Windows Vista VS Windows XP

My new notebook is with OS Windows VISTA. Can it work properly with my
company server which is dealing with all other users having PCs with Windows
XP Professional?
Out IT manager is afraid it could not work properly.
I wish you will help me wih having a quick feedback
Kind Regards,
Yousef
atef671@hotmail.com

"Yousef Hamad" <Yousef Hamad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My new notebook is with OS Windows VISTA. Can it work properly with my
> company server which is dealing with all other users having PCs with
> Windows
> XP Professional?

Yes.

Hi,

I don't know if it can work ok with your server, but my 2 cents is that
you'd be better understand what users are talking about if you're using the
same system as they are.

Now this is my rant:

Despite I don't have major problems on my testing system, the user interface
is the most counterproductive that I have ever seen and they should declare
insanity.

There is no clear benefits for re-training user for the new work styles
(except changes for the purpose of changes), and despite I haven't reached
the final conclusion, it seems Vista will always cost me a few more clicks
for accomplishing the same things under XP. A few more clicks - that's
productivity!




"Yousef Hamad" <Yousef Hamad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My new notebook is with OS Windows VISTA. Can it work properly with my
> company server which is dealing with all other users having PCs with
> Windows
> XP Professional?
> Out IT manager is afraid it could not work properly.
> I wish you will help me wih having a quick feedback
> Kind Regards,
> Yousef
> atef671@hotmail.com
>

With only this to go on, the answer is "Who knows?" You have not given us
enough information to make a real answer.

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"Yousef Hamad" <Yousef Hamad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My new notebook is with OS Windows VISTA. Can it work properly with my
> company server which is dealing with all other users having PCs with
> Windows
> XP Professional?
> Out IT manager is afraid it could not work properly.
> I wish you will help me wih having a quick feedback
> Kind Regards,
> Yousef
> atef671@hotmail.com
>

Vista can live alongside XP, but to connect to work, you may need the
ability to connect to a domain, for which you will need to be running Vista
Business or Ultimate..


"Yousef Hamad" <Yousef Hamad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My new notebook is with OS Windows VISTA. Can it work properly with my
> company server which is dealing with all other users having PCs with
> Windows
> XP Professional?
> Out IT manager is afraid it could not work properly.
> I wish you will help me wih having a quick feedback
> Kind Regards,
> Yousef
> atef671@hotmail.com
>

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

On Tue, 01 May 2007 01:48:00 -0700, Yousef Hamad wrote:

> My new notebook is with OS Windows VISTA. Can it work properly with my
> company server which is dealing with all other users having PCs with Windows
> XP Professional?
> Out IT manager is afraid it could not work properly.
> I wish you will help me wih having a quick feedback
> Kind Regards,
> Yousef

Do what your IT Manager says, it's his network, not yours. If he has time
to test Vista Business on the company network and gets things stable in
his mind then he'll let you know. Until that time use XP.


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"xfile" <cou-cou@remove.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> <snip>
>
> Despite I don't have major problems on my testing system, the user
> interface is the most counterproductive that I have ever seen and they
> should declare insanity.
>
> There is no clear benefits for re-training user for the new work styles
> (except changes for the purpose of changes), and despite I haven't reached
> the final conclusion, it seems Vista will always cost me a few more clicks
> for accomplishing the same things under XP. A few more clicks - that's
> productivity!
>


I've been saying that forever.
All the changes, including widespread renaming of "default" folders and
apps, rearranging of menus with no rhyme or reason, and apparently for no
real purpose, confusing new graphic interface, are all necessary to make
Vista look sufficiently different from previous versions of Windows. This
only serves one purpose; to create the illusion that Vista is a new OS. Dig
deep enough and you can find dialogs and graphics leftover from Windows
3.11.

Consider, no one will ever offer an explanation as to WHY all these
system-wide changes were implemented, much less needed. This is just another
example of the Marketing Dept. at work.

--
=======================================
"What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to
question 'Can we trust Microsoft?'"
- Steve Ballmer
=======================================

> This is just another
> example of the Marketing Dept. at work.

