[idar]

Well, for what it's worth,
I bought my first PC with Windows 95. Used it for 4 years with no problems. Then I bought a new PC with WindowsME, despite all the 'horror stories' I've heard about that OS, It has run for 6 years with virtually no problem, and is STILL working fine. Then about 3 years ago I aquired a laptop with XP. This is the only one I've ever encountered problems with, and I don't think the OS was the culprit there.
(matter of fact that's how I found TSG) Now I have replaced that computer with a laptop with Vista. I don't expect to have problems with this OS either. I would have gotten XP on my new computer if I could have found one that came with XP, but wasn't able to find one that I could afford.

As far as I can tell, purely from a users poing of view, there really haven't been that many changes in the OS since 95. They all look a little different, but basically work the same way. And so far I haven't run into a single program I used on my ME or XP that don't also run on my Vista. Of course, I'm not a gamer, so maybe that is the difference.

As far as viruses and spywear go, I just keep a good antivirus and spywear program that I run weekly. The only time I've EVER had a computer virus was on my comp. at work and the virus was in the antivirus program! go figure! and that was years ago!

Well, that's my 2 cents worth, anyway.

[WarLord725]

Simply put... I think Vista has come 2 fast and 2 troublesome to start replacing Windows XP already... Windows XP finally has become stable enough to last anyone another 10 years or so... so I think that Vista is just worthless.... besides... they added more junk into the OS that I could do without (such as the sidebar)... I mean the sidebar was a good idea... but the fact was that it just takes up space on the pc... I think its also ridiculous when you need 1GB of RAM to run Vista properly also (not that it is a problem for me.... just saying it could be a problem for other people running their systems on a minimum of 1GB RAM) There are a lot of reasons I despise Vista (so do my friends lol) but hey that is my opinion of course... (XP rules!!!)

[JohnWill]

You can turn the sidebar off, you don't have to use it.

[getoverit]

212 degrees is a great concept, what do you sell?

[idar]

Originally Posted by getoverit

212 degrees is a great concept, what do you sell?

rat poison

[EDDIE BIRD]

wow not so fast on getting someone to sort ya pc out there linche since building my pc about 8 months ago "problems and soutions" has had 1098 problems this dosent mean my pc needs looking at by a pro!
far from it ...and heres wot i mean ive had 195 problems with internet Explorer this was because i was useing aol and not useing internet explorer ......and when ever internet explorer was opened for what ever reason because i had not set up a home page for it it wouldnt work and would in the end stop responding....it was just so easy to fix this...and i was not worried about it but windows will add it to the list...it dosent means there a big problem or that your pc is in need of some sort of repair....but to answer your question on wot job title you should be looking for? the answer is simple all you need is yourself a pc thats online and your done....you can look the problems up online or ask on this website like you have here and your problems are solved ^_^

if it isnt realy broken why try and fix it?

[bp936]

I am still living in my old house, which is still new to me. I still have my old kitchen cupboards, no stainless steel appliances, no ceramic (COLD) floors, only bought 3 TV's in 45 years, etc.
what's my point? Keep it clean and looking like nearly new and I am still happy with everything. Just because my friends waste tons of money to update everything, I can't agree to that, their husband and themselves work to death, are bitching, never happy for the sake of keeping up with the Johnsons.

So the only reason to upgrade my computer is, that I needed secure connections for banking and work, but Windows95 couldn't be upgraded and only had 2GB harddrive
I also could do almost everything on my Win98 machine I do now, except my daughter borrowed the machine and I didn't get it back for months, so I ended up buying a destop and a laptop with XP. After 2 years I got the 98 machine back (don't know what to do with it yet) she bought a computer with Vista. It seems to load forever and except the pretty look (but then, didn't every version of Windows seem prettier than the previous?) I can't see why buy another, or why Microsoft had to make a new Operating system before completely fixing XP?
In any other business this could never happen, if companies would not have been brainwashed into buying MS Office, they would not need to upgrade to newer OS. I much liked Wordperfect an Lotus products but can't even find them.
And for gaming, why not use those gameboxes?

I wonder if anyone really uses all of the stuff that comes with a new computer?

You think it is time to trade up your wife or husband because they gotten too old, slow, not as bright and pretty as a new young one?

[Kenny94]

Click this link.
http://www.theblimp.blip.TV/scripts/...showplayer.swf

[deubanks]

I have Vista HP and have not had any problems with the OS. Only problems is with old software that will not run on it.

I don't understand why so many people complain that each new OS that comes out needs more ram, faster processors and better graphic cards. Those people could stay with Win95 or Win98 and use the old hardware.

If the new OS's would work on the old outdated hardware, they probably would be no better than the old outdated OS's.

Just my openion.

[Stoner]

Originally Posted by Kenny94

Click this link.
http://www.theblimp.blip.TV/scripts/...showplayer.swf

Thanks for the laugh, Kenny

[gr277]

For the last six months I have been using Vista Premium, on a new desktop. I have not had any problems whatsoever with it, which can not be said for XP I was running on a laptop.

[Kenny94]

Hey Stoner... You're Welcome..

[purple onyx]

I hated Vista when I first got it. It inquired on everything I did, and it bugged me for awhile. When I took that off, I just had to get adjusted to where everything was on Vista. For the most part, I'm enjoying Vista. My minor headaches in the beginning was that the programs I had on XP machine weren't supported on Vista, and the whacky sidebar that would crash everything But other than that, I'm enjoying my Vista machine. I still like XP better, but Vista does all right for what I need it to do!

[alexon]

Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows Vista, may be one of the most highly anticipated operating systems yet. Despite the impressive Aero Glass interface, the plethora of new features, and improved load times through ReadyBoost, Windows Vista has many disadvantages. I got my Windows Vista OS when it was released but pretty dis-appointed bec. i expect too much on it. It's very slow, got to switch back to Win XP which is more faster.


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[new tech guy]

Wow i did like that laugh kenny . Possibly another addition to the ipod. Anways, my good ol lappy is running windows vista ultimate 32bit. The machine runs fine and i think all of this hype that it is such a pain is just that. Hype. We all grumbled the same way back in the early days of xp when we thought that its ram requirements and the green and blue interface looked like something out of fisher price. But i ugraded mine, my sister, and my dad's laptop and they all work fine. Yes it is a little more hungry in terms of ram but i am probably gonna throw 2 gb in mine soon and if you think, we all will commonly have 2gb of ram in our systems soon enough. Therefore, i think people should just move to the os and get used to it because whether we like it or not good old Microsoft will force us over to it one way or another.