Comments on: The end of Vista? http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/ Talking about technology Sun, 01 May 2011 08:38:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: VISTA or Waste-A =P | Tea Break http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-396 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:02:29 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-396 [...] http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/ [...]

]]> By: Emoticons « secretss http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-313 Mon, 12 May 2008 08:01:17 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-313 [...] Hah! The end of Vista! [...]

]]> By: My Brain « secretss http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-309 Sat, 10 May 2008 15:40:07 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-309 [...] Edit: Hah! The end of Vista! [...]

]]> By: Long live Windows XP « Tektodo http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-219 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:57:41 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-219 [...] It seems users just don’t want to give up Windows XP. A little over a week ago, I wrote a short article discussing the future of Windows Vista and stated how there has been growing support to keep Windows [...]

]]> By: VISA or Waste-A =P « J-I-N-G-U-I-S-M http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-207 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:34:43 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-207 [...] http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/ [...]

]]> By:   The End of Vista? — VIBE http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-206 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:39:56 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-206 [...] Source: Tektodo [...]

]]> By: allajunaki http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-195 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:07:30 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-195 Its interesting to see so many negative opinions for Vista, Even I had told a lot of guys not to use vista….
Till my shiny new laptop came with vista.
Sure Vista has its own quirks, a few of my apps “Stopped Responding” and at times I had system that just wont respond. But I still have very fond memories of XP showing me BSODs, and I still remember the time when my desktop vendor suggested me “against” XP coz it needs “lots of ram” and is “slower”.
The point is, tomorrow when Windows 7 is finally lauched, ppl are going to say how XP and Vista is so much better than 7.

From what I have observed, Vista doesnt work well with anything older than Intel “Core” series and RAM <1GB (1GB is just about it, but with 2GB things can become a lot more comfortable).
Sluggishness ? Well, Vista prefetch can do wonders, FireFox and GIMP fires up fast, Very fast.
And thanks to I/O prioratization, Neither windows Indexing nor BitDefender hurts my normal work on my laptop.

All in all, vista for end user is more evolutionary. and I found there is a lot going on under the skin to keep things running real smooth. Personally I will recommend Vista to anyone purchasing a new comp.

]]> By: VistaWorksFine http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-194 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:44:08 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-194 I have a problem with this article.

To start, who ever wrote that is not well versed in MS’s timeline of OS releases. Windows 7 will be released on track as with all other OSs. The only divergence of this schedule is Vista and only because they dropped Longhorn. So basically an OS was skipped versus Vista being late.

So that leaves us to ponder what else this guy isn’t well versed with in regards to Vista as a whole. He tries to spoon feed us the idea that the release of Windows 7 among other things doesn’t “bode well” for Vista? That’s ridiculous. He says this but he doesn’t base it on anything real. Windows 7 isn’t being released any sooner then any other OS (again, with the exception of Vista). So that leaves me to wonder how old this guy is in order to evaluate his level of knowledge in such things since he only seems to have knowledge of XP and Vista in his memory bank to pull from to develop such bogus “bottoms lines”.

For those that are wondering, we get a new desktop every 2-3 years:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_systems_timeline

]]> By: distinctivecoaching http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-193 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:48:55 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-193 I’ve been using Vista Ultimate since RC2 (beta), and have honestly loved it. It’s much more intuitive, and I can find stuff on my computer MUCH quicker. The organizational functions are great. And if I had kids, I would be LOVING the built-in parental controls.

The UAC (User Account Control) has saved my ass a few times. On the other hand, the only time I got a virus was when a house guest was using the PC and just went clicking through the Ok’s on the UAC warnings, because he wasn’t familiar with Vista. And it crashed my system in a really bad way. That was my dad, and he got an earful about reading warnings and not just clicking “Ok” to anything and everything! :)

Now, the people that I have run into that are anti-Vista are in two categories:
- System Admins that have had legitimate problems and don’t want to take the time to “fix what isn’t broken” with XP (I can understand that)
- People that have heard from others that they shouldn’t like Vista and so they bash it.

Yes, drivers were a big problem at launch, but that was not MS’s fault as the third party manufacturers need to make drivers available, nor is it an indication of how well or poorly Vista runs.

If I get a flat tire on my brand-new car, would I complain to Honda, or GoodYear?

Give Vista a chance, and if you honestly still don’t like it, then I’m with you to go back to XP or wait for the next system.