Hi,

But I have a different opinion about that - this is an example, from what I
know although may not apply to MS, when engineers thought they know
"everything" and when they jump in marketing.

"john" <john@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "xfile" <cou-cou@remove.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:uu47XD9iHHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> <snip>
>>
>> Despite I don't have major problems on my testing system, the user
>> interface is the most counterproductive that I have ever seen and they
>> should declare insanity.
>>
>> There is no clear benefits for re-training user for the new work styles
>> (except changes for the purpose of changes), and despite I haven't
>> reached the final conclusion, it seems Vista will always cost me a few
>> more clicks for accomplishing the same things under XP. A few more
>> clicks - that's productivity!
>>
>
>
> I've been saying that forever.
> All the changes, including widespread renaming of "default" folders and
> apps, rearranging of menus with no rhyme or reason, and apparently for no
> real purpose, confusing new graphic interface, are all necessary to make
> Vista look sufficiently different from previous versions of Windows. This
> only serves one purpose; to create the illusion that Vista is a new OS.
> Dig
> deep enough and you can find dialogs and graphics leftover from Windows
> 3.11.
>
> Consider, no one will ever offer an explanation as to WHY all these
> system-wide changes were implemented, much less needed. This is just
> another
> example of the Marketing Dept. at work.
>
> --
> =======================================
> "What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people
> to question 'Can we trust Microsoft?'"
> - Steve Ballmer
> =======================================
>

Thank you for your reply.
Other users are my colleagues in the company. Some of them are connected
directly to my subserverserver (same local server), and others are connected
to other subservers and the rest of them (most) are connected to the main
server at company head office. We communicate with each other using MS
Outlook, we share information using common area network, we communicate
sometimes using Skype.
Sorry I'm not specialized in computers & IT.
I wish the above is enough for you to give me precise enswer.
Thanks,
Yousef

"xfile" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I don't know if it can work ok with your server, but my 2 cents is that
> you'd be better understand what users are talking about if you're using the
> same system as they are.
>
> Now this is my rant:
>
> Despite I don't have major problems on my testing system, the user interface
> is the most counterproductive that I have ever seen and they should declare
> insanity.
>
> There is no clear benefits for re-training user for the new work styles
> (except changes for the purpose of changes), and despite I haven't reached
> the final conclusion, it seems Vista will always cost me a few more clicks
> for accomplishing the same things under XP. A few more clicks - that's
> productivity!
>
>
>
>
> "Yousef Hamad" <Yousef Hamad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsF6AA81F-6AB2-4BA8-AF72-04575C0C5443@microsoft.com...
> > My new notebook is with OS Windows VISTA. Can it work properly with my
> > company server which is dealing with all other users having PCs with
> > Windows
> > XP Professional?
> > Out IT manager is afraid it could not work properly.
> > I wish you will help me wih having a quick feedback
> > Kind Regards,
> > Yousef
> > atef671@hotmail.com
> >
>
>
>

Hi Richard,
I'm not specialized in IT & computers.
I was obliged to buy a notebook (Intel Core 2 Duo, 15.4" display, built-in
cam, 1GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, OS Windows VISTA). You never find in the market
notebook with the above spec. with OS Windows XP. You can find if it but
without camera, or you ca find with camera & XP but with Intel Core Duo (not
double).
Since I am mostly connected to company subserver (main server is in another
country) and I communicate with my colleagues in different sites & countries
via MS Outlook, I want to know if the new laptop (OS VISTA) will work
properly while it is connected to the server (Outlook, Internet, Download
from server, etc....).
Please help.
Yousef


"Richard G. Harper" wrote:

> With only this to go on, the answer is "Who knows?" You have not given us
> enough information to make a real answer.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Yousef Hamad" <Yousef Hamad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsF6AA81F-6AB2-4BA8-AF72-04575C0C5443@microsoft.com...
> > My new notebook is with OS Windows VISTA. Can it work properly with my
> > company server which is dealing with all other users having PCs with
> > Windows
> > XP Professional?
> > Out IT manager is afraid it could not work properly.
> > I wish you will help me wih having a quick feedback
> > Kind Regards,
> > Yousef
> > atef671@hotmail.com
> >
>
>
>