Windows Vista?

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

I'm a computer science student at my university, so I get free MSDN access... with that said I've loaded Vista Business on my laptop and desktop... 32bit on my laptop(centrino 1.3gig with 1gig of ram) and 64bit version on my desktop(3gig dualcore and 2gigs of ram). Both computers run it flawlessly. I like it alot, but I know some people don't.

The only problem I had was getting peerguardian to work because of the ipv6 tables... peerguardian has since came out with a beta that now works fine with vista. I had no hardware conflicts or anything, I really like it.

 

[72 chevelle 10+ year member]

You might as well just get it. Programs are going to require it soon. I personally don't like it, but I realize that eventually I'll have to just quit *****ing and get it.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

I will be buying a laptop for school within the next month or so, and I am debating whether to stick with Windows XP or to go ahead and get Vista Home Premium. I have gotten mixed reviews about Vista.
I have heard there are a lot of compatibility issues with Vista, as well as annoying security alerts every time you start a program. Also Vista lacks a "Run" command or a Command prompt, and diagnostics are pretty well impossible without calling Microsoft.

I also have heard that Vista is nice and easy to use, and generally runs faster than XP. I like the looks of Vista, and the features such as Media Center are really nice, but I haven't had much chance to use it for more than a few minutes at the store.

I've been using XP for a few years now, and I know the pros and cons of XP. Basically I want to know how well people like Vista and whether or not people have been having trouble with it.

Thanks,

Matthew

There is no "run" in the start but I have yet to type something into search that didn't open the program (ie....type notepad into search and notepad runs)

 

[bibby 5,000+ posts]

I will be buying a laptop for school within the next month or so, and I am debating whether to stick with Windows XP or to go ahead and get Vista Home Premium. I have gotten mixed reviews about Vista.
I have heard there are a lot of compatibility issues with Vista, as well as annoying security alerts every time you start a program. Also Vista lacks a "Run" command or a Command prompt, and diagnostics are pretty well impossible without calling Microsoft.

I also have heard that Vista is nice and easy to use, and generally runs faster than XP. I like the looks of Vista, and the features such as Media Center are really nice, but I haven't had much chance to use it for more than a few minutes at the store.

I've been using XP for a few years now, and I know the pros and cons of XP. Basically I want to know how well people like Vista and whether or not people have been having trouble with it.

Thanks,

Matthew

1. Compatibility issues- If you google it, you will find the driver you need. Most people that say they have issues are either too lazy, or dont know how to do this.

2. Permission to open a program - This can be disabled in your control panel.

3. Run Command - Vista does not lack this, whoever told you that is a fuckass.

4. Faster than XP - It is a tad bit slower, but nothing you wont notice if you arent a hardcore gamer/computer tweaker.

Hope this helps. I have been running vista on my big machine since it came out, with absolutly no problems. If you are going to get this laptop, please, take this advice...

1GB ram nominal. 2GB for best performance.

-bibbz

 

[mapolley07 10+ year member]

I will definitely go with 2 gigs of RAM, and at least 1.8 gig processor. I think I will probably go with an Intel Core 2 Duo with Centrino Pro, so meeting system reqs will be no problem. I also am not sure about software compatibility. I have heard that Vista will not run many programs that previous versions of Windows did. I also have heard that only Office 2007 and Norton's Anti-virus will work with Vista. I despise Norton's and I already have a copy of Office 2003, so this concerns me also.

As far as system diagnostics, I have heard Vista makes it darn near impossible to diagnose anything without calling MS.

Is this true or just Anti-Vista BS?

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

Speaking of Vista..

here are the specs of the laptop I am ordering wthin the week for college

Operating System Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit)

Processor AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-64 (2.2 GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache )

Display 17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition Ultra HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)

Memory 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)

Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 6150

Personalization FREE Upgrade to HP Imprint Finish + Webcam + Microphone

Networking FREE Upgrade to 802.11a/b/g WLAN and Bluetooth!!

Hard Drive 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

Primary CD/DVD Drive SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support

TV & Entertainment Experience No TV Tuner w/remote control

Primary Battery High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

OS and Recovery Media System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit)

Productivity Software Microsoft® Works 8.0

 

[mapolley07 10+ year member]

what is that going to set you back? I'm not going into engineering or anything super computer-dependent anymore, so I won't quite need anything as serious as that, but I do want something nice that will last me all 4 years.

 

[mapolley07 10+ year member]

btw, I was told by several people to wait until at least the second week of August because that is when all the back to school sales hit. My friend told me at Circuit City where he works that I will be able to get an $1100 notebook for about $800

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

what is that going to set you back? I'm not going into engineering or anything super computer-dependent anymore, so I won't quite need anything as serious as that, but I do want something nice that will last me all 4 years.

the irony is i am going into the college of engineering at OSU lol

 

[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

XP.

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[mapolley07 10+ year member]

I was going to go into Architecture, but plans changed and now I am going into Youth Ministry and Secondary Ed. So now I save some money on a computer because I won't have to run Autocad or Inventor/Solidworks that **** all the processing power. I might buy AutoCAD though if I can get a hold of a copy from the school bookstore cheap. I don't want to completely waste 3 years of CAD classes, and I love making drawings.

 

[casper97ta 10+ year member]

I started running vista when it was still in the RC beta builds. They did ****. I've been running Vista ultimate Final build for almost 6months now. I'm running an Acer aspire, amd Turion 64 with 1gb of ram. My laptop runs very fast with no problems. The annoying pop-up for permisions is called User account control and can easily be disabled in the control panel, or MSCONFIG. and yes there is a run command, and it can be put on the start menu, or you could just hold the windows key and hit R. Vista is obviously not going to run the same on everybody's computer, and does take some tweaking to get it right for each person. So what I tell people, if you're not really into changing and customizing your PC settings yourself and just want to turn on the computer and go, then XP is what you want. If you are semi-computer savy, and want a nice looking, multi-media system then vista will work just fine. And there are a few nice forums out there full of all kinds of Vista help and tweaks. Hope this helps.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

Beyond it being buggy and annoying, i just dont think the hardware has caught up yet.

 

[Pickler 10+ year member]

My roommate just got a new laptop with vista....I hate it. you cant do much without a little security thing poping up asking you questions. XP for sure.

Yea there is NO way to disable it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[BassAce 10+ year member]

Stick with xp for now.