Best,
Jason

]]> By: Ervin Sholpnick http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-192 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:39:43 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-192 Here is a great poster for Vista

http://hotlard.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/poster64258341.jpg

]]> By: Nicolice http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-191 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:36:51 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-191 Microsoft just repeating the scene where they did to Windows Me :x

]]> By: gizmoandgremlinsrule http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-190 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:18:44 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-190 I have had XP for 4 years and Vista for about 4-5 months. I would say XP is better. They have gone overboard with Vista, to be honest, and it’s kinda rushed. Some of it’s great, don’t get me wrong, but it’s so frustrating at times. There’s still alot of bugs, if you ask me.

]]> By: swimteamgrrrlpie1153 http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-189 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:07:13 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-189 Macs suck

]]> By: Bob http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-188 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:06:44 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-188 Why does it seem to be the latest fad to bash vista. I have Vista Home Premium preinstalled on my laptop. It’s fast. It’s responsive. I haven’t had any software or hardware issues. Aero is extremely pretty and I have no complaints. If you’re complaining that vista won’t run on that 10 year old machine, buy yourself a new computer!

]]> By: Chas http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-187 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:30:31 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-187 I won’t bother bashing on Vista, or XP instead I’ll take my shots on Microsoft itself. As several have said, don’t try using the software (OS) on machines that are several years old, it more then likely wont be a pleasant experience. Microsoft has continuously made their software bigger and with more bloat then a dead cow on a hot summers day. Their are other operating system out there that instead of striving to out date your computer within months, work to streamline their programing code so that your computer can hum along for many more years to come. If you don’t understand when was the last time you saw any Microsoft product advertised to run on a x86 machine? That typically means older ones with a slower cpu speed. (Under 1 GH). While i686 is what the newer pentium speeds are geared for. I guarantee you that vista is in the i686 class, despite what their web page says. I’ve seen it run on 1 gig of memory and even then it was slow. Like I said their are alternatives, and those that are willing to suffer will continue to be slaves to the constant barrage of Microsoft’s assault on your wallet. Did I mention that the other system are completely free?

]]> By: Angie http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-185 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:54:22 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-185 What’s wrong with Vista? I’ve been using it for nearly a year and haven’t experienced a single issue. Is Vista bashing just the cool thing to do?

]]> By: Richard Perkins http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-184 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:46:01 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-184 I, personally, see Vista as a “transition OS”. It’s nothing more than an excuse to draw a little amount of income in between operating system releases. I’ve used it before, and didn’t like it at all.

I just really hope they’ve been spending these past years trying to perfect Win7.

]]> By: abo46n2 http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-183 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:39:07 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-183 Good question. I have Vista basic and don’t mind it. Granted it has it’s problems, but that’s to be expected. I’m surprised to hear of Windows 7 so soon… why not improve on Vista? I’ll keep an eye on your blog to see your future thoughts about all this… I’m concerned as well.

]]> By: mickeypvx http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-181 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:02:29 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-181 I hate Vista with a fiery passion. It seems like there was way too much time making it “look better” (not my opinion, I find it irritating and useless) and not nearly enough making it WORK. Sorry if I prefer function to form, or that I think it’s common sense to make your next version of an OS compatible with the previous versions/software available.

For more ranting, I posted about it here: http://mickeypvx.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/windows-vista-pile-of-crap/

]]> By: Michael http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-180 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:00:33 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-180 I have to use windows for work still, because of the outlook mail and appointment integration lock-in. I do use XP there, but for anything else I use Ubuntu Linux, both at work and at home.

That being said, XP was just as hated and unstable when it was first introduced, and it matured, and the hardware caught up with it. So I would assume that Vista just is still at the beginning of that lifecycle.

However the main unique issue I have with Vista over XP is the attempt to force a trusted computing model on the user, similar to what Apple does on their iPhone infrastructure. Supposedly there are like 7 programs that attempt to control what you are doing with your data on your computer, which is just the wrong approach.

I will only buy and use hardware and software that enhances my abilities, and not any that are designed to restrict my abilities. Policing should be left to the police, and not to a corporation.

That is something I strongly object to, and is also the reason why I have returned my iPhone.

Details on http://mrmichaelwill.wordpress.com

Michael

]]> By: Lone Wolf http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-179 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:32:28 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-179 donutz

Just go to dell.ca or dell.com and find: Buy a PC with XP

You can still get XP PC’s at Dell? I did not know that. Yay!

