Posted on 12/15/2007 4:33:44 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
LOL
Tried the same thing for a New dell laptop, but have yet to find all the drivers & some look to be Vista only.
Now looking for drivers that support Linux.
Ouch! Microsoft has blown it big-time with Vista.
When I read the headline, I thought this was an article about a guy who finally took the plunge and updated his Windows98 to XP.
Infomercial?
It is true that XP is a lot better than Vista.
The blogosphere is full of a backlash against Vista.
I bought a new laptop with Vista and Vista is really bad. By bad I mean hundreds of issues too numerous to detail in a single posting.
XP is much better. And sad to say the outfit that sold me my Vista computer advised me to get the same computer with XP because XP was better. But I thought I would get the latest and greatest and that the world would go Vista in the next year.
Well I was wrong, very wrong. Vista is really that bad. And now I am in the process of purchasing XP and figuring how to wipe the new computer with a reformat, then install the new XP. I was thinking of copying and storing my version of Vista for later but I have a feeling as many do in the blogosphere that Vista will go the way of Windows ME.
LMAO
I like to see what people are saying about these things. Usually I prefer to go with the latest updates, but there have been times when MS screwed up—WindowsME, for instance.
So far, I have seen only ONE user who says he prefers Vista to XP. I bought my daughter a new laptop for college this fall with XP on it, and next computer I buy I may do the same thing. It does indeed look as if Vista is a big-time screwup.
I am not speaking from experience, because from what I’ve read about it, I don’t dare try it.
The understatement of the year.
On the other hand, Ubuntu is getting better and better, and the Mac is a great platform.
ping
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Now this is tiresome, I hope the guy who wrote this realizes he’s not been half as clever as he supposes he is. In fact, he might not be very clever at all.
I know everyone wanted something crazy sexy and fun in Vista but it’s not a mistress, it’s an OS. You wouldn’t (at least shouldn’t) run XP without a virus checker. Vista’s main feature is Security. I know security isn’t sexy or fun and it does require computer resources but there’s hardly any point in keeping all your financial data on your computer if Chinese hackers are downloading your credit card numbers. Security vulnerabilities can turn all a persons, company’s or country’s computing resources from an asset to a liability.
So MS didn’t make Vista sexy and it requires more resources. And, like all new OS releases, you must wait for the drivers and the inevitable service pack. But MS made a strategic decision. If you disagree with their strategy okay, but this guy doesn’t even seem to be aware of their strategy.
It's Windows Genuine Advantage, software Microsoft loads onto your computer to detect whether you have a legitimate copy of Windows. It will keep nagging you until you do let the software load and check your system. If it's not legit, it'll lead you to purchasing a legit copy.
The only semi-scam here is that Microsoft pushes it as a critical system update along with the stuff you really do need to protect your system against the latest nasty security exploits.
Other operating systems do security very well with far fewer resources. This isn't the opinion of a lay person or one of the idiot tech columnists, it's the opinion of a Windows developer.
A matter of opinion.
Isn't Vista supposed to be the latest and greatest Microsoft OS?
"Supposed to" being the operative words.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Or “updated” his vista to XP...
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