Comments on: Vista OS—A Love-Hate Relationship http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/03/25/vista-os%e2%80%94a-love-hate-relationship/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:14:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Frankwim http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/03/25/vista-os%e2%80%94a-love-hate-relationship/#comment-53 Frankwim Thu, 01 May 2008 14:59:58 +0000 http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/03/25/vista-os%e2%80%94a-love-hate-relationship/#comment-53 I took the Vista plunge recently. When I went to my local compuetr store to purchase a new desktop and laptop, I didn't have the XP option. If I had I would have taken it just because of Microsofts track record with new releases. As a rule, I wait for several service packs to become available before I make such a change. Now I have at least 3 software programs that I will not work. I two of these cases, there is no software upgrade available at this time to fix the proble. So, a recent service call, I had to take 2 laptops...one with XP and one with Vista just to get the job done. It's quite frustrating. Now, I got that off my chest. Frank I took the Vista plunge recently. When I went to my local compuetr store to purchase a new desktop and laptop, I didn’t have the XP option. If I had I would have taken it just because of Microsofts track record with new releases. As a rule, I wait for several service packs to become available before I make such a change.
Now I have at least 3 software programs that I will not work. I two of these cases, there is no software upgrade available at this time to fix the proble. So, a recent service call, I had to take 2 laptops…one with XP and one with Vista just to get the job done. It’s quite frustrating.
Now, I got that off my chest.

Frank

]]> By: Geo http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/03/25/vista-os%e2%80%94a-love-hate-relationship/#comment-49 Geo Thu, 01 May 2008 14:40:54 +0000 http://insight.designworldonline.com/2008/03/25/vista-os%e2%80%94a-love-hate-relationship/#comment-49 Geez, John! How much did MicroSoft pay you to plug their OS anyway? Just kidding, of course! My initial experience with Vista was similar to yours. I bought an HP (Compaq) laptop with a 64 bit CPU running Vista Home Premium and it has worked quite well. Even applications I was warned would be problematic appear to run better under Vista than they did under XP, despite their running in compatibility mode. The only issue I would take with Vista is that I do not believe in a practical sense, it is any more secure than any other OS. The attempts at security by prompting you for permission are little more than an annoyance. Most any decent 3rd party virus software can protect you against those obvious threats. The real culprit these days is Spyware and Adware. They are generally considered only mischievous, but tend to be far more invasive and virile than most other computer infections. Within two weeks of purchasing my HP laptop, I was infected with Adware that I have been unable to eradicate and continue to be bombarded with ads for unsavory websites. It now appears the only way to rid myself of these is to reload the OS and if that is unsuccessful, to reformat the drive and boot sector. Given that the OS was preloaded and did not come with a disk, I'm not even sure if that is possible. Best Regards, Geo Geez, John! How much did MicroSoft pay you to plug their OS anyway? Just kidding, of course! My initial experience with Vista was similar to yours. I bought an HP (Compaq) laptop with a 64 bit CPU running Vista Home Premium and it has worked quite well. Even applications I was warned would be problematic appear to run better under Vista than they did under XP, despite their running in compatibility mode. The only issue I would take with Vista is that I do not believe in a practical sense, it is any more secure than any other OS. The attempts at security by prompting you for permission are little more than an annoyance. Most any decent 3rd party virus software can protect you against those obvious threats. The real culprit these days is Spyware and Adware. They are generally considered only mischievous, but tend to be far more invasive and virile than most other computer infections. Within two weeks of purchasing my HP laptop, I was infected with Adware that I have been unable to eradicate and continue to be bombarded with ads for unsavory websites. It now appears the only way to rid myself of these is to reload the OS and if that is unsuccessful, to reformat the drive and boot sector. Given that the OS was preloaded and did not come with a disk, I’m not even sure if that is possible.

Best Regards,

Geo

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