]]> By: James http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-178 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:03:38 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-178 I abandoned Vista (despite being an early adopter) when I encountered re-installation problems. It kept telling me my copy was registered to another person. “Yes it’s registered to me”, I found myself screaming over and over at the computer. And so I moved over to Linux. My computer loves me for it.

]]> By: donutz http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-177 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:57:02 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-177 Also, Gates spent ALOT of $ on Vista.. instead of how good it works. That’s why I bought a my New dell with XP Media Center 2005. Just go to dell.ca or dell.com and find: Buy a PC with XP. Easy! That’s what did to protect me from buying vista ultimate.. ( which is okay, not too good but okay.. I have it on my HP. )

]]> By: chris who hates his vista http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-176 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:55:21 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-176 the biggest problem with vista is its hefty price. Is worth the hundreds of dollars for Defender? for the easy sinci-ng? there are better security systems (for free if your patient and savvy ) than defender and if your not using IE why bother with it.

]]> By: donutz http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-175 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:53:02 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-175 Reply to: “chris who hates his vista”: Vista is expensive garbage!

My Comment – Lmao, that’s true. Apple only sux when it comes to the gay Macbook Air. It’s s***!!!! My neighbhor has it and it s***!! A blank piece of paper is better than the Air. Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOAUI0s8zOE&feature=PlayList&p=3BADE14753DC72A5&index=43 Its jokezz

]]> By: upengiri http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-174 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:45:09 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-174 I have run almost all versions of Vista from the betas , pre release , RCs etc and also the home , business and ultimate versions .. . The final release verions have worked just fine for me and I have had lesser issues with it than on XP . I dont know why all the bashing.

]]> By: Amarjeet Singh Rai http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-173 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:49:22 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-173 Gates said it COULD be comming out next year, not that it will be. Please get that right.

I have no problem with Vista, it’s much better than XP. But it is not a huge upgrade from XP, like XP was from Windows ME.

]]> By: edtajchman http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-172 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:45:59 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-172 we all know microsoft is the old-school slow and bulky programming that IBM turned into when MS was first popular. Is this some kind of surprise? MS hasn’t been innovative for about a decade now. Now MS is the big slow giant, Leopard is so much better than vista it’s not even funny, the main thing the pc has going for it is the flexibility and hands-on aspect of it.

]]> By: Onirisme et absence de Vista « MB’s Chaos http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-171 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:24:15 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-171 [...] ! Mais non ! Cet après-midi , grâce à la page d’accueil de WordPress, je suis tombé sur un autre des nombreux blogues où l’on frappe sur Windows Vista. Alors que l’auteur du billet espère ne pas voir disparaître Vista puisqu’il en [...]

]]> By: polale http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-170 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:23:59 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-170 vista is BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: jboarder http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-169 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:15:53 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-169 Microsoft exec #1: I’m bored exec #2, what should we do?

Microsoft exec #2: Well we could always create something that has not compatibility with anything on the market right now.

Microsoft exec #1: How about an operating system?

Microsoft exec #2: Great idea! That will create so many problems for everyone. And then Microsoft fan boi’s can defend us by telling people to blame manufacturers

Microsoft exec #1: mwahahahaha

]]> By: jboarder http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-168 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:10:35 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-168 It’s amusing to see all the people defending vista. Hired by Microsoft? Vista’s performance is awful on anything but the most expensive laptop’s today compared to windows XP. And the GUI while it looks fancy and nice it horribly designed. Microsoft says that it attempted to upgrade windows XP’s user interface to be more user-friendly, but they just made it worse lol. And unlike the a previous comment suggested, most people who have a problem with vista have used it. When I first got vista the I had to re-install my operating system 5 or 6 times because windows became corrupted.

]]> By: macgyver95 http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-167 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:59:56 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-167 Most people who have a problem with vista have never used it, the just heard “rumors” about it. I have used it and seen it used ever since it came out. It is the most stable program windows ahs ever came out with. And as the hacker challenge just proved, the hacked the mac, but couldnt hack vista or linux. Nuff said

]]> By: lazybug http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-166 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:46:27 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-166 Problem with Vista is that it’s resource hungry. I have no problems with my XP (which I hardly use) because Ubuntu works just fine for me.

]]> By: Shoaib http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-165 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:43:29 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-165 I have seen Vista bin pain in Neck for many business users their custom made application were unable to run on Vista plus Vista’s system requirement which forced a major upgrade in hardware were not found very popular for many medium businesses.

