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Nov 19th, 2007 10:28 PM #1
Now I understand all the Vista complaints!
I just got my nifty new laptop so I have a computer while on the road... it came with Vista Premium...
...and it won't run ~75% of my software.
GRRRRR!!!!! I'll have to spend an afternoon when I get home just getting rid of Vista and falling back to XP with all the proper drivers for the lappy components.
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Nov 19th, 2007 10:45 PM #2 Reply With Quote
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Nov 19th, 2007 10:49 PM #3
List off 75% of your software. I've been using Vista since April and hardly had any issues. Maybe here and there, but very few overall.
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Nov 19th, 2007 10:51 PM #4Deal Fanatic
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Oh great....I am pretty sure 'Santa' is bringing me a new laptop for Xmas...better make sure I hunt down yet another copy of Windows to convert it!!
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Nov 19th, 2007 10:57 PM #5
Unless all of these are cracking tools it can't be entirely true. I made the jump in July with a new HP desktop and haven't looked back since. So far Vista has had only a few minor annoyances but manageable.
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Nov 19th, 2007 11:25 PM #6Deal Fanatic
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My music software is giving the most grief, as well as some older games. I guess I need to get newer software.... $$$
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Nov 20th, 2007 12:04 AM #7
What programs are you trying to use anyway? I understand if there are a few compatibility issues here or there but 75% of your programs don't work?!
I can honestly say, I haven't had a single compatibility problem after I switched to Vista. A number like 75% sounds completely outrageous to me.
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Nov 20th, 2007 12:13 AM #8
75% sounds like a load of BS. List all of your programs, and flag the ones that don't work.
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Nov 20th, 2007 12:14 AM #9Deal Fanatic
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I just got grief even trying to run some shareware software like UrQuan Masters... refusing to even boot, requiring the fix-it wizard.
Same goes for SynthFont, free music software (though it appears to work intermittently now...) Old Master or Orion2 will not work at all. Period.
Garbage... so far I just HATE it - even if it does look pretty.
And I'm not making this up, you jerk!Last edited by BlueMax; Nov 20th, 2007 at 12:20 AM.
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Nov 20th, 2007 01:17 AM #10Newbie
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"AND vista has not had the dreeded XP crashes/freeze ups at all. YET." Are you kidding me? What freeze? What crash? I haven't turned my computer off in over 2 months now. Still runs great. I have had it since the beginning, and its stability has simply blown me away. I install program and plug things into it and the thought of it crashing doesn't even remotely exist in my mind. Originally Posted by isajoo
well 1st remove all of the "pretty" features(uncheck Aero) and then it will start speeding up more like XP.
then before u run the setup exe, open the properties and click on the compatibility tab, when XP came out it also had issues like this. check off RUN as xp service pack2 and also check off RUN as administrator. click apply and then right click on the exe and click run as admin.
this has solved every compatibility issue i have come across. so far.
vista runs just as faster as XP, for me.
AND vista has not had the dreeded XP crashes/freeze ups at all. YET.
downloads r available to fix other issues. google it. Reply With Quote
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Nov 20th, 2007 02:44 AM #11I remember 5-6 years ago XP ran like a POS when it came out, but I never had the problem with Vista like I did with XP. So comparing with XP that is finally stable after 2 service packs, I'd say vista is better. Originally Posted by bluecheck15
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Nov 20th, 2007 03:19 AM #12Yes, using Vista can be frustrating.. Originally Posted by BlueMax
but you may have problems installing/downgrading back to XP on SATA drive.. You may want to read ahead..
I too have a laptop with Vista.. tried to downgrade to XP, but couldn't. So I'm stuck with Vista.. been using for a month, and getting hang of it.. but Vista still frustrates me here and there..
Dang.. I should've gone with MacBook Pro.. sigh.. Reply With Quote
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Nov 20th, 2007 04:35 AM #13
The only program that I've run across that won't run in Vista that bugs me is the VPN/Entrust software, more specifically the Entrust portion. Oh well, that's what a vm is for.
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Nov 20th, 2007 06:00 AM #14
Vista can't take all the blame. Many software companies where slow to upgrade their soft's to be vista compliant or they just didn't bother, pissing off their users.
I remember a lot of my older softwares didn't run on XP, I just gave up on them. There is always a better program out there._______________
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Nov 20th, 2007 07:39 AM #15
software isn't the issue for most people on vista,
its teh friggin drivers !!@!#!@#!! Reply With Quote
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