Vista Myths

vonfeldt7 · 02-22-2008, 12:48 AM

I'm tired of seeing countless threads about how horrible Windows Vista is. I'm tired of hearing people at my school talk about it. I'm tired of idiots that don't know what they're talking about.

This is based on my experience with Vista, the ups, and [very few] downs.
I have been using Windows Vista for about a year, and my time with it has been phenomenal. The things I see people complain about when referring to Vista are usually one of the following:

Vista is unstable.
Vista uses too much resources
Nothing is compatible with Vista

What's great, is how most of the people who preach this crap have never even bothered to try Vista. Anyways heres my experiences with the above "problems" that seem to be so common.

1. I've never had Vista crash on me. Not once. I've had applications fail, but it had to do nothing with Vista.

2. Vista obviously uses more resources, it's a known fact. I'm not saying Vista is for everyone. If you have an older computer with 512MB of RAM and are running XP, I wouldn't recommend upgrading to Vista (it's these people that have most of the troubles). However, if you're building a new computer and need to purchase an operating system anyways, I would definitely recommend Vista, as long as you have a decent amount of RAM.

3. Ah yes, compatibility issues. I've heard that the majority of these issues (especially for Vista 64) were around when it was first released. I'm not sure if this is true or not, but (again, based on my experience) maybe it is true, as I've only had 2 programs that weren't compatible. One of them was a game from 1995 that wouldn't even work in XP, and the other was a cheap audio editing program. I found an update for the program, and it now works flawlessly.

That all being said, there are some people who deserved to be pissed off, I've seen a few youtube videos where people who have just build new computers couldn't run Vista, had errors, etc. These people should be mad, and at least get a refund.

Overall I'd say Vista is great, and it's never given me any troubles at all. I would definitely recommend it to anyone building a new system, as long as it has at least 2GB of RAM (Not much now days). The thing I didn't care for was UAC (User Account Control) once you turn it off, you'll be fine.

INTELCRAZY · 02-22-2008, 04:29 AM

I agree... You forgot about the Vista hater bandwagon though...

When it comes to software not working, I don't understand why ppl blame Microsoft for drivers that don't work... When I bought my PC, my Lexmark printer wouldn't work b/c there were no drivers for it, this wasn't Microsoft's fault, this was all on Lexmark. They should have got off their sorry ass and made some drivers, Vista had been out 8 months when I got it...

BluePlum · 02-22-2008, 05:21 AM

Your all wrong vista is gay!

Garethman!!` · 02-22-2008, 06:18 AM

Vista is perfectly fine, the requirements would be too high if it was 2001, but its 2008, most of the computer population on the market are dual cores, and have at least a gig of RAM. I have noticed it is faster than XP, never once had a crash in it (on 9 PCs, ranging from Athlon XP 3000+, Gig of RAM and a 9250 64mb card through my desktop in the specs below), the support in 64-bit is fine. So I agree with Vonfeldt7.

Also, I agree with you INTELCRAZY, I had somebody blaming Microsoft for some of their third party hardware with faulty drivers, I mean this is as lame as it possibly can get.

BluePlum, statements like that just are uncalled for, and are not very grown up at all.

This is my observation only, I have noticed that its mainly the Apple fanboys who call Windows, however, the Apple OS X latest release, apparently requires just the same as Vista.....

Kornowski · 02-22-2008, 06:38 AM

Vista is fantastic! I couldn't be happier with it!

Not to mention, I was using Vista themes for like a year before it came out, so you can tell I was looking forward to it

pixxell · 02-22-2008, 07:09 AM

I agree with all of you. Vista would be great if your system is big.
but I like the new jaguar from mac too. jaguar have great visual, better than vista.

patrickv · 02-22-2008, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixxell

I agree with all of you. Vista would be great if your system is big.
but I like the new jaguar from mac too. jaguar have great visual, better than vista.

Jaguar is system 10.2, or you meant Leopard ?
so Vista is all about Visuals and eye candy ? huh
so thats what the fuss is all about ?

02-22-2008, 12:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
vonfeldt7 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Middle of nowhere, Kansas Age: 17 Posts: 965	Vista Myths I'm tired of seeing countless threads about how horrible Windows Vista is. I'm tired of hearing people at my school talk about it. I'm tired of idiots that don't know what they're talking about. This is based on my experience with Vista, the ups, and [very few] downs. I have been using Windows Vista for about a year, and my time with it has been phenomenal. The things I see people complain about when referring to Vista are usually one of the following: Vista is unstable. Vista uses too much resources Nothing is compatible with Vista What's great, is how most of the people who preach this crap have never even bothered to try Vista. Anyways heres my experiences with the above "problems" that seem to be so common. 1. I've never had Vista crash on me. Not once. I've had applications fail, but it had to do nothing with Vista. 2. Vista obviously uses more resources, it's a known fact. I'm not saying Vista is for everyone. If you have an older computer with 512MB of RAM and are running XP, I wouldn't recommend upgrading to Vista (it's these people that have most of the troubles). However, if you're building a new computer and need to purchase an operating system anyways, I would definitely recommend Vista, as long as you have a decent amount of RAM. 3. Ah yes, compatibility issues. I've heard that the majority of these issues (especially for Vista 64) were around when it was first released. I'm not sure if this is true or not, but (again, based on my experience) maybe it is true, as I've only had 2 programs that weren't compatible. One of them was a game from 1995 that wouldn't even work in XP, and the other was a cheap audio editing program. I found an update for the program, and it now works flawlessly. That all being said, there are some people who deserved to be pissed off, I've seen a few youtube videos where people who have just build new computers couldn't run Vista, had errors, etc. These people should be mad, and at least get a refund. Overall I'd say Vista is great, and it's never given me any troubles at all. I would definitely recommend it to anyone building a new system, as long as it has at least 2GB of RAM (Not much now days). The thing I didn't care for was UAC (User Account Control) once you turn it off, you'll be fine. __________________ CPU [Intel Q9450] CPU GFX [Evga 8800GT] GFX RAM [G.Skill 4GB @ 1000MHz] RAM MOBO [Asus Maximus Formula] MOBO Last edited by vonfeldt7; 02-22-2008 at 02:38 AM.

02-22-2008, 06:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 17 Posts: 584	Vista is perfectly fine, the requirements would be too high if it was 2001, but its 2008, most of the computer population on the market are dual cores, and have at least a gig of RAM. I have noticed it is faster than XP, never once had a crash in it (on 9 PCs, ranging from Athlon XP 3000+, Gig of RAM and a 9250 64mb card through my desktop in the specs below), the support in 64-bit is fine. So I agree with Vonfeldt7. Also, I agree with you INTELCRAZY, I had somebody blaming Microsoft for some of their third party hardware with faulty drivers, I mean this is as lame as it possibly can get. BluePlum, statements like that just are uncalled for, and are not very grown up at all. This is my observation only, I have noticed that its mainly the Apple fanboys who call Windows, however, the Apple OS X latest release, apparently requires just the same as Vista..... __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5400+ 2.80GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2-800 PC6400 A-DATA / 2GB DDR2-667 PC5300 A-DATA HDD : Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB SATA/ Hitatchi Travelstar 120GB 5400RPM GPU :Sapphire Radion HD 2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate / Windows Vista Basic Check out my custom built Desktop Computers for sale! Last edited by Garethman!!`; 02-22-2008 at 06:20 AM.

02-22-2008, 06:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 10,332	Vista is fantastic! I couldn't be happier with it! Not to mention, I was using Vista themes for like a year before it came out, so you can tell I was looking forward to it __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 - Rev 3.3 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz PNY 8800GTS G92 @ 800/2000/1000 Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II WD 120GB SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded) Winner of Photo Tournament: People, Jewelry & Dead Space Member of COD4 [CF] Clan: [CF] Kornowski

02-22-2008, 07:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
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02-22-2008, 04:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	I agree... You forgot about the Vista hater bandwagon though... When it comes to software not working, I don't understand why ppl blame Microsoft for drivers that don't work... When I bought my PC, my Lexmark printer wouldn't work b/c there were no drivers for it, this wasn't Microsoft's fault, this was all on Lexmark. They should have got off their sorry ass and made some drivers, Vista had been out 8 months when I got it...

02-22-2008, 05:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
BluePlum banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 14 Posts: 1,481	Your all wrong vista is gay!

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