Comments on: New Software Product – Operating System Survey http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/ Ripping up the rule book whilst drinking a smooth pint of reality. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:35:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan (el_passo) http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-3036 Dan (el_passo) Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:31:49 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-3036 lol, don't worry about it Terri, After a week with Vista I can see where your rant came from, a couple of days ago I installed a program that came with an un-supported driver and the PC wouldn't boot, I had to go into safe mode and uninstall the driver before I could get back on! lol, don’t worry about it Terri,

After a week with Vista I can see where your rant came from, a couple of days ago I installed a program that came with an un-supported driver and the PC wouldn’t boot, I had to go into safe mode and uninstall the driver before I could get back on!

]]> By: Terri http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 Terri Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:59:26 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-3024 Hi Dan, My humble apoligies for my rant on your blog. My Irish Temper, German temperment and Indian Bloodthirst got the best of me. It took me nearly 2 days to get over that one. Now I've been using Vista for almost two weeks now. After I figured out those nifty little zippered folders where not some new windows zip file program.... Vista and I are getting along smoothly. It's still new and I'm still inching my way around but so far It isn't so bad. I had to reboot it once so far... Only time will tell what Vista brings.... A Vista SP1 will be out soon. Thanks Dan! I'm back to my usual charming self again! Terri Hi Dan,

My humble apoligies for my rant on your blog. My Irish Temper, German temperment and Indian Bloodthirst got the best of me. It took me nearly 2 days to get over that one. Now I’ve been using Vista for almost two weeks now. After I figured out those nifty little zippered folders where not some new windows zip file program…. Vista and I are getting along smoothly. It’s still new and I’m still inching my way around but so far It isn’t so bad. I had to reboot it once so far…

Only time will tell what Vista brings…. A Vista SP1 will be out soon.
Thanks Dan! I’m back to my usual charming self again!

Terri

]]> By: Dan (el_passo) http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-2931 Dan (el_passo) Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:42:25 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-2931 "And did I mention I can’t watch anything on Fox TV " Every cloud had a silver lining..... :-) “And did I mention I can’t watch anything on Fox TV ”

Every cloud had a silver lining….. :-)

]]> By: Terri http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-2925 Terri Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:26:45 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-2925 Hi Dan, I Just got my Vista one week ago today. The second day I had it I froze it up. Other than that one time I haven't had any serious problems... but then again I just got it. I'm not sure what my opinion of Vista is yet. After being scammed by a major computer manufactorer.... I ended up with a Vista though I wanted XP --- Long Story.... If you want to hear about it I'll be happy to tell you! I'm thinking about sending this Vista back and getting XP on the Dimension I originally wanted.... I just think they have to many Vista's under contract and need to dump them on the unsuspecting... Vista may not have been ready to be released. I think it will go the way of Windows Millennium... big today... gone tommorrow but one never knows. I would love to also hear how Vista compares with XP Thanks Terri Hi Dan,

I Just got my Vista one week ago today. The second day I had it I froze it up. Other than that one time I haven’t had any serious problems… but then again I just got it. I’m not sure what my opinion of Vista is yet. After being scammed by a major computer manufactorer…. I ended up with a Vista though I wanted XP — Long Story…. If you want to hear about it I’ll be happy to tell you!

I’m thinking about sending this Vista back and getting XP on the Dimension I originally wanted…. I just think they have to many Vista’s under contract and need to dump them on the unsuspecting…

Vista may not have been ready to be released. I think it will go the way of Windows Millennium… big today… gone tommorrow but one never knows.

I would love to also hear how Vista compares with XP

Thanks
Terri

]]> By: Allen Farlow http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 Allen Farlow Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:45:02 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-2922 Sally, most people who have Vista did not choose Vista. It was force fed to us by those marketing cons at Microsoft. If I had my choice I wouldn't ever have a Vista OS, yet I now have two laptops with it. Better security? Please! It's nothing but a glorified XP OS with a bunch of completely unneccesary eye candy that doesn't do anything except slow it down to crawl speed, not to mention very annoying little pop up windows that appear every time I want it to do something, which slows me down to crawl speed. Not to mention having to buy a new printer because the one I had is not compatible with Vista. And did I mention I can't watch anything on Fox TV because they are not compatible with Vista yet? So much for seeing the end of 24. Guess I'll have to buy the dvd when it comes out next year to see what happened with Jack Bauer. I am not happy with VIsta at all. It should never have been released until the compatiability issues were worked out, but as always, MS doesn't care about anyone but themselves. Here's a new word to put in the dictionary: Vistamized. Meaning: Being victimized by Microsoft and their below par Vista OS. Allen Farlow Sally, most people who have Vista did not choose Vista. It was force fed to us by those marketing cons at Microsoft.

If I had my choice I wouldn’t ever have a Vista OS, yet I now have two laptops with it.