Although look and feel of Vista has been excllent .

]]> By: Avinash bhojwani http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-164 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:38:27 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-164 i believe it ll be havoc for microosft to abandon vista. The cost of vista was around 10 Billiion USD. It will be very difficult for microsoft absorb that blow.

by abandoning vista they ll not only loose the money but also the reputation. The people who has pruchased vista like u ll think before they ll purchase any next MS OS. Thus it is about the +ve feedback cycle that bill gates has been talking about. He ll loose that +ve thing from its microsoft brand.

]]> By: fyc http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-163 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:27:04 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-163 I have to say I agree with whyamistilltyping’s comment – I actually had more problems with XP than Vista. No driver problems so far, no compatibility problems so far and only two BSODs in the past year. That beat’s my track record with XP, which BSODded every time I played a WMA or WMV in WMP!

Mind you, almost as soon as I got my laptop (pre-loaded Vista), I stripped it and re-installed Vista from scratch so it wouldn’t have crapware on it.

I have longer battery life in Vista than XP and, even on specs at which everyone else says everything (including Aero) should be crawling, it’s remarkably responsive.

I only have two complaints with Vista: UAC in place for trivial things (font installation, shortcut changing and time syncing) and the fact that system files are so much more difficult to patch when one wants to install custom styles.

Oh, yes, and the fact that it was years overdue and lacking in terms of real killer features.

But, despite the fact that I’m quite fond of Vista after a year of using it, I’d happily trade for Ubuntu (or any Linux distro) if bloody Broadcom’s wireless drivers are freed and work out-of-the-box. Grrr…

The funny thing is that I have friends with newer and far fancier (and more expensive) notebooks and specs sometimes double my own, and their computers just about die with Vista. Then you also have Microsoft execs having troubles with Vista. :D

I believe that it’s possible that Vista only works for a small, absolutely 1337-x0r sub-section of the computing community that secretly pwn like no others. And I’m one of those people.

Or people having troubles with Vista just have hardware that’s not properly supported. If this is the case, I think you’d be better off directing your anger at hardware manufacturers and OEMs.

But if you have super awesome and compatible hardware and it still sucks, throw your anger upon Microsoft, comrades!

]]> By: bre101 http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-162 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:26:56 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-162 i like vista though. =\ well whatever the new one is i probably will get it….although, i might be switching to a mac…humm…

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]]> By: danielquenton http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-161 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:04:53 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-161 Since I use Windows just for gaming, I’m still using XP. For me Vistas improvements are not hat important, I don’t need a better GUI, nicer design, or less privileges for the price of substantially more resource cost.
For everything apart from gaming I use Ubuntu, where I have everything Vista has, and more, for less resource cost. ;)

]]> By: The End (of Vista) Is Near? « Traveller 301 http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-160 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:00:54 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-160 [...] Apple, Fedora, Linux, Microsoft, openSUSE, OS X, Ubuntu, Vista, Windows The End is Near There are stories popping up around the blogosphere that Windows Vista is dead. Their claim is based on the planned, [...]

]]> By: chris who hates his vista http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-159 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:58:25 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-159 I payed extra for a computer with Windows vista to keep up with software compatibility, last year. I was not aware how much compatibly i would LOSE with vista.

my advise to anyone buying a new home computer, don’t pay extra for vista. put your money else where in like more RAM or memory.

Vista is expensive garbage.

]]> By: 2.0 Weblogs http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-158 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:56:17 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-158 Hey hey hey!

]]> By: Windows Vista « ASL Computer Services http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-157 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:49:41 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-157 [...] http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/ [...]

]]> By: Lone Wolf http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-156 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:36:50 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-156 Good. I hope they learned there lessons and the next Windows will not have the problems Vista has.
My computer is old and I need a new one but I can’t afford a $2000 or more computer, I can’t affair a powerful processor, powerful graphics card, huge hard drive and so on that vista would need, at the most I could afford a $500 computer but such computers would be slow with Vista and they don’t offer XP computers cause Microsoft is pushing Vista like its crack (what ever happened to “the customer is always right”) so i would have to spend another $200 to get XP and I can’t afford that so I’m stuck with my old computer.
And the worse part is most of the features you get on Vista you can get off the internet (many for free) for XP with out using as much system resources as vista would.

