"upgrading" to Vista from XP was the worst mistake I could have made. There
was nothing wrong with XP.. I just thought Vista looked cool and would be
fun! Wrong!! Not only did I have to buy another stick of ram (2 512's), it
was the wrong kind. So I had to exchange it for the right RAM. Then I
installed Vista on top of XP (not the clean install but the upgrade). Nothing
but problems. The upgrade advisor said everything was hunky dory and ready to
go with Vista, yay! But, no. So I re-installed Vista, CLEAN, this time,
wiping everything out on the C drive (all my music and pics and stuff are on
D which I unplugged just in case). Still having issues. Mostly the screen
freezing up, usually in patterns of purple and yellow lines. Or blue screen
of death every 15-20 minutes. I'd have to reboot at least 40 times a day. I
kid you not. Microsoft technical support was not very helpful (yeah, called
them 6 times, they said they didn't know what to do for me). Finally went on
here and found some useful info (my video card sucks so thats why it kept
freezing up and giving me blue screen errors). Now, evresince decreasing my
video card hardware acceleration, its been better but I still get at least
one blue screen a day. Maybe I will get a better video card soon if I have
money. I have bills to pay, ya know? But for now I guess this will do. Then
comes the problem with aero. Thats why I frickin BOUGHT Vista. It looked rad.
But then I find out, after MUCh searching, that the reason why there is only
the 'basic' vista theme, is because my hardware sucks and my videocard can't
handle the aero theme. Well that is just fine and frickin dandy. So how about
lets install some third party .msstyles to spice this party up? OH NO NOT
VISTA!! Now they are .theme files, not .msstyles files, and you can't find
..Theme files anywhere on the internet. So I am stuck with one, basic, drab,
crappy Vista theme all because the upgrade advisor never told me that my
hardware would suck and prevent me from having an enjoyable vista experience.
Vista, I hereby pronounce you as the worst operating system peice of crap
*ever*. I wish I could go back to XP but all I have is the recovery disc that
came with my computer. The computer already had XP installed. Crap. Well
maybe I'll spend the $100 and get a new copy of XP. I bet I'll be 100%
happier. Vista has been nothing but a nightmare and I *HATE* it with a
passion.
Thanks for letting me rant. The end.

Bek wrote:

> "upgrading" to Vista from XP was the worst mistake I could have made. There
> was nothing wrong with XP.. I just thought Vista looked cool and would be
> fun! Wrong!! Not only did I have to buy another stick of ram (2 512's), it
> was the wrong kind. So I had to exchange it for the right RAM. Then I
> installed Vista on top of XP (not the clean install but the upgrade). Nothing
> but problems. The upgrade advisor said everything was hunky dory and ready to
> go with Vista, yay! But, no. So I re-installed Vista, CLEAN, this time,
> wiping everything out on the C drive (all my music and pics and stuff are on
> D which I unplugged just in case). Still having issues. Mostly the screen
> freezing up, usually in patterns of purple and yellow lines. Or blue screen
> of death every 15-20 minutes. I'd have to reboot at least 40 times a day. I
> kid you not. Microsoft technical support was not very helpful (yeah, called
> them 6 times, they said they didn't know what to do for me). Finally went on
> here and found some useful info (my video card sucks so thats why it kept
> freezing up and giving me blue screen errors). Now, evresince decreasing my
> video card hardware acceleration, its been better but I still get at least
> one blue screen a day. Maybe I will get a better video card soon if I have
> money. I have bills to pay, ya know? But for now I guess this will do. Then
> comes the problem with aero. Thats why I frickin BOUGHT Vista. It looked rad.
> But then I find out, after MUCh searching, that the reason why there is only
> the 'basic' vista theme, is because my hardware sucks and my videocard can't
> handle the aero theme. Well that is just fine and frickin dandy. So how about
> lets install some third party .msstyles to spice this party up? OH NO NOT
> VISTA!! Now they are .theme files, not .msstyles files, and you can't find
> .Theme files anywhere on the internet. So I am stuck with one, basic, drab,
> crappy Vista theme all because the upgrade advisor never told me that my
> hardware would suck and prevent me from having an enjoyable vista experience.
> Vista, I hereby pronounce you as the worst operating system peice of crap
> *ever*. I wish I could go back to XP but all I have is the recovery disc that
> came with my computer. The computer already had XP installed. Crap. Well
> maybe I'll spend the $100 and get a new copy of XP. I bet I'll be 100%
> happier. Vista has been nothing but a nightmare and I *HATE* it with a
> passion.
> Thanks for letting me rant. The end.

