I like VISTA

Pablo · Jul 29, 2007

Maybe premature. Maybe I just need to learn to hate it or something, but I actually think it's an OK OS.

Now that it’s set up to my liking, it’s very quick. HP baggage was the main offender. (GAG reflect comes to mind) ALL the HP stuff has been worse than useless.

I like the look and LOVE the gadgets. It’s fairly configurable once I got into it.

CCCleaner worked well, as well as the Aussie registry lightener. I may shop around for some other utes as well.

It’s NOT perfect. It hung once while browsing with Firefox, and I’m not sure why. It could have been some funk on some site. I had a few issues when I wrongly assumed every software package is automatically Vista kosher. I just need to slow down and ask first – using old ME, 2000 and XP for so many years made me lazy and thinking every program will work in Windows – but all the good ones are catching up with Vista. I still have the network printing issue. I don’t feel like working on that one now!

BTW – The MS Uninstall Helper Program is VERY sweet:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301

This bad boy got rid of stuff CCCleaner couldn’t. MSI programs,etc.

Anyway I’ll be the first to yell when Vista takes a dump.

Bill in Utah · Jul 29, 2007

Paul,

What CPU and memory size do you have?

I'm looking at another laptop (sold my Dell e1405, bought a used Dell E1505 and looking at another 14 inch one) and it seems that Vista needs(wants?) 2 gig to run?

Thanks, Bill

Pablo · Jul 29, 2007

AMD (dual core 5000 or something not sure what speed - brand new)

3 gig RAM and 4 would be nice.

carlprop · Jul 30, 2007

What I have found with Vista, is that you do need a lot of RAM. I have 2 gig of RAM, and many times find that I'm close to 50% physical memory usage.

sprintman · Jul 30, 2007

My Vista clients buy 4GB RAM. Aero etc needs it.

simple_gifts · Jul 30, 2007

Sad that MS is the last company of offer a 64-bit OS and the first to really need it....

Mystic · Jul 30, 2007

I like Vista too. I did not think I was going to like it. I heard so much negative stuff about it before it was released even from people who really like Microsoft software that I thought it was going to be a train wreck and maybe the beginning of the end for Microsoft. But after I actually tried Vista I liked it a lot.

You do need a reasonably powerful computer and lots of RAM and a graphics card is really nice. A lot of people complain about UAC. The fact is if you were using Mac OS X you would need to supply an administrator password also to download software or install software from a CD or DVD.

I like the appearance of Vista a lot. Some longtime Windows people do not like the appearance. They seem to prefer the most bland appearance that they can get.

I like the functionality. Windows Vista Home Premium has a lot of nice software included that really seems to work.

I like the security. So far Vista has been very secure compared to most other operating systems.

And most of my software and hardware just works in Vista.

So what is not to like?

moribundman · Jul 30, 2007

The writing's on the wall. Vista is on the way out and Windows 7 is coming. I was shocked to learn that Microsoft's full name was "Microsoft Corporation." I think they need to drop the corporation part and replace it with Computers.

*wink wink*

Pablo · Jul 30, 2007

Of course the writing is on the wall...has MS ever stopped fixing their err...... er......upgrading? But that doesn't me this OS is a POS.

Syntec-Man · Jul 30, 2007

i dunno i hate vista! with passion! i got a new hp aswell it just ---- me off for some odd reason don't ask me why

tmorris1 · Jul 30, 2007

Quote:

The writing's on the wall. Vista is on the way out and Windows 7 is coming. I was shocked to learn that Microsoft's full name was "Microsoft Corporation." I think they need to drop the corporation part and replace it with Computers.

*wink wink*

This is the case with any hardware or software the day it is released. I don't think that Windows 7 is supposed to come out until 2009 or 2010 or something. A long ways off yet.

moribundman · Jul 30, 2007

By Pablo's and tmorris1's replies I can tell some people haven't read (m)any of Mystic's posts. *tsk tsk tsk*

BWAHAHAHAHA!

PS: Nobody saw the *wink wink* after my post?

Volvohead · Jul 30, 2007

On several systems, I'm hanging on to Win2K to the very end. The wholesale hardware upgrades required for Vista don't justify the practical returns on a PC platform.

If I wanted Aero, I would buy a Mac.

The irony is, MS is treating Vista the same way it treated Win2k: as a short-lived trailblazer for something else.

Buffman · Jul 31, 2007

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What I have found with Vista, is that you do need a lot of RAM. I have 2 gig of RAM, and many times find that I'm close to 50% physical memory usage.

agreed. my gf's brother just got a new Dell Laptop. I forget what CPU (AMD something). 2gb of Ram and after using vista for 30 minutes with just to IE windows open, there's 50% physical memory used.

Plus I didn't like how the Wireless Control panel just froze up on me, and ctrl-alt-delete couldn't get it to close.

ToyotaNSaturn · Jul 31, 2007

Pablo, are you running the new UI or the old Win95/2000 "look"?

Pablo · Jul 31, 2007

Windoze Classic. Everything is real zippy. Memory averages 20%, and CPU rarely goes over 20%. (I have the tach in my gadgets space)

Mystic · Jul 31, 2007

Pretty soon I will be running Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista Home Premium on the same hard drive that has been partitioned. A second hard drive will be used to store photos. I will be able to get the best of both operating systems.

If a person runs Vista in Classic appearance is there less RAM used?

simple_gifts · Aug 1, 2007

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after using vista for 30 minutes with just to IE windows open, there's 50% physical memory used.

This is a function of the 30 minutes of computer use, NOT poor memory management or bloat. Memory is allocated for disk cache/buffer and code pages as the computer is used; the OS will not release it until free memory is almost zero. The common misconception is that the computer is "wasting memory" since it runs near capacity; in fact the opposite is true; memory NOT ALLOCATED is being wasted.

A valid test would be to start the computer, open IE and then check memory usage.

-T

Buffman · Aug 1, 2007

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after using vista for 30 minutes with just to IE windows open, there's 50% physical memory used.

Click to expand...

This is a function of the 30 minutes of computer use, NOT poor memory management or bloat. Memory is allocated for disk cache/buffer and code pages as the computer is used; the OS will not release it until free memory is almost zero. The common misconception is that the computer is "wasting memory" since it runs near capacity; in fact the opposite is true; memory NOT ALLOCATED is being wasted.

A valid test would be to start the computer, open IE and then check memory usage.

-T

Simple, I just referenced the fact that I remembered to check the usage after I had been using the laptop for 30 minutes. In no way is it a valid test.

Pablo · Aug 2, 2007

Actually I was a bit premature - the few problems I did have were due to Norton. With that gone, I love Vista even more. I've been configuring for the last few day, just twiddling.... got to love it when the power settings actually take (that was mostly Dell loser stuff), I surfed the web for some even cooler gadgets, drivers, etc. Nice.

I like VISTA

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