Now I don’t expect a computer I can afford to be able to run the latest Windows as good as the previous Windows but Vista just uses far to much system resources. Most people are not going to buy a computer good enough to run it decently and I can’t afford to.

]]> By: Don http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-155 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:04:11 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-155 I like Vista, it came with the laptop that I bought. I like that when I install a new application the start menu is already sorted.

But otherwise, Microsoft tried too hard to compete with Apple. I can’t stand the [Windows]+[tab] key combination, it’s useless. The Aero interface is a waste of horsepower, I can’t believe they forced graphics card makers to support it.

]]> By: Bad http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-154 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:55:22 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-154 I still don’t understand why my sound drivers are deliberately crippled in Vista, making home recording impossible, when it was a breeze in XP. Oh wait, I do understand: it’s because I’m not to be trusted! Thanks, operating system!

]]> By: valerie http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-153 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:55:20 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-153 hi, i have been using vista home premium for about 6 months now, and despite the fact it’s more secure, and up to date, it is verrryyy verrry slow. it’s not quick when i need it to be, takes forever to shut down, and wants to confirm everything that i do. but it is fine for me, other than that, no probs with vista.

]]> By: auntyherohag http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-152 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:54:51 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-152 Vista is a piece of s*** as far as handling it, and learning how to use it, and whatnot but I can say this about Vista; it sure looks purdy :)

]]> By: Minghui http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-146 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:46:37 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-146 Agreed that even on faster hardware, Vista runs slower. Also, it isn’t compatible with many softwares out there, be it games or serious stuff. That’s why I was so hesitant to get Vista, but since it comes pre-loaded on almost every notebook, there’s not much of a choice. Hopefully if Microsoft really plans to ditch Vista, they’ll devise a way to let Vista users revert to XP.

]]> By: Chani http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-144 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:56:38 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-144 Vista came preloaded on my notebook and there is no way of getting rid of it – we have tried everything to get rid of it so we can revert to XP
Vista is very taxing on the hardrive and memory of the notebook – its start up and wind down times are so sluggish

]]> By: Simon Wedege http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-143 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:47:01 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-143 I guess I’m not the first one to say “get a mac”, but I tried Vista on my mom’s iMac, and it runs pretty well. Don’t know what all the fuss is about, unless you have a PC.

]]> By: Blinky http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-141 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:21:20 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-141 Hey um….

and I like the only person in the world who has aa Vista that WORKS PERFECTLY?!

havent had any problems with it for the year that I had it.

Soo, haha to you! One of them does work!

~Blinky

Also visit my awesome site with my friends…its fun so do it before I eat you head!

http://www.blinkyinkypinkymoenoodles.wordpress.com
:-P :-) :-O :-D

]]> By: Vik http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-140 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:18:01 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-140 Vista definitely has quite a lot of annoying issues. But still, it somehow seems to work out for me. I don’t regret the upgrade from XP to Vista and thankfully, the hardware on my laptop is capable enough to run vista satisfactorily. I wish they had included Full Aero with Flip 3D in the Home Basic version too.

]]> By: romeo7383 http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-139 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:17:10 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-139 @ Joel: first off, it’s an HP, so it’s loaded with a ton of startup crap that is bogging down the system. Run msconfig and turn everything off.

More often than not, that will do it. Also check to make sure there’s enough ram in the machine. Never hurts to look.

]]> By: apgood http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-138 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:15:58 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-138 I just purchased a laptop through Dell. From what I am reading here, I am glad I got a 320GB hard drive and 4GB of memory. I am hoping if hardware is the primary issue that I should be just fine with Vista.

]]> By: Romeo http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-137 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:15:22 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-137 It’s possible Vista will bite the dust. There have been so many complaints over the OS that Microsoft has probably had enough. Not that Bill Gates needs any more money, but still. Maybe Windows 7 will be a better combination of Vista and XP, or something completely different.

I’ve gotten used to Vista, so whatever happens happens. Not too worried about it.

]]> By: whojen http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-136 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:43:14 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-136 i do believe that yeah.. Vista is cool trying to compete with imac on the visual side but it is so annoying and there are many thing that restrict you from having a good OS

Like my housemate External harddisk can be plugged onto vista because it is not recognized.. wtf!

