10 Reasons Why You Won't Ever Want to Go Back to XP from Vista
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 28.7.2007
Released for businesses in November 2006, and for the general public in January 2007, Windows Vista is but a couple of days away from passing the first six months of availability milestone.
The operating system's first half a year has been everything but an easy ride, with Microsoft struggling to convince on all the promises it delivered with Vista: security, usability, reliability, increased adoption rate etc. In January 2007, Windows XP became suddenly expired, and was pushed to the background. Vista only has room to grow by eroding the operating system market share currently occupied by XP, so Microsoft started drowning XP in Vista. Additionally, all other references to future releases under the Windows platform were muted under the reign of Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group.
While XP, Linux and Mac OS X failed to draw the focus away from Vista, Sinofsky's new strategy also aims to keep Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Seven out of the limelight. This is nothing more than a move to underpromise and overachieve, a sort of Sinofsky trademark if you will. But the leitmotif can backfire on Microsoft without the marketing approach specific to, let say, Apple and Steve Jobs. So far, it looks like instead of creating an atmosphere of anticipation and mystery, Sinofsky is building nothing more than frustration, and a sentiment of paranoia. Windows Seven is planned for 2010, while Windows Vista SP1 could drop after February 2008, with the first public beta sometime in November 2007. But all news related to Vista SP1 is speculation at this point.
Statistics prove that Vista has had little impact on deterring users away from Linux and Apple, in the same manner as it did not push new customers away from Windows or drive them to adopt a rival platform. According to statistics from Market Share by Net Applications Vista, the various distributions of Linux and Mac OS X are steadily, but surely on an ascendant trend. Linux accounts for 0.71% of the market, Mac OS has a share of 6% and Vista grew to 4.52% at the end of June with XP down to 81.94%.
Apple is seeing strong sales of its Intel-based platform with the adjacent Mac OS X Tiger. The situation with Linux is a tad more confuse, but current market moves from U.S. computer manufacturer Dell are an indication that there is a consistent demand for Linux. And Microsoft claims that Windows Vista is selling, and how... Closing in on the first six months on the market, Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer revealed at the Financial Analyst Meeting 2007, that the company shipped in excess of 60 million licenses for the operating system.
Now, there are those that have been living with Windows Vista since the time the operating system was still referred to as Longhorn. No less than 50 families around the globe participated in a Microsoft experiment designed to evaluate the platform's readiness for the household. But even outside of Microsoft's small pet project, over 5 million beta testers accessed the operating system long before it hit the shelves. In total, Vista shipped over 60 million licenses, and whatever your perspective – because shipped does not by all means equal sold, and sold is not synonymous with use – the platform does account for an installed base larger than any other rival operating systems.
Having installed Vista and upgraded from XP, of a previous version of Windows, would you go back? Personally, I use both Vista and XP in parallel, and occasionally Ubuntu and Tiger. Occasionally, should be read as extremely rare... And I have found that Vista has slowly become my preferred operating system. At this time, I use Vista far more frequently than I use XP. Approximately four times more often. But of course that I am one of the lucky few. My copy of Windows Vista Business never experienced any hardware or device compatibility problems, the drivers all fell into place, I never had need for hotfixes, never ran into unsolvable issues, the platform automatically identified and set up my network without any problems. The few glitches I did run into involved applications without Vista support. But even there I managed to make my way through with a debugger. Would I ever go back to Windows XP? The issuing list of reasons should provide an accurate reason why I'm going to stick with Vista.
1. Windows Aero
When it comes down to the default graphical user interface in Windows Vista, there is one obvious choice. Unless your system configuration has limited resources and you have to run Windows Vista Basic, Aero is for you. Yes, it will eat quite a consistent amount of your the graphics processor, and it will slow down your workflow with zero point something, but in terms of eye candy... with Aero, Microsoft was accused of working its photocopiers for Tiger's Aqua. This is an old issue that dissipated following Vista's release. Aero is simply superior to Aqua. And let's face it, transparency and glass effects aside, Vista already has an equivalent to the Cover Flow technology Apple promised for Leopard dropping in October 2007 – Flip 3D. When it comes down to small details, the quality of the operating system's surface influences directly user experience.
