Vista - RE: Advice to those considering changing from XP to Vista

What an arrogant statement.....I have only had one problem since using Vista
Premium and that was a bad Pre-Load on the new PB Comp. that I bought.
Now have a stable and well behaved OS....Have used Windows ever since Win
3.0 with progressions up to Vista.
Vista is by far the best and only have problems with some Programs
(Adventure Games) from prior to 2002/3.
Great OS in my opinion.
Almost like finding a Fresh Girlfriend LOL
"Walt" UK
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"John Wesley Asquith" wrote:

> The advice is: WAIT. There are currently too many inadequacies and
> bugs in Vista to make the transition worthwhile. Vista doesn't do much
> more than XP and the struggle to make your system run smoothly again is
> not worth it until Microsoft gets Vista more compatible with previous
> Windows versions.
>
> It will literally take you hours, perhaps days, to get your computer
> functioning smoothly again if you "upgrade" (downgrade???) from XP to
> Vista now.
>
>
>

I have to say that I at least know where John's coming from. Vista Home
Premium has been a rocky road for me and I've done - between my laptop and
desktop (2 licenses) - close to 7 or 8 installs.

1) I've done several closely guided installs with tech reps on the phone to
guide every step and have taken care to update my bios and all my drivers.
2) I've run the Vista Upgrade Advisor and combed thru it thoroughly to make
sure I haven't missed anything.
3) I've tried both clean and upgrade installs and have taken care each time
to load only Vista Compatible Software.

I believe at this point, in some cases, it is possible to do everything
right and still not be able to work with Windows Vista. See my post titled
"I hope to see you all again soon..." to get a full account of my last
install and how careful we were.

My computer is fairly new (1/19/07) and has plenty of firepower, 2 GB of
ram, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, with a Nvidia GeForce 7300
LE graphics card. My computer came with a "Vista Capable" sticker on it. I
know the controversy there, but my specs more than cover my computer for
running the more elegant features of Vista.

It is just as fallacious to claim that all is hunky dory here as it is to
claim that all is lost.

Just 2 days ago, a friend told me about someone he knew who was so upset
with Vista that he took his computer back to the store and demanded that XP
be put on it.

So I'm not saying everyone should wait and not upgrade to Vista. But don't
jump all over a guy and say he's crazy or wrong - because he's clearly not
alone in his experiences.

Many Thanks, Frank







"janus" <janus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B2FF617F-EC25-4B42-B6ED-7028BB8AFF7B@microsoft.com...
> What an arrogant statement.....I have only had one problem since using
> Vista
> Premium and that was a bad Pre-Load on the new PB Comp. that I bought.
> Now have a stable and well behaved OS....Have used Windows ever since Win
> 3.0 with progressions up to Vista.
> Vista is by far the best and only have problems with some Programs
> (Adventure Games) from prior to 2002/3.
> Great OS in my opinion.
> Almost like finding a Fresh Girlfriend LOL
> "Walt" UK
> .............................................................................................
>
> "John Wesley Asquith" wrote:
>
>> The advice is: WAIT. There are currently too many inadequacies and
>> bugs in Vista to make the transition worthwhile. Vista doesn't do much
>> more than XP and the struggle to make your system run smoothly again is
>> not worth it until Microsoft gets Vista more compatible with previous
>> Windows versions.
>>
>> It will literally take you hours, perhaps days, to get your computer
>> functioning smoothly again if you "upgrade" (downgrade???) from XP to
>> Vista now.
>>
>>
>>