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Is Vista really THAT bad?

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  • #32
    [Deleted User]
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    I still can't get my head round Vista. I don't like the interface and find myself having to think about stuff rather than just knowing it. I still feel like the file copying is slower even in SP1, faster than RTM but still slower than any XP release.

    When you think about it, the fundamentals in XP really haven't changed much since Windows 95. If you so please you can modify the XP interface to look almost identical to 95, more so than 2000 or 98. Was there this much resistance to 95 when it was out?

    I myself did have trouble getting to grips with XP but by SP1 I had sorted them all out and decided I'd never go back. Still don't feel the same about Vista and neither have any of my friends or family members... well except one friend who says "your pc isn't designed for it :p" Eh, I've a dual core with 4 gigs of RAM.
    Hobbes wrote: »
    So if you have WPA-TKIP then your going to a good chance of serious issues. Best thread I found on it, but I am not convinced it is solved.

    http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=481371&SiteID=17
    Yep, I came across this a few times with the work router on Vista (an AVM Fritz!Box Fon WLAN 7140). I had to switch it to WEP 128-bit to get round it.


  • #33
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    When it doesn't crash and the network eventually works it is quite nice. UAC isn't that annoying if configured correctly.

    But compared to W2K8 its a pile of shoite. :)


  • #34
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    You can not compare to Windows 2008 as its a Server OS. Just like you can not compare XP to server 2003.


  • #35
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    Saruman wrote: »
    You can not compare to Windows 2008 as its a Server OS. Just like you can not compare XP to server 2003.

    Well running it as a desktop and its incredibly stable and fast compared to Vista.


  • #36
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    I don't think these OS'es are all that different to be honest. Often its just different "versions" so MS can hit different price points. They add/remove a few services and bolt on some feature, thats about it. I tried Server 2008 for a day, and it was light years faster than default Vista 32/64. Unfortunately I couldn't get a driver that worked properly with my laptops gfx. Otherwise I'd still be using it. I gave up on Vista X64 last night, too many niggles and went back to XP on my main machine. Can't get over how much faster and easier XP is over Vista.


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