2. Ubiquitous Search
From the search box integrated in the Start Menu to the default search areas across Windows Explorer, Windows Vista streamlines the process of finding data, files, emails etc. The default Windows Desktop Search mechanism in Vista is nothing short of a godsend, and one of the best overhauls implemented by Microsoft in its latest operating system. And even though the feature is planned to be revamped in order to accommodate third-party desktop solutions in Vista Service Pack 1, the general functionality will remain the same. Now don't get me wrong. Microsoft should definitely improve on the searching speeds, the indexing process and better highlight the search folders, there is always room to grow, but the ubiquitous search in Vista delivers a new standard for flexibility in the operating system, one unmatched by Windows XP's alternative. Do you remember the old search in XP that felt like it was eating all your processor? Well... no more...
3. Navigation and Windows Explorer
The features are in no particular order, as you might have noticed. But the new Windows Explorer in Vista makes the version in XP look obsolete. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates stressed at the Financial Analyst Meeting 2007 the need to move towards natural graphical user interfaces in the coming 10 years. Now, in all fairness, examples of natural user interfaces come from products such as Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Surface table computer. Windows Explorer in Vista does not actually fall in the same category, as you still need the now traditional mouse and keyboard. But it is a huge leap forward from XP. Hiding the menu is a simple and comprehensive inspiration designed to save display space. And the new navigational capabilities introduced will make your life so much simpler. I have never been much of a fan of third party file organizing applications. And now with Vista's Windows Explorer there's no need to find alternative solutions. The intelligent navigation in the Folders tree, and in the address bar just feel natural and intuitive.
4. Control Panel
Well, not Control Panel all by itself, but in combination with the Instant Search box of the window. I can't even remember the times when I was hunting down an option in the XP's Control Panel, just vaguely knowing both its name and location. With Vista, this is no longer an issue. The Control Panel Search is in a league all of its own in Windows Vista. There is little doubt about that. Just try and find obscure options with the Instant search in the Start Menu. You won't be able to. But as far as Control Panel is concerned, here you can search for a specific term such as "Turn Windows Features On or Off" or for something more general like "Display" or "Resolution." All it takes is the slightest idea of what you are looking for and you will find it. If Microsoft could get all instances of Instant search across Windows Explorer, via the automated indexing service, to mimic the behavior of the Control Panel search, I am sure all objections related to the feature will be muted.
5. Network and Sharing Center
The Windows Vista Network and Sharing Center is at the heart of all your networking activity. You will be able to easily access all the machines and devices connected to the network, to set up a new connection in addition to managing existing ones, to connect to the various networks available, to configure the Internet and Windows Firewall options and to diagnose and repair existing issues. If you want to set up a wireless or a peer-to-peer network, or if you want to try your hands at ad hoc networking then Network and Sharing Center is the way to go. Additionally, you can perform network troubleshooting, via an automated process designed to assist users in resolving eventual problems. Are there limitations to what the Network and Sharing Center can do? Well, of course there are. One of the most frustrating issues is when Vista's Network Diagnostics Framework will stubbornly claim that there is nothing wrong when obviously this is not the case. Microsoft needs to address this caveat.
6. The Windows Vista Installation
Installing Windows Vista is nothing like deploying Windows XP. With its latest operating system, Microsoft introduced not only an overhauled boot architecture, but it also revamped the user experience. In this regard, the old Windows XP text based installation is out the door. Vista features its welcoming graphical user interface from the get go enabling even average users to effortlessly deploy the operating system. Although installing Windows XP was not too much of a challenge, it did present some issues. By comparison, Vista makes users feel relaxed as they select the installation options much in the same manner as deploying a usual application. Getting Vista from the media to your machine is no longer the advanced process with XP. And by streamlining the installation, Microsoft made another step closer to making Vista extensively user friendly.
7. Security
I don't know if it's the additional mitigations introduced into the operating system or the obscurity of the market share, but Vista simply makes me feel safe. Microsoft has continually touted the operating system as the most secure Windows platform available on the market, and results, at least in terms of the volume of vulnerabilities impacting Vista, seem to speak for themselves. "Windows Vista is the most secure operating system we've ever released. In the first 180 days we've had far fewer high-severity vulnerabilities than XP. We've had 12 in Vista. We had 25 in XP. And think about the sophistication level of the people that create the vulnerabilities today versus what it was when XP released. It's a far different opportunity today than it was then. Over that same time period, I think you should also note that Windows Vista had far fewer than Apple, as well as any major desktop Linux distributor. And that's something, again, we feel very good about from a security and reliability standpoint. But we're not resting on our laurels; that is something we're going to continue to stay focused on. This is the first operating system we've ever launched with security built in on the front end from a foundation standpoint. And, again, we're going to continue to work on that and improve it as we go forward," Kevin Turner explained.