How much is it worth admitting in public you're stupid!
It's priceless!!!
Frank

"Bek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0C48FB91-1933-4FFE-8FCA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> "upgrading" to Vista from XP was the worst mistake I could have made.
> There
> was nothing wrong with XP.. I just thought Vista looked cool and would be
> fun! Wrong!! Not only did I have to buy another stick of ram (2 512's), it
> was the wrong kind. So I had to exchange it for the right RAM. Then I
> installed Vista on top of XP (not the clean install but the upgrade).
> Nothing
> but problems. The upgrade advisor said everything was hunky dory and ready
> to
> go with Vista, yay! But, no. So I re-installed Vista, CLEAN, this time,
> wiping everything out on the C drive (all my music and pics and stuff are
> on
> D which I unplugged just in case). Still having issues. Mostly the screen
> freezing up, usually in patterns of purple and yellow lines. Or blue
> screen
> of death every 15-20 minutes. I'd have to reboot at least 40 times a day.
> I
> kid you not. Microsoft technical support was not very helpful (yeah,
> called
> them 6 times, they said they didn't know what to do for me). Finally went
> on
> here and found some useful info (my video card sucks so thats why it kept
> freezing up and giving me blue screen errors). Now, evresince decreasing
> my
> video card hardware acceleration, its been better but I still get at least
> one blue screen a day. Maybe I will get a better video card soon if I have
> money. I have bills to pay, ya know? But for now I guess this will do.
> Then
> comes the problem with aero. Thats why I frickin BOUGHT Vista. It looked
> rad.
> But then I find out, after MUCh searching, that the reason why there is
> only
> the 'basic' vista theme, is because my hardware sucks and my videocard
> can't
> handle the aero theme. Well that is just fine and frickin dandy. So how
> about
> lets install some third party .msstyles to spice this party up? OH NO NOT
> VISTA!! Now they are .theme files, not .msstyles files, and you can't find
> .Theme files anywhere on the internet. So I am stuck with one, basic,
> drab,
> crappy Vista theme all because the upgrade advisor never told me that my
> hardware would suck and prevent me from having an enjoyable vista
> experience.
> Vista, I hereby pronounce you as the worst operating system peice of crap
> *ever*. I wish I could go back to XP but all I have is the recovery disc
> that
> came with my computer. The computer already had XP installed. Crap. Well
> maybe I'll spend the $100 and get a new copy of XP. I bet I'll be 100%
> happier. Vista has been nothing but a nightmare and I *HATE* it with a
> passion.
> Thanks for letting me rant. The end.


another person that wasted his money without doing any research

Hey next time, just send me the money

I really must protest you calling another person names on this public forum.
Most people using personal computers learn as they use their machines. I'd
say that Bek went thru a learning experience, but "Stupid" I am sure he's not.

Let's try to be courteous to each other.

My whole point is that you shouldn't HAVE to do research to buy and install
an operating system. What if I was a soccer mom or something? Or someone who
didn't know ANYTHING about computers? Would I not be allowed to purchase and
install something that the billbaords, ads, magazines, tv commercials and
newspaper clippings say is WONDERFUL ? Hm?

"Will" wrote:

