Vista Sucks

[Nik]

Originally posted by: rise

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: rise

Originally posted by: Nik
There's no reason for me to upgrade from XP to Vista. None.

thanks for the input :roll:

no shit, i run 2 xp boxes but when i built a new rig i bought vusta. it's not a bad OS, in fact i like it better than xp. but i wouldn't upgrade to it for nothing. idiot.

Excuse me, but why am I an idiot, exactly?

you just come across as one. exactly.

And how would that be?

 

[foghorn67]

Vista was the easiest rollout I have done.

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: secretanchitman

Originally posted by: Jschmuck2

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
it still bogs down on me today on my OCed quad core system, even with SP1 and those few things (indexing, UAC, etc) turned off. i always find myself reverting back to xp pro sp3.

Then you're doing it wrong.

Stop and think: almost all of us are using Vista with no hangups. It's you buddy.

its fast when i just do a clean install, once i load my apps on it (very few), it slows down.

same thing on my dads macbook pro, and my brothers imac 3.06Ghz...it just hates us i guess.

im anxiously awaiting for windows 7.

Desktop: Q9450 2.66Ghz @ 3.6Ghz | Asus P5Q Deluxe | GTX260 896MB | 2x2GB DDR2-1000 | Dell 2407WFP (A04) | XP Pro SP3

Which Vista did you try on that rig? Have you stress-tested your system after overclocking?

business SP1 and ultimate SP1, both x86. have x64 of ultimate and ill try that.

oh dont get me wrong, i dont hate vista. i just dont get how its slow on my decently fast computer(s).

ive also stress tested my rig too, at stock (2.66Ghz), 3.0Ghz, 3.2Ghz, 3.4Ghz, and 3.6Ghz...same thing each time.

edit: i do agree with googer though - xp just works for everything. low memory usage (ive got mine down to using less than 175MB at cold boot!) and the full 3.25GB for apps. vista i know is much better at memory management (although it uses way more memory at cold boot), but some programs just do not work in vista (messenger mate) which i definitely need and work in xp.

 

[Number1]

Mac, is that you?

 

[gooseman]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
it still bogs down on me today on my OCed quad core system, even with SP1 and those few things (indexing, UAC, etc) turned off. i always find myself reverting back to xp pro sp3.

:roll:

Vista x64 is the best Windows I've used yet.

Ditto

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: foghorn67
Vista was the easiest rollout I have done.

If you mean by rolling over any machine with Vista on with a truck, I agree.

Might as well because you've trashed it with that garbage.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: foghorn67
Vista was the easiest rollout I have done.

If you mean by rolling over any machine with Vista on with a truck, I agree.

Might as well because you've trashed it with that garbage.

Wow, not clever at all.
How about deployment? Want to try to tear that word apart?

 

[Raduque]

My problem with Vista is that the people who hate it are the same people who hated XP when it first came out.

"ZOMG XP IS TEH SUCKS! IM STICKING WITH WIN2K!"

 

[PieIsAwesome]

You silly people arguing over which of your your bloated, tacky OS's is least terrible.

Win2k FTMFW.

EDIT: Raduque beat me to it.

 

[randay]

windows 2008 server is where are the cool kids hang out.

 

[IEC]

I like pie.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Nik
There's no reason for me to upgrade from XP to Vista. None.

I'm always a late adopter too.

 

[coldmeat]

The only reason I haven't switched to Vista is because it costs too much money.

 

[Shawn]

I've been using Vista for over 2 years now (since RC1 Sept. 2006) and I never had any problems with it. Haven't used XP since.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Raduque
My problem with Vista is that the people who hate it are the same people who hated XP when it first came out.

"ZOMG XP IS TEH SUCKS! IM STICKING WITH WIN2K!"

I was one of the ones who hated XP when it came out but loved Vista right away. Go figure.

 

[dighn]

Fact: Vista hating doesn't make you cool.

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: randay
windows 2008 server is where are the cool kids hang out.

saw a thread over at hot deals and it says that students can get windows 2008 server standard for free...hmm, i might just have to take advantage of that!

 

[Deadtrees]

On my second computer which is P4c 2.4C/ 1GB Ram, Vista rus better/faster than XP.
This, of course, is the comparsion after installing same amounts of softwares.
What's especially better on Vista is that it just runs better without going through thousands of modifications.

Those who complain about Vista over XP should know that those days are over just like Windows 2000 being better than XP days are over.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman

Originally posted by: randay
windows 2008 server is where are the cool kids hang out.

saw a thread over at hot deals and it says that students can get windows 2008 server standard for free...hmm, i might just have to take advantage of that!

Most University students can get Microsoft OSes for free via the MSDNAA program. I got Vista Business for free and installed it on my laptop. No complaints whatsoever once I found out how to set the UAC to my liking. Never saw what people were complaining about with Vista but it doesn't really seem to offer a lot more than XP. Though the truth is, I don't think there has been much changes to OSes in the past 3-5 years that would.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31

Originally posted by: Jschmuck2

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
it still bogs down on me today on my OCed quad core system, even with SP1 and those few things (indexing, UAC, etc) turned off. i always find myself reverting back to xp pro sp3.

Then you're doing it wrong.

Stop and think: almost all of us are using Vista with no hangups. It's you buddy.

Vista adoption is horrible. Sorry.

I don't know where he's getting this "almost all of us" delusion from. All of my boxes at home and work are XP. My entire company is still XP. I know two people who use Vista, and neither is really happy, so I'm not switching anytime soon. One person I know went from XP to OSX for home use.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
i can't go back to xp now, it's so dull and lifeless and I have no problems with vista whatsoever. It's quite snappy on my x200 laptop and 4400x2

Ah, yes -- OS as a lifestyle choice. I need my OS to be hip and sleek. I'd go back to 2k if it weren't for wifi support and windows picture and fax viewer.

 

[Verse914]

anyone know of a RAW file viewer in Vista? TweakUI in XP allowed you to view thumbnails and pictures without having to open up another app. It sucks having to load Adobe Bridge just to view the images or thumbnails in Vista.

This was the one disappointments of Vista for me...no built in RAW viewer. Other than that, Vista has been great.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Nik
There's no reason for me to upgrade from XP to Vista. None.

DX10? Proper 64bit support? Dreamscape? Search 4.0? A better UI (start menu find is amazing)? Improved audio environment?

Ok that's all I've got off the top of my head. Uninstall program menu in control panel is way better too but that's kind of an odd "pro".

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Raduque
My problem with Vista is that the people who hate it are the same people who hated XP when it first came out.

"ZOMG XP IS TEH SUCKS! IM STICKING WITH WIN2K!"

Actually, I loved 2K by comparison to XP. But it was more of a "I'm completely scarred by 98, 2K is amazing, and fuck whatever XP is". However, I moved from XP to Vista very quickly, mainly for hardware reasons but don't regret it at all. 32 to 64 bit was one of the more tangible upgrades since gaining the benefit of NT over previous windows OSes.

 

[daniel1113]

Yawn.

I agree that Vista wasn't all that it should have been feature-wise. However, there's no doubt that it is better than XP is just about every possible way.