For all of the negative press it received, I’m happy with my Vista Home Premium 32 bit.
> For all of the negative press it received, I’m happy with my Vista Home Premium 32 bit.
I use Vista too. My machine came with Windows 7, but after reading several articles on comparing the systems, I downgraded to Vista 64bit. I use many very large files and Vista handles large (10GB+) files better than any of the other systems. Windows 7 was optimized for file handling while Windows 7 was optimized for the graphical user interface. I made my decision when I tried to use the Windows 7 virtual PC system. The boys at Microsoft took stuff out of the virtual machine that was there with Vista and I was used to it. I do have to admit, Vista’s GUI sucks big time, but I can use it and that’s aboout it.
I have Vista 64 Business. I don't understand the negative press either except perhaps to confirm that the typical journalist is a mental midget. The major, but fixable problem with Vista is that many of the annoying, useless, and resourse draining bells and whistles are turned on by default, even thought they add nothing to the average user experience and if anything, they are a confusing distraction and a drag on the operating system. I searched the net for "Vista tweaks" and in about two hours I was able to reconfigure the the default settings so that annoying and useless bells and whistles are turned off by default or never load in the first place. The result is a fast and stable operating system that rivals my experiences with Windows 7. Indeed, in many respects Windows 7 is Vista with the annoying and resourse hogging bells and whistles turned off by default.