Better security? Please! It’s nothing but a glorified XP OS with a bunch of completely unneccesary eye candy that doesn’t do anything except slow it down to crawl speed, not to mention very annoying little pop up windows that appear every time I want it to do something, which slows me down to crawl speed.

Not to mention having to buy a new printer because the one I had is not compatible with Vista.

And did I mention I can’t watch anything on Fox TV because they are not compatible with Vista yet? So much for seeing the end of 24. Guess I’ll have to buy the dvd when it comes out next year to see what happened with Jack Bauer.

I am not happy with VIsta at all. It should never have been released until the compatiability issues were worked out, but as always, MS
doesn’t care about anyone but themselves.

Here’s a new word to put in the dictionary: Vistamized.

Meaning: Being victimized by Microsoft and their below par Vista OS.

Allen Farlow

]]> By: Dan (el_passo) http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-2921 Dan (el_passo) Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:32:26 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-2921 So it's safe to say Vista pretty much divides opinion, i'm lucky as I still have a laptop with Vista, and my old one is just about workable so I can make a slow transition! So it’s safe to say Vista pretty much divides opinion, i’m lucky as I still have a laptop with Vista, and my old one is just about workable so I can make a slow transition!

]]> By: Vince Andrews http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-2918 Vince Andrews Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:04:23 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-2918 Hi Dan I bought vista and after finding so many insecurities within the system and also finding at least half of my library giving errors either at the start or whilst working with them, i gave up and went back to XP Pro. Vista also caused 17 crashes to my system in 4 days. luckily i still had my complete xp system on another drive. Therefore go carefull... So i will not move over to Vista within 1 to 2 years... Vinnie Hi Dan

I bought vista and after finding so many insecurities within the system
and also finding at least half of my library giving errors either at the
start or whilst working with them, i gave up and went back to XP Pro.

Vista also caused 17 crashes to my system in 4 days. luckily i still had
my complete xp system on another drive. Therefore go carefull…

So i will not move over to Vista within 1 to 2 years…

Vinnie

]]> By: Sally http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-2917 Sally Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:06:53 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-2917 I think most people will get vista when they upgrade, it has very strong security which can be annoying until you get used to it! Sadly my poor old xp went to heaven and I still miss it haha Sally :) I think most people will get vista when they upgrade, it has very strong security which can be annoying until you get used to it!

Sadly my poor old xp went to heaven and I still miss it haha

Sally :)

]]> By: Tom http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-2915 Tom Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:49:42 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-2915 Funny your survey should arrive in my inbox today. I just got back online after having my pc's & network fried by lightening. So now I'm running all Vista machines. Quite a few programs & devices are not working with it & some of the manufacturers have don't have updated drivers yet. I'm slowly getting things over to the new system & getting used to it but right now I really miss my xp machines. If I had had the time I would have had the pc's configured to dual boot with xp in fact I wish I had. Tom Funny your survey should arrive in my inbox today. I just got back online after having my pc’s & network fried by lightening.

So now I’m running all Vista machines. Quite a few programs & devices are not working with it & some of the manufacturers have don’t have updated drivers yet.

I’m slowly getting things over to the new system & getting used to it but right now I really miss my xp machines.

If I had had the time I would have had the pc’s configured to dual boot with xp in fact I wish I had.

Tom

]]> By: Dan (el_passo) http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-2914 Dan (el_passo) Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:27:17 +0000 http://www.elpassoblog.com/new-software-product-operating-system-survey/#comment-2914 Thanks for the votes and comments guys. @ Jon - Hopefully getting the software Vista compatible won't be a big job, the main features all work it just needs a bit of tweaking to make cerain features compatible with the Vista registry as it's slightly different to XP's. Thanks for the bonus comment, it seemed a good idea at the time but now I'm snowed under with video requests :-) @ Alan - Windows 98 seems like another lifetime ago now doesn't it. I must admit I did prefer XP to 98, my memories of 98 involved a lot of BSOD's and constant crashes, XP seemed a lot more stable to the naked eye although there were a few big security holes that really should have been dealt with before launch. Vista isn't as bad as I thought it would be after reading all the horror stories. So far it hasn't done anything untoward but then again I've only had it up and running for 2 days ;-) Thanks for the votes and comments guys.

@ Jon – Hopefully getting the software Vista compatible won’t be a big job, the main features all work it just needs a bit of tweaking to make cerain features compatible with the Vista registry as it’s slightly different to XP’s.

Thanks for the bonus comment, it seemed a good idea at the time but now I’m snowed under with video requests :-)

@ Alan – Windows 98 seems like another lifetime ago now doesn’t it. I must admit I did prefer XP to 98, my memories of 98 involved a lot of BSOD’s and constant crashes, XP seemed a lot more stable to the naked eye although there were a few big security holes that really should have been dealt with before launch.

Vista isn’t as bad as I thought it would be after reading all the horror stories. So far it hasn’t done anything untoward but then again I’ve only had it up and running for 2 days ;-)

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