Enough Windows Updates Yet?

[Guest]

Have there been enough Windows Updates yet to make Vista a stable and
reliable OS? I'm considering Vista Ultimate on Asus A8N-SLI Delux board,
AMD 3200 64 bit processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HD, nVidia 6800 Video. Apps I
primarily use are Photoshop 7, Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005. Since
the initial release of Vista are there enough updates to make it decent? I
think I'll go with 32 over 64 bit. Or, with my config, would you recommend
64 bit? Thanks a lot.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Windows Vista has been stable since it was released last year. If you do
experience stability issues, its usually a device driver or software
compatibility issue which are most times third party related. As for
compatibility with Photoshop 7, not guaranteed, especially on Vista x64. I
am running Creative Suite 3 on Vista x86 and it works quite nicely, Adobe
says they only certify it for Vista x86 to.

As for Vista x64 or x86, again Stick with 32 bit Vista, mainly for
compatibility reasons, such as device drivers and the majority of most
software you are likely to run will do just fine with Vista 32 bit and 4 GBs
of RAM. Vista 64-bit true power lies in its ability to address large amounts
of memory beyond 4 GBs, since the buck really stops at 4 GBs for 32 Bit
Vista. There have been performance test that yes prove that Vista 64-bit
performs good with 4 GBs or more RAM but then again, there are trade offs
such as compatibility which I previously mentioned.

Some other nice features of Vista include all device drivers must be signed
before they can be installed on the system, Patch Guard which prevents the
OS kernel from be patched or altered by third party software. So, there are
some try security benefits there too.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply. I think I'll make the move to Vista. It looks like a
nice OS with some interesting features, etc. I've been an XP Pro user for a
long time now and have had virtually zere issues with it. No real reason to
upgrade accept for something new.

 

[Ballistic]

well, since i'm sure you read the post of people i'm sure you saw most of
them say don't upgrade unless it is something that's required of you, like
work, etc. but it's your choice, i had few problems with it, but eventually
after several factory restore managed to get it working right.

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[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

You can read our 72 page review at the following link:
http://www.activewin.com/reviews/software/operating-sys/vista/index.shtml

 

[DeADtIreD]

Just when has any windows product been stable ? is the real question

 

[WaIIy]

Some other nice features of Vista include all device drivers must be signed
before they can be installed on the system,

'Feature' LOL

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

For me, regularly.
Others report similar experiences.
Windows Vista has been stable for me on two older computers for about
a year.
But then I do my best to have appropriate drivers for my hardware and
keep the software up to date..
Keeping the systems free of malware goes a long way as well.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Before considering 64 bit, make sure all your hardware has Windows
Vista 64 bit support.

Whether Windows Vista is stable or not largely depends on the
installed hardware and software.
With appropriate drivers, compatible software and the computer kept
free of malware, stability is the norm.

The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can be a good place to start:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx
Keep in mind it is an advisor not a definitive tool.
Us it along with other research to determine if your computer is ready
for Windows Vista.

 

[Charlie Tame]

'Feature' LOL

Well, considering MS can't even make their own software compatible I
have to wonder who exactly is qualified to certify for signing and what
warranty the customer gets out of the extra problems they get from it.

Seems to me that X pays Y $Z and it's "Signed"

And if that cert gets withdrawn guess what, Vista crashes and the user
loses out yet again.

 

[NoStop]

Have there been enough Windows Updates yet to make Vista a stable and
reliable OS?

That's never going to happen. Can't make a silk purse out of a pig's ear.

Cheers.

 

[John Adams]

Some other nice features of Vista include all device drivers must be signed
before they can be installed on the system,

That can be bypassed. Lots of people need to run Nvidia beta drivers on
Vista for computer games.