how's window vista?

Answer 1

I hate to say this, since Microsoft is such a wonderful company and has given the world HOTMAIL (a really dependable weh-based browser) and DEFENDER )a really good anti-spyware program that protects your PC 24/7) plus dozens of other FREE applications, the most recent being free templates to make your own personal calling or business cards in about 5 minutes.

HOWEVER, even having spent $100 million dollars upgrading their old (6 years old) XP operating system they still have not resolved the incompatibilities of VISTA.

Of course they will resolve them (they have to since there will be NO SUPPORT for XP after 2009) but it will take another year in my opinion.

Right now it must be terribly frustrating to buy VISTA PREMIUM and find that your printer or scanner won't work or your favorite game will not play.

So here are some snips of advice that I have gotten out of the leading COMPUTER magazine's editors:

(1) If you get a new PC with VISTA, don't buy it on line, buy it from your local, trusted, knowledgeable computer dealer. Here is the conversation I had with mine:

"Hi John, well, you've given me great service over the years and I want to buy a light-weight 15" laptop with VISTA PREMIUM,a duo-core chip, 2 gigs of RAM,160 HD and a GForce card for my Sims and a few games. I see you are advertising such a deal at about $800 and that seems a good price. However, I am NOT a techie and I don't want a lot of disappointments so I have a list in my hand with the programs I use every day, like:

MS Word
CC Cleaner
Regscrub
Avira
Defender
Spybot S&D
Spamfighter
Photocopier
MS Office Pro
iTunes
Windows Media
Google Earth
Acrobat
Picasa 2
Windows Installer Cleanup
Startup Monitor
Photo Plus
HP SDcanner and Printer

I'll provide the genuine disks for any of the programs that require disks, the others programs are regular freebies on line.

When I get my computer I would like all those programs ON and WORKING and if it OK with you, I'll just come in for a half hour and run through a few samples to make sure I can access, print, scan and operate them.

I know that you will charge me for your time, installing the drivers etc but that is OK. Just let me know what my final bill will be and I'll pay you in full.

What I haven't time for, John, is finding that such and such a program or application WON'T work and having to trot the computer back to you. The reason I'm saying this, John is that a few friends of mine have bought SEAGATE and DEL and COMPAC and TOSHIBA laptops on line and every one of these guys say they cannot access THIS or THAT. So how does that sound to you?"

John looked at me with his honest eyes (I use him about once a year to upgrade or solve a glitch) and replied:

" Maybe you should wait a few months. Microsoft has a few bugs that aren't resolved and I can't guarantee to deliver what you have asked me for. How be that I put you on a wait list and let you know when I can DELIVER a full-proof machine that you want?"

And so, I am waiting like lots of people. Vista will be wonderful soon. Right now there are too many diaper changes needed. Ron

Answer 2

If you know what your doing its not much slower than XP, yes that's right newbs its close to XP! I'm using the Enterprise Edition trial on a virtual machine with 512MB RAM and 4MB video and it runs FAIRLY smothly. It tends to lagg when you multi-task, but as I said its only 512MB of RAM. No compatibility problems and it has the "Run as Windows XP" feature under program compatibility. I have had to problems yet, although I've only used it 3 days. Try it and see how you like it. Have someone who knows what there doing disable the wrothless services.

Answer 3

Wait for the service pack, which is coming out before Christmas, but I have it and i love it, its pretty, and i love the live search, its easier, but there is a down side, hardware support, if u have big name hardware you'll be fine., and also, look on websites from the hardware provider and look fir vista drivers before installing the new operating system. . .


did any of that help?

Answer 4

It is not so intimidating if you set it to Classic View.
This will make it resemble XP and help you get around faster.
However, Microsoft says it will run on 512mb RAM.
It will, slooooooooowly, and everything else is painstakingly slow. Do not get it unless you have a 1gb RAM minimum.

Answer 5

I heard that you should keep lots of ram on the PC for it.

Also not to good for gamers.

Answer 6

it sucks. released way to soon!!! to many software issues,better to wait for a service pack update.

Answer 7

i personally do not have it. but at least 4 of my friends who do, will not stop complaining about it.