Originally posted by: juktar
Originally posted by: Harvey
There are plenty of problems with Vista, as there have been with every new version of Windows Microsoft has released through their entire history, and there is no reason to believe they will be resolved any time soon.
For those whose system is running well and who need to keep that machine running to earn a living, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." is far more important than a bloated animated index/menu system.
My basic rule is not to adopt ANY new Microsoft OS for at least two years after its release, at least without a STRONG business motivation to run it. If I got a legal copy, I'd load it up on a different drive and play with it long enough to tweak it and feel comfortable with it before adopting it as my main OS.
Until then, it took me long enough to get XP Pro tamed to run everything I use, and I have no incentive to rush into a new setup, let alone squander a couple hundred bucks for an OS that gains me nothing.
I keep hearing that the only improvement to Vista is the theme they use...
You couldn't be more wrong.
however, I agree that you use what is comfortable for you. But you can not stop change, only stall it for a while.
Well, I haven't seen much compelling about Vista for general users.
Search? That's pretty much only useful if you have no idea where you put something on your drive. I have a clean folder system, and haven't had to use 'search' on my PC in about a decade.
Security? I haven't had a virus or spyware infection since CIH, and I use decent 3rd party software (Trend, and more recently, Panda) for protection, along with common sense about what web sites I go to, and what attachments I open. Not to mention I couldn't care less if someone hacked me, they'd be hacking the most boring PCs on earth.
Performance? I get better results on my 3ghz C2D w/4gb of DDR2 on my tuned XP install.
DX10? This may be the turning point, as they aren't supporting DX10 for XP, so I may have to start booting into Vista more often. Then again, maybe not, I've sort of outgrown gaming, maybe play for 30 minutes every 6 months or so.
Interface? Move things around, hide things, etc .. change for the sake of change, not for any other discernible purpose. I've yet to hear any customer of mine say they liked Vista yet, and one of the main reasons is "Where the hell did THAT go?". It's like a shell game.
As far as pulling XP from OEM PC Manufacturers, that's a given, although I think if you gave customers a choice, a surprisingly large number of people would choose XP (I've had 30 or so people bring me Vista-loaded HPs, Compaqs, Dells, etc asking for XP) over Vista. This would be an unacceptable public humiliation to Microsoft, so they aren't going to risk it, hence telling Dell to yank it, even though customers STILL want it.
For my uses, browse internet, download files, do remote support, etc, of all the Vista builds all the way back from early Longhorn stuff .. haven't had anything jump out at me as much of an improvement.
For those that do like it, and need the new features, good for them.
To each his own
