Windows VISTA = LOVE IT...!!!

[Car Guy]

Well we finally got our new PC with Windows Vista and I think it's outstanding after using it for almost two days now. It seemed like there was a LOT of negative feedback when it came out, what exactly is/was the problem with it...???

Just curious.....:thumbsup

[That_Guy]

software.... capabilities

[Josepy]

Vista gets better by the day.

[That_Guy]

^^ thats like saying there is a cure for aids... well there is ... dont get it.. lol

[Car Guy]

software.... capabilities

Please elaborate.....

[nismodave]

Im having problems with my Vista.

Some sites it kicks me offline, then I have to reconnect, and it never connects fully, so I cancel and get a partial page. So I can view posts and such, but I have to go over whole process again.

Anything I can change on my settings?? Please help!

[Myles]

Im having problems with my Vista.

Some sites it kicks me offline, then I have to reconnect, and it never connects fully, so I cancel and get a partial page. So I can view posts and such, but I have to go over whole process again.

Anything I can change on my settings?? Please help!

Thats router/net settings. Happened all the time on my xp box.

[Car Guy]

Im having problems with my Vista.

Some sites it kicks me offline, then I have to reconnect, and it never connects fully, so I cancel and get a partial page. So I can view posts and such, but I have to go over whole process again.

Anything I can change on my settings?? Please help!


I was having identical problems with our old setup which was running Windows XP.....

[Josepy]

Im having problems with my Vista.

Some sites it kicks me offline, then I have to reconnect, and it never connects fully, so I cancel and get a partial page. So I can view posts and such, but I have to go over whole process again.

Anything I can change on my settings?? Please help!

Not a vista problem. Crappy TWC problem. I get that once in a great while with charter. Knock on my wood.

[BoosTT]

Vista has some serious issues. Don't expect all "plug and play" hardware to work. Don't expect all software to work. Do expect it to be a huge PITA to modify anything (ie: replace a driver, ect).

If your PC stays how it came out of the box, you'll be fine. Wait till you want to install a game. The game wont work, the controller wont work. You cant upgrade the video card, because it doesen't work with vista. Vista however, is getting better, as more stuff is working with it. So, I guess in the long run it's ok for home use.

Do you want to block or allow? Block or allow?....

[Josepy]

Vista has some serious issues. Don't expect all "plug and play" hardware to work. Don't expect all software to work. Do expect it to be a huge PITA to modify anything (ie: replace a driver, ect).

If your PC stays how it came out of the box, you'll be fine. Wait till you want to install a game. The game wont work, the controller wont work. You cant upgrade the video card, because it doesen't work with vista. Vista however, is getting better, as more stuff is working with it. So, I guess in the long run it's ok for home use.

Do you want to block or allow? Block or allow?....


Block or allow can be turned off so it doesnt ask you each time.

[nismodave]

Block or allow can be turned off so it doesnt ask you each time.

Yea, i had Andy turn that off for me right away.:thumbsup

[V3rtigo]

the biggest problem with vista is that people are unwilling to learn how to use it. The only problem I've had is getting the gcc compiler to work with win-avr, but with the latest release of winavr it works fine.

[Myles]

Vista has some serious issues. Don't expect all "plug and play" hardware to work. Don't expect all software to work. Do expect it to be a huge PITA to modify anything (ie: replace a driver, ect).

If your PC stays how it came out of the box, you'll be fine. Wait till you want to install a game. The game wont work, the controller wont work. You cant upgrade the video card, because it doesen't work with vista. Vista however, is getting better, as more stuff is working with it. So, I guess in the long run it's ok for home use.

Do you want to block or allow? Block or allow?....

you fail at life.

[Cryptic]

BoosTT,

Don't let the Operating System operate you.

[Car Guy]

the biggest problem with vista is that people are unwilling to learn how to use it.

The friend that just built mine (who's blood type is PC - aka VERY knowledgeable) said that's the biggest issue with it. Now he did also say that there are some compatibility issues but nothing that can't be figured out.....

[That_Guy]

Vista has some serious issues. Don't expect all "plug and play" hardware to work. Don't expect all software to work. Do expect it to be a huge PITA to modify anything (ie: replace a driver, ect).

If your PC stays how it came out of the box, you'll be fine. Wait till you want to install a game. The game wont work, the controller wont work. You cant upgrade the video card, because it doesen't work with vista. Vista however, is getting better, as more stuff is working with it. So, I guess in the long run it's ok for home use.

Do you want to block or allow? Block or allow?....


wow you said it before i could.. well put... ive had a reall issue with a past version of solidworks.. im perfectly fin using a 2004 version but vista has forced me into getting this years version witch runs about 600 dollars

[Waver]

A lot of the complainers were those who had old versions of a lot of programs, like Nero 7, microsoft office 03 ect.......microsoft didnt make it backwards compadible with those older games, or the manufacturers just wanted you to buy the latest version, so they didnt create the updated drivers for vista to make those programs work

[Cryptic]

dual boot.. problem solved.

[subliminal1284]

Congrats now half of your computers resources will go to just running your OS (VISTA)

[kornholio788]

Congrats now half of your computers resources will go to just running your OS (VISTA)

Bingo. 2 gig ram just to get it to run decently smooth for basic internet and computer use? GHEY!

[Cryptic]

ram is so cheap
2 gigs can be had for as little as $14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148235


processes are moved into ram to speed things up.

[Car Guy]

I'm not too savy when it comes to PC terminology but I know for a fact that I have more than enough of everything to run Vista smooth as silk without issue.....:headbang

[97z2801ss]

vista has worked fine on both the computers here, knock on wood.

[Myles]

If you cant run vista smoothly throw your computer away.

[Deggy]

If you cant run vista smoothly throw your computer away.

