Vista - I Love Vista

Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than XP on
the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my Pentium
Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can see
what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the next
step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically go to
the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and secure.
Well worth the effort to upgrade.

Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got stuck in
a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous version of
windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So I had
to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard drive.
BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there are going
to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.

"Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8113A361-4E5B-4A2A-ADC0-EC955272ED03@microsoft.com...
> Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than XP
> on
> the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my
> Pentium
> Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can see
> what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the next
> step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically go
> to
> the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and
> secure.
> Well worth the effort to upgrade.
>
> Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got stuck
> in
> a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous version
> of
> windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So I
> had
> to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard
> drive.
> BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there are
> going
> to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.

Wow! That's some kind of powerful positive feedback!

Keep smoking that crack and give us your follow-up report in two weeks!

Me too. It's great.

"Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8113A361-4E5B-4A2A-ADC0-EC955272ED03@microsoft.com...
> Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than XP
> on
> the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my
> Pentium
> Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can see
> what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the next
> step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically go
> to
> the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and
> secure.
> Well worth the effort to upgrade.
>
> Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got stuck
> in
> a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous version
> of
> windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So I
> had
> to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard
> drive.
> BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there are
> going
> to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.

So what you are saying is that you were abandoned as a child, had no father
and mother figures in your life, and you're just grasping at any old OS that
says it loves you?

:-)


"Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8113A361-4E5B-4A2A-ADC0-EC955272ED03@microsoft.com...
> Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than XP
> on
> the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my
> Pentium
> Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can see
> what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the next
> step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically go
> to
> the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and
> secure.
> Well worth the effort to upgrade.
>
> Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got stuck
> in
> a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous version
> of
> windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So I
> had
> to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard
> drive.
> BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there are
> going
> to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.

its like loving g0d, its a one sided romance


"Zim Babwe" <zimbabwe@doyoureallythinkthisisreal.com> wrote in message
news:eX0byQeWHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> So what you are saying is that you were abandoned as a child, had no
> father and mother figures in your life, and you're just grasping at any
> old OS that says it loves you?
>
> :-)
>
>
> "Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8113A361-4E5B-4A2A-ADC0-EC955272ED03@microsoft.com...
>> Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than XP
>> on
>> the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my
>> Pentium
>> Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can see
>> what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the next
>> step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically go
>> to
>> the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and
>> secure.
>> Well worth the effort to upgrade.
>>
>> Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got stuck
>> in
>> a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous version
>> of
>> windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So I
>> had
>> to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard
>> drive.
>> BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there are
>> going
>> to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.
>
>

You folks crack me up....

"Consultant" wrote:

> its like loving g0d, its a one sided romance
>
>
> "Zim Babwe" <zimbabwe@doyoureallythinkthisisreal.com> wrote in message
> news:eX0byQeWHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > So what you are saying is that you were abandoned as a child, had no
> > father and mother figures in your life, and you're just grasping at any
> > old OS that says it loves you?
> >
> > :-)
> >
> >
> > "Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8113A361-4E5B-4A2A-ADC0-EC955272ED03@microsoft.com...
> >> Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than XP
> >> on
> >> the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my
> >> Pentium
> >> Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can see
> >> what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the next
> >> step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically go
> >> to
> >> the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and
> >> secure.
> >> Well worth the effort to upgrade.
> >>
> >> Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got stuck
> >> in
> >> a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous version
> >> of
> >> windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So I
> >> had
> >> to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard
> >> drive.
> >> BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there are
> >> going
> >> to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.
> >
> >
>
>
>

Hilarious!

DH

"Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8113A361-4E5B-4A2A-ADC0-EC955272ED03@microsoft.com...

> Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than XP
> on
> the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my
> Pentium
> Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can see
> what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the next
> step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically go
> to
> the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and
> secure.
> Well worth the effort to upgrade.
>
> Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got stuck
> in
> a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous version
> of
> windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So I
> had
> to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard
> drive.
> BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there are
> going
> to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.

well, at least you like ac/dc

"Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:043A1A06-087F-4B2A-8332-D1059FF20A20@microsoft.com...
> You folks crack me up....
>
> "Consultant" wrote:
>
>> its like loving g0d, its a one sided romance
>>
>>
>> "Zim Babwe" <zimbabwe@doyoureallythinkthisisreal.com> wrote in message
>> news:eX0byQeWHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> > So what you are saying is that you were abandoned as a child, had no
>> > father and mother figures in your life, and you're just grasping at any
>> > old OS that says it loves you?
>> >
>> > :-)
>> >
>> >
>> > "Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:8113A361-4E5B-4A2A-ADC0-EC955272ED03@microsoft.com...
>> >> Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than
>> >> XP
>> >> on
>> >> the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my
>> >> Pentium
>> >> Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can
>> >> see
>> >> what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the
>> >> next
>> >> step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically
>> >> go
>> >> to
>> >> the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and
>> >> secure.
>> >> Well worth the effort to upgrade.
>> >>
>> >> Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got
>> >> stuck
>> >> in
>> >> a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous
>> >> version
>> >> of
>> >> windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So
>> >> I
>> >> had
>> >> to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard
>> >> drive.
>> >> BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there
>> >> are
>> >> going
>> >> to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

"Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8113A361-4E5B-4A2A-ADC0-EC955272ED03@microsoft.com...
> Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than XP
> on
> the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my
> Pentium
> Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can see
> what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the next
> step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically go
> to
> the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and
> secure.
> Well worth the effort to upgrade.
>
> Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got stuck
> in
> a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous version
> of
> windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So I
> had
> to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard
> drive.
> BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there are
> going
> to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.

I suspect your XP would run faster too if you reformatted your HD and
reinstalled it from scratch...
Backing up files before installing a new OS is a good idea. I'd do it the
easy way and keep all my old files... since I have 2 HDs in my PC, I'd
install the new OS on the other drive. Formatting the drive first is a good
idea whether you need to or not.

I'm sure Vista loves you too, even though it will never admit it.

your system would be even much faster if you had done full new install - not
upgrade.

"Hellzbellz" <Hellzbellz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8113A361-4E5B-4A2A-ADC0-EC955272ED03@microsoft.com...
> Installed Vista this weekend and I love it. It's so much faster than XP
> on
> the same computer, taking advantage of all the processing speed of my
> Pentium
> Duo Core. I love how the windows are somewhat transparent so you can see
> what's behind them, which gives the desktop a kind of 3D effect (the next
> step is holographic) and I really love how windows don't automatically go
> to
> the background when you maximize something else. It feels robust and
> secure.
> Well worth the effort to upgrade.
>
> Caveat. Be sure to backup your data files before upgrading. I got stuck
> in
> a loop with Vista telling me I could only upgrade from a previous version
> of
> windows, but that version didn't exist on my hard drive any more. So I
> had
> to restore the factory settings, which involved reformatting my hard
> drive.
> BACKUP your FILES! And if the upgrade advisor tells you that there are
> going
> to be problems with certain software on your system, just delete it.