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[talker]

I have to agree with much of the article and feel that Vista is an unfinished product. I am not so sure that a Service Pack will solve a majority of the problems. However, some can be solved by the user and at least enable the OS to be used. UAC being an example of the user efforts to take control of the system. However, I still bring to question the possiblity that using somewhat older hardware allows the OS to operate more smoothly (ie DDR instead of DDR2). My test system which is a skt 939 3800 X2, with 1 GB DDR 400, IDE HDD, Nvidia 7100GS PCIe runs much smoother and quicker with Vista Home Premium than a system at the store with a Core2Duo 6400, 2GB DDR2-667, SATA HDD, Nvidia 8400 PCIe. I have another system at the store that is dreesed out much the same but is an AMD system. They both are snails compared to my older and less powerful system. Correlation between the older hardware and the responsiveness of Vista? At least I think so. It will take some more testing and I enlist your help if you are in a position to try Vista on older hardware and newer. I would really appreciate your input and results. Thanks...talker.

[Red Hawk]

I would agree but i would also have to argue that MS is learning a lot from this. They know to stay competitive with the Mac OS they need to offer the same types of things. If that is working for Mac why not offer it in a Win version. I think if we give it time MS will cut down the number of different Vista versions offered and add more options to the current ones such as home premium. I guess we just have to wait and see what the company learns from feedback.

[m.oreilly]

scaramonga, on Sep 27 2007, 05:35 AM, said:

Don Reisinger has written an article on Windows Vista and how it has turned out to be one of the biggest blunders in Microsoft's history.
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I nominate this article for the worst piece of journalism of the year award
sonounfrocione
Sep 27, 2007, 7:26 AM PDT


CNet Can't Afford Objective Journalism?
kromaethius007
Sep 27, 2007, 7:16 AM PDT


What a Harebrained Argument
WJeansonne
Sep 27, 2007, 7:07 AM PDT


Crazy blogger on the loose....again - CNet Should Abandon Him!
ross613
Sep 27, 2007, 7:05 AM PDT

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I've been reading this diatribe since the release of windows 95. All this article is, is nothing more than a knee jerk reaction in FUD. It's the worse in CNet Journalism.

[Nvyseal]

Don must be one of Scaramonga's minions

[m.oreilly]

Nvyseal, on Sep 27 2007, 08:08 AM, said:

Don must be one of Scaramonga's minions

they could be one in the same person...kinda a mr hyde/mr hyde sorta thing

EDIT: strom, i just can't hyde anything from you, can i?

[Tweak]

Off topic a bit but which version is the same as Ultimate less the Media Center? I read someone post info that I think Business Premium is the overall best because it is a little slimmer but offers everything less media center bloat. As for the article, pretty much a growing opinion it seems, so it holds some weight.

[stormrosson]

me too ,as I have about as much use for veesta as Rik does oh and MOmo that's Dr. Hyde with a y u illiterate reprobate

[m.oreilly]

stormrosson, on Sep 27 2007, 09:48 AM, said:

...oh and MOmo that's Dr. Hyde with a y u illiterate reprobate

i will edit my offending post posthaste...

[KelpFries]

I agree with this article, Vista is complete garbage. Once the ooh, and ahh of Aero wears off, all Vista does is annoy the crap out of you. Why is it that I get not one, but TWO, TWO goddamn prompts every time I want to copy a file into a folder such as Program Files. TWO prompts, so here I am, copying one file into multiple directories and each time I do I have to click Yes, TWICE. Pfhhf, UAC, disabled......literally, wheelchair and all. Service Pack 1 had better have some miracle potions embedded into it because if it doesn't make Vista more useful than it is right now, it will NOT be rolled out in my company, because I know, once I do, the HelpDesk software will crash from all of the tickets being produced.

[stormrosson]

excellent edit job Momeister, A+ for u my friend ,,,,ps I seem to be liking senor Kelp more everyday

Edited by stormrosson, 27 September 2007 - 06:21 PM.

[stormrosson]

@ Rik

[m.oreilly]

ok, all you man huggin' fruit using scientologists: erm, i forgot what i was gonna say...have a nice evening

[talker]

m.oreilly, on Sep 27 2007, 09:11 PM, said:

ok, all you man huggin' fruit using scientologists: erm, i forgot what i was gonna say...have a nice evening

Be gentle MO, be gentle...talker.