Your Vista experience?

wung · 10-31-2007, 01:06 PM

hey guys,

i'm planning to use vista ... and just want to double-check with some of you that have used it. what kinda problems have you faced? do you have problems installing programs? can you install apps made for xp without issues? is it running slower?

thanks,

wung

DarkFury · 10-31-2007, 01:36 PM

Honestly, I'd wait until AFTER Service Pack 1 becomes official for Vista.

If you are a gamer or depend on software that came out before Vista was released, I'd probably hang on the XP.

InfiniteNothing · 10-31-2007, 01:42 PM

XP compatibility leaves something to be desired. I had some problems with FF and PDF printing.

wung · 10-31-2007, 02:00 PM

i see, thanks for your input ... the only issue i have is my xps m1330 doesn't support xp natively ... mostly due to driver issues ... sucks ...

wung · 10-31-2007, 02:05 PM

nm, found this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=153941

hopefully it'll work well ... thanks again guys.

Jeffbx · 11-01-2007, 06:41 AM

The only issues I've seen with Vista are 1) it's HEAVY - you want to have a GB of RAM, a fast processor & a 3D video card to really take advantage;

and 2) there's really no significant improvements over XP.

So all of my machines are running XP except for a Vista test machine in my office.

DarkFury · 11-01-2007, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffbx

The only issues I've seen with Vista are 1) it's HEAVY - you want to have a GB of RAM, a fast processor & a 3D video card to really take advantage;

More like 2GBs to 4GBs of RAM to run that beast satisfactorily.

Paymaster · 11-01-2007, 09:54 AM

File copy/move operations are slooow. It takes forever to "calculate time remaining". I've read rumors that SP1 improves this, but doesn't fix it.

My #1 all time biggest issue, on the file dialog boxes, the little button that goes up one directory is removed. So if I had previously saved something in "My Documents\My Pictures", it will default to that with the next save. If I want to then go to "My Documents\My Music", I used to hit the "up" button, then click "My Pictures". Now I have to click the shortcut to "My Documents", then navigate from there. It is the most minor freaking thing, but it annoys me every single time I have to change directories.

There is also some compatibility problem with my HP 6800 series printer. Every document I send fails, then gets re-sent, then prints. It takes about a minute. I blame HP for that one, though.

So yeah, not a big Vista fan here.

10-31-2007, 01:36 PM	#2
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,390	Honestly, I'd wait until AFTER Service Pack 1 becomes official for Vista. If you are a gamer or depend on software that came out before Vista was released, I'd probably hang on the XP. __________________ DarkFury's Pimptopia - Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game! Home of the Original OG Pimp (accept NO imitations)

10-31-2007, 01:42 PM	#3
InfiniteNothing Fleet Admiral Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,997	XP compatibility leaves something to be desired. I had some problems with FF and PDF printing. __________________ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

11-01-2007, 09:54 AM	#8
Paymaster Commander Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 1,366	File copy/move operations are slooow. It takes forever to "calculate time remaining". I've read rumors that SP1 improves this, but doesn't fix it. My #1 all time biggest issue, on the file dialog boxes, the little button that goes up one directory is removed. So if I had previously saved something in "My Documents\My Pictures", it will default to that with the next save. If I want to then go to "My Documents\My Music", I used to hit the "up" button, then click "My Pictures". Now I have to click the shortcut to "My Documents", then navigate from there. It is the most minor freaking thing, but it annoys me every single time I have to change directories. There is also some compatibility problem with my HP 6800 series printer. Every document I send fails, then gets re-sent, then prints. It takes about a minute. I blame HP for that one, though. So yeah, not a big Vista fan here. __________________ "eh, take your opinion and shove it... somewhere else other than this thread" ~ welfareloser

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10-31-2007, 01:06 PM	#1
wung Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 429	Your Vista experience? hey guys, i'm planning to use vista ... and just want to double-check with some of you that have used it. what kinda problems have you faced? do you have problems installing programs? can you install apps made for xp without issues? is it running slower? thanks, wung

10-31-2007, 02:00 PM	#4
wung Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 429	i see, thanks for your input ... the only issue i have is my xps m1330 doesn't support xp natively ... mostly due to driver issues ... sucks ...

10-31-2007, 02:05 PM	#5
wung Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 429	nm, found this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=153941 hopefully it'll work well ... thanks again guys.

11-01-2007, 06:41 AM	#6
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,065	The only issues I've seen with Vista are 1) it's HEAVY - you want to have a GB of RAM, a fast processor & a 3D video card to really take advantage; and 2) there's really no significant improvements over XP. So all of my machines are running XP except for a Vista test machine in my office.

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