]]> By: Amethyst http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-135 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:33:27 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-135 Vista didn’t even have the beginning…

]]> By: munim http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-134 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:28:36 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-134 if you are not happy with vista, your hardware sucks, or you have got too used to xp. end of story.
Joel: if your friend doesnt need a GUI, tell him to use any linux distro with bash shell

]]> By: Joel http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-133 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:20:16 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-133 I just had a conversation last night with a family member who purchased an HP laptop with Vista pre-installed. He’s disappointed because it’s such a dog. It boots up slowly, and programs take an inordinate amount of time to open. He’s looking into possibly installing XP on it, which for him, would be awesome on the newer hardware. He has no need for the GUI, he just wants a responsive machine.

]]> By: The end of Vista?-TEKTODO(ΛΕΣ?ΠΑΛΙ ΤΑ ΙΔΙΑ?) « ΓΝΩΜΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗ http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-132 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:04:57 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-132 [...] http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/ [...]

]]> By: Tasmaniac http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-131 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:50:39 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-131 Can’t X out of the programs???
Another one I have never come across
Maybe I just have a really good computer that can handle Vista really well////
Beats me, I dunno??? I have never had any of the probs others complain about.
Now I will X out of Windows Internet Explorer

]]> By: totaltransformation http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-130 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:50:24 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-130 My comp came with Vista. Oh, how I miss XP.

]]> By: Tim http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-129 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:41:28 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-129 Personally, I think “whyamistilltyping” up there actually hit the nail on the head.
I’m a windows user through-and-through, and while I still rely on XP for many things, I find Vista to be a much more robust and reliable system. Don’t get me wrong, I love XP, but Vista is honestly just so much better. As per usual, the only complaint I have is the difference in system requirements, and that’s just my own damn fault for not upgrading my PC for the past few years.

Another thing to think about: Vista is much more widely used than Linux (based on web polling from w3schools), and a considerable portion of those Vista users love it and would refuse to switch away. That means it’s just as successful as Linux, if not more, and Linux certainly isn’t coming to any sort of demise. Why should it be any different for Vista?

]]> By: Hah! « secretss http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-128 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:05:37 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-128 [...] Hah! The end of Vista! [...]

]]> By: Spartan http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-127 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:04:44 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-127 I ow three (3) copies of Vista Ultimate, one 64b and the other two 32b and I prefer it over XP. The biggest gripe I have is all the DRM crap. If MS removed it from the OS I think Vista would be the best OS version ever released by it. However in its current state I’m looking forward to the next version, the sooner the better and if it has as much or more DRM, I’ll switch to another platform.

]]> By: Nancy http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-125 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:36:29 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-125 Vista Ultimate 64-bit is a big pain in the you-know-what.
Incompatible with many pieces of hardware and software -
even when installed on a high end machine.

Long live Macs!

]]> By: deexay http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-124 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:45:38 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-124 I bought a laptop with Vista business recently and it works perfectly fine, I like it. I think the problems lies with most of the users who tries to install Vista on PCs with specs that isn’t good enough for Vista. Eg: < 2gb ram.

]]> By: gollysunshine http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-123 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:42:31 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-123 Oh, yeah… one of my complaints is the same as Pamela’s. You can’t x out of the programs — it tells you the program has stopped working and restarts it so it takes you twice to shut it down. I didn’t have that problem if I closed it out through the drop down menu, but who uses that to close documents? After years of using windows, the brain automatically sends the hand and mouse to x out.

]]> By: gollysunshine http://tektodo.com/2008/04/05/the-end-of-vista/#comment-122 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:39:07 +0000 http://tektodo.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-122 I hate Vista and I’m not talking because it takes a learning curve. I do not like the arrangement of anything – I much prefer XP, but I’m computer literate enough to figure out how to navigate it.

I bought my new computer in November (didn’t want to because of everything I had heard about Vista but had no choice). Since November, I’ve had nothing but problems with Vista.

It is currently in the repair shop for the last three weeks and they still haven’t figured out what’s wrong with it and so now they want to take it back to factory reset. Of course, I can reload things… just have to waste my time doing it… oh and all those programs which only come with a couple of installs… say hello to having to buy new programs just because Vista is sh*t.

At the moment I’m typing on my laptop with my beloved XP… never knew I’d appreciate an operating system so much. But this laptop is old now for a computer and I shudder to think I might have to replace it.

For the first time EVER, I’m thinking of trashing my brand new computer and going MAC. I can use both, I’ve just always preferred PC and hence more familiar with it. But if anything is going to send me scurrying to MAC, it’s VISTA

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