The Day I Went Back to XP (maybe)

[souschef]

So I am sitting here, unable to open my Microsoft Money Plus because of some
unknown error.
I can't uninstall the Vista Updates that I suspect are the cause because
Vista won't let me.
Boot up time sucks.
Processor (X2 4400+) gets hijacked by SearchIndexer.exe immediately on
startup.
Multi-tasking? What multitasking?
..NET runs 10X slower on Vista
EVERYTHING runs slower on Vista

Someone, preferably from Microsoft, give me one good reason not to go back
to XP and wait for Windows 7.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Someone, preferably from Microsoft, give me one good reason not to go back
to XP and wait for Windows 7.

3D FLIP!!

ss.

 

[Chad Harris]

Ya have to be kiddin'. 3d Flip! It's eye candy. I hardly ever use it.

CH

 

[Tiberius]

the authority on vista performance is Frank..

you can ask him.. he knows everythinnggggg

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Ya have to be kiddin'. 3d Flip! It's eye candy. I hardly ever use it.

Yeah Chad, it was a joke..

Exposé in MacOSX is eye candy as well, but very useful eye-candy.

ss.

 

[Charlie Tame]

So I am sitting here, unable to open my Microsoft Money Plus because of
some unknown error.
I can't uninstall the Vista Updates that I suspect are the cause because
Vista won't let me.
Boot up time sucks.
Processor (X2 4400+) gets hijacked by SearchIndexer.exe immediately on
startup.
Multi-tasking? What multitasking?
.NET runs 10X slower on Vista
EVERYTHING runs slower on Vista

Someone, preferably from Microsoft, give me one good reason not to go
back to XP and wait for Windows 7.

If it's a new machine that came with Vista installed you may invalidate
your warranty by changing the OS.

Slow problems might be caused by no / wrong motherboard or chipset
drivers, indexing is a killer, disable it and also look at drive
properties and uncheck "Indexing" there too. This impacts boot time and
everything.

 

[Chad Harris]

Sorry I was slow on the uptake.

Mac does a lot of things very well hardware and software and I think the
inclusion of Intel was a smart move because MSFT programs will run better on
the boxes, but I think they were drinking with the feature choice of the
Itouch. Purposefully allowing people to use Safari via WIFI or the Edge
Network but tweaking it so they can access web based email but can't send it
is ridiculous--and for that money it should have had a volume button and the
ability to copy paste. For purported design experts, they really blew it in
the Itouch and I hope it's reflected in sales. It could have been a great
item.

iPhone features the iTouch won’t give you
http://www.gadgetell.com/2007/09/iphone-features-the-itouch-wont-give-you/

CH

 

[Sam Korson]

Because...It looks better.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Sorry I was slow on the uptake.

Mac does a lot of things very well hardware and software and I think the
inclusion of Intel was a smart move because MSFT programs will run better
on the boxes, but I think they were drinking with the feature choice of
the Itouch. Purposefully allowing people to use Safari via WIFI or the
Edge Network but tweaking it so they can access web based email but can't
send it is ridiculous--and for that money it should have had a volume
button and the ability to copy paste. For purported design experts, they
really blew it in the Itouch and I hope it's reflected in sales. It could
have been a great item.

iPhone features the iTouch won’t give you
http://www.gadgetell.com/2007/09/iphone-features-the-itouch-wont-give-you/

Erm, if you want those features, just get the iPhone then. You can't expect
to get all the communication features in what is essentially an iPod.

It's no different to buying Vista Ultimate rather than Home Premium.

ss.

 

[Telstar]

So I am sitting here, unable to open my Microsoft Money Plus because of
some unknown error.
I can't uninstall the Vista Updates that I suspect are the cause because
Vista won't let me.
Boot up time sucks.
Processor (X2 4400+) gets hijacked by SearchIndexer.exe immediately on
startup.

Then turn it off. A version of this is installed with Office 2007 standard
and I got rid of it at once. There is simply to much overhead to that
program, despite the nice results. It does not even use multiple CPUs well.

 

[John Barnes]

It does not even use multiple CPUs well.

Have to agree with you on that one. I have to set affinity manually if I
want a good experience.