"SX-25" wrote in message
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I've been sitting here all week looking at this WIndows Vista and I cannot
build up the nerve to load it on my Windows XP machine. My Windows XP
works so well I hate to return to the Follies d'Renton and go back at
square one with patches and updates for the next few months trying to get
my computer then to work as well as it works now. If it's not broke don't
fix it. Too bad the MS folks don't smoke test their software before
unleashing it on us.

I know..."no guts, no glory." I am sure there are a few other sayings that
would fit here too.

But jeez I hate to fiddle with something just to have the newest...that
probably is little different from what I got now.


Depending upon the version of Vista, you could open a can of worms that
would bring a flock of birds your way.

Many pieces of hardware do not, and will not, have drivers for Vista.

Various versions of Vista have extremely restrictive DCMA software that
won't even let you load or play your own ripped mp3 files or pre-recorded
video.

There have also been issues with various application programs not running in
Vista, requiring you to install and run a "virtual machine" to run Windows
XP compliant programs. In addition to this, Vista dropped all "legacy"
support for 16 bit software. This is not normally a problem for most users,
but some have "favorite" screen savers or nostalgic video games that will no
longer run on Vista (or Windows 7 for that matter). Vista will not run most
emulators without tweaking.

Brenda Ann wrote:

Many pieces of hardware do not, and will not, have drivers for Vista.

Various versions of Vista have extremely restrictive DCMA software that
won't even let you load or play your own ripped mp3 files or pre-recorded
video.

There have also been issues with various application programs not running in
Vista, requiring you to install and run a "virtual machine" to run Windows
XP compliant programs. In addition to this, Vista dropped all "legacy"
support for 16 bit software. This is not normally a problem for most users,
but some have "favorite" screen savers or nostalgic video games that will no
longer run on Vista (or Windows 7 for that matter). Vista will not run most
emulators without tweaking.

A lot of words to say that Vista is a P.O.S. :-)

"Joe from Kokomo" wrote in message
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Brenda Ann wrote:

Many pieces of hardware do not, and will not, have drivers for Vista.

Various versions of Vista have extremely restrictive DCMA software that
won't even let you load or play your own ripped mp3 files or pre-recorded
video.

There have also been issues with various application programs not running
in Vista, requiring you to install and run a "virtual machine" to run
Windows XP compliant programs. In addition to this, Vista dropped all
"legacy" support for 16 bit software. This is not normally a problem for
most users, but some have "favorite" screen savers or nostalgic video
games that will no longer run on Vista (or Windows 7 for that matter).
Vista will not run most emulators without tweaking.

A lot of words to say that Vista is a P.O.S. :-)

Ah, but it settles a lot of questions that might have come up as a result of
simply saying that Vista is a P.O.S... some might think that statement
arbitrary and capricious.

Brenda Ann wrote:
"Joe from Kokomo" wrote in message
...
Brenda Ann wrote:

Many pieces of hardware do not, and will not, have drivers for Vista.

Various versions of Vista have extremely restrictive DCMA software that
won't even let you load or play your own ripped mp3 files or pre-recorded
video.

There have also been issues with various application programs not running
in Vista, requiring you to install and run a "virtual machine" to run
Windows XP compliant programs. In addition to this, Vista dropped all
"legacy" support for 16 bit software. This is not normally a problem for
most users, but some have "favorite" screen savers or nostalgic video
games that will no longer run on Vista (or Windows 7 for that matter).
Vista will not run most emulators without tweaking.
A lot of words to say that Vista is a P.O.S. :-)

Ah, but it settles a lot of questions that might have come up as a result of
simply saying that Vista is a P.O.S... some might think that statement
arbitrary and capricious.


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"dave" wrote in message
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ROFL!!!

But just think, lot of people thought XP sucked, too.. till Vista came out,
and they found that Bill Gates had created the perfect vacuum..

One of my recent snail mail computery magazines says Windows 7 isn't
hardly any faster than XP,,,, maybe the article says Vista, I would have
to look it up.
cuhulin

Brenda Ann wrote:
"dave" wrote in message
m...
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ROFL!!!

But just think, lot of people thought XP sucked, too.. till Vista came out,
and they found that Bill Gates had created the perfect vacuum..




XP works O.K. (for Windows).

The guy at Velocity Micro www.velocitymicro.com installed and
tweaked Windows XP Home Edition in my Velocity Micro ProMagix desk top
computer.It works Grrrrrrrreat.
cuhulin

wrote:
The guy at Velocity Micro www.velocitymicro.com installed and
tweaked Windows XP Home Edition in my Velocity Micro ProMagix desk top
computer.It works Grrrrrrrreat.
cuhulin


For these prices I hope you got a reacharound too.

http://www.velocitymicro.com/category.php?cid=2

I bought my big Velocity Micro computer in 2004.I paid about $1,440.00
for my Velocity Micro computer.If I ever buy another computer, it will
be a Velocity Micro computer, a big desktop computer.I have no desire
for little portable computers, laptops, notebooks, netbooks or similar.I
don't tote.
cuhulin