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I'm completely fed up with getting Vista to work. When I install an OS, I
really don't expect it to stop working every time I want to install/uninstall
something.
This started out as an upgrade until it stopped letting me boot. I decided
to downgrde, and it crashed half way through, because XP doesn't like Vista
files. Because of that, I ended up wiping my drive, and clean installing
Vista (because I had heard clean installs of it worked better than upgrades).
Since then, I've had to use 5 or 6 system restores. Why you ask? The first
few times were because it conflicted with virtual-drive software I had
installed which was vista-compatible. The last few times were just from
trying to uninstall a simple game.
That aside, you guys are making it really hard for the power users out there
to do what they want. with the UAC. Sure, you can disable it, but with that
being done, many pieces of software will not install correctly -- even those
made by Microsoft. Why not have a button, or checkbox or something that
basically says:
"I agree to take full responsibility for my actions. If my PC becomes
infected with spyware/adware/viruses, it is NOT Microsoft's fault. Let me do
what I want, and not have to worry about the UAC protection."
Even with the UAC on, and running EVERYTHING as an Administrator (even
though my account is already an admin (one more pain...)), many programs that
have been vista-certified will crash, run slowly, decide not to run, or a mix
of the three. I have also tried compatibility mode, and the Compatibility
Manager that you can download, and nothing fixed these issues.
With that being said and done, all I have to say is thanks for all the
painful time wasted, and most of all, teaching me to keep away from Vista.
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really don't expect it to stop working every time I want to install/uninstall
something.
This started out as an upgrade until it stopped letting me boot. I decided
to downgrde, and it crashed half way through, because XP doesn't like Vista
files. Because of that, I ended up wiping my drive, and clean installing
Vista (because I had heard clean installs of it worked better than upgrades).
Since then, I've had to use 5 or 6 system restores. Why you ask? The first
few times were because it conflicted with virtual-drive software I had
installed which was vista-compatible. The last few times were just from
trying to uninstall a simple game.
That aside, you guys are making it really hard for the power users out there
to do what they want. with the UAC. Sure, you can disable it, but with that
being done, many pieces of software will not install correctly -- even those
made by Microsoft. Why not have a button, or checkbox or something that
basically says:
"I agree to take full responsibility for my actions. If my PC becomes
infected with spyware/adware/viruses, it is NOT Microsoft's fault. Let me do
what I want, and not have to worry about the UAC protection."
Even with the UAC on, and running EVERYTHING as an Administrator (even
though my account is already an admin (one more pain...)), many programs that
have been vista-certified will crash, run slowly, decide not to run, or a mix
of the three. I have also tried compatibility mode, and the Compatibility
Manager that you can download, and nothing fixed these issues.
With that being said and done, all I have to say is thanks for all the
painful time wasted, and most of all, teaching me to keep away from Vista.
----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...b72&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
