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I know that there are Vista beta groups, but there are some people here whose opinions
mean a great deal to me. Have you tried the latest Vista betas, and if so, what do you
think of it?
I have done some web surfing, and see many negative things about Vista, at least for my PC
needs. I get the idea that the OS itself is wastefully graphics intensive, and is
overblown with too many wizards. Desktop piles do not appeal to me, nor does integrating
web, hard drive, email, docs etc..
I am a power user who is not interested in resource wasting eye candy. I disabled the
Windows XP Fisher Price Style Start menu and special menu effects within minutes of
installation. As when Windows XP was released, it would seem that an upgrade to Vista
will probably not be a totally easy task. It seems like existing systems will have to
upgrade memory, probably need a new graphics adapter with more memory onboard. I am also
assuming that many companies will not write new peripheral drivers for Vista, forcing
replacement with new Vista compatible peripherals.
I have learned that newer is not always better. I would think that MS would like Windows
ME to disappear from the face of the earth along with Atari Pacman cartridges.
So, If Windows XP is stable, allows me to do my many power user tasks quickly and easily,
what are the advantages of Vista, aside from more revenues for Microsoft? I do quite a
bit of image editing, DVD editing and burning, web and Usenet surfing, email, web
pages/sites and documents. Third party utilities seem to keep my system free of
viruses/worms/adware/malware/hijacking/unwanted cookie tracking/etc... I do not network.
As a home user, what would I find appealing about Vista?
mean a great deal to me. Have you tried the latest Vista betas, and if so, what do you
think of it?
I have done some web surfing, and see many negative things about Vista, at least for my PC
needs. I get the idea that the OS itself is wastefully graphics intensive, and is
overblown with too many wizards. Desktop piles do not appeal to me, nor does integrating
web, hard drive, email, docs etc..
I am a power user who is not interested in resource wasting eye candy. I disabled the
Windows XP Fisher Price Style Start menu and special menu effects within minutes of
installation. As when Windows XP was released, it would seem that an upgrade to Vista
will probably not be a totally easy task. It seems like existing systems will have to
upgrade memory, probably need a new graphics adapter with more memory onboard. I am also
assuming that many companies will not write new peripheral drivers for Vista, forcing
replacement with new Vista compatible peripherals.
I have learned that newer is not always better. I would think that MS would like Windows
ME to disappear from the face of the earth along with Atari Pacman cartridges.
So, If Windows XP is stable, allows me to do my many power user tasks quickly and easily,
what are the advantages of Vista, aside from more revenues for Microsoft? I do quite a
bit of image editing, DVD editing and burning, web and Usenet surfing, email, web
pages/sites and documents. Third party utilities seem to keep my system free of
viruses/worms/adware/malware/hijacking/unwanted cookie tracking/etc... I do not network.
As a home user, what would I find appealing about Vista?