8. Extensive Personalization
Windows Vista indeed supports an extensive level of user personalization. You will be able to customize the operating system to the point where Vista will look absurd and ridiculous. But such a scenario only underscores the flexibility Microsoft introduced to users with its latest operating system. There is a good reason why right-clicking on the desktop will allow you to access the Personalization option in the contextual menu displayed on the desktop. And there is little limit to the state in which you can render Windows Aero. Of course in this context, although there is a healthy line between customization and deformity, Vista allows you to easily pass to the point of making the user interface virtually unusable.
9. Tuning, Healing and Diagnostics Technologies
"When you think about reliability, Windows Vista has got the built-in tools for diagnostics, backups, self-healing capabilities. Again, it helps increase uptime and lower support costs. And one of the metrics that I wanted to share with you today around this area from a reliability standpoint is that we've had 21 percent fewer support calls per unit shipped than we've had in XP—21 percent. And that's a big improvement for us as it relates to improving that reliability," Turner added during his address at the Financial Analyst Meeting 2007. And the reasons for the improved reliability of Windows Vista are all the performance, self-healing and diagnostics technologies built in the operating system. Vista will permit you to enhance performance via a USB drive and Ready Boost, or to go back in time and recover a lost file with Shadow Copy. Additionally, users can create back ups of files, folders, entire partitions or even Vista. The Backup and Restore Center is a lifesaver, just as System Restore is. You can troubleshoot memory and network problems, keep an eye on the performance metrics of your hardware and make Vista work for you to diagnose and resolve functionality problems.
10. Windows Sidebar as a Preview of Windows Seven Ribbon
And last but definitely not least... Windows Sidebar. Now Windows Sidebar, complete with a pleiad of gadgets, is by no means an apex of user interface evolution for Microsoft. In fact, the concept has been around for a while and it’s used by both Apple in Tiger and the Google desktop. Still, the Sidebar in Vista is just a preview of what is to come in Windows Seven in 2010. Leading the development for the graphical user interface of Windows Seven is Julie Larson-Green, Corporate Vice President, Windows Experience Program Management. Together with Sinofsky, Larson-Green is responsible with the excellent GUI redesign of the Office 2007 System. A Ribbon remake could very well be in the works for Windows Seven, Vista's successor. source:
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Show all comments i would only keep the aero graphics, i don't care about the rest, all can be done in xp
and is just easier for noobs ¬¬
when i look at these 10 reasons, i can see why vista is not a big enough technological
step to justify switching to it.
stay with xp or better go to linux
none of the reasons seem to grab me. i've got vista ultimate on a machine now. the only
reason i'll probably stick with it and not go back to xp on that machine is for the ram
limitation (3gb in 32bit, some outrageous gb in 64bit).
i don't share any of those reasons either :)
anyway with windows xp ultimate i have
all almost all of that by default and ready when windows finishes installing.
vista is all show & no go. just stick with xp pro.
i dont need any of that features, all is bull_shit, you must learn to use "linux"
for reasons not to use vista read all the news items at http://badvista.fsf.org/
this vista propaganda is starting to get tiresome.
i will not use vista
unless i am forced to do so.
remember it’s the programs which are important not the
eye-candy os.
having used vista, my favourite os remains windows 2003.
don’t be fooled by vista’s eye candy and m$ propaganda, they only whish to make money and
do not care for their customers.
to fabianx
your a sick person. anyone who rants like you needs serious help.
what a mess you make of a operatingsystem..
everytime a new problem when this shit
reboots...holds up my network, sound, pci2pci bridge,it is way to slow, full of bugs
i'll stay by my xp and kubuntu...
i'll spend my money on something else.
microsofties...you're a bunch of losers!
i totally disagree with the assesment that windows explorer is better. the version in
vista is total crap. they took a good interface (the winxp version) and totally screwed it
up. if you use windows explorer as a mainstay tool, moving to vista is like a nightmare.
that's how bad windows explorer is in vista. both the ui and the performance are
absolutely horrible!
m$ has given vista a superficial front-end makeover, so as to detract the blind from the
'real' updates deep in the overbloated code, that are there to spy and control your
every move!
god bert get some help, you are one of those fags that thinks everyone is trying to steal
your data, one word... paranoid
if microsoft did try to steal are personal
data, they would get shut down spite the fact that they are a huge corporation, so get
your facts right ass hole.
vista has got some interesting features, but i think ms made some major mistakes in
moving so many of the expected application locations around.
trying to support xp on
the telephone is pretty straight forward, but trying to do the same with vista (and i mean
on the phone with no pc next to you) it becomes a nightmare.
i've just updated to
the 64bit version of business edition and i like the look and feel of it now that i have
got it back to the way i am used to, but... i still think business users will keep with xp
as they really don't have much of a reason for moving away from it just because of flashy
gfx etc...