Quoted for the truth. :thumbsup

[Goat Roper]

I have upgraded more than a few people to XP and Linux from Vista :)

My next jump will be to Windows 7, which by all appearances is what Vista should have been to start with.

[Nick]

Vista was just a deployment for the guinea pigs consumers to test for microsoft before they released W7

[subliminal1284]

Yup Vista is the new Windows ME.

[Holeshot]

I played with vista for a year off and on and I just dont like it that well. I bought a new laptop but was hell bent on not using vista.

I bought an Apple MacBook Pro. I did partition the HDD so I can use XP PRO. Apple also has whats called VM ware Fusion which allows me to run XP in Mac OS. I can share files back and forth.

I'll never go back to a PC

[BlackLightning]

I am not sure why but vista does not cooperate with .flv files(youtube videos). It happens with some but not others where you download the file and windows explorer instantly and repeatedly crashes. It's fun trying to remember DOS commands to try to delete the file so the pc will even load the desktop. :fire

[GTSLOW]

Yea, i had Andy turn that off for me right away.:thumbsup

How the fuck do you turn that off!! OMG that shit is annoying.

[Reverend Cooper]

I can use vista with no problems,NUF SAID

[badass88gt]

Im not a big fan of Vista, I use the XP machine when I have a choice. Personal preference I guess.

[GHOSST]

Vista blows balls... I hate it...

[Cryptic]

How the fuck do you turn that off!! OMG that shit is annoying.

1. Launch MSCONFIG by from the Run menu.

2. Click on the Tools tab. Scroll down till you find "Disable UAC" . Click on that line.

3. Press the Launch button.

4. A CMD window will open. When the command is done, you can close the window.

5. Close MSCONFIG. You need to reboot the computer for changes to apply.

You can re-enable UAC by selecting the "Enable UAC" line and then clicking on the Launch button.

Qrx72NozoDY

[Waver]

Bingo. 2 gig ram just to get it to run decently smooth for basic internet and computer use? GHEY!

you are sure about that? 2 gig........not true at all...My laptop is one gig right now, plan on upgrading it to two, however for right now, it has more than enough memory to run vista, watch porn, be on here, burn a cd and download some songs......at the same time with slowing down the computer too bad.....my desktop is 3 gig and it is really fast, however I like the laptop better.

[Breecher_7]

I played with vista for a year off and on and I just dont like it that well. I bought a new laptop but was hell bent on not using vista.

I bought an Apple MacBook Pro. I did partition the HDD so I can use XP PRO. Apple also has whats called VM ware Fusion which allows me to run XP in Mac OS. I can share files back and forth.

I'll never go back to a PC

Same here, but watch out for the Mac haters around here :stare

[xxtremeteam]

My laptop also came with vista and one gig of ram ran fine, but I got a good deal on ram so I kicked mine up to two gigs made a differance

[Waver]

My laptop also came with vista and one gig of ram ran fine, but I got a good deal on ram so I kicked mine up to two gigs made a differance

yeah ou will notice the dirfference, I was just saying you could get by with one

[lordairgtar]

Same here, but watch out for the Mac haters around here :stare
Don't hate Mac, just can't afford it.:devil

[Car Guy]

I would have a Mac also but I get too good of a deal on PCs.....:headbang

[T-Bag]

Vista is such a great operating system that they decided to come out with a new version of Windows in a hurry..and 90% of the Vista team magically vanished from employment at Microsoft.

[modmachz]

I have a problem with my vista Program, When I go on craigs list and try and reply to a add It goed to Internet explorer and I cannot e mail off of that, microsoft says I need to enter a 25 digit confirmation number? Now my computer at work with xp office when I want to respond to a add It goes thru my sbc yahoo e mail with no Problems. Both programs I use sbc Yahoo.. called sbc and microsoft and they cannot help me! It either is a setting somewhere or I have to Buy another program for microsoft office to e mail from internet explorer.. Bunch Of Bullshit..

[BadAzzGTA89]

My MAIN question is why is Vista better than XP ????

[badass88gt]

I dont think it is. I'm sure the computer geeks will give us all the insight and tell us why, but for myself, being just a "casual" user with both OS's on 2 computers, I like XP better.

[Car Guy]

The extra features offered in Vista easliy make it better than XP, and that is what I am liking most about it.....

[TheRxForSpeeed]

What extra features are on Vista that make it better than XP? In all honesty any screen I go to if given the option to display it how XP was I do that.

I just recently built a desktop for gaming: amd quad core, 4 gig ram, nvidia 9800gx2 1gig, etc. I am running Vista Ultimate 64bit which was the biggest mistake ever. Games crash on a regular basis by Windows. Even updating all the drivers from the game side to hardware side does not help the situation it will still crash at least once a day.

If only I would have been smart to get xp 64bit or better yet just used my macbookpro since most of the newer games are mac compatible now.

[Poncho]

ram is so cheap
2 gigs can be had for as little as $14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148235


processes are moved into ram to speed things up.

you nailed it, but also tons and tons of people are far too unwilling to crack open their computers and upgrade them. I am, just no money. :crying

[Waver]

What extra features are on Vista that make it better than XP? In all honesty any screen I go to if given the option to display it how XP was I do that.

Well honestly, the biggest benifit of vista that that average computer user (like my self, 90%of the computer is for internet use) will ever use is the security settings that is built in...you dont need anything extra other than the basic antivirus/spyware program....other than that the look and feel is the same.

[DocDave]

Vista is the modern day Windows Me, a Microsoft stop gap.

Wait for Windows 7, it will take all the better features of Vista, fix most of the bad crap and make it usable. Kind of like XP did when making the jump from '98 to XP.

[Goat Roper]

Todays CNN headline; "Is Vista Dead?: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/08/microsoft.ballmer/index.html