What do you think about Vista now?

[Zylstra]

I purchased a laptop last month with 1GB or RAM, a great graphics card, and Windows Vista.

I personally love it! It is a completely new interface (took a while to get used to) and its not just the "pretty" colors and layouts.

The only problems I have had were with UAC (Which I disabled) and a few compatibility problems (one was caused by software Dell just preinstalled, but hey, I'm not complaining! They accidentally upgraded my HDD)
(You are glad, cancel or allow?)

Overall, I think its worth it. It has many similarities with XP, but more differences.
Vista, as with every OS since Windows 3.1, has failed to update the sysedit.exe ... and that is probably one of the oldest pieces of software you will find in your Windows OS.

Along with the updates of the interface, control placements, and whatever else, many of the preinstalled apps were somewhat updated.
Write and Notepad now support the well working Speech Recognition, and those pre-installed games were updated too. (So what? I like Solitaire...)

The OS seems to handle crashes better than XP, but I have yet to witness crash recovery. So far, M$ doesent seem to have much in their crash solution database, as its still coming up with little fixes for these things.

(I refuse to enable that stupid bubble screen saver!)

If you use XP, it will take you a while to adjust. It took me forever to figure out how to uninstall a program, and it was right in front of me. They changed the layout and text to suite newer users better.

[GX1_Man]

But outside of the "pretties" and having to relearn how to do simple tasks, what are the improvements you've noticed? Granted the crash issue you have not seen at all.

When I install XP, the first thing I do is remove all of the changes so it will look like Win2000. No decrease in function, and nothing to relearn. Is that progress?

[Zylstra]

Other improvements include:
Very sped up
Improved applications
Many new applications
Speech Recognition (Actually works great!)
Improved interface (Better for newbies)
Backup and restore
Better mobile support (power management and more)
Driver capabilities
Parental Controls
UAC (Better for smaller children, or people not experted at using Windows)
Better security

There are quite a few features that you dont really notice, and some you will never use. It seems to cover a wide range of people.

[Calum]

Off the topic a little . . . what laptop did you get in the end?

Seems Vista is working out for you, that's great.
I still don't see myself upgrading any time soon as most of the games I play aren't compatible with Vista, and I don't want to pay out for it either because I have no money at the minute.
However, the improved mobile support would appeal to me.

When I install XP, the first thing I do is remove all of the changes so it will look like Win2000. No decrease in function, and nothing to relearn. Is that progress?

Same here.
As for if it's progress, I'm not sure.
Most people seem happy with pretty green start buttons and blue taskbars, for some reason.
We're sane, it's the rest of the world that's crazy.

[patio]

You mean the default Fisher-Price theme ? ?

[Calum]

Urgh . . . indeed I do.

[Dilbert]

Heh, I installed a Vista-ish theme a while back. I like it, but I may go back to Royale soon.

[patio]

An Interesting Read...

[steelegbr]

When I install XP, the first thing I do is remove all of the changes so it will look like Win2000. No decrease in function, and nothing to relearn. Is that progress?

Same here.
As for if it's progress, I'm not sure.
Most people seem happy with pretty green start buttons and blue taskbars, for some reason.
We're sane, it's the rest of the world that's crazy.

I'm currently running vista with the pretty graphics turned off (don't really know why - does it actually improve performance?).

I only see UAC stuff when I change a settings and when I install something. As I don't do either too often, it's not too bad (and it's only one click to accept!). It has not ticked me off ever.

The automatic backup is fantastic. After accidentally deleting a file (I naturally do SHIFT+DEL) required for coursework (I hadn't backed it up yet), simply right clicking and selecting an old version was fantastic.

[Zylstra]

I purchased a Dell E1505

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[Zylstra]

Finally! Windows Expr has been released! I ran to the store and got it ASAP! The box for Windows Expr looked so cool!
The installer for Windows Expr was actually in high definition, which went so well with my old HD monitor.

Goodbye year 2007 Windows Vista, hello year 2013 Windows Expr!

EDIT:
Now that I loaded it, everything is different. All the new looks are just annoying!
I recommend that as soon as you get Expr, you revert the colors and schemes back to the Vista style, and QUICK!

Look at all of those updates M$ keeps putting out! I cant believe the security problems.
Go back to Vista, everyone!


--An alternative perspective by Zylstra

[patio]

Expr ? ?

I can't tell if this is humor or not...

[Zylstra]

Expr ? ?

I can't tell if this is humor or not...

What do you mean, exactly?

[Calum]

'm currently running vista with the pretty graphics turned off (don't really know why - does it actually improve performance?).

Yes.
That's a fairly good laptop Zylstra, good all rounder.
And I get what you mean talking about Windows Expr

[Zylstra]

Not sure what the hidden meaning behind "Expr" is... it was supposed to mean "Expirence"...

It wont do much for your computer if you turn the special graphics off. If your computer starts running out of RAM, it will disable it for you. (It did that for me once, I was playing The Sims 2)