DennisC wrote:
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> I purchased two new computers in the past six months. A CyberPower
> desktop with Vista Home Premium and an Acer laptop with Vista Home
> Basic. Thank goodness I kept my old Dell with XP Pro. I find I spend
> almost all of my computer time on the Dell. Vista does not seem to do
> anything any better then XP and does many things worse. To wit:
> 1. I can not record a CD from the CD player with out hardwiring the
> audio card headphone out to the audio in.
> 2. I can not use my company Web mail (MS Exchange server) as it does
> not work with Vista.
> 3. Many of my old programs were not compatible with Vista and even
> though I purchased new versions they are still buggy (i.e., Windows
> COM errors).
> 4. Windows Update does not recognize me as the Administrator so I can
> not install Windows update.
> 5. Many web sites (Outback Steakhouse for one) do not display
> graphics. I just get the little box with the red x in the box.
>
> I am very close to donating both of these computers to charity and
> buying a PowerMac. I don't have the technical skills to uninstall
> Vista and install XP. I understand there are driver issues in trying
> to downgrade to XP.
>
> What a mess!!!
All of this points to you being incompetent and not Vista being bad.
Windows is not for you my friend, go to the Mac and don't look back.