XP v Vista
battles
computing a great and continuously growing technology. I just
purchased a new Vista HP. I had read many complaints about Vista and
was going to purchase XP an reload it on my new machine. The store
salesman said that he was not having that much trouble with Vista and
that I probable would see that it is a good reliable system, as long a
I kept up with the provided updates, which I have. My new machine is
a duel processor and my internet speed has improved from 100 to 400%.
However, I have been experiencing one to several system crashes a day
with Vista and they seem to be happening more and more as time goes
on. XP never once crashed on my old machine. I have also had trouble
getting some of my old as well as new programs to run on Vista. This
has been the main compliant that I have been reading on the web about
Vista. Until an alpha service pack comes out and people begin to find
Vista is acting normally, especially running all programs
successfully, I would strongly suggest that you stay away from Vista.
I recently read that Vista is scheduled to be replaced in 2009 with
yet another OS. Not sure that that close data will gives Microsoft
real incentive to correct the problems with Vista. I would recommend
getting a copy of XP despite the fact that it will no longer be
maintained by MS in the near future. It is a good system and should
be retained by users. Until you should hear that a subsequent OS is
working well, you should not upgrade, especially if your computers are
being used within a company or corporation.
FenderAxe
did it run properly without crashing? I'll bet it did, and that's why you
kept the new PC with Vista on it rather than returning the machine to the
store.
After you installed incompatible devices and applications on the computer
you started experiencing crashes.
So why blame Vista for that? The applications and devices you installed
were not designed for Vista and should not have been installed on Vista.
And it is a reality of computing life that all devices and applications do
not run on *any* existing operating system.
battles <bat...@mailinator.com> wrote in news:696fb9f5-07df-4b0a-9c14-
8a1490...@s37g2000prg.googlegroups.com:
John of Aix
> I don't really understand your perspective -- when you bought the
> computer, did it run properly without crashing? I'll bet it did, and
> that's why you kept the new PC with Vista on it rather than returning
> the machine to the store.
>
> After you installed incompatible devices and applications on the
> computer you started experiencing crashes.
>
> So why blame Vista for that? The applications and devices you
> installed were not designed for Vista and should not have been
> installed on Vista. And it is a reality of computing life that all
> devices and applications do not run on *any* existing operating
> system.
No that's completely back to front. People have equipment that they
expect to work on their PCs, most of it does in fact even if it requires
a little tweaking here and there. If Microsoft can't bring out a system
that is sufficiently 'backward compatible' then they shouldn't bring it
out. What do they expect, that just because people buy a system with
their new OS on it they are going to throw away their printer, scanner,
modem etc and their software that costs a fortune? Vista, IMO, is an
utter pile of crap and the best thing that anyone can do if they buy a
machine with it pre-installed is to format the disk and install XP, even
if it is a crack, it'll serve Microsoft damn well right.
Mike Fontenot
Anyone know if I can use the installation CD that came with my HP
Photosmart 2610 (which says it is for Windows-98 through XP) with Vista?
Mike Fontenot
John of Aix
It'll probably work and doesn't mention Vista simply because it was
issued before it came out. If it doesn't another thing you can try is to
right click on the Setup.exe (or Install.exe) then properties and the
'compatibility' tab (I think that's what it's called, my Windows is in
French, the second tab usually) and choose to install it for XP or Win
2000, the OS closest to your own. At worst, go to the HP site and
download the latest version of the programme but I think it will
probably work 'as is '.
Mike Fontenot
>
> Anyone know if I can use the installation CD that came with my HP
> Photosmart 2610 (which says it is for Windows-98 through XP) with Vista?
I got a response back from HP saying that the CD that came with my
printer WOULDN'T work with Vista. They gave me a link to the new Vista
software, and both the download and the installation worked
perfectly...kind of a rare occurrence!
The other thing to be aware of, is that you DON'T want to connect the
USB cable to your PC until the installation program tells you to.
Mike Fontenot
John of Aix
> I (Mike Fontenot) wrote:
>>
>> Anyone know if I can use the installation CD that came with my HP
>> Photosmart 2610 (which says it is for Windows-98 through XP) with
>> Vista?
>
> I got a response back from HP saying that the CD that came with my
> printer WOULDN'T work with Vista. They gave me a link to the new
> Vista software, and both the download and the installation worked
> perfectly...kind of a rare occurrence!
Not really, apart from the reply, there is usually updatedsoftware for
serious companies
> The other thing to be aware of, is that you DON'T want to connect the
> USB cable to your PC until the installation program tells you to.
That's normal otherwise Windows finds it and tries to install its own
drivers, which are usually out of date compared with what is available
on the manufacturer's site. It sometimes pops up a window anyway and
tries but take no notice and cancel.
Glad you've got it sorted anyway.