Vista is getting better … slowly
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 8.10.2007
A lot has been written about how Microsoft released Windows Vista too early and with too many bugs to make is a feasible platform for people looking for a relatively hassle-free platform.
If you liked being at the cutting edge then I’m sure you’d be happy to live with the bugs, but if happened to be looking a stable work platform, the general opinion was that it was best to stick with XP for a while. Now though, things are changing. Vista is getting better … slowly.
Vista is getting better ... slowlyOver the past few weeks we’ve not only seen a beta for the long awaited SP1 fall into the hands of a small pool of beta testers (of which I’m one), we’ve also seen a fair few compatibility, performance and reliability releases, specifically KB938979, KB938194 and KB941649.
I’ve installed all these updates onto several systems in the lab and what I’m noticing is that while KB938979 and KB938194 resulted in very litter overall benefit (the main benefit came from KB938979 and the fix to the “estimated time remaining” when copying or moving large files bug, but this was more of an annoyance rather than a critical problem), I’m seeing considerable improvement to both performance and reliability after installing SP1 and KB941649 on all systems. In particular, Vista startup times are improved considerably and overall reliability is infinitely better. What’s even better is that there’s no sign on a downside to applying these patches.
Several cynics have commented on the timing of these releases and wonder if they have anything to do with the imminent release of Mac OS X Leopard. While it’s easy to entertain such theories, I don’t put too much stock in them. It takes time to identify and fix issues, especially within a complex OS such as Vista. We’re not yet at the year mark since Vista went RTM so it’s still early days. Should Microsoft have been faster and more aggressive in releasing patches is a point worth debating, but that’s history now, what matters is that we’re starting to see real progress being done in bringing Vista up to scratch. Some areas are still waiting to be fixed (for example, I can easily replicate the network transfer speed bug on a fully patched SP1 beta version of Vista), I’m pleased with the progress I’m seeing.
While I’ve been highly critical of Vista as it was when it went RTM back in November of 2006, With the bundle of patches already released and Vista SP1 now on the horizon, I’m starting to see light at the end of the dark tunnel that I’ve been in for the past eleven months … and I’m hopeful that it’s not a train coming in the opposite direction!
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Comments(9)
wow. after all this time, it may, may work as promised. after stealth updates, and so
much more. now you just have 5 to pick from ( hope the update works on all 5 ), and a
price much higher than xp ever was, and still have to hope the new or old drivers work
with the updates, and your old programs work with the updates, and on and on. what else
could you buy and have not work for a year and then just have to wait and hope it gets
fixed? if vista had been from china it would have be recalled in march or sooner! i will
wait for windows 7!
quote :
i’m seeing considerable improvement to both performance and reliability
after installing sp1 and kb941649 on all systems
after having installed
kb941649, vista will not boot at all !!!!!
leave me introduce my own patch :
kb_uninstall_vista_and_throw_vista_dvd_into_the_shredder
""leave me introduce my own patch :
kb_uninstall_vista_and_throw_vista_dvd_into_the_shredder""
hahahha very funny
if you don't like vista switch back to xp or goto a mac and quit your bitchin. asshats.
switching back is easy and i have done so with much relief. the only issue i have is not
getting a refund for not using the vista disk/license. there is no fix for drm, wga... and
as those who continue to use vista absolutely support drm, wga,...
a service
pack will not save vista from it's early grave! pirates may continue to support using
vista because it is free for them but the capitalist like ms and others will eventually
screw them over with the ever so obvious cheese in the mousetrap.
i duel boot
xp with ubuntu and when i am comfortable with linux, then xp will be archived away along
with vista which already is archived collecting dust.
lets face it when you buy a product off the shelf and pay a lot of money for it you
expect it to be good to go - sure maybe a tweak here, a tweak there but generally you
expect it to do as it promises. microsoft have played all the vista purchasers for losers
(couldn't use the word i wanted because the stupid spam filter thought it was rude
(rhymed with chuckers) - they've released code that really was still in beta and labelled
it as final and the consumers have paid handsomely for the privalege.
articles
like this cheese me off because it starts adding legitimacy and forgiveness to essentially
what was initially a fraudulent act, ie selling a product with multiple known bugs as
ready - if this had been any other consumer item it would have been taken straight back to
the store and a full refund obtained. unfortunately for the consumer who had upgraded or
installed the software it is more trouble to do that than it worth after you have invested
considerable time on it. do stores take back software in the states after it has been
installed and registered - they certainly don't in oz - not with out a fight anyway.
maybe a class action would have been more appropriate against microsoft than articles like
this bleating about how its "almost" ok now after nearly 12 months.
if only
the linux crowd could see past the end of their geek noses and bring out software that the
other 99% of the poulation could use and understand then maybe microsft wouldn't be in
the dominant position it has had for the last 25 years.
adam03,couldn't aggree more with you! you said it all...
i'm sorry to report, but vista is still not worth the price of the box that it is
packaged in.
vista is a gd os. lixux is a random piece of junk of download only used to check out ur
download speed and how long it takes to delete. i suppose the main reason u guys don't
like vista is bcause u can't afford it. xp was exactly in the same mud as vista when it
first came out.
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Wow... almost works after just one year
By Return for money bk on 09.10.2007 - 00:10