Anyone have views on the pros and cons of Microsoft Vista?
Many thanks
2007-02-10 15:11:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I have noticed quite a lot of people saying to avoid Windows Vista as it might contain bugs, have they actully installed it and tried it? or are they just copying eveyone elses comments.
I don't think Microsoft would waste 5 years of developing Vista and waste billions of dollars and release a OS full of bugs. Otherwise they would have so many businesess/people queuing up to take them to court.
Ok it might have certain issues with certain software out there, but they to will be updated sooner or later.
I have upgraded from XP Home to Vista Home Premium, there are even some software packages which I don't even need to reinstall thanks to Microsoft Vista.
Overall I haven't found any problems with Vista yet it actually runs my PC a lot smoother then XP ever did, there is a lot of security in Vista when you want to do certain tasks it always asks permission to carry your tasks.
The security package I have choosen for Vista is Windows Live OneCare. This runs so smoothly in the background you forget its there, unlike Norton which slows your PC down and hogs a lot of your system resources.
Marks out of 10 I'd give it 9.5 as
So if you have said Vista is rubbish go and try it out!
2007-02-12 05:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is nothing that will per say 'harm' your sound/picture quality. There is new DRM (Digital Rights Management, basically deals with the copyright of software/music/video so there is less pirating happening) software in Vista. However, I have been using Vista for over 2 months and have not experienced any problems yet with DRM. Here are some links that give good pro/con arguments on Vista, have a look:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=272182
http://www.cnet.com.au/software/operatingsystems/0,239029541,240063627,00.htm
http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/software/os/soa/Windows_Vista_pros_and_cons/0,139023442,139259793,00.htm
http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vista/447034-pros-cons-windows-vista.html
2007-02-10 23:16:59 · answer #2 · answered by thee_guy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everytime something new comes out the nay sayers come out in force. In a year's time almost everyone will be using Vista so might as well accept it. They moaned about every new Windows coming out since 95 to some it is a hobby.
Windows Vista will be here and every new laptop and PC will be installed with it so lets move on as nothing stays retro in the computer world. Some people will moan you need a more powerful computer to run it well duh, it's an upgrade.
The system requirements for Home Basic edition is only:
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
512 MB of system memory
20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB Graphics Card
If you haven't got that at least then you are a tight wad and should accept the days of the ZX Spectrum are over now.
2007-02-10 23:24:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
In response to Bungle's statement - try running Vista on the specs you listed.....open a menu, go for a coffee and when you come back it may have opened
With regards to DRM you have got to ask why if you have PC hardware capable of playing high def content what right MS have to degrade the output. Also worthy of note for Vista is the EULA for Windows Defender to deactivate any software it considers malware....
2007-02-10 23:39:55 · answer #4 · answered by waylander174 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Microsoft Vista looks great! In addition, it should be more stable then XP and has upgraded security to stop those nasty hackers grabbing your personal information.
I have had Vista for a while (in Beta) and the graphics bring it up to the quality one would expect from a MAC. Hope this helps!
2007-02-11 06:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by sinenom 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The basis to this is DRM. It's not "harmful" to the sound or picture quality in itself, it just does what the DRM information in the video or audio stream tells it to do.
Some companies that release movies playable in hi-def format will check for certain hardware requirements. If your system doesn't use the right type of video connector, audio components, etc, it will instruct the computer to reduce the output quality for that session.
It's BS, but microsoft loves restricting what people can do, so they will bow to whatever the movie studio companies want them to do.
2007-02-10 23:17:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is never smart to upgrade when the software first comes out. They will find more bugs as the system encounters real world (and totally bizarre) situations. It is ALWAYS best to wait about a year for a new release to stabilize. I am a freelance graphic designer these last 10 years and I can't risk something messing up my machines - I wait.
Peace!
2007-02-10 23:20:36 · answer #7 · answered by carole 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think what you're talking about is the whole protection stuff it has built into it to avoid piracy of visual files. The problem is trying to run a very high quality visual file without certain hardware built into things like monitors. For the info you're looking for check this out
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/hdcp-vista.ars
2007-02-10 23:17:26 · answer #8 · answered by rocklover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microsoft windows vista is the best OS out there.the only con is that you gotta have a powerful computer to run it. which is not really a con its just a hardware requirement.
2007-02-10 23:16:33 · answer #9 · answered by informationcomp 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I AM SURE THAT IS NOT THE CASE-BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BOTHER WITH IT YET-AS WITH ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF WINDOWS THERV WILL BE BUGS ANDIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS TIME THERE WILL PROBABLY HAVE BEEN TWO SERVICE PACKS TO CORRECT THEM-I WOULDN'T BUY IT OR A COMPUTER WITH IT INSTALLED FOR AT LEAST THAT TIME-WINDOWS XP PRO IS THE BEST YOU CAN USE AT THE MOMENT!
2007-02-11 00:24:25 · answer #10 · answered by FRANkgw 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