Is Windows Vista Home Premium really all that bad, what have been the problems with it?

Question

Any good things about it will the computer still run?

Answer 1

I have windows vista ans see nothing wrong with it its fast its looks nice and has many great programs its only weak point is instaling older programs.

Answer 2

Because Vista is a new (different) version of Windows, many of the complaints I hear are related to people having to do something different (the option is on a different menu or something). Usually if you use it for a month or two you get use to it.

The other is the Vista has some security built into it that making running some older programs (especially games) difficult to impossible. And many people are unwilling to give up their favorite 3 year old game.

Finally, most hardware needs a driver written fro Vista for the hardware to work. When Vista first appeared many hardware manufacturers did not yet have drivers available. by now, most manufacturers have posted drivers for anything they still support. So that is quickly becoming a non-issue.

Vista appears to be a stable and functional version of Windows that will probably be the "standard" by the end of next year, and around for another 3-5 years after that.

Answer 3

Your computer will run, I assure you. On the whole, Vista is okay. It just struggles with a bunch of launch bugs that need to be fixed. Other than that, it is very good. The Microsoft Office package is much more powerful now, particularly, and the entire Vista operating system runs more smoothly. However:

~Vista is a processor hog. A dual-core computer running with Vista will usually run about the same speed as a single-core with XP.
~Vista seems to have issues with a lot of games, especially games that weren't deliberately designed to work with Vista. I'm not so sure about this area, but I do know lots of people who have had grief trying to get games like The Battle for Middle-Earth 2 and World of Warcraft to work on Vista.

All in all, if you're getting a new computer, get Vista, though, because all Windows users are going to have to switch to it eventually, and hopefully its bugs will get fixed. The same issues happened with XP years ago.

Answer 4

This is an ideal opportunity to try out Linux Ubuntu 7.10, the graphics and effects are far superior to Vista see link below :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC5uEe5Oz...

Ubuntu is free as it is open source, the download link is :

http://www.ubuntu.com/

Once you have downloaded Ubuntu 7.10, you will have an ISO image file. You will then need to create a bootable disc of the file.

This can be achieved by using Nero Burning ROM if you have it or MagicISO a free trial of which is available for download :

http://www.magiciso.com/

Once you have created the bootable disc, we are going to call it the LIVE CD.

Start your PC from the Ubuntu live CD, select start or install when prompted, once the Ubuntu desktop has appeared in the top left hand corner there is an option to install, double click and the installation screen will appear.

Once Ubuntu has asked you about regional settings etc. it will then take you into the partitioning table, if you select the default setting which is on the top, Ubuntu will then automatically sort the space it needs and install its own Grub bootloader.

I am so taken with Ubuntu 7.10, I have ditched windows altogether and I am now running Ubuntu as my primary operating system.

You can run quite a number of windows applications on Ubuntu using WINE, a piece of software that emulates windows. For details of this visit :

http://www.winehq.org/site/download-deb

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wine

Using Linux may initially seem daunting in places, but you will get use to it, I did.

You can also run Ubuntu using the Live CD without any kind of installation. However this will be somewhat slower and you would be restricted as to running applications, it would just for browsing the web really.

I work with both Ubuntu and Vista, Vista has been an expensive disappointment for me and sits mainly redundant on my hard drive and I consider Ubuntu to be far superior of the two.

I will break it down in to categories and give each system a rating out of 10.

System resource friendly :

Ubuntu 10/10
Vista 4/10

Graphics (Eye Candy) :

Ubuntu 10/10
Vista 7/10

Ease of use :

Ubuntu 7/10
Vista 9/10

Software compatability :

Ubuntu 4/10 (Open Source alternatives in some cases are available) also WINE as described above can be used.
Vista 8/10

Wireless compatability :

Ubuntu 5/10
Vista 8/10

Networking compatability :

Ubuntu 7/10
Vista 8 /10

Security :

Ubuntu 9/10
Vista 8/10

Gaming :

Ubuntu 3/10
Vista 8/10
This category sourced from various sites.

Office software :

Ubuntu 10/10 (Free)
Vista 2 /10

Price :

Ubuntu 10/10 (Free)
Vista 2/10

Overall performance :

Ubuntu 9/10
Vista 6/10

Value :

Ubuntu 8/10
Vista 2/10

It should be noted that these ratings are based on my experience working extensively with both Ubuntu and Vista.

Of the two for me Ubuntu wins hands down.

Answer 5

I have been using Vista for about 4 months and it has been as stable as XP and performs well. That said it was installed on a brand new build on a high performance machine.

I've not had any problems getting games to run or other apps.

It does need lots of memory though and I would advise the 32bit version rather than 64bit as the driver support for 64bit is poor.

On a new build, go for it. On an existing machine stick with XP.

Answer 6

i have heard that many hard ware and devices need new drivers downloaded for Vista. Also the navigation is different then what we are used to with XP and 2000. If you are an IT professional it seems to be harder to use because you are so used to the other versions of Windows that you unsure where to navigate to find something that was right there before. Just takes some time to get used to

Answer 7

Actually it needs the time so that other Computer parts manufacturer will make drivers for Vista