Vista RC1 : I have had it with Vista

P

Picsoetje

I have installed the RC1 version of Vista SP1.

It is absolutely worthless to go through the installation :
All the annoyances are still there - just acouple of examples :
- the UAC annoyances did not improve.
- copying files still takes forever.
- unzipping a file takes forever.
That was enough for me to decide once and forever not to go on with the
Vista turtle - SORRY.

I bought my computer from DELL with Vista Home Premium.
And I am going to insist on having Vista replaced by XP - that's for sure.
Vista SP1 RC1 is a NO GO
 
A

Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]

Please note that Vista SP1 RC1 is still in development and the focus of
Windows Vista SP1 is to really a role of collection of updates that have
been release for the OS since January in addition to supporting new
standards and technologies on market.
 
R

Robert Martin

Turn UAC OFF.

Are you using Winzip?

I just unziped a 35 meg file with 800 files in about 15 sec
on a P4 3.2. It got to be something you have set wrong.
 
P

Picsoetje

An RC1 is almost RTM isn't it, and that counts for Vista SP1-RC1 as well I
presume.
Well in this case RC1 is far below expectations : I have been testing an
earlier beta that was much more promising than the RC1 (what a shame).

SP1 does not seem to do away with the annoyances of the initial version :
UAC, slowlyness, etc.

New standards & technologies are of course very wellcome, on condition that
they add features and possibilities.
The features should never be "annoying"
The progress should never be a slower OS

That is why I would like DELL or MS to replace my Vista OS (that I paid for)
by a good old XP OS (that I paid for with my previous computer).
I guess that it is not too much asked, or am I mistaking ?

I have been using Windows since 1986 :
- Windows 3.0
- Windows 3.1
- Windows 3.11
- Windows 95
- Windows 98
- Windows 98 SE
- Windows XP
- Windows XP SP2
and now Vista

Every new version has been a joy, except Vista which is an annoying, slow
nightmare !
The best OS ever by MS has been Windows XP - and I want it back, although I
paid for Vista.
 
J

Jupiter Jones [MVP]

"...I would like DELL or MS to replace my Vista OS..."
Microsoft won't since it is OEM.
As long as you are still in the Dell return period, contact Dell.
Since Dell continues to sell computers with Windows XP and exchange
should be possible.
I certainly would return something that did not meet my expectations.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
 
S

Scott Roberts

WinRAR is good too. Using the built-in "compressed folder" crap has been
awful since it was introduced. It was crap in XP and it's crap now. It's
hardly a knock against Vista, it's always been crap.

I also can't believe the number of people that are soooooo pissed about UAC.
Turn it off already.

I've read a lot about slow copying and slow deleting, so I don't doubt that
some people are experiencing it. But I'm not. Hooray for me, I guess.
 
P

Picsoetje

I have been hoping since the beginning if this year (March 2007 - when I
bought my new DELL computer with Vista) that Vista would become OK.

One of the previous Beta SP1 versions has shown to me that it was becoming
OK indeed.
The available SP1 RC1 blew away all my hopes however.

That's all.
No more Vista (MS) for me I am afraid, and DELL is not going to replace my
Vista by an XP after so many months.

I guess that i have to go for another OS with another Office suite test one
of these days.
Ever lasting loving (MS since 1986) lasts untill it becomes too annoying
:))
 
F

Frank

Picsoetje said:
I have been hoping since the beginning if this year (March 2007 - when I
bought my new DELL computer with Vista) that Vista would become OK.

One of the previous Beta SP1 versions has shown to me that it was
becoming OK indeed.
The available SP1 RC1 blew away all my hopes however.

That's all.
No more Vista (MS) for me I am afraid, and DELL is not going to replace
my Vista by an XP after so many months.

I guess that i have to go for another OS with another Office suite test
one of these days.
Ever lasting loving (MS since 1986) lasts untill it becomes too annoying
:))
Click to expand...

You're the perfect candidate for urbuttoo, open sores and open orifice.
Frank
 
V

vista user 43

All you had to do is come here and read some post of "Tiberius" (using one
of his thousands of handles)
saying how CRAP vista is....

then you would had avoided Vista altogether... saving time, money and
frustration.
 
V

vista user 43

ignore Frank.. he is LOCO, a LOON and has a few marbles missing up there, if
you know what I mean! LOL
 
J

Jupiter Jones [MVP]

You could have come up with a better example, almost any is better
than Tiberius.
Tiberius makes broad statements and rarely is able to prove any.
Tiberius accuses some of lying, another thing he is unable to prove.
Facts and Tiberius seem to go in different directions.
When asked for Facts, Tiberius usually ignores the request, other
times he refuses.

There may be many reasons to avoid Windows Vista, but Tiberius mostly
whines probably because he is simply unable to get Windows Vista to
work.

If you have valid reasons, give them, but best not to use as your
reference someone known to slander and avoid facts that go against
him.
There are others that use facts, follow them instead.

"using one of his thousands of handles"
Yes, he regularly changes names in vain attempts to escape and hide.
Tiberius believes what he has to say is so important, only he and not
you should decide that you should see his posts.
By changing his handle, he defeats the blocks individuals place on
him.
So even if you block him, Tiberius has decided your block is WRONG and
thus changes his name to defeat your block.

"All you had to do is come here..."
Or come here and find good ways to be successful with Windows Vista,
it is not difficult.
Like any upgrade, there is more than purchasing and inserting the
media and beginning the upgrade.

Windows Vista performs well on two older computers of mine.
A FACT Tiberius is unable to deny.
 

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