Scrap Vista/Server 2008 Project

[Guest]

To Whome It May Concern:

I have been using Vista for the last two months, trying to learn it well
enough to deploy it to our teachers and students and am running into a never
ending supply of bugs and glitches in the OS. Software that isn't
compatable, Software that will install without problem, but then won't run,
Software that when installed makes hardware devices disappear, Keyboard
errors, Printer drivers that won't install, Print jobs that say they printed,
but never get to the print device, Applications and OS crashes, Permissions
level (I am logged on to the computer as an administrator, and can't run
basic command line utilities to diagnose problems such as ipconfig /release,
renew or ipconfig /flushdns, registerdns). I would suggest to you that you
scrap these projects or at least post-pone dropping support for Windows XP
until you get all the problems worked out of Vista/Server 2008 otherwise this
will be as netorious as the infamous Windows Me. Every other Network
Administrator/PC Support Specialist I have talked to agree's that Vista
reminds them too much of Windows Me, and has started the nightmare's all over
again. In order to save the IT community from another disaster, please don't
drop support for a stable OS (Windows XP), to try and force another
disasterous product (Windows Vista).

Thank you,
--
Eric Stanaway
Frustrated Vista User

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[Mike Brannigan]

To Whome It May Concern:

I have been using Vista for the last two months, trying to learn it well
enough to deploy it to our teachers and students and am running into a
never
ending supply of bugs and glitches in the OS. Software that isn't
compatable, Software that will install without problem, but then won't
run,
Software that when installed makes hardware devices disappear, Keyboard
errors, Printer drivers that won't install, Print jobs that say they
printed,
but never get to the print device,

A huge proportion of the above are more likely to be incompatible software
and drivers then actual Vista problems.

Applications and OS crashes, Permissions
level (I am logged on to the computer as an administrator, and can't run
basic command line utilities to diagnose problems such as ipconfig
/release,
renew or ipconfig /flushdns, registerdns).

These are not problems with permissions but related to your lack of
understanding about UAC and the role of an administrators group member vs.
that of the Administrator account.
Maybe you just need to understand more about the enhanced level of security
in Vista an then decide if you wish to disable it and pit your self at risk
(which would remove the UAC dialogs about having to confirm certain
operations or commands.

I would suggest to you that you
scrap these projects or at least post-pone dropping support for Windows XP
until you get all the problems worked out of Vista/Server 2008 otherwise
this
will be as netorious as the infamous Windows Me.

Are you actually testing Windows Serve 2008 - if you were then you would be
aware of the subtle changes in UAC related to that platform.
These are not problems that need to be worked out in the OS - they are
driver/app issues that those vendors need to address and your own lack of
expertise or experience with the product and understanding of he new
security model etc.

Every other Network
Administrator/PC Support Specialist I have talked to agree's that Vista
reminds them too much of Windows Me, and has started the nightmare's all
over
again.

All I can say is that the massive number of clients I have worked with on
Vista projects and deployed to and the technical staff that have to use and
support this everyday do not share your narrow view.

In order to save the IT community from another disaster, please don't
drop support for a stable OS (Windows XP), to try and force another
disasterous product (Windows Vista).

Personally they could drop XP now - I am running nothing but Vista and
Server 2003R2 and the 2008 Betas without any issues at all.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In order to save the IT community from another disaster, please don't
drop support for a stable OS (Windows XP), to try and force another
disasterous product (Windows Vista).

This is a peer support newsgroup. We are all just Windows Vista users
here, helping each other if and when we can. We are not Microsoft
employees (not even those of us with "Microsoft MVP" behind our names;
that's an honorary title for having provided consistently helpful
advice) except for an occasional employee who posts here unofficially
on his own time.

So if you want to address Microsoft please do it directly. It has no
effect here.

 

[Guest]

Ken,

Then why is there a "Suggestion to Microsoft" option in the New drop down
list? That is the option I clicked on when this post came up, I wasn't
trying to talk to other users in the group, I wanted to communicate directly
to Microsoft. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[DanS]

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Ken,

Then why is there a "Suggestion to Microsoft" option in the New drop
down list? That is the option I clicked on when this post came up, I
wasn't trying to talk to other users in the group, I wanted to
communicate directly to Microsoft. Sorry for the confusion.

The confusion is caused by using the 'MS Community' web page to post to
Usenet. Usenet is another part of the internet, based on text reading of
messages, not too unlike BBS systems of the past. If you were to use a
'real' newsreader client, like XNews, of XanaNews, or even Outhouse
Express, you would see that just about everything presented to you by a web
interface to Usenet is just fluff added by who(m)evers' web page it is.

Good luck on trying to communicate with MS w/o 'buying' their time.

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

Ken,

Then why is there a "Suggestion to Microsoft" option in the New drop down
list? That is the option I clicked on when this post came up, I wasn't
trying to talk to other users in the group, I wanted to communicate directly
to Microsoft. Sorry for the confusion.

Even their website is in part confusing and hard to use. Mabey they
developed it and run it on Vista too.

