I haven't had any experience with Vista, but XP Professional has been
running for several years, with no problems. I have some processes such as
prefetch, Messenger, and autorun disabled. The only update I have installed
is Service Pack 2. I ordered the CD from Microsoft several years ago. IE6,
with its multiple security holes runs much better than IE7. I purged that
browser. I use Firefox as my internet browser........it seems to have
tighter security.
Linux is still my favorite operating platform, but unfortunately, it is
incompatible with the electrical engineering programs that I use. When it
eventually grows up, I thing Linux will be the way to go. Microsoft has a
tendency to write quite a bit of "bloatware", but they do a better job of
coding their operating system than I would ever be able to do.
I have heard quite a few bad things about Vista, but I have heard quite a
few bad things about some radio equipment, such as the Eton E1.
When I spoke to the person over at R.L. Drake who does the repair on these
radios, he stated that very few of the E1s come in for repair. Maybe people
just throw them in the dumpster out of frustration!
The point is........sometimes sour grapes tend to exaggerate problems that
might turn up. I don't have the answer on that one.
Pete
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"Rene Brehmer" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 May 2008 06:25:56 -0700, dave wrote:
David wrote:
Windows XP is fast, RELIABLE, and meets the needs of the vast
majority
of PC users
Huh!? XP is klunky and wastes resources. Puppy Linux works better
for
most routine tasks.
Yes, but Vista takes the cake as the worst piece of crap to come out
of
Richmond yet. I'm surprised noone's taken them to court yet for
selling a
clearly unfinished product as anything but a beta.
I work with Windows all day. That's why we have a Mac at home.
--
Rene Brehmer
IT Technician
North Hill Inn
http://www.northhillinn.com
That's funny. I have three computers running on Vista utilizing them
playing
music, movies, word processing, document saving, and about every
application
you can use. No problems here just as long as you really know what you
are
doing. Maybe its not the software causing the problem but the user not
knowing how to properly operate the computer.
Or the owner not being able to afford a 900 terahertz 16-core processor
with 100 terabytes of memory.
What makes this interesting to me is that I paid 200 dollars for the
desktop computer brand new out of the box at Circuit City. Computer was
originally 409 dollars and discounted to 200. Worked great right out of
the box. I didn't have a bit of problem with that computer and its about
a year old. Next pieces I bought were two laptops one from last August
and the other this February. HP for both of them and spent 1500 for both
of them in total. Both with 1 GB of ram apiece. 160 GB drive on one and
250 GB on the other. AMD processor on both 2.0 Ghz plus speed. So
basically 700 bucks for one laptop and 800 for another. I've been seeing
desktops for maybe 500-700 which is pretty reasonable.
And these miracle babies all run Vista flawlessly?
I don't have a bit of a problem with Vista. Its called keeping your
computer system clear of garbage, file clutter, and everything else that
someone who has the money to afford a computer should know. I don't have
system crash problems such as certain programs crashing. Its called
keeping your file structures clean and having good equipment to work with.
I've got 85 percent of one computer filled with audio files, documents,
etc. Not a bit of a problem keeping it running. Not to mention watching
Netflix videos and everything else on there. This computer I have had
since August 2007. Maybe had to reboot once due to a program getting all
locked up and not responding. Otherwise, learn your stuff. I've been
working on computers since well into the 1980s in fact having a Commodore
and all of that sort of thing. I've used Windows 95, 98, Millenium
Edition, XP and now Vista. I've had the least problems out of Vista than
any of the older models. I think people forget when 95 would crash quite
often. 98 was quite a bit better. Millenium was nothing to write home
about.
In fact, I also have three working XP machines. All of which suit my
purposes but personally I've found that XP and its supporting programs you
run on XP tend to be slow and choppy in performance. It tends to lock up
more frequently than I have ever seen Vista do. When it doesn't lock up
the computer on XP, it tends to slow applications. One fix for that might
be adding some RAM to supercharge the computer. That always helps. Might
cost you 100 bucks these days to do that but if you're picky its well
worth it.
I run this Vista computer for mostly multimedia purposes and web browsing.
I haven't rarely had a coughing fit out of it. Nothing like what older
models did. XP included.