Is Vista good?

B4NN3D1994 · 03-20-2008, 04:33 PM

I was talking to my mother a few minutes ago during dinner. We need to get a enw computer, a second one, actually. I said that we should get Vista. She thought otherwise.

She heard from many people that it wasn't what is said to be, and there was many other issues. And i wanted to know what you thought, and what issues there are. Either way, im pretty sure she wont buy one with Vista.

**warlordfmike** · 03-20-2008, 05:01 PM

welcome to TSF TechSupoortForum.com

yes there is still some issue's that microsoft is working out they just
Released vista service pack 1 (sp1) and so it will be sometime before they/ur computer is ready for it

but i would most likely say buy vista pc that meets ur
needs. what are ur plans to do with the pc movies/muisc\games
or just internet/or all?

**nickster_uk** · 03-20-2008, 09:21 PM

Vista can be extremely troublesome for some users...but for others it runs perfectly. It all depends on usage and hardware. It does take a little time to get used to how it works and to benefit from what it can do but i've had no significant problems with it at all and although I run dual boot, I rarely boot into XP unless i'm testing software or troubleshooting minor issues on Vista.

NTeyeball · 03-21-2008, 12:36 AM

Hey all,

Just drop in to add....

I found the switch to Vista about the same as coming from Win95/98 to XP. Tools and info is more complicated to find, User Account Control is annoying for single User. Some of my favorite tools/utilities and burners wont run of course, just to P you off.

Sofar so good, and I only have Vista Basic. + updates. No Sp1.
I'm not into Games and it works OK for now, with Pics and Music and Office & Internet
Ya sorta have to go with the trend.
NT.

03-20-2008, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
B4NN3D1994 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Is Vista good? I was talking to my mother a few minutes ago during dinner. We need to get a enw computer, a second one, actually. I said that we should get Vista. She thought otherwise. She heard from many people that it wasn't what is said to be, and there was many other issues. And i wanted to know what you thought, and what issues there are. Either way, im pretty sure she wont buy one with Vista.

03-20-2008, 05:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
warlordfmike TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: huntington tx east texas Posts: 631 OS: microsoft® Vista home Basic™ Sp1 My System	Re: Is Vista good? welcome to TSF TechSupoortForum.com yes there is still some issue's that microsoft is working out they just Released vista service pack 1 (sp1) and so it will be sometime before they/ur computer is ready for it but i would most likely say buy vista pc that meets ur needs. what are ur plans to do with the pc movies/muisc\games or just internet/or all? __________________ "im a dude that lives in the middle of nowhere. i live on a road that the address has fm in it. the fm means FROM somewhere to the MIDDLE of nowhere lolololol" Warlordfmike of TSF SensorsView . WinRaR . Belarc . Windows Performance Tool . Belarc Advisor . DriverMax . Advanced Task Manager . Driver Detective Last edited by warlordfmike : 03-20-2008 at 05:10 PM.

03-20-2008, 09:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,548 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: Is Vista good? Vista can be extremely troublesome for some users...but for others it runs perfectly. It all depends on usage and hardware. It does take a little time to get used to how it works and to benefit from what it can do but i've had no significant problems with it at all and although I run dual boot, I rarely boot into XP unless i'm testing software or troubleshooting minor issues on Vista. __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

03-21-2008, 12:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
NTeyeball Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NT.Australia Posts: 19 OS: Vista Basic, XP Home SP2, Win98se	Re: Is Vista good? Hey all, Just drop in to add.... I found the switch to Vista about the same as coming from Win95/98 to XP. Tools and info is more complicated to find, User Account Control is annoying for single User. Some of my favorite tools/utilities and burners wont run of course, just to P you off. Sofar so good, and I only have Vista Basic. + updates. No Sp1. I'm not into Games and it works OK for now, with Pics and Music and Office & Internet Ya sorta have to go with the trend. NT.