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[Robbie]

Hi Eric,

I would agree with you concerning Vista which I think is a terrible
operating system. Microsoft will, hopefully, have resolved at least some
of its many problems with the release of SP1.
Windows Server 2008, on the other hand, is a super operating system. It
is easy to use, has an excellent feature set and, even as a beta, is
ultra stable. We have not had a single operating system crash in 4+
months of continuous operation. There were some initial problems with
lack of drivers and incompatibility with a few programs. At least in our
setting, these problems have been resolved and Windows Server 2008 works
perfectly with all our typical hardware devices and application programs.

 

[HeyBub]

To Whome It May Concern:

I have been using Vista for the last two months, trying to learn it
well enough to deploy it to our teachers and students and am running
into a never ending supply of bugs and glitches in the OS. Software
that isn't compatable, Software that will install without problem,
but then won't run, Software that when installed makes hardware
devices disappear, Keyboard errors, Printer drivers that won't
install, Print jobs that say they printed, but never get to the print
device, Applications and OS crashes, Permissions level (I am logged
on to the computer as an administrator, and can't run basic command
line utilities to diagnose problems such as ipconfig /release, renew
or ipconfig /flushdns, registerdns). I would suggest to you that you
scrap these projects or at least post-pone dropping support for
Windows XP until you get all the problems worked out of Vista/Server
2008 otherwise this will be as netorious as the infamous Windows Me.
Every other Network Administrator/PC Support Specialist I have talked
to agree's that Vista reminds them too much of Windows Me, and has
started the nightmare's all over again. In order to save the IT
community from another disaster, please don't drop support for a
stable OS (Windows XP), to try and force another disasterous product
(Windows Vista).

You have my sympathies.

I can't get DOS Tetris to run either.

 

[NoStop]

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The confusion is caused by using the 'MS Community' web page to post to
Usenet. Usenet is another part of the internet, based on text reading of
messages, not too unlike BBS systems of the past. If you were to use a
'real' newsreader client, like XNews, of XanaNews, or even Outhouse
Express, you would see that just about everything presented to you by a
web interface to Usenet is just fluff added by who(m)evers' web page it
is.

Good luck on trying to communicate with MS w/o 'buying' their time.

Send him over to talk to Frank. According to Frank, he and Bill Gates meet
fairly regularly. Maybe Frank can pass on the message on how bad Vista
sucks?

Cheers.

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[Charlie Tame]

Send him over to talk to Frank. According to Frank, he and Bill Gates meet
fairly regularly. Maybe Frank can pass on the message on how bad Vista
sucks?

Cheers.

Ah you forgot the imperative here,

1. Blame drivers
2. Blame the user
3. Try to belittle the user by some other means (eg spelling mistakes)
4. Explain how the completely unrelated Beta software you have is flawless.

Can you please try in future to abide by the posting rules

 

[Guest]

Lawsy. Everybody knows Vista is the best OS Microsoft ever put out, bar
none. That's the party line, and I sticking to it (or risk being tarred,
feathered, and run out of town on a rail.) Yes, Vista has UAC, which has not
been adequately explained to the masses let alone to those of us who have
learned how to live with it. Yes, Vista suffers from a lack of enthusiasm
among thousands of hardware manufacturers who do not wish to invest in
rewriting their drivers according to Microsoft's badly documented
specifications. Along with cosmetic changes like AERO-GLASS come
undocumented semantic and timing changes in system objects that cause once
flawless programs to misbehave. No help in that arena available without
cost. No admission that a problem exists, either. Take it or leave it.
Windows XP is going away. Microsoft is working very hard to fix the top 100
problems before releasing the first in a series of Vista Service Packs. Par
for the course at the bleeding edge.

 

[Ken Schaefer]

Eric,

Do you have any specific issues that you could highlight. It's very
difficult to assist when you only have generalities.

Cheers
Ken

 

[Guest]

Ken,

My largest problem is listed in a seperate post, but I will re-explain it
here. I will be typing along and out of nowhere my keyboard will lock in
using Windows Key shortcuts and every time I press a vowel key a Windows
Applet opens, so if this were to happen while I was typing Ken, I would get
the K then My Computer would open, then the n would print on the screen. I
can't find anything that would cause this error, I looked for similar
programs, but it happens in Word, Outlook, and intent text chat. I looked
for keystrokes that would turn the feature on and couldn't find any
similarities their either, its not like sticky keys where you push the shift
key five times and it turns on sticky keys. I toggled all the toggle keys on
the keyboard on and off to see if that helped and it didn't . I ended up
having to reboot the computer to get control of they keyboard again. The
next problem I have is not being able to use command line tools to administer
and troubleshoot Vista, how do I gain enough permissions to do an ipconfig?
I use this command and all the switches regularly when troubleshooting a
connectivity issue and it is unavailable to me. I am also having a horrible
time with printing, it seems that Vista doesn't like printing to shared
network printers installed on XP/Server 2003 R2 SP2 or printers connected via
network port. My final complaint with Vista is the interface, it takes me
forever to add a wireless network, or change system settings or even get to
the run command. The last issue is a training issue, but the others are
huge barriers to deploying Vista in our organization. Any help you could
offer would be greatly appreciated. I would also like to know if anyone
knows of a Vista training class, that I could attend as well as any tricks
that remove the accessability options or security protocal.

Thanks,
Eric