1) xp is 15 % faster than vista x64
2) vista is bloated and its ass is fat and heavy
for today and tomorrow needs
3) vista if full of bugs, the only way to make it run
without flaw is "format c:"
4) vista if nothing but trojans and sypwares. it's
activation process is a hudge crap and insult to everyone who buys this s**t.
5)
vista is more than expensive : i can't afford this s**t
6) i don't give a s**t to
this f$*!# aero completely pirated from mac os. i don't care, i want just go to internet
to surf and chat with my buddies and play my favorite games
7) that's simple : there
is nothing compatible with vista
8) i don't want to buy 4 go ddr3 to make work this
s**t
9) vista x64 uses 760 mo of ram doing nothing but warming up my cpu
10)
let's end gates' monopoly, hipocrisy and contempt vs. every pc user
hmmm... reasons why i keep having to use my xp install instead of vista on my dual boot
system:
1. crashes with browsers, etc. "com has stopped working" error...
irritating.
2. vista can't seem to stream any files to my network without
crashing over and over and losing the connection. stupid.
i purchased vista and was so excited. after playing with the 3d aero features, i was
convinced this was the best. after a few weeks i started hating everything moved around.
simple things like "run" moved to a new location. why? taking control of a file before
you can do something. a few more weeks and i was tolerating vista, not enjoying it. i
felt like someone came into my home, took everything out of my closets, put it all back
into different closets and put combination locks on all the knobs. last week i had enough.
i went back to xp. no joke.
i agree fully with "let's destroy vi$ta". there's an 11th reason : vista is
microsoft's first step to big brother all pc users
buy vista!
hey people, so many people slagging the operating system off yet
the bottom lin eis, if you don't like it, don't use it!
you can even go back and
get a refund if you want to (uk: sale of goods act deems an item must be of merchatable
quality etc.. so you woudl get a good chance of a refund)
rant and rave as muh
as you want but the bottom line is that ms control their os and they can do what they like
with it. maybe if people vented their anger directly to ms rather than on the likes of
here or newsfeeds, then they would take a milliseconds notice and then plod on doing what
they want to.
i cannot understand why the feel a business needs aero and other
useles rubbish like this. they tend to use word processing, accounts etc and this makes
vista over the top for what they really need... a safe and secure os!!
i'm ok with vista. it came with my new laptop. i was pissed at first but now that i'm
use to it i kinda like it. i do have issues with some programs not wanting to work ie
v.machine with xp but hey, maybe sp1 will fix that... i'm in no huryy. i do normal stuff,
im, excel, word, email - all that works fine. what i can't get use to and ended up
uninstalling is the ms office 2007 - those ribbons are annoying as all hell.
like i've said before,i got both xp and vista on different partitions in the same 120gig
hard drive (dual boot) but i'm spending more time on xp. i'm not impress with those 10
reasons why i should stick to vista..oh please!
chill angry people...lol
i still think vista is crap...i can build a better os but i cant be ass_ed to study how
to lol.
1: you have more money than sense
2: short memory (windows vers. never live up to
expectations)
3: you want a reason to upgrade your system at great expense simply so
you can run microsofts new bloated operating system
4: you have forgotten that the
basic idea of an o/s is a small unnoticed background app that boots & runs your system.
5: you want to throw away all your nearly new programs & games because despite the
hype you know you'll find none of them work with vista.
6: you worship bill gates &
want him to rule the world when he reaches zillionaire status
7: you enjoy getting
lots of new error codes & crashes as the xp ones were getting boring.
8: you want to
impress your huge circle of friends by telling them you have vista!
9: your dumb
10: your delusional & beleive the microsoft hype and also that this is the final answer &
you will never have to upgrade your o/s again.
1) microsoft’s windows vista includes an extensive reworking of core os elements in order
to provide content protection for so-called "premium content", typically hd data from
blu-ray and hd-dvd sources.