>
> "Bek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0C48FB91-1933-4FFE-8FCA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > "upgrading" to Vista from XP was the worst mistake I could have made.
> > There
> > was nothing wrong with XP.. I just thought Vista looked cool and would be
> > fun! Wrong!! Not only did I have to buy another stick of ram (2 512's), it
> > was the wrong kind. So I had to exchange it for the right RAM. Then I
> > installed Vista on top of XP (not the clean install but the upgrade).
> > Nothing
> > but problems. The upgrade advisor said everything was hunky dory and ready
> > to
> > go with Vista, yay! But, no. So I re-installed Vista, CLEAN, this time,
> > wiping everything out on the C drive (all my music and pics and stuff are
> > on
> > D which I unplugged just in case). Still having issues. Mostly the screen
> > freezing up, usually in patterns of purple and yellow lines. Or blue
> > screen
> > of death every 15-20 minutes. I'd have to reboot at least 40 times a day.
> > I
> > kid you not. Microsoft technical support was not very helpful (yeah,
> > called
> > them 6 times, they said they didn't know what to do for me). Finally went
> > on
> > here and found some useful info (my video card sucks so thats why it kept
> > freezing up and giving me blue screen errors). Now, evresince decreasing
> > my
> > video card hardware acceleration, its been better but I still get at least
> > one blue screen a day. Maybe I will get a better video card soon if I have
> > money. I have bills to pay, ya know? But for now I guess this will do.
> > Then
> > comes the problem with aero. Thats why I frickin BOUGHT Vista. It looked
> > rad.
> > But then I find out, after MUCh searching, that the reason why there is
> > only
> > the 'basic' vista theme, is because my hardware sucks and my videocard
> > can't
> > handle the aero theme. Well that is just fine and frickin dandy. So how
> > about
> > lets install some third party .msstyles to spice this party up? OH NO NOT
> > VISTA!! Now they are .theme files, not .msstyles files, and you can't find
> > .Theme files anywhere on the internet. So I am stuck with one, basic,
> > drab,
> > crappy Vista theme all because the upgrade advisor never told me that my
> > hardware would suck and prevent me from having an enjoyable vista
> > experience.
> > Vista, I hereby pronounce you as the worst operating system peice of crap
> > *ever*. I wish I could go back to XP but all I have is the recovery disc
> > that
> > came with my computer. The computer already had XP installed. Crap. Well
> > maybe I'll spend the $100 and get a new copy of XP. I bet I'll be 100%
> > happier. Vista has been nothing but a nightmare and I *HATE* it with a
> > passion.
> > Thanks for letting me rant. The end.
>
>
> another person that wasted his money without doing any research
>
> Hey next time, just send me the money
>

And I suppose telling you all that I'm a girl is going to make the
stereotyping and names worse. Don't freak out though! I live near Redmond!
I'll just drive down to Microsoft and strangle someone.

At any rate, whether I am a seasoned computer geek or a beginner, it should
not have had to have been this hard. I mean, shouldn't the upgrade advisor
have warned me that my video card was a total crap bag? Yes! Alas, it did not.


"Donald Shelton" wrote:

> I really must protest you calling another person names on this public forum.
> Most people using personal computers learn as they use their machines. I'd
> say that Bek went thru a learning experience, but "Stupid" I am sure he's not.
>
> Let's try to be courteous to each other.

You should be able to use the recovery disk to get back to XP.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Bek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0C48FB91-1933-4FFE-8FCA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> "upgrading" to Vista from XP was the worst mistake I could have made.
> There
> was nothing wrong with XP.. I just thought Vista looked cool and would be
> fun! Wrong!! Not only did I have to buy another stick of ram (2 512's), it
> was the wrong kind. So I had to exchange it for the right RAM. Then I
> installed Vista on top of XP (not the clean install but the upgrade).
> Nothing
> but problems. The upgrade advisor said everything was hunky dory and ready
> to
> go with Vista, yay! But, no. So I re-installed Vista, CLEAN, this time,
> wiping everything out on the C drive (all my music and pics and stuff are
> on
> D which I unplugged just in case). Still having issues. Mostly the screen
> freezing up, usually in patterns of purple and yellow lines. Or blue
> screen
> of death every 15-20 minutes. I'd have to reboot at least 40 times a day.
> I
> kid you not. Microsoft technical support was not very helpful (yeah,
> called
> them 6 times, they said they didn't know what to do for me). Finally went
> on
> here and found some useful info (my video card sucks so thats why it kept
> freezing up and giving me blue screen errors). Now, evresince decreasing
> my
> video card hardware acceleration, its been better but I still get at least
> one blue screen a day. Maybe I will get a better video card soon if I have
> money. I have bills to pay, ya know? But for now I guess this will do.
> Then
> comes the problem with aero. Thats why I frickin BOUGHT Vista. It looked
> rad.
> But then I find out, after MUCh searching, that the reason why there is
> only
> the 'basic' vista theme, is because my hardware sucks and my videocard
> can't
> handle the aero theme. Well that is just fine and frickin dandy. So how
> about
> lets install some third party .msstyles to spice this party up? OH NO NOT
> VISTA!! Now they are .theme files, not .msstyles files, and you can't find
> .Theme files anywhere on the internet. So I am stuck with one, basic,
> drab,
> crappy Vista theme all because the upgrade advisor never told me that my
> hardware would suck and prevent me from having an enjoyable vista
> experience.
> Vista, I hereby pronounce you as the worst operating system peice of crap
> *ever*. I wish I could go back to XP but all I have is the recovery disc
> that
> came with my computer. The computer already had XP installed. Crap. Well
> maybe I'll spend the $100 and get a new copy of XP. I bet I'll be 100%
> happier. Vista has been nothing but a nightmare and I *HATE* it with a
> passion.
> Thanks for letting me rant. The end.

