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ssp · 04-30-2007, 01:25 AM

I had to pick up a couple of laptops for the company last week and they came pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Basic.

I have played around with the operating system and thus far I am disliking it. Vista seems to add nothing more to my user experience than some better graphics. This however does come at a price because the pre-installed version of Vista seems to run as if I have tried to install Windows XP Pro on my old 468DX4. You'd think a pre-installed version would run smooth as eggs right?

Another thing which annoys me heavily is that I constantly have to give permission to run even the most legit programs. Yes, I even have to give permission to run windows components and Microsoft applications! Why? I never had any issues with these on Windows XP Pro? I never had a virus either, or a trojan horse. I always had a good virusscanner, firewall and the latest security updates.

One more thing which makes me thinking of re-installing Windows XP back on the new notebooks, even though this is probably going to cost me even more money, is that some applications are not yet compatible with Vista. What the bleep? Where is my added value if some of my most loved programs do not seem to function? Also, can anybody tell me why my laser printer will not be detected under Windows Vista, even though it works perfectly under XP?

As you could read, this is just one experience. I am sure Windows Vista Premium Megagood Eyecandy 6 will run heaps better on my main workstation with a staggering 4GB RAM and 3.7Ghz processor. But you know, I favour functionality over graphics in my operating system. It should not hold me back from my daily activities and Vista does.

Just two cents.

04-30-2007, 01:25 AM
ssp Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,990	I had to pick up a couple of laptops for the company last week and they came pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Basic. I have played around with the operating system and thus far I am disliking it. Vista seems to add nothing more to my user experience than some better graphics. This however does come at a price because the pre-installed version of Vista seems to run as if I have tried to install Windows XP Pro on my old 468DX4. You'd think a pre-installed version would run smooth as eggs right? Another thing which annoys me heavily is that I constantly have to give permission to run even the most legit programs. Yes, I even have to give permission to run windows components and Microsoft applications! Why? I never had any issues with these on Windows XP Pro? I never had a virus either, or a trojan horse. I always had a good virusscanner, firewall and the latest security updates. One more thing which makes me thinking of re-installing Windows XP back on the new notebooks, even though this is probably going to cost me even more money, is that some applications are not yet compatible with Vista. What the bleep? Where is my added value if some of my most loved programs do not seem to function? Also, can anybody tell me why my laser printer will not be detected under Windows Vista, even though it works perfectly under XP? As you could read, this is just one experience. I am sure Windows Vista Premium Megagood Eyecandy 6 will run heaps better on my main workstation with a staggering 4GB RAM and 3.7Ghz processor. But you know, I favour functionality over graphics in my operating system. It should not hold me back from my daily activities and Vista does. Just two cents.