Microsoft promises faster, better Windows Vista

fix-rich?

want to see what happens a few months down the line before recommending vista...

...as for now my recommendation on vista is avoid, avoid and avoid.
 
Well, I got it I think :confused:

Cause I updated, now I can't access the internet now on my desktop
 
Service Pack? Whats a service pack?

Ahhhhh.... the pleasures of owning Macs
 
I dunno hey, if I can get my grubby paws on SP1 I might be inclined to try this puppy again
 
I got if the windows bandwagon about a year ago when vista was released. I've been running ubuntu since and there is no way in hell you'll ever get me back on a M$ based operating system.
 
I'm running the RTM service pack1 (ie the final one) and I can say 2 things improved massively

1. Network Performance (now faster than XP on same Equipment)
2. Faster hard drive performance (especially useful on laptops)

It's really sorted out the problems with the 20 or so Vista PC's that I currently manage. I would say Vista with SP1 is finally "release" quality

macman2, don;t pretend MacOS does not have problems. Leopard is being referred to as "Vista's cousin of the same mother".

OS's are complicated and are bound to have problems. If you want something rock-solid reliable, get DOS.
 
I've never had problems with Vista...maybe a driver issue once or twice when I first upgraded but those were easily fixed with a visit to the manufacturer's website.

* doesn't get what all the fuss is about *
 
The_Librarian said:
...as for now my recommendation on vista is avoid, avoid and avoid.
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Ditto, seriously, "upgrading" my computer to Vista when it came out was the stupidest mistake of my life, I kid you not. After a year of non-stop suffering I'm now finally as we speak preparing to get rid of it and put XP back on this system. It's the worst piece of cr-p MS has ever released, and I say that as someone who sukkeled through those horrible Windows-'crash-if-you-look-at-it-funny'-98 days. If I had to start listing here all the problems I've had with Vista, it would fill a novel. The OEMs I've spoken to have even worse stories to tell. It's the Eskom of operating systems. It makes baby Jesus cry. I don't even care anymore if SP1 is supposedly going to 'fix' all the problems, I just never want to have to look at this POS ever again. It's pretty much 'banned' in my company now except in VMWare for testing purposes.

Skip Vista, either get a Mac or wait until whatever comes after Vista and hope it's better.
 
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Yes Microsoft...yes. Had Vista on my laptop and it wasn't stable or fast. Took it off and Windows XP runs smoothly, quickly and reliably on my machine. I might give Vista a go when SP2 comes out. Hopefully SP2 will be like Windows XP SP2 and sort out all the issue.
 
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