True, the upgrade advisor should have told you that your video card would
not handle Aero. It wouldn't tell you of all the blue screens, as they are
pretty much up to the video card manufacturers drivers... Hopefully an
update comes out soon. What card are you using?


--
Dustin Harper
(E-Mail Removed)
http://www.vistarip.com

--
"Bek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news6613E14-55A1-4218-AA88-(E-Mail Removed)...
> And I suppose telling you all that I'm a girl is going to make the
> stereotyping and names worse. Don't freak out though! I live near Redmond!
> I'll just drive down to Microsoft and strangle someone.
>
> At any rate, whether I am a seasoned computer geek or a beginner, it
> should
> not have had to have been this hard. I mean, shouldn't the upgrade advisor
> have warned me that my video card was a total crap bag? Yes! Alas, it did
> not.
>
>
> "Donald Shelton" wrote:
>
>> I really must protest you calling another person names on this public
>> forum.
>> Most people using personal computers learn as they use their machines.
>> I'd
>> say that Bek went thru a learning experience, but "Stupid" I am sure he's
>> not.
>>
>> Let's try to be courteous to each other.

"Bek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:70AD393F-2EE4-41EB-87AC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My whole point is that you shouldn't HAVE to do research to buy and
> install
> an operating system. What if I was a soccer mom or something? Or someone
> who
> didn't know ANYTHING about computers? Would I not be allowed to purchase
> and
> install something that the billbaords, ads, magazines, tv commercials and
> newspaper clippings say is WONDERFUL ? Hm?
>



Your average soccer mom would not upgrade! The average soccer mom would
most likely only get Vista when they get a new computer and it comes
pre-installed.



> "Will" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Bek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:0C48FB91-1933-4FFE-8FCA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > "upgrading" to Vista from XP was the worst mistake I could have made.
>> > There
>> > was nothing wrong with XP.. I just thought Vista looked cool and would
>> > be
>> > fun! Wrong!! Not only did I have to buy another stick of ram (2 512's),
>> > it
>> > was the wrong kind. So I had to exchange it for the right RAM. Then I
>> > installed Vista on top of XP (not the clean install but the upgrade).
>> > Nothing
>> > but problems. The upgrade advisor said everything was hunky dory and
>> > ready
>> > to
>> > go with Vista, yay! But, no. So I re-installed Vista, CLEAN, this time,
>> > wiping everything out on the C drive (all my music and pics and stuff
>> > are
>> > on
>> > D which I unplugged just in case). Still having issues. Mostly the
>> > screen
>> > freezing up, usually in patterns of purple and yellow lines. Or blue
>> > screen
>> > of death every 15-20 minutes. I'd have to reboot at least 40 times a
>> > day.
>> > I
>> > kid you not. Microsoft technical support was not very helpful (yeah,
>> > called
>> > them 6 times, they said they didn't know what to do for me). Finally
>> > went
>> > on
>> > here and found some useful info (my video card sucks so thats why it
>> > kept
>> > freezing up and giving me blue screen errors). Now, evresince
>> > decreasing
>> > my
>> > video card hardware acceleration, its been better but I still get at
>> > least
>> > one blue screen a day. Maybe I will get a better video card soon if I
>> > have
>> > money. I have bills to pay, ya know? But for now I guess this will do.
>> > Then
>> > comes the problem with aero. Thats why I frickin BOUGHT Vista. It
>> > looked
>> > rad.
>> > But then I find out, after MUCh searching, that the reason why there is
>> > only
>> > the 'basic' vista theme, is because my hardware sucks and my videocard
>> > can't
>> > handle the aero theme. Well that is just fine and frickin dandy. So how
>> > about
>> > lets install some third party .msstyles to spice this party up? OH NO
>> > NOT
>> > VISTA!! Now they are .theme files, not .msstyles files, and you can't
>> > find
>> > .Theme files anywhere on the internet. So I am stuck with one, basic,
>> > drab,
>> > crappy Vista theme all because the upgrade advisor never told me that
>> > my
>> > hardware would suck and prevent me from having an enjoyable vista
>> > experience.
>> > Vista, I hereby pronounce you as the worst operating system peice of
>> > crap
>> > *ever*. I wish I could go back to XP but all I have is the recovery
>> > disc
>> > that
>> > came with my computer. The computer already had XP installed. Crap.
>> > Well
>> > maybe I'll spend the $100 and get a new copy of XP. I bet I'll be 100%
>> > happier. Vista has been nothing but a nightmare and I *HATE* it with a
>> > passion.
>> > Thanks for letting me rant. The end.
>>
>>
>> another person that wasted his money without doing any research
>>
>> Hey next time, just send me the money
>>

