Windows Vista - Good, Bad or Downright Ugly?

hammer-princess · 02-14-08, 07:58 AM

I'm just curious, who loves and who hates Windows Vista? Personally, I hate it.

I wonder what you think.

JSLTIGER · 02-14-08, 08:04 AM

I love it. I think it gets a worse rap than it deserves. It's certainly not ugly, I find it and its Aero interface to be clean and modern looking, far more so than XP and the Luna (aka Fisher-Price) theme. Why do you hate it? Have you used it, and if so what version?

Herr_Pete · 02-14-08, 09:11 AM

I think its fantastic. Not a problem with it. People seem to complain about it not working etc its normaly down to the person not installing the program properly! VISTA ftw

FIREWALL · 02-14-08, 09:31 AM

Even Billy-Boy thinks it's a STINKER. :rotfl:

Dowly · 02-14-08, 09:52 AM

Tried it never liked it. Mostly because of "You need to ask permission to go to pee" type of so-called security feature of it. Something that takes 2 seconds in XP takes extra 10 seconds on Vista with it asking if I want to allow myself permission to do something. :rotfl: I'm surprised it didnt start to cry and beg for forgiveness the next 20 popup screens when I decided to format and go back to XP.

Tchocky · 02-14-08, 09:54 AM

Haven't used it very much, except setting up a few laptops that aren't mine. I prefer XP, but I'm used to XP

JSLTIGER · 02-14-08, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Tried it never liked it. Mostly because of "You need to ask permission to go to pee" type of so-called security feature of it. Something that takes 2 seconds in XP takes extra 10 seconds on Vista with it asking if I want to allow myself permission to do something. :rotfl: I'm surprised it didnt start to cry and beg for forgiveness the next 20 popup screens when I decided to format and go back to XP.

You do know that you can turn UAC off right? Those prompts are entirely optional...

Kapitan_Phillips · 02-14-08, 10:49 AM

I dont mind it. The only problem I've had is that it wont recognise my USB MIDI cable.

Dowly · 02-14-08, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Tried it never liked it. Mostly because of "You need to ask permission to go to pee" type of so-called security feature of it. Something that takes 2 seconds in XP takes extra 10 seconds on Vista with it asking if I want to allow myself permission to do something. :rotfl: I'm surprised it didnt start to cry and beg for forgiveness the next 20 popup screens when I decided to format and go back to XP.

You do know that you can turn UAC off right? Those prompts are entirely optional...

Yeh, I learned it actually few days back, but still, I stick to my XP. It works fine.

TteFAboB · 02-14-08, 02:49 PM

It's a laptop crusher, unless you have a super laptop.

I'm sticking to XP for as long as I can. I used to jump to newer versions of Windows almost as soon as they were available, mainly because they sucked so much. But I'm happy with XP. It's the least sucky overall Windows. Vista has a few nice features, but more annoying ones.

And I still don't know about compatibility with old stuff. I might have to keep XP somewhere forever, even if I mainly used Vista.

Etienne · 02-14-08, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TteFAboB

It's a laptop crusher, unless you have a super laptop.

That's probably the worst thing about it, too. The sub 1000$ laptop is probably the system type with the highest sales grow right now, and if the OS cannot run on those... Well, there's a problem.

Vista's system requirements are just ridiculous for an OS. They're not even close to what the average computer has, and "power users" aren't upgrading because of compatibillity issues. I bought what could be considered a "Super laptop", and I didn't even what Vista anywhere close to that thing. Not for a couple year, anyway - Even if it meant that, because of Dell's retarded order system, I couldn't have a BD drive or a modem (Cause modems are apparently not compatible with XP?..)

02-14-08, 07:58 AM	#1
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JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I love it. I think it gets a worse rap than it deserves. It's certainly not ugly, I find it and its Aero interface to be clean and modern looking, far more so than XP and the Luna (aka Fisher-Price) theme. Why do you hate it? Have you used it, and if so what version? __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

02-14-08, 09:31 AM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Even Billy-Boy thinks it's a STINKER. :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-14-08, 09:54 AM	#6
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Haven't used it very much, except setting up a few laptops that aren't mine. I prefer XP, but I'm used to XP __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,902 Downloads: 203 Uploads: 0	I dont mind it. The only problem I've had is that it wont recognise my USB MIDI cable. __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

02-14-08, 09:11 AM	#3
Herr_Pete Commodore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 623 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	I think its fantastic. Not a problem with it. People seem to complain about it not working etc its normaly down to the person not installing the program properly! VISTA ftw

02-14-08, 09:52 AM	#5
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Tried it never liked it. Mostly because of "You need to ask permission to go to pee" type of so-called security feature of it. Something that takes 2 seconds in XP takes extra 10 seconds on Vista with it asking if I want to allow myself permission to do something. :rotfl: I'm surprised it didnt start to cry and beg for forgiveness the next 20 popup screens when I decided to format and go back to XP.

02-14-08, 02:49 PM	#10
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	It's a laptop crusher, unless you have a super laptop. I'm sticking to XP for as long as I can. I used to jump to newer versions of Windows almost as soon as they were available, mainly because they sucked so much. But I'm happy with XP. It's the least sucky overall Windows. Vista has a few nice features, but more annoying ones. And I still don't know about compatibility with old stuff. I might have to keep XP somewhere forever, even if I mainly used Vista. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand