PMK

I feel your pain as I have had many of these same problems.

I've been a server/helpdesk admin for 8 years and worked with Windows
since its beginning, as well as other OSs including OS2 and Linux.
I've posted a lot of questions, some answers, but hardly ever a
complaint with 2000, XP and 2003, but I got to say this is the worst
Windows since 98 and ME. I'm only using it because I can't find XP
drivers yet for my new Toshiba notebook.

Now I'm now doing my work on it in a virtual machine running XP. The
ViSTA networking in particular is very frustrating to use. I right
click on a file over the network and if I do anything at all for the
next two minutes (should only be a few seconds) until the menu pops up
the system will hang to the point I have to remove the battery
momentarily to get my computer back. Task Manager never loads
successfully when I need it.

I cannot imagine why anyone would pay money for this system over XP or
even 2000. I don't know how secure it really is, but XP running Spybot
Search and Destroy with Teatimer active and resident, which prevented
registry changes without my specific approval, was as secure a system
as I needed.

A buddy bought an identical unit with Vista and feels exactly the
same way.

Peter

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:51:42 -0700, "babaloo" <fac187@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>I have a SCSI adapter with Vista drivers: the drivers do not work. Tech
>support is of no help.
>I have the typical Vista/XP networking problems. Basically unreliable and
>settings are not held from session to session.
>Vista frequently hiccoughs (the hypnotic spinning circle) and is time by
>your watch slower for doing many of the same tasks as XP (on a fast dual
>core with gobs of RAM and a high end video card). That's not considering the
>idiot warning boxes before doing simple file operations.
>I sign in as administrator and Vista does not let me move files because it
>says I do not have administrator privileges. I am unable to change that.
>Randomly if the mouse crosses a web link or a desk top icon Vista opens that
>web link or opens that program.
>I have to endure the replacement for Outlook Express with enforced
>advertising links.
>I have a dual boot system and use a Spyder II calibration device for color
>management in Photoshop. The monitor calibrates quite well under XP and
>yields reasonable color managed prints. However under Vista I am unable to
>calibrate the exact same monitor. Is this due to the monitor driver, the
>video driver, the calibration driver/program?
>Who cares. A curse on all their houses. I am not supposed to have to work
>all this out, they are.
>I respect Microsoft and think Bill Gates is a monumental figure for his
>marketing computers to us masses and now for his philanthropic work.
>But Vista is the absolutely worst product Microsoft has ever published
>because at this point in history Microsoft should know better.
>For the first time in my life I am seriously considering getting a Mac
>because if Microsoft cans XP support I refuse to use Vista in its current
>form.
>