Vista fun

NeonSamurai · 03-18-09, 09:21 AM

Eh Vista kinda grows on you like a fungus after a while after you get use to its way of doing things. After using it a while I wouldn't in general say that its no worse then XP just a bit different (and more resource hungry).

XP was the same too for that matter, XP drove me crazy with a lot of things including the endless nag messages and some layout issues. I wouldn't call XP the model of efficiency either.

Wolfehunter · 03-18-09, 09:52 AM

Neonsamurai is right. XP original was the same. Vista is no different. Both have good sides and bad. I've got windows 7 evaluation copy on another partition. I find I get more performance from win7 than vista. There are many feature similar to vista on windows 7 but less nonsense too.

Anyhow I'm sure there will be people complaining about win 7 like very new OS there alway issues.

I sure do miss the dos days... You can never go wrong there..

longam · 03-18-09, 10:13 AM

If you get bored someday try tweaking your vista to the way you like it. I always set UAC to auto elevate without prompt, it was driving me crazy.

http://www.howtogeek.com/tag/windows-vista/

AVGWarhawk · 03-18-09, 11:57 AM

I love Vista. I have the Home Premium. Currently, for me, XP is slowly disappearing and very drab. I have no freezes, BSOD with Vista. Runs like a champ. All programs I use run well. Really, I look forward to playing with it everyday. Sorry you are pulling your hair out Skybird. It is a good OS...at least from my experience. You know, my parents run it and have no issues. It is a Toshiba laptop they have it on. My mother loves it.

Google vista64.com for the vista forums. Great forum with all kinds of answers to your questions.

FIREWALL · 03-18-09, 12:09 PM

I have XP sp3 and Vista 64 Ultimate on same rig.

No problems with either.

I use 1 OS for somethings and the other OS for others.

Skybird · 03-18-09, 06:35 PM

Migrating from Win98 to XP was easy, means handling and running it, of course in the beginning there were many technical problems - but not as many as with Vista, in no way as many. Considering to move from XP to Vista, is a bad dream for me. Vista simply is too unreliable. However, I see it from a different perspective: that of my parents for whom I have prepared the notebook, which had vista preinstalled and plenty of more "good stuff" - I spend all day long with deleting, and then defragmentising - and all that with a much slower technology than my desktop system - no fun. Ergonomy-wise, Vista is shabby and confusing. the new design I rate as "esoteric" at best, and my father who was here this late afternoon and doesnot know much about computers, found Vista much more confusing and disorientating than XP which I had shown to him last month. And I confirm Vista is very unstable, compared to XP. I had more freezes and hanging-ups giving me the opportunity to reboot in just two days, then XP has ever given me since the day I got it, until the day SP1 came out for XP.

Just that SP1 for XP came after much shorter time than Vista is out now - including Vista SP1.

And the number of background tasks and services is hilarious, absolutely hilarious.

I think my parents will curse me for not having talked it out of their heads. Although I certainly did not encourage them.

Task Force · 03-18-09, 07:27 PM

Ive kind of gotten to vista 32 bit... Im suprised... It runs stuff well. (crysis on veary high/high)

FIREWALL · 03-18-09, 09:22 PM

"Just a thought, reinstall the OS off the disc...if they bothered to give you one. "

quote=FIREWALL;1067704]I have XP sp3 and Vista 64 Ultimate on same rig.

No problems with either.

I use 1 OS for somethings and the other OS for others.[/quote]

bump for dummies

@ AVG You hit it on the head. Alot don't have the complete OS software and\or skill to do that.

AVGWarhawk · 03-19-09, 07:48 AM

I think Skybird can handle that. If the new install still runs the same and freezes, time to return the computer and get a new one.

03-18-09, 09:21 AM	#1
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Eh Vista kinda grows on you like a fungus after a while after you get use to its way of doing things. After using it a while I wouldn't in general say that its no worse then XP just a bit different (and more resource hungry). XP was the same too for that matter, XP drove me crazy with a lot of things including the endless nag messages and some layout issues. I wouldn't call XP the model of efficiency either. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

03-18-09, 09:52 AM	#2
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Neonsamurai is right. XP original was the same. Vista is no different. Both have good sides and bad. I've got windows 7 evaluation copy on another partition. I find I get more performance from win7 than vista. There are many feature similar to vista on windows 7 but less nonsense too. Anyhow I'm sure there will be people complaining about win 7 like very new OS there alway issues. I sure do miss the dos days... You can never go wrong there.. __________________

03-18-09, 11:57 AM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,274 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I love Vista. I have the Home Premium. Currently, for me, XP is slowly disappearing and very drab. I have no freezes, BSOD with Vista. Runs like a champ. All programs I use run well. Really, I look forward to playing with it everyday. Sorry you are pulling your hair out Skybird. It is a good OS...at least from my experience. You know, my parents run it and have no issues. It is a Toshiba laptop they have it on. My mother loves it. Google vista64.com for the vista forums. Great forum with all kinds of answers to your questions. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-18-09, 12:09 PM	#5
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I have XP sp3 and Vista 64 Ultimate on same rig. No problems with either. I use 1 OS for somethings and the other OS for others. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-18-09, 06:35 PM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,650 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Migrating from Win98 to XP was easy, means handling and running it, of course in the beginning there were many technical problems - but not as many as with Vista, in no way as many. Considering to move from XP to Vista, is a bad dream for me. Vista simply is too unreliable. However, I see it from a different perspective: that of my parents for whom I have prepared the notebook, which had vista preinstalled and plenty of more "good stuff" - I spend all day long with deleting, and then defragmentising - and all that with a much slower technology than my desktop system - no fun. Ergonomy-wise, Vista is shabby and confusing. the new design I rate as "esoteric" at best, and my father who was here this late afternoon and doesnot know much about computers, found Vista much more confusing and disorientating than XP which I had shown to him last month. And I confirm Vista is very unstable, compared to XP. I had more freezes and hanging-ups giving me the opportunity to reboot in just two days, then XP has ever given me since the day I got it, until the day SP1 came out for XP. Just that SP1 for XP came after much shorter time than Vista is out now - including Vista SP1. And the number of background tasks and services is hilarious, absolutely hilarious. I think my parents will curse me for not having talked it out of their heads. Although I certainly did not encourage them. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 03-18-09 at 07:51 PM.

03-18-09, 10:13 AM	#3
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	If you get bored someday try tweaking your vista to the way you like it. I always set UAC to auto elevate without prompt, it was driving me crazy. http://www.howtogeek.com/tag/windows-vista/

03-18-09, 07:27 PM	#7
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Ive kind of gotten to vista 32 bit... Im suprised... It runs stuff well. (crysis on veary high/high) __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

03-18-09, 09:22 PM	#8
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	"Just a thought, reinstall the OS off the disc...if they bothered to give you one. " quote=FIREWALL;1067704]I have XP sp3 and Vista 64 Ultimate on same rig. No problems with either. I use 1 OS for somethings and the other OS for others.[/quote] bump for dummies @ AVG You hit it on the head. Alot don't have the complete OS software and\or skill to do that. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-19-09, 07:48 AM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,274 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think Skybird can handle that. If the new install still runs the same and freezes, time to return the computer and get a new one.