2) the canadian mdg computer manufacturer's tests
have shown almost 200 older software programs are incompatible with vista.
3)
"i would buy a mac today if i was not working at microsoft," said jim allchin former
microsoft's windows chief. allchin said that the company "lost sight of what matters to
our customers", expressing deep concerns to chairman bill gates and chief executive steve
ballmer about the state of work on windows vista.
4) microsoft has an unproven
track record in providing security software, while at worst microsoft itself is seen as
the very cause of the security problems in windows.
5) number of lines of code
in windows 95: 11.2 million
in vista: 50 million is a commonly cited figure, but
microsoft refuses to confirm that officially.
6) when i first saw
extremetech's why windows vista won't suck, i thought: "aha, sarcasm."
nope. i was wrong.
url:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1931914,00.asp
7) windows vista
includes an array of "features" that you don't want. these features will make your
computer less reliable and less secure. they'll make your computer less stable and run
slower. they will cause technical support problems. they may even require you to upgrade
some of your peripheral hardware and existing software. and these features won't do
anything useful. in fact, they're working against you. they're digital rights management
(drm) features built into vista at the behest of the entertainment industry.
source url:
http://www.forbes.com/security/2007/02/10/microsoft-vista-drm-tech-security-cz_bs_0212vist
a.html
8) windows genuine advantage is microsoft corporation's preferred
weapon against software piracy. genuine advantage comes as a windows update. once it gets
installed, it will require you to validate your copy of windows online.
the
validation transmits back to microsoft the following information:
* windows
product key or product id
* windows service pack version
* pc manufacturer
and model
* operating system version
* sku and suite mask
* security
id
* pid/sid
* bios information (manufacturer, model, make, version, date)
* bios md5 checksum
* user locale (language setting for displaying windows)
* system locale (language version of the operating system)
* office product
key (if validating office)
* hard drive serial number
the “windows
genuine advantage,” allows microsoft to unilaterally decide that you have breached the
terms of the agreement, and they can essentially disable the software, and possibly deny
you access to critical files on your computer without benefit of proof, hearing, testimony
or judicial intervention.
9) office 2007 users who can’t or won’t pass activation
within a set time period will be moved into “reduced-functionality mode,” according to
microsoft.
“when a program runs in reduced-functionality mode, many commands
are unavailable (dimmed). therefore, you cannot access those functionalities,” the article
explains. “some of the limitations of reduced-functionality mode include the following:
• you cannot create new documents.
• you can view existing documents.
however, you cannot edit them.
• you can print documents. however you cannot save
them.”
yes, office 2007 isn't vista, but for shows just how more of the same
crap is forced upon you all the same.
10) microsoft has had a long, a very long
history of litigation, court orders, patent infringements and antitrust lawsuits against
it since the very beginning of its history. the surprising thing is not only the number of
those lawsuits against microsoft – at one time, it had more than 130 pending – but more
importantly, the sheer amount of money it represents. microsoft corporation h
10) microsoft has had a long, a very long history of litigation, court orders, patent
infringements and antitrust lawsuits against it since the very beginning of its history.
the surprising thing is not only the number of those lawsuits against microsoft – at one
time, it had more than 130 pending – but more importantly, the sheer amount of money it
represents. microsoft corporation has been ordered to pay nearly $9 billion as of thursday
14 july 2005.
though microsoft is keen to emphasize the fact that they are
not guilty of any wrongdoing in many of the lawsuits, they would prefer to pay rather than
anything else. this has lead some observers to speculate that fines has been a way to
"oil" the progress of microsoft.
geez.... another os holy war? boring..
ten reasons i hated vista when i installed it ..
1. requires me to select os
version from different unfamiliar versions
2.it told me that my hardware is
crap ( p4 dual 3.4, 1 gb, 120 hdd, 256 mb ati video) that was enough to get me mad.
3. none of my drivers worked
4. when it downloaded drivers to help me fix
my system, none of them got installed
5. it would not let me connect to
internet initially. finally after much research it worked..that made me mad as well
6. would not let me get to my files without authorization ..that was creepy
7. all media center bullshit added only slows down system
8. aero will not
work on my system. had to select it manually .. still would not work
9.
security is crap. one of my friends hacked into my vista machine via flaw in wmi and i to
his.
