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seeric · 02-17-2007, 02:39 PM

Should I upgrade my Windows XP yet?

I want to get the Vista Ultimate, Its on sale here. It looks trick, but I don't wanna get it if its gonna fuck up my brand new laptop.

I like all the new features and shit, but I don't know if its bugged out yet. I haven't seen that many issues with it, except the Ipod thing.

Any input if you are running it?

kaori · 02-17-2007, 02:42 PM

it's neat, but not worth the money...
no big bugs in the time I've been running it... 98% of my software works, and I'm using a 64bit version....

all the prompting gets annoying..

seeric · 02-17-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kaori

neat, but not worth the money

i'm not concerned about the money, i am concerned about compatibilities and such.

nothing more. the tv commercial with the mac and the pc guys has me asking becasue of all that prompting i could easily get angry and smash the computer because of it. HAHAHA>

thanks for the input

PSGuru · 02-17-2007, 02:49 PM

Here's a great resource for software compatibility with Vista http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.ph...atibility_List

seeric · 02-17-2007, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSGuru

Here's a great resource for software compatibility with Vista http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.ph...atibility_List

awesome thanks.

Scroto · 02-17-2007, 02:54 PM

the promt shit is annoying but can be disabled

scouser · 02-17-2007, 02:55 PM

I had it. its nice. But won't work with all devices (like my wifi card...)

Lance69 · 02-17-2007, 03:05 PM

I had issues with my install all over the place. Just getting over it now and many of my built in peripherals needed new drivers. (Which were extremely hard to find on the Acer support site, ended up finding the acer ftp server from a chat board!)

But after all is said and done it's pretty sweet. If you only have one machine for work though I'd be a bit sketchy, cause it's possible it may take an entire day to get everything working properly. It seems to start up way faster than my XP, and I swear I'm looking at a MAC. From the new explorer windows, to the fonts, everything. Mac has Aqua, now windows has Aero! Original! Still sweet as hell and I like the speech recognition!

Scroto · 02-17-2007, 03:19 PM

eh, also i would recommend a fresh install of vista if you are going to use it. I'm hearing many having troubles that are just using the update..

just a punk · 02-17-2007, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K

Should I upgrade my Windows XP yet?

Yes, you should... but only in case if you don't care about these issues:

Disabling of Functionality
Indirect Disabling of Functionality
Decreased Playback Quality
Elimination of Open-source Hardware Support
Elimination of Unified Drivers
Denial-of-Service via Driver/Device Revocation
Decreased System Reliability
Increased Hardware Costs
Increased Cost due to Requirement to License Unnecessary Third-party IP
Unnecessary CPU Resource Consumption
Unnecessary Device Resource Consumption

JMM · 02-17-2007, 04:51 PM

I wanted to give it a try but didn't want to risk losing anything on my main computer.

So I bought a new computer with Vista on it and LOVE IT.

Then, I used Laplink's PCmover to move everything from my old computer to my new computer.

Everything works great. A couple minor annoyances, like Quickbooks couldn't find the license info, just needed to call them.

The only other minor annoyance was that I needed to re-enter my license key or reg key for a couple of programs.

Finally, it moved outlook over with all my data and all my accounts already set up. The only thing it didn't move were the passwords for each account, I just needed to re-add them.

Other than that, so far smooth and silk and I'm enjoying windows Vista. I will keep my old computer untouched for a little while just in case something does go wrong with the new one, but I figure in a month or so I will format the old computer and install Vista on that.

JMM · 02-17-2007, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K

i'm not concerned about the money, i am concerned about compatibilities and such.

nothing more. the tv commercial with the mac and the pc guys has me asking becasue of all that prompting i could easily get angry and smash the computer because of it. HAHAHA>

thanks for the input

It doesn't prompt that often, that commercial is misleading. The prompting can be disabled.

tranza · 02-17-2007, 04:54 PM

I'm not a Vista user yet, I've decided to wait at least an year before changing so that all bugs are fixed and such.

CaptainWolfy · 02-17-2007, 07:18 PM

I have Vista home edition on my laptop and Vista ultimate on my Desktop and i am doing great with it, i like it very much!

seeric · 02-18-2007, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMM

I wanted to give it a try but didn't want to risk losing anything on my main computer.

So I bought a new computer with Vista on it and LOVE IT.

Then, I used Laplink's PCmover to move everything from my old computer to my new computer.

Everything works great. A couple minor annoyances, like Quickbooks couldn't find the license info, just needed to call them.

The only other minor annoyance was that I needed to re-enter my license key or reg key for a couple of programs.

Finally, it moved outlook over with all my data and all my accounts already set up. The only thing it didn't move were the passwords for each account, I just needed to re-add them.

Other than that, so far smooth and silk and I'm enjoying windows Vista. I will keep my old computer untouched for a little while just in case something does go wrong with the new one, but I figure in a month or so I will format the old computer and install Vista on that.

maybe i'll do that. i can always use an extra machine around.

PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE · 02-18-2007, 01:04 AM

Looks pretty, and uses a lot of resources.

woj · 02-18-2007, 01:04 AM

if it ain't broke, don't fix it... there is really nothing new in vista that makes it worth upgrading.. yea, the new interface is kinda cool, but it doesn't really increase your productivity in anyway...

stickyfingerz · 02-18-2007, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberxxx

Yes, you should... but only in case if you don't care about these issues:

Disabling of Functionality
Indirect Disabling of Functionality
Decreased Playback Quality
Elimination of Open-source Hardware Support
Elimination of Unified Drivers
Denial-of-Service via Driver/Device Revocation
Decreased System Reliability
Increased Hardware Costs
Increased Cost due to Requirement to License Unnecessary Third-party IP
Unnecessary CPU Resource Consumption
Unnecessary Device Resource Consumption

Wow who would of guessed you would show up in this thread. SUEEE PRIZE!

Pimpin_J · 02-18-2007, 01:19 AM

Dont do it! Iam back to XP after 3 days with Vista. Its not compatible to an IPOD for example. Also you need to change permissions for every single action. Try to copy/paste files into a target folder took ages for me course i had to edit the permissions of the folders all the time.
Vista looks pretty slick but is such an unfinished OS! Iam back to XP and more then happy with it.
If your down for the neat design then get your XP skinned

02-17-2007, 02:39 PM	#1
seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	Vista Users ---------entre' Por Favor Should I upgrade my Windows XP yet? I want to get the Vista Ultimate, Its on sale here. It looks trick, but I don't wanna get it if its gonna fuck up my brand new laptop. I like all the new features and shit, but I don't know if its bugged out yet. I haven't seen that many issues with it, except the Ipod thing. Any input if you are running it?

02-17-2007, 03:05 PM	#8
Lance69 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,266	I had issues with my install all over the place. Just getting over it now and many of my built in peripherals needed new drivers. (Which were extremely hard to find on the Acer support site, ended up finding the acer ftp server from a chat board!) But after all is said and done it's pretty sweet. If you only have one machine for work though I'd be a bit sketchy, cause it's possible it may take an entire day to get everything working properly. It seems to start up way faster than my XP, and I swear I'm looking at a MAC. From the new explorer windows, to the fonts, everything. Mac has Aqua, now windows has Aero! Original! Still sweet as hell and I like the speech recognition! __________________ Sonarcash Competitive Content Shooting Handgasm HD Handjobs Janessa Jordan Ultimate Wife Make Money Fucking Blog ICQ: 307 975 028 lance {at} sonarcash {dot} com (<- Need amateur content? Email or ICQ)

02-17-2007, 03:19 PM	#9
Scroto Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,804	eh, also i would recommend a fresh install of vista if you are going to use it. I'm hearing many having troubles that are just using the update.. Last edited by Scroto; 02-17-2007 at 03:21 PM..

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tranza ICQ: 197-556-237 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BRASIL !!! Posts: 57,559	I'm not a Vista user yet, I've decided to wait at least an year before changing so that all bugs are fixed and such. __________________ I'm just a newbie.

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02-17-2007, 02:42 PM	#2
kaori Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,569	it's neat, but not worth the money... no big bugs in the time I've been running it... 98% of my software works, and I'm using a 64bit version.... all the prompting gets annoying..

02-17-2007, 02:49 PM	#4
PSGuru Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 552	Here's a great resource for software compatibility with Vista http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.ph...atibility_List

02-17-2007, 02:54 PM	#6
Scroto Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,804	the promt shit is annoying but can be disabled

02-17-2007, 02:55 PM	#7
scouser marketer. Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: bcn Posts: 2,280	I had it. its nice. But won't work with all devices (like my wifi card...)

02-17-2007, 04:51 PM	#11
JMM Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,755	I wanted to give it a try but didn't want to risk losing anything on my main computer. So I bought a new computer with Vista on it and LOVE IT. Then, I used Laplink's PCmover to move everything from my old computer to my new computer. Everything works great. A couple minor annoyances, like Quickbooks couldn't find the license info, just needed to call them. The only other minor annoyance was that I needed to re-enter my license key or reg key for a couple of programs. Finally, it moved outlook over with all my data and all my accounts already set up. The only thing it didn't move were the passwords for each account, I just needed to re-add them. Other than that, so far smooth and silk and I'm enjoying windows Vista. I will keep my old computer untouched for a little while just in case something does go wrong with the new one, but I figure in a month or so I will format the old computer and install Vista on that.

02-17-2007, 07:18 PM	#14
CaptainWolfy Playa Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Somewhere on the Earth Posts: 8,439	I have Vista home edition on my laptop and Vista ultimate on my Desktop and i am doing great with it, i like it very much!

02-18-2007, 01:04 AM	#17
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02-18-2007, 01:19 AM	#19
Pimpin_J Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SplitInfinity.com Posts: 3,637	Dont do it! Iam back to XP after 3 days with Vista. Its not compatible to an IPOD for example. Also you need to change permissions for every single action. Try to copy/paste files into a target folder took ages for me course i had to edit the permissions of the folders all the time. Vista looks pretty slick but is such an unfinished OS! Iam back to XP and more then happy with it. If your down for the neat design then get your XP skinned __________________