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Old 02-08-2008   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Stay or go back?


"Inga Binga" <IngaBinga@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm at the end of my rope with Vista Business... Almost everything takes
> 10
> times longer to install and configure, it won't even consistently synch
> with
> my Tilt w/ WM6. I'm on the verge of converting my license to XP Pro and
> I'm
> wondering if SP1 will provide the fixes to this and a myriad of other
> hassles
> that have made the "upgrade" to Vista extremely painful. I'm tire of my
> printer drivers having to be reinstalled every time I turn the printer on
> because Vista forgot I had that printer. The only feature that I might
> miss
> is the window preview when you hover over an app on the start bar and
> that's
> not nearly enough to continue.
>
> My small group of friends and associates share this excremental view of
> Vista but I thought I would put this out here:
> Is there any compelling reason to wait for the SP1 that might appear in 3
> to
> 6 months or should I convert to XP Pro or Linux?

SP1 should be out by April at the latest.
My installation works fine.
Question: The computer you're using -- has it ever run XP? Or did it come
with Vista? If it's never run XP then maybe the problem is with the
computer. I have not heard of having to reinstall printer drivers again and
again. I certainly don't have to with Vista. Maybe it's a hardware issue?

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