10. i long for the money that i spent on this busslhit. made me wish i had
visited an underground website to download it via backdoor ..
stop calling the next windows, windows 7 !
the name is windows vienna ! damn it !
i have been using vista since jan-07 and today i will go back to xp..
hey voy, that's a little problem: and that's whatever the next windows will be named,
yes it's not sure it will be named vienna, it will always be windows 7.
vienna it's
just the name it has now, will most likely be renamed to another name closer to final
release (2010 or 2011).
but it will always be windows version 7.x
but first the shitreason they gave.
1. aero, okay it was better then the xp
look but who realy care about eyecandy after working in a system for a week?
2.get it working!!. takes 10sec on my vista 5.5rated computer to find calc so i can start
it after i have selected it. after about 2month worth of using.
3. ehm.. the
path input was gold the rest was... slow?
4. doh he is thinking of 2000, xp had
a working help.
5. is anyone using this? i tested it but it stopped there.. but
the overview of the network connection was supperb..
6. wtf. does anyone have
problem with a textbased install.. i mean in reality?
7. i guess the foundation
of vista is more secure, but the uac made me install 2 trojans before i came around to
dissable it.. (just pressed yes on everything that popped upp, uac made things pop upp all
the time, realy bad habit)
8. okay it's should be possible to change the look
of the gui, ofcorse, every system exept windows pre vista have it, but most people just
stay with the out of the box look.
9. this is a good feature to have built into
the os no doubth about it.
10. yay. why not ditch 15-25% of your cpu on
something that's really not worth it..
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okay as
promised the reason why i use vista
64bit = 3gig+ memory
the speedup of
starting programs. (not the usb-thing)..
thats it, for those two things i have
lived with half file access times, a system that say it cant remove a file, after it have
removed it etc.
well wga got me today so switching back to xp for now, will
give ubuntu x64 a shot before the end of the week.
amd 4800+, 2gig ram, 1,6tb
hd, 7600gt
yeah... the better: install linux and say goobye to all win32/64 application :d:d really
good idea -,-
i think that probably all users of this website are using
products... aren't you ? freakz.
using _microsoft_products...
you can use linux, and still run your windows programs such as office 2003/2007 by using
the application called "wine".
and then you get both the applications for
linux and windows, whereas with only windows you cannot use linux binary programs...
wake up and learn linux so you can do more, not less.
windows locks you
in, by locking you out... their aim is to get you to use only their software, so they can
get your money is all.
linux doesn't cost you money, and you can code your
own programs, and share them. why only have microsoft sell you their crap and then
complain for life?
learn to catch your own fish, instead of always having
microsoft throw you their bone, right?
how can all you readers love microsoft,
and think you cannot use anything else?
you are blind, like a frog sitting in a
pan of hot water, not knowing when to jump out before your cooked!
the more you
become microsoft, the more you depend upon them for your needs. since when does microsoft
create the software you want, and need?
linux being open source is all about
building your software, your way, for waht you want.
the problem i see here, is
most of the comments above is their lack of knowing linux, open source code and wanting to
be free of dependency upon the microsoft monopoly.
vista realy sux, it's just bs. now who will explain me why i need 2gb of ram and a hype
cpu just to run ie 7( sux even more) and read e-mail??? and because i like to do multitask
and not have 2 programs in my task manager as all ppl that say that vista is super, do i
then need a clustered server just to brag that i have vista and that it runs smoothly?!
if this is the only reason to keep vista, hmmm
this is all about eye candy, nothing
really about functionality. the desktop search if set up correctly on the goxp it works
properly (doesn't matter if google, yahoo, windows......)
grafical install (no
comment)
windows genuine advantage - where is the benefit for the end user? i only
see more spyware by microsoft...
there is eye candy stuff free available all over the
internet for xp as well (sidebar etc.)
other platforms can provide all those
features for a longer time already
actually the only reason i stick with xp is
- work and games
well ok.
xp seems to do all the same things. i just install xp and install an
alienware skin. and it looks even cooler than vista.
...i just use xp pro with the yahoo widgets, yod'm 3d, y'z shadow and top desk. looks
better, feels better and is much much faster :)
want the ultimate vista experience? install xp (or revert) and use any bricopack from
www.crystalxp.net. now u can have cool looking user interfaces (with are better looking
than vista's) without having to put up with any of vista's crap.
leave brother bill alone. go make ur own bloody os's and becum zillionairz, or just help
the fella make more money, and whine...........
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