Windows Vista Discussion Thread

normally_crazy · 29th May 2007, 15:09

As you all know I got myself a HP Pavilion 1003TX loaded with Windows Vista Home Edition. And today just in a month the damn Vista crashed taking all my data along with it. Movies, Music, Mails - everything. All this happened while I worked on Excel.

I would advise anyone upgrading to Vista - BE CAREFUL , VERY CAREFUL

1) Its a resource hog. Even with 1 GB RAM it runs like a snail.

2) Nothing is compatible with it , not even a simple browser like Firefox.

$%@%^$Y$

I am too pooped to write more now.

navdeep · 29th May 2007, 15:17

Why did you upgraded ?
What new features of Vista you were looking to use ?

BTW, you should be able to recover your data.

Ketan · 29th May 2007, 15:20

Do you know the reason why it crashed?? Have you contacted support to find out the reason??

Akshay1234 · 29th May 2007, 15:22

are you serious. ive used vista for 2 months. it hasnt even hung. im using home premium.

ajmat · 29th May 2007, 15:23

Now that justifies my plans on buying an Apple

Samurai · 29th May 2007, 15:31

I just dispatched a PO for a DELL notebook with Vista Premium. I am going to rip it out and put XP Pro once I get it. The sales guy offered to put XP Pro for 1500 bucks more, but I declined since I have XP Pro licence.

But imagine, XP Pro is more expensive than Vista premium. That's like selling Baleno for higher price than SX4. Is there a message there? I am not switching to Vista before the first service pack.

tsk1979 · 29th May 2007, 15:32

Serves you right. You deserve this

Inspite of half the internet screaming about "Stay away from vista" you go ahead and get a vista machine.
I suggest you get a 4GB RAM machine with a top end graphics card a 10500rpm server spec hard drive and a 3GHz+ dual core processor.
Don't worry about the costs, all you need to do is sell the RS

Sam Kapasi · 29th May 2007, 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajmat

Now that justifies my plans on buying an Apple

Once you go Mac, there's no going back!!

navdeep · 29th May 2007, 15:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajmat

Now that justifies my plans on buying an Apple

I prefer melons or mangoes

greatDrive · 29th May 2007, 15:53

Nice to see a microsoft bashing thread, I thought we only had fiat bashers on this forum

GTO · 29th May 2007, 15:55

I am a huge microsoft fan, but would touch Vista with a foot-long pole until SP1 was released.

hemi · 29th May 2007, 16:01

I had tried the beta version last week,no doubt it sucks.Used it for few hours before reverting back to XP.
1)Even with 1gb RAM,it was slow,even after removing default themes and unwanted services/TSR's
2)Opening more than 2apps,BSOD and reboots.
3)HECK,it wont even trust its own programs,open something like task manager or msconfig or any other app,it will ask weather to allow or not.
4)wont install on FAT partitions.

merve_extreme · 29th May 2007, 16:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by normally_crazy

As you all know I got myself a HP Pavilion 1003TX loaded with Windows Vista Home Edition. And today just in a month the damn Vista crashed taking all my data along with it. Movies, Music, Mails - everything. All this happened while I worked on Excel.

I would advise anyone upgrading to Vista - BE CAREFUL , VERY CAREFUL

1) Its a resource hog. Even with 1 GB RAM it runs like a snail.

2) Nothing is compatible with it , not even a simple browser like Firefox.

$%@%^$Y$

I am too pooped to write more now.

how did an OS crash take ur data along with it??
i have firefox installed in Vista.works perfect.my vista system works must faster than XP ever did.it boots up(ready to open word) in 25 secs max.

also there setting called SuperFetch,if u turn this off then ur Ram is not used by this special cache.

merve_extreme · 29th May 2007, 16:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by hemi

3)HECK,it wont even trust its own programs,open something like task manager or msconfig or any other app,it will ask weather to allow or not.

that is UAC(user access control) and it can be turned off.that is just there to do nanny stuff.

devarshi84 · 29th May 2007, 16:30

I am a supporter of opensource. More so after windows vista came out. I may have a second look at apple but certainly not Microsoft.

I am ready to live with less applications but certainly not a resource hog, Expensive OS prone to crashes and virus and malware attacks.

29th May 2007, 15:09	#1
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Windows Vista Discussion Thread As you all know I got myself a HP Pavilion 1003TX loaded with Windows Vista Home Edition. And today just in a month the damn Vista crashed taking all my data along with it. Movies, Music, Mails - everything. All this happened while I worked on Excel. I would advise anyone upgrading to Vista - BE CAREFUL , VERY CAREFUL 1) Its a resource hog. Even with 1 GB RAM it runs like a snail. 2) Nothing is compatible with it , not even a simple browser like Firefox. $%@%^$Y$ I am too pooped to write more now.
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29th May 2007, 15:17	#2
navdeep BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 892 Thanked: 4 Times	Why did you upgraded ? What new features of Vista you were looking to use ? BTW, you should be able to recover your data.
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29th May 2007, 15:20	#3
Ketan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,002 Thanked: 442 Times View My Garage	Do you know the reason why it crashed?? Have you contacted support to find out the reason??
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29th May 2007, 15:22	#4
Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,265 Thanked: 12,317 Times	are you serious. ive used vista for 2 months. it hasnt even hung. im using home premium.
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29th May 2007, 15:23	#5
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,866 Thanked: 27,981 Times View My Garage	Now that justifies my plans on buying an Apple
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29th May 2007, 15:31	#6
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,831 Thanked: 45,604 Times View My Garage	I just dispatched a PO for a DELL notebook with Vista Premium. I am going to rip it out and put XP Pro once I get it. The sales guy offered to put XP Pro for 1500 bucks more, but I declined since I have XP Pro licence. But imagine, XP Pro is more expensive than Vista premium. That's like selling Baleno for higher price than SX4. Is there a message there? I am not switching to Vista before the first service pack.
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29th May 2007, 15:32	#7
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Serves you right. You deserve this Inspite of half the internet screaming about "Stay away from vista" you go ahead and get a vista machine. I suggest you get a 4GB RAM machine with a top end graphics card a 10500rpm server spec hard drive and a 3GHz+ dual core processor. Don't worry about the costs, all you need to do is sell the RS
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29th May 2007, 15:53	#10
greatDrive BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 547 Thanked: 7 Times	Nice to see a microsoft bashing thread, I thought we only had fiat bashers on this forum
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29th May 2007, 15:55	#11
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,788 Times View My Garage	I am a huge microsoft fan, but would touch Vista with a foot-long pole until SP1 was released.
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29th May 2007, 16:01	#12
hemi BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mysore Posts: 62 Thanked: 0 Times	I had tried the beta version last week,no doubt it sucks.Used it for few hours before reverting back to XP. 1)Even with 1gb RAM,it was slow,even after removing default themes and unwanted services/TSR's 2)Opening more than 2apps,BSOD and reboots. 3)HECK,it wont even trust its own programs,open something like task manager or msconfig or any other app,it will ask weather to allow or not. 4)wont install on FAT partitions. Last edited by hemi : 29th May 2007 at 16:12.
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29th May 2007, 16:30	#15
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	I am a supporter of opensource. More so after windows vista came out. I may have a second look at apple but certainly not Microsoft. I am ready to live with less applications but certainly not a resource hog, Expensive OS prone to crashes and virus and malware attacks.
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