Windows Vista SUCKS

**jtuck** · 12-06-08, 07:42 PM

Mine works fine, but I don't use it for any more than internet and school work

**curious** · 12-06-08, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by CrazyL

Does anyone actually use this junk garbage? Fixing to install XP on brand new computer because this bloatware won't hold a connection.

I was forced to buy an HP laptop with that garbage on it. I sent the laptop back to HP and told them to install XP on it or give me my ****ing money back.

I am so fed up with Microshaft that I am thinking of switching to Apple computers. I have a lot of friends who have Apple and they never have ANY problems.

**SBR Lou** · 12-06-08, 07:48 PM

Originally posted by curious

I was forced to buy an HP laptop with that garbage on it. I sent the laptop back to HP and told them to install XP on it or give me my ****ing money back.

I am so fed up with Microshaft that I am thinking of switching to Apple computers. I have a lot of friends who have Apple and they never have ANY problems.

Yeah it's pretty ridiculous that I am sitting here installing and uninstalling things and drivers and software to try to get this garbage to function decently.

**bbyhill** · 12-06-08, 07:48 PM

Always wonderd how that Vista worked and sounds like garbage

**losturmarbles** · 12-06-08, 07:49 PM

buggy, i like xp better

i have xp on my home computer and vista on my laptop. i havent gotten around to finding some hacks to customize vista. if i do that it might be ok.

apple computers are for people that are either computer illiterate or posers.

**jjgold** · 12-06-08, 07:50 PM

Apple are the best, no issues

Vista is very buggy

**curious** · 12-06-08, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by losturmarbles

buggy, i like xp better

i have xp on my home computer and vista on my laptop. i havent gotten around to finding some hacks to customize vista. if i do that it might be ok.

apple computers are for people that are either computer illiterate or posers.

All my friends do very advanced software work for the DoD. I would love to see you call them illiterate to their faces. LOL Yo would be toast.

**jjgold** · 12-06-08, 07:54 PM

Apple users are for the most part more brighter than PC users and way more intelligent and open minded.

**Brock Landers** · 12-06-08, 08:04 PM

its perfectly fix IF you have enough Ram to handle it on your PC

**thadchr** · 12-06-08, 08:06 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

Apple users are for the most part more brighter than PC users and way more intelligent and open minded.

Your grammar isn't helping our case

, but for any of you actually in the market for a new computer, do yourself a favor and get a Mac.

**losturmarbles** · 12-06-08, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by curious

All my friends do very advanced software work for the DoD. I would love to see you call them illiterate to their faces. LOL Yo would be toast.

well first my point was from a consumer stand point.
and the fact that your imaginary friends work for the dod, means horseshit. the government has a history of being wasteful and ignorant.
but since they do very advanced software work, i must be a complete moron.

**curious** · 12-06-08, 08:36 PM

Originally posted by losturmarbles

well first my point was from a consumer stand point.
and the fact that your imaginary friends work for the dod, means horseshit. the government has a history of being wasteful and ignorant.
but since they do very advanced software work, i must be a complete moron.

Yes, you are a moron and a total asshole.

**zentiense** · 12-06-08, 08:36 PM

Vista has horrible Wireless problems. That itself causes a ton of users hassle. It DOES suck RAM -- even at 4GB I still have some issues. I'm thinking about upgrading to 64bit so I can get up to 8GB or higher -- that is, IF I stay with Vista.

In other news -- I need a cheap laptop to take to India for the summer. Anyone got any ideas? Something that won't matter if it gets owned.

**Dougie Fresh** · 12-06-08, 08:45 PM

Bought 3 laptops all with vista on them, returned all 3 and bought a mac for my personal computer. Works 10 times better.

**Scratch** · 12-06-08, 08:49 PM

only problem on my desktop i've had with Vista is the computer won't wake up from sleep mode.

had to turn off this function.

**McRich** · 12-06-08, 08:54 PM

I have two PC's with Vista, one PC with XP and one Mac. The Vista PC's have all kinds of problems.

Vista is the worst operating system I have ever used in my 25 plus years of using computers.

The XP PC and Mac run great.

**JsmooveFTW** · 12-06-08, 08:57 PM

switch to linux or unix before you switch to apple

**SBR Lou** · 12-06-08, 08:59 PM

Originally posted by zentiense

Vista has horrible Wireless problems. That itself causes a ton of users hassle. It DOES suck RAM -- even at 4GB I still have some issues. I'm thinking about upgrading to 64bit so I can get up to 8GB or higher -- that is, IF I stay with Vista.

In other news -- I need a cheap laptop to take to India for the summer. Anyone got any ideas? Something that won't matter if it gets owned.

I can't get a connection to last longer than 5 minutes, even with wired modem, and I also had programmer examine it for close to 3 hours and he diagnosed the problem as mainly being Vista's fault. I also spent 100 bucks on what I thought was XP at Walmart and realized as I was attempting to install it was an upgrade version, and since I broke the seal that's down the toilet.

**FreeFall** · 12-06-08, 09:12 PM

there both pretty similar operating systems. Apple is based off of unix which does make it flow a lot nicer than windows OS. Microsoft made a mistake with rushing vista and now they are paying for it. Windows NT and maybe XP are there best OS's. I prefer linux myself. But for the general public and what you guys do I'd recommend OSX or XP. Vista is more for boxes with a lot of money through in to handle the extra affects of making it look "cool."

I could rant on this for hours.

Apple costs too much and windows is so cheap that it runs poorly. Take your pick.

<I have all OS's on one box and can boot into whichever I want.

**andkon** · 12-06-08, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by zentiense

In other news -- I need a cheap laptop to take to India for the summer. Anyone got any ideas? Something that won't matter if it gets owned.

I have an MSI Wind and love it for internet/e-mail use. It's a 10" screen, with an almost full sized keyboard.

**ritehook** · 12-06-08, 09:26 PM

I have Vista on one of the two laptops I use, and I'm familiar with most of the problems noted on this thread.

It loses connection more than XP always did. And tries to "diagnose problem" with no success - always saying I have to connect to a wireless network. Like , duh.

Gates became the world's richest man with this stuff . . .

**Tsoprano** · 12-06-08, 09:27 PM

**Bill Dozer** · 12-06-08, 09:35 PM

Lou,

You might want to try the new beta service pack. It's supposed to improve wifi.

**flyingillini** · 12-06-08, 09:36 PM

Garbage, I use an Imac and a Macbook both with Safari.

**SBR Lou** · 12-06-08, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by Bill Dozer

Lou,

You might want to try the new beta service pack. It's supposed to improve wifi.

Thanks, will give it a try. If this fails I might log onto my laptop and start handing out infractions for the hell of it.

**Bill Dozer** · 12-06-08, 09:57 PM

I thought the VIP mod only hands out cash