I know this is an XP group but I wanted to ask here since I am a current XP
user.

Is this a good time to upgrade to Vista?
Do you think it's still too early, you know, Java, Active X, Hardware
problems etc.?

Thanks

Kevin wrote:
> I know this is an XP group but I wanted to ask here since I am a
> current XP user.
>
> Is this a good time to upgrade to Vista?
> Do you think it's still too early, you know, Java, Active X,
> Hardware problems etc.?

All that depends on you, your needs and your hardware/software.

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Kevin wrote:
>
> I know this is an XP group but I wanted to ask here since I am a current XP
> user.
>
> Is this a good time to upgrade to Vista?

Best to wait intil Vista2, or in you want to use a new game that
requires Vista and DirectX10.

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"Kevin" wrote in message
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>
> Is this a good time to upgrade to Vista?
> Do you think it's still too early, you know, Java, Active X, Hardware
> problems etc.?


So just why do YOU think that you need to "upgrade" to Vista?

Vanguard wrote:
>
> "Kevin" wrote in message
> news:6liki.37434$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > Is this a good time to upgrade to Vista?
> > Do you think it's still too early, you know, Java, Active X, Hardware
> > problems etc.?
>
> So just why do YOU think that you need to "upgrade" to Vista?

One only needs to upgrade to the newest MS OS if the programs they want
to use require it.


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"Kevin" <Y @ Y .com> wrote in message
news:6liki.37434$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I know this is an XP group but I wanted to ask here since I am a current XP
>user.
>
> Is this a good time to upgrade to Vista?
> Do you think it's still too early, you know, Java, Active X, Hardware
> problems etc.?
>
> Thanks
>

Only if you absolutely NEED it or have to support it.
I have used Vista since before they changed the name; Beta, RC and RTM
versions.
I have Ultimate on one PC out of 11 in my house... and on zero of 250 PCs at
work.
It works fine for me (on a PC built just for Vista, with all compatible
hardware), but I don't like the interface or the AOL style "let us protect
you from yourself" User Access Control (UAC) interruptions.
If you turn off UAC, it breaks other things. To me, that was a BIG MISTAKE!!
by MS.

They did the same garbage in Vista as in IE7; reduced the ability to
customize and force hacks & third party software to make it even remotely
resemble something I want to use on a daily basis.
Maybe you like Tabs, I don't.
I uninstalled Tabworks from W3.1 and haven't looked back, why would MS bring
something like that back now?
Firefox envy? I turn their tabs off too.
The 'ribbon' in Office should be woven into a rope & used to hang the
programmers.

After seeing what MS released to manufacturing, I decided to extend the
replacement cycle of the PCs on our network at least one additional year to
avoid Vista in it's present form.
I have converted most of the P3/NT4/W2K machines to Linux. The P4s that came
with XP will continue to use it.
If MS doesn't do a major 'fix' of Vista, the P4s will stay online as Linux
machines and no Vista systems will be added.

Those are my opinions; others seem to be in love with Vista and sing it's
praises.
I'm happy for those who like Vista; but personally disappointed with what MS
claims is the future of computing.
I've seen a lot of changes since I started computing in 1970. Almost all of
them I could see the improvements & reasoning behind them.
Change is a fact of life in all aspects of life, but there needs to be a
value to changes in software.
With Vista, all I see is eye candy & a 'you can't/don't want to do that'
interface.
AOL grew to be pretty big doing that with their software, but as users
matured, they moved away from it in droves.
Why MS decided to follow that path is a mystery to me.
I think they missed their foot and shot themselves in the head with this pig
they call Vista.

"Kevin" <Y @ Y .com> wrote in message
news:6liki.37434$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I know this is an XP group but I wanted to ask here since I am a current XP
>user.
>
> Is this a good time to upgrade to Vista?
> Do you think it's still too early, you know, Java, Active X, Hardware
> problems etc.?
>
> Thanks
>

On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:55:46 GMT, "Kevin" <Y @ Y .com> wrote:

>I know this is an XP group but I wanted to ask here since I am a current XP
>user.
>
>Is this a good time to upgrade to Vista?

No.

>Do you think it's still too early, you know, Java, Active X, Hardware
>problems etc.?

Wait at least until the next major service pack is released. But, my
personal preference is not to install Vista at all, as there are few
benefits for an expensive upgrade. Some components may not work.
Besides, who really wants to slow their machine down?

On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 03:34:28 -0600, "Not Me" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>AOL grew to be pretty big doing that with their software, but as users
>matured, they moved away from it in droves.
>Why MS decided to follow that path is a mystery to me.
>I think they missed their foot and shot themselves in the head with this pig
>they call Vista.

MS just doesn't get it. They keep trying to dumb down the desktop
software. But, the people who didn't get it before still don't get it.
The people who did get it are just getting aggravated at how difficult
it is to do anything with each new release.

Oh that... and they need to sell new software, whether or not there's
a need for new software. Lest we forget, they also have a quest
underway to dominate a lot more than the software industry, and things
like Vista's entertainment-ware are part of that evolutionary plan.

Kevin wrote:
> I know this is an XP group but I wanted to ask here since I am a current XP
> user.
>
> Is this a good time to upgrade to Vista?


Why? Just to have the "newest and shiniest OS?" If your current
operating system is meeting all of your computing needs, there's no real
reason to change your operating system.


> Do you think it's still too early, you know, Java, Active X, Hardware
> problems etc.?
>


How old is the computer you're thinking of upgrading? Have you run
Vista's Upgrade Adviser to get a feel (it's not 100% foolproof) for
what, if anything, will need to be done to get Vista to run on the system?


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