But why would anyone want to go to Vista?

[Bill in Co.]

I was just curious about this (seriously).
I mean, a real (scientific) reason, and not that "everybody else seems to be
doing it, so we feel obliged to", or "that it can play better games".

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I didn't feel obliged to. In fact, my doctor recommended against it due to
my health issues. <eg>

I think your question should be more like: Are you happy you upgraded from
XP, or another OS, to Vista? But ask the people that did. Most here
probably haven't, or they wouldn't be here. OTOH, the people in the Vista
newsgroups either upgraded from XP or another OS, or are first time Windows
users. They could answer better.

Windows Vista General Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail

 

[Kenneth]

I was just curious about this (seriously).
I mean, a real (scientific) reason, and not that "everybody else seems to be
doing it, so we feel obliged to", or "that it can play better games".

Howdy,

Based on what I have read, I have wondered if it is not some
perverse XP marketing scheme.

We shall see...

All the best,

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I use Vista Ultimate x64 and am delighted with it. I also use XP but mostly
on test boxes now. I'm not anti-XP. I'm just very glad to have an OS that
is rock-solid stable.

 

[M.I.5¾]

I was just curious about this (seriously).
I mean, a real (scientific) reason, and not that "everybody else seems to
be doing it, so we feel obliged to", or "that it can play better games".

When I bought my previous laptop (5 years ago), it came with Windows XP. I
was sufficiently struck with it as an operating system that I upgraded my
desktop to XP and apart from one or two applications that wouldn't run, I
never regreted it.

I recently had to replace my laptop and it came with Windows Vista. I have
to say that I do not feel anything like the same desire to update my
desktop. I find it clunky; things are no longer in their logical place.
The changes to the visual appearance are completely unnecessary. And as for
the ability to display all the windows in a 3 dimensional view: what is that
all about? Oh, and it is a complete memory hog.

 

[Bob I]

You could probably get a bunch of reasons as to why if you asked in a
Vista group.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

I was just curious about this (seriously).
I mean, a real (scientific) reason, and not that "everybody else seems to
be doing it, so we feel obliged to", or "that it can play better games".

Because it's more secure. I haven't heard any more complaints about how
terrible is is that I heard in 2001/2002 about how terrible WinXP was.
Often the same people who used to say not to install XP are now saying to
stick with XP.

I would not upgrade an existing machine. Wait until it's time to replace
the machine.

 

[PD43]

Because it's more secure.

C'mon... just how "secure" does it have to be?

Or does it do a better job of protecting dummies who do file-sharing,
who blindly open e-mail attachments, who never check for security
updates, who blindly visit strange websites, who download files from
those strange websites, who believe popups that tell them their
computer is at risk, who click links in an email telling them that
their PayPal account is going to expire soon (even when it's been sent
to the wrong account), etc. etc.

They deserve what they get ;->

 

[HeyBub]

I was just curious about this (seriously).
I mean, a real (scientific) reason, and not that "everybody else
seems to be doing it, so we feel obliged to", or "that it can play
better games".

Because it's there, silly.

 

[Bill in Co.]

C'mon... just how "secure" does it have to be?

Or does it do a better job of protecting dummies who do file-sharing,
who blindly open e-mail attachments, who never check for security
updates, who blindly visit strange websites, who download files from
those strange websites, who believe popups that tell them their
computer is at risk, who click links in an email telling them that
their PayPal account is going to expire soon (even when it's been sent
to the wrong account), etc. etc.

They deserve what they get ;->

Yuuup. Real security comes from within, and being careful what you do,
and not operating system patches.

 

[PD43]

Because it's there, silly.

Might be the best answer yet! KUDOS!

 

[Bill in Co.]

When I bought my previous laptop (5 years ago), it came with Windows XP.
I
was sufficiently struck with it as an operating system that I upgraded my
desktop to XP and apart from one or two applications that wouldn't run, I
never regreted it.

I recently had to replace my laptop and it came with Windows Vista. I
have
to say that I do not feel anything like the same desire to update my
desktop. I find it clunky; things are no longer in their logical place.
The changes to the visual appearance are completely unnecessary. And as
for
the ability to display all the windows in a 3 dimensional view: what is
that
all about? Oh, and it is a complete memory hog.

Yup, sounds like a pretty good summary. A true albatross.

 

[Bill in Co.]

You couldn't get me into a Vista group if it killed me.

 

[PD43]

Yuuup. Real security comes from within, and being careful what you do,
and not operating system patches.

Let's go out shopping for furniture... huh? <BASEG>

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Then why are you bringing it up in an XP group? It doesn't help XP users
with their XP issues.

 

[PD43]

Then why are you bringing it up in an XP group? It doesn't help XP users
with their XP issues.

Because he can?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

He should just watch reruns of http://blip.tv/file/340692/ instead.

 

[PD43]

He should just watch reruns of http://blip.tv/file/340692/ instead.

Reruns of Green Acres is more his speed ;-)

 

[Bill in Co.]

Reruns of Green Acres is more his speed ;-)

Thanks, but no thanks. Ben Casey is more my speed (for anyone here still
old enough to remember)

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I'm a Gilligan's Island fan myself.

Reruns of Green Acres is more his speed ;-)