

Si

Si

I knew this thread would be fun.

Thanks for all the advice so far. I'm leaning toward trying Vista for a few weeks to see if it works for me, but keeping my XP install CD handy at all times.

My main concern is that if the laptop is shipped with Vista, I might have a hard time getting all the drivers squared away after installing XP.

Josh

Originally Posted by poona

...Vista has a function which enables it to use a 'pen-drive' (removeable memory stick or usb pen) as extra memory. Handy if your machine is struggling.

Really???......well, THAT doesn't suck.[EDIT:'...as much.']

-whatever

-Lou

Originally Posted by scarface

Really???......well, THAT doesn't suck.

-whatever

-Lou

Someone mark this date down, quickly

Originally Posted by JoshEarl

...My main concern is that if the laptop is shipped with Vista, I might have a hard time getting all the drivers squared away after installing XP.

Josh

Let me get this straight.....you're going to buy a laptop with Vista on it, and then install XP......hmmmmm

Will you have to remove Vista?...or can you put both on, and choose which one to boot? Where do you get the XP O/S...can it still be bought?

interesting....


-whatever

-Lou

Originally Posted by steve

Someone mark this date down, quickly

Steve-
Thanks for pointing this out...I have edited my original post.

-whatever

-Lou

Originally Posted by scarface

Steve-
Thanks for pointing this out...I have edited my original post.

-whatever

-Lou

That's great I love the edit.

Way to go, Lou.

Lou,

I think I can pick up a copy of Windows XP second hand; I doubt it's available retail anymore.

If I did decide to go to XP, I'd just nuke Vista with a reformat. I hate all the junk software they load on these machines, anyway, and I tend to try to delete as much as I can. Just give me Windows, and let me install my own dang applications...

Josh

Windows' biggest assets in driver support and compatibility are hurt switching to Vista. So don't switch yet.

Originally Posted by FrigginJoe

Windows' biggest assets in driver support and compatibility are hurt switching to Vista. So don't switch yet.

If you buy a new computer off the rack, you really don't have much choice!

(...ya'know, it's almost like Gates PLANNED it that way!...do ya' think???....HOW RUDE!!!)

-whatever

-Lou