Fwd: Re: [vox] Vista Stability

[Bill Kendrick]

Gandalf posted this from a non-subscribed address, so fwd'ing it to 'vox'
on his behalf...

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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:56:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gandalf  Parker <gandalf at community.net>
Subject: Re: [vox] Vista Stability
To: LUGOD's general discussion mailing list <vox at lists.lugod.org>

On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, Bob Scofield wrote:

>A few months ago my wife got a new computer with Vista on it.  Putting aside
>the problem of the irritating security features that require you to keep
>clicking to get where you want, it is unbelievably unstable.  I was not
>expecting Microsoft to actually go backward in the area of stability.

My day job is consultant. Here is my take on Vista.

Its GOING to be great. It has many changes which should make it more 
stable, and hooks written into it which should make it able to run some 
incredible software.

Unfortunately, we have to wait for drivers and updated software and new 
Vista-using softwares to start showing up.

Until then, the reviews seem to be that everything people have either runs 
badly, or if they are lucky then it runs the same as it did on XP. Very 
little actually runs better.

IF someone gets a new machine with Vista already installed on it then its 
usually OK (sorry about your situation Bob) because the company will 
usually make sure that the hardward does hve new drivers available and 
loaded that are Vista compliant. But an older machine where the wipe WinXP 
and load Vista is often a real problem.

Just IMHO of course
Gandalf  Parker


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