After 3 hours of upgrades....
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It's actually pretty cool....and would be much cooler if I had 4GB of ram. I'll be upgrading to Home Premium when it comes out. I've never seen my RAM and CPU usage go above %80 with XP. I have 1GB. Vista Ultimate is keeping RAM usage at a 50% minimum, and just moving the mouse around quickly on the desktop boosts CPU usage to 100%.
Overall, it's so much easier to use and more user friendly than XP. It's actually smarter. My computer rating is 3.8 and it actually allows me to tweak it accordingly to get better performance. The Windows picture viewer is kickass too (i use it a lot, go figure). Lets me adjust the pictures ASAP, without having to use photoshop to adjust brightness or remove redeye. And preview icons of taskbar programs is also a big plus. And Add/Remove programs just got hellafast.
Overall, it's so much easier to use and more user friendly than XP. It's actually smarter. My computer rating is 3.8 and it actually allows me to tweak it accordingly to get better performance. The Windows picture viewer is kickass too (i use it a lot, go figure). Lets me adjust the pictures ASAP, without having to use photoshop to adjust brightness or remove redeye. And preview icons of taskbar programs is also a big plus. And Add/Remove programs just got hellafast.
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that cool huh? (is gonna have to be extra special nice so santa can bring me 2 gb of corsair memory) i still wont trust it till atleast the first service patch. I know my customers have asked about it and i told them the same thing yeah its great BUT wait a good year. I learned this when 2000 and XP came out :blink:
it's now on the front page, or on the bottom of the forum page. As for security, Vista is becoming annoying in that it is OVERLY secure. I can't even run Xfire without vista saying "OMG, THIS PROGRAM IS TRYING TO RUN. SHOULD I ALLOW IT?" I also like how Microsoft Update is now integrated into the GUI. No more IE and plugins. I also noticed that Microsoft gave the finger to the EU in it's recent lawsuit loss regarding Internet Explorer being forced upon users with Windows. Microsoft has renamed IE7 to WINDOWS Internet Explorer to keep it integrated in future EU Vista and XP sales.
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4 Reasons Why Windows Vista Is Just Not Worth It
1. No new features or speed boost - No kidding, it’s true! Windows Vista won’t run Microsoft Word any faster, won’t make your presentations look any better, and if my own experience is any indication then Vista is not going to make managing your PC any easier either. If Microsoft sticks to their new anti-piracy plan then corporations will be having to setup whole new license management systems to deal with Vista. To make matters even worse this *new* version of Windows is really just the Windows Server 2003 kernel in colorful clothing with some snazzy new mini-applications. Microsoft provided these programs in the “Ultimate” version of Vista as a weak attempt to compete with Apple’s iLife software suite. Additionally, my own informal tests on my Macbook Pro seem to indicate that Vista upgrades will likely run existing applications slower than XP for many folks forcing the purchase of new hardware just to “keep up”. Bottom line; Vista does not add any substantial new features for new or existing Windows users and may even be a significant reduction in speed for some users who dare to upgrade from XP on today’s hardware.
2. The new interface just gets in the way - Go ahead, try it out at your local computer store (demos should be available soon). One of the first things you are going to notice is the new interface which is a major case for the bifocal lens thanks to the excessive use of transparency. Unnecessary eye candy is everywhere, and seems to not add or enhance any features that might make users more productive. No well thought out GUI tricks like OSX’s expose here, just pure bling that quickly becomes annoying on all but the fastest PCs. The bottom line; Windows Vista does not bring anything new to the table other than more gizmo-style features that only serve to get in your way when you are trying to actually get some work done.
3. Security will still be a major problem - Since Microsoft decided not to build Windows Vista on the longhorn kernel (which was rumored to be a complete rewrite, or close to it) they ended up leaving many of the known problem areas of Windows XP (and other previous versions) still in place. In an attempt to address this problem of legacy code support they have tacked on a layer which is supposed to protect the system from malware and viruses. This layer is visible to the user in the form of dialog boxes that pop up every time you require “administrator” or direct access to system resources, something that seems far too common on the Windows platform. What does this mean for most users? More dialog boxes for users to mindlessly click “Ok” to without even bothering to read the message. Bottom line; constantly annoying pop-ups intending to improve security will actually result in even greater problems as users begin to blindly click “Ok” even more than they already do now.
4. The alternatives are so much better - I know what you are thinking, here comes the Linux or Mac OSX vs. Windows argument. Well you’re wrong! Right now the best alternative to Windows Vista is its predecessor Windows XP. The reality is that you can do everything promised by Windows Vista in Windows XP today with less hassle and in most cases faster than you could in Windows Vista on the same hardware. If you already use Linux or Mac OSX then Vista is not going to impress you anyway so don’t even bother taking a look.
4 Reasons Why Windows Vista Is Just Not Worth It
1. No new features or speed boost - No kidding, it’s true! Windows Vista won’t run Microsoft Word any faster, won’t make your presentations look any better, and if my own experience is any indication then Vista is not going to make managing your PC any easier either. If Microsoft sticks to their new anti-piracy plan then corporations will be having to setup whole new license management systems to deal with Vista. To make matters even worse this *new* version of Windows is really just the Windows Server 2003 kernel in colorful clothing with some snazzy new mini-applications. Microsoft provided these programs in the “Ultimate” version of Vista as a weak attempt to compete with Apple’s iLife software suite. Additionally, my own informal tests on my Macbook Pro seem to indicate that Vista upgrades will likely run existing applications slower than XP for many folks forcing the purchase of new hardware just to “keep up”. Bottom line; Vista does not add any substantial new features for new or existing Windows users and may even be a significant reduction in speed for some users who dare to upgrade from XP on today’s hardware.
2. The new interface just gets in the way - Go ahead, try it out at your local computer store (demos should be available soon). One of the first things you are going to notice is the new interface which is a major case for the bifocal lens thanks to the excessive use of transparency. Unnecessary eye candy is everywhere, and seems to not add or enhance any features that might make users more productive. No well thought out GUI tricks like OSX’s expose here, just pure bling that quickly becomes annoying on all but the fastest PCs. The bottom line; Windows Vista does not bring anything new to the table other than more gizmo-style features that only serve to get in your way when you are trying to actually get some work done.
3. Security will still be a major problem - Since Microsoft decided not to build Windows Vista on the longhorn kernel (which was rumored to be a complete rewrite, or close to it) they ended up leaving many of the known problem areas of Windows XP (and other previous versions) still in place. In an attempt to address this problem of legacy code support they have tacked on a layer which is supposed to protect the system from malware and viruses. This layer is visible to the user in the form of dialog boxes that pop up every time you require “administrator” or direct access to system resources, something that seems far too common on the Windows platform. What does this mean for most users? More dialog boxes for users to mindlessly click “Ok” to without even bothering to read the message. Bottom line; constantly annoying pop-ups intending to improve security will actually result in even greater problems as users begin to blindly click “Ok” even more than they already do now.
4. The alternatives are so much better - I know what you are thinking, here comes the Linux or Mac OSX vs. Windows argument. Well you’re wrong! Right now the best alternative to Windows Vista is its predecessor Windows XP. The reality is that you can do everything promised by Windows Vista in Windows XP today with less hassle and in most cases faster than you could in Windows Vista on the same hardware. If you already use Linux or Mac OSX then Vista is not going to impress you anyway so don’t even bother taking a look.