Not really... You should do a little research before spending money on
something. Especially with computers. Things change so fast, that what works
now may be out of date and be worthless in 6 months.

Similar to buying a new hydrogen car in a hillybilly town. Not going to find
a station to fill it up unless you go to the big town.

A new operating system will try and be made compatible with as much hardware
as possible (more sales$$$), but sometimes it just won't work with the speed
and reliability they want...


--
Dustin Harper
(E-Mail Removed)
http://www.vistarip.com

--
"Bek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:70AD393F-2EE4-41EB-87AC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My whole point is that you shouldn't HAVE to do research to buy and
> install
> an operating system. What if I was a soccer mom or something? Or someone
> who
> didn't know ANYTHING about computers? Would I not be allowed to purchase
> and
> install something that the billbaords, ads, magazines, tv commercials and
> newspaper clippings say is WONDERFUL ? Hm?
>
> "Will" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Bek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:0C48FB91-1933-4FFE-8FCA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > "upgrading" to Vista from XP was the worst mistake I could have made.
>> > There
>> > was nothing wrong with XP.. I just thought Vista looked cool and would
>> > be
>> > fun! Wrong!! Not only did I have to buy another stick of ram (2 512's),
>> > it
>> > was the wrong kind. So I had to exchange it for the right RAM. Then I
>> > installed Vista on top of XP (not the clean install but the upgrade).
>> > Nothing
>> > but problems. The upgrade advisor said everything was hunky dory and
>> > ready
>> > to
>> > go with Vista, yay! But, no. So I re-installed Vista, CLEAN, this time,
>> > wiping everything out on the C drive (all my music and pics and stuff
>> > are
>> > on
>> > D which I unplugged just in case). Still having issues. Mostly the
>> > screen
>> > freezing up, usually in patterns of purple and yellow lines. Or blue
>> > screen
>> > of death every 15-20 minutes. I'd have to reboot at least 40 times a
>> > day.
>> > I
>> > kid you not. Microsoft technical support was not very helpful (yeah,
>> > called
>> > them 6 times, they said they didn't know what to do for me). Finally
>> > went
>> > on
>> > here and found some useful info (my video card sucks so thats why it
>> > kept
>> > freezing up and giving me blue screen errors). Now, evresince
>> > decreasing
>> > my
>> > video card hardware acceleration, its been better but I still get at
>> > least
>> > one blue screen a day. Maybe I will get a better video card soon if I
>> > have
>> > money. I have bills to pay, ya know? But for now I guess this will do.
>> > Then
>> > comes the problem with aero. Thats why I frickin BOUGHT Vista. It
>> > looked
>> > rad.
>> > But then I find out, after MUCh searching, that the reason why there is
>> > only
>> > the 'basic' vista theme, is because my hardware sucks and my videocard
>> > can't
>> > handle the aero theme. Well that is just fine and frickin dandy. So how
>> > about
>> > lets install some third party .msstyles to spice this party up? OH NO
>> > NOT
>> > VISTA!! Now they are .theme files, not .msstyles files, and you can't
>> > find
>> > .Theme files anywhere on the internet. So I am stuck with one, basic,
>> > drab,
>> > crappy Vista theme all because the upgrade advisor never told me that
>> > my
>> > hardware would suck and prevent me from having an enjoyable vista
>> > experience.
>> > Vista, I hereby pronounce you as the worst operating system peice of
>> > crap
>> > *ever*. I wish I could go back to XP but all I have is the recovery
>> > disc
>> > that
>> > came with my computer. The computer already had XP installed. Crap.
>> > Well
>> > maybe I'll spend the $100 and get a new copy of XP. I bet I'll be 100%
>> > happier. Vista has been nothing but a nightmare and I *HATE* it with a
>> > passion.
>> > Thanks for letting me rant. The end.
>>
>>
>> another person that wasted his money without doing any research
>>
>> Hey next time, just send me the money
>>