Windows Vista... 2 thumbs down

[brownsfan019]

I haven't upgraded to Vista (yet) and probably won't for awhile. I never really liked being a guniea pig in my opinion of running a new OS right away.

As for Office 07, it takes some getting used to, but there are some neat features hidden in there. Like anything else new, it takes time to get used to, esp as you become more and more dependent on the current version. For example, Excel now has quick access to formula building stuff that is very convenient for me now. Outlook has the ability to send text messages to cell phones! There is some great stuff in Office 07.

[Kiwi]

Beware of text messages from outlook ... you might find that the receiver has to pay for them and gets pretty sore with you if you use up their account.

[brownsfan019]

	Quote:	Kiwi
	Beware of text messages from outlook ... you might find that the receiver has to pay for them and gets pretty sore with you if you use up their account.

Kiwi - yes, it's just like texting from your regular phone, just a lot more convenient for when you need to!

[Soultrader]

Just bought 2gb additional ram today with a combined total of 3gb now. Maybe Ill give Vista a try with this.

[Rich]

	Quote:	notouch
	Office 2007 is total junk. It's designed so that people who didn't know how to use the previous versions can find stuff easier but if you already know how to find what you need then you'll be annoyed that everything has been moved. I'll definitely be trying the 64 bit version of Vista though because I hear that if you have a decent system it will run faster than XP.

You better read January's PC World before you spend all this money.
They report there is little difference between the two. Many users went back to the 32bit version due to the lack of 64 bit drivers. AND, M$ Vista won't let you use any 64 bit drivers that M$ hasn't approved, (I wonder if approval has something to do with paying Gates?)

Now, I can't remember the source, but I remember all of us around the water cooler talking about the one article somewhere that compared XP with Vista, both 32 and 64 bit. In all cases, VISTA was slower, AND, it ran slower on Dual Core machines!! As I stated, I can't substantiate it at this time, I can't remember the article.

Conclusion, I will not be buying Vista at all, AND Office 07 went too far on the simplicity side and its now burdensome for those who don't need all the extra movements so they don't get lost.

[keymoo]

Yes Rich, I will be staying away from Vista for at least a year. MS Office 2007 though, is a nice piece of work.

[Nick1984]

	Quote:	TinGull
	*whispers* get a mac.....get a mac........

I'm to addicted to my right mouse button to go to some single button mouse clicking system!!!!!!!

Yea Vista blows chunks. My mate got it and he deleted it a day later went back to XP. Always to slow. Didn't get it myself was to scared to. I just got a new PC with 2bg of Ram and i dont want to feel like i wasted my hard earned on a 2 bit system. They're going to have to do something to make it run smoother especially the business pack because the last thing any business owner wants is more downtime!

[weiwei]

It took me 2 years to move away from Window 2000 Pro, and the only reason that I move is because XP boot up faster.

I will do the same with Vista. wait till MS work out all their bug and hardware price come down further.

weiwei

[cooter]

Windows 2000 rules. Unfortunately, it isn't supported by MSFT anymore.

[notouch]

Windows 2000 is supported for another 3 years yet. I have an old laptop with a Celeron 500 and 64MB of RAM running Windows 2000 and it's amazing how well it runs - very stable. You can make Windows XP look identical to Windows 2000 by switching to classic windows desktop. I think it looks a lot better than the kiddie-looking XP default.