Comments on: Adios Vista, Hola XP Again

By: John Conners

John Conners — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:11:04 +0000

Unfortunately VS2005 SP1 and those Vista updates had no effect for me. Much though I’d like to give Longhorn a go, I just don’t want to waste my time fighting with a not-yet-finished operating system again. Fool me once shame on Microsoft, fool me twice shame on me!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:56:42 +0000

I had quite a few problems with Vista and VS2005, but they soon went away after VS2005 SP1 and Vista update were installed.

You should give Longhorn a go, because it already (Beta 3) seems a lot more stable than Vista: printer drivers work, VS 2005 and 2008 work great, it’s nice and fast, file copy is quick, and it comes with a full version of IIS7.

By: Murdats

Murdats — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:15:16 +0000

I have been running vista since SP1 with next to no problems, and I do much prefer it over XP.
however there are people who are having problems (some computers just seem to dislike it, refuse to run or dont run as well)
but as with any new OS there must be time for all the slow companies to make their drivers (seriously they have had enough time, whats keeping them?)
however I would say that VS 2005 isnt fully vista compatible, which sucks but VS 2008 is just around the corner which I presume would be a lot more friendly under vista.

I have the ISO for the beta floating aroudn and have been meaning to install it, once I do I will let you know how it runs.

By: John Conners

John Conners — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:34:12 +0000

Thanks Paul! And yes, I’ve never looked back from getting my Mac. In fact, I’m getting rid of my old home PC since I know I’ll never use it over my Macbook!

I know what you mean John, it saddens me a bit that MS have screwed up with Vista – especially when you look at the original list of features that were supposed to be in it. Microsoft have been amazing over the years at shipping software but in this case they just haven’t met their high standards. I’ve never rolled back a Microsoft product that’s RTM’d before but doing it this time was the right decision for me.

By: John Topley

John Topley — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:55:50 +0000

So not only are you locked into an all-Microsoft solution, but it doesn’t even work properly!

You know, I almost feel sorry for Microsