What is your thought about vista???

_simon_ · 04-12-2008, 02:22 PM

It's running fine for me. No complaints.

Nevakonaza · 04-12-2008, 02:51 PM

Since upgrading to 64 bit Asus smartdoctor does not work,and Firefox keeps crashing but its no biggie.

i can just use IE

Bob Jeffery · 04-12-2008, 03:39 PM

Im not saying vista is bad, its just a new operating system. Theres no major changes from xp. I will probably end up getting it eventually.

Kewl Munky · 04-12-2008, 04:06 PM

I plan on eventually getting it. I've heard they've released a service pack, which they said they didn't want to do with vista. I've heard some good feedback about it, but nothing too fantastic. Also heard that Ultimate is the most stable version at this time, but I'm not willing to spend that much money.

Does anyone actually think it's worth running? Main reason I want it is for DX10 and I want to upgrade to a 64bit OS to use more than 3GB of RAM, but don't want to buy 64bit XP and a few months later Vista is considered usable and then I buy that and wasted money on XP.

Garethman!!` · 04-12-2008, 04:11 PM

It is fine, ive used 64-bit now for a year, only ever had 1 driver problem, and that was with xChat, other than that, its been perfect, even on games such as GTA San Andreas, The Sims, etc. It is much better than XP x64 as it has a much greater support.

El DJ · 04-12-2008, 04:46 PM

The only reason people complain about vista running slow and crap is because they try to use it on a 5-6 year old computer, or a seriously underpowerd computer. Of course, Vista isn't going to work on your computer with 512MB of RAM.

Garethman!!` · 04-12-2008, 05:33 PM

Indeed, and people say it uses far too much RAM, but if you think of it, it is really a good thing, because RAM is cheap, and faster than a HDD. Now if we could get like 4GB L1/L2/L3 cache...

cohen · 04-13-2008, 01:57 AM

Having a look at commments / posts and the poll - there are mix thoughts.

Keep the comments coming.

concorde · 04-13-2008, 03:18 AM

I showed Vista the door when I bought a new computer. I think the appearance is great, but it will cost you in slowness and frustration, as if you were running it on a 486, but you aren't.

I can get KDE Ubuntu (Kubuntu) to look like Vista, but have the rock-solid stablity of Linux. I can do what I want to do on it: does Windows come with Python? Does it come with a full office productivity suite? No. Only a trial version. I could write pages and pages of what Linux has and Windows doesn't, but I won't.

g25racer · 04-13-2008, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El DJ

The only reason people complain about vista running slow and crap is because they try to use it on a 5-6 year old computer, or a seriously underpowerd computer. Of course, Vista isn't going to work on your computer with 512MB of RAM.

Exactly!! The way I see it is if you cant get vista to work then either your pc sucks or you dont belong on a pc!! Of course a new os is going to require more memory b/c there are way more things involved in vista than xp!! Vista has way more to offer than xp.

View Poll Results: what do you think about Vista????
Fantastic	12	18.18%
Good	20	30.30%
A lot of Faults	14	21.21%
Gone Back to XP	8	12.12%
It has it's advantages	17	25.76%
Never would try it	7	10.61%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 66. You may not vote on this poll

04-12-2008, 02:22 PM	#51 (permalink)
_simon_ Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cannock, UK Age: 28 Posts: 946	It's running fine for me. No complaints. __________________ Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Dual Core + Arctic Cooling Freezer-64-LP 4GB (2x 2GB) OCZ PC2 6400 Dual CH Gold Edition XTC MSI K9AGM2-L mATX / eCute mATX Cube Case /Scythe Kama-Meter / Philips DVD RW Hitachi 160GB SATA II 8MB cache Palit 8800GT 512MB Realtek® ALC888 HD Audio + Altec Lansing VS4121 Belinea 22" Widescreen Vista Home Premium 64bit My creepy crawly collection

04-12-2008, 02:51 PM	#52 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,650	Since upgrading to 64 bit Asus smartdoctor does not work,and Firefox keeps crashing but its no biggie. i can just use IE __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP1 \|Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050)

04-12-2008, 03:39 PM	#53 (permalink)
Bob Jeffery Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 207	Im not saying vista is bad, its just a new operating system. Theres no major changes from xp. I will probably end up getting it eventually. __________________ MY SPEEDTEST http://www.speedtest.net/result/238475138.png Windows xp home 2.1ghz amd sempron 1gig of ram 8600gt

04-12-2008, 04:11 PM	#55 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 17 Posts: 910	It is fine, ive used 64-bit now for a year, only ever had 1 driver problem, and that was with xChat, other than that, its been perfect, even on games such as GTA San Andreas, The Sims, etc. It is much better than XP x64 as it has a much greater support. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2-667 PC5300 A-DATA HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Western Digital Scorpio 250GB 7200RPM GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Home Premium

04-12-2008, 04:06 PM	#54 (permalink)
Kewl Munky Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 161	I plan on eventually getting it. I've heard they've released a service pack, which they said they didn't want to do with vista. I've heard some good feedback about it, but nothing too fantastic. Also heard that Ultimate is the most stable version at this time, but I'm not willing to spend that much money. Does anyone actually think it's worth running? Main reason I want it is for DX10 and I want to upgrade to a 64bit OS to use more than 3GB of RAM, but don't want to buy 64bit XP and a few months later Vista is considered usable and then I buy that and wasted money on XP.

04-12-2008, 04:46 PM	#56 (permalink)
El DJ Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My room Age: 16 Posts: 173	The only reason people complain about vista running slow and crap is because they try to use it on a 5-6 year old computer, or a seriously underpowerd computer. Of course, Vista isn't going to work on your computer with 512MB of RAM. __________________ Piez. "When Im sad, she comes to me With a thousand smiles, she gives to me free Its alright she says its alright Take anything you want from me, anything Anything. Fly on little wing, Yeah yeah, yeah, little wing"

04-12-2008, 05:33 PM	#57 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 17 Posts: 910	Indeed, and people say it uses far too much RAM, but if you think of it, it is really a good thing, because RAM is cheap, and faster than a HDD. Now if we could get like 4GB L1/L2/L3 cache... __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2-667 PC5300 A-DATA HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Western Digital Scorpio 250GB 7200RPM GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Home Premium

04-13-2008, 03:18 AM	#59 (permalink)
concorde Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 150	I showed Vista the door when I bought a new computer. I think the appearance is great, but it will cost you in slowness and frustration, as if you were running it on a 486, but you aren't. I can get KDE Ubuntu (Kubuntu) to look like Vista, but have the rock-solid stablity of Linux. I can do what I want to do on it: does Windows come with Python? Does it come with a full office productivity suite? No. Only a trial version. I could write pages and pages of what Linux has and Windows doesn't, but I won't.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Vista Myths	vonfeldt7	Operating Systems	24	06-22-2008 09:00 PM
Vista theme for everybody!	Kornowski	Desktop Computers	257	03-31-2008 12:03 PM
XP or Vista	deveritt	Operating Systems	24	03-17-2008 01:06 AM
Vista installed, But XP disappeared!	Juven	Operating Systems	3	02-16-2008 08:03 AM
Help! Vista no longer available to boot up!	dark_threat	Operating Systems	11	12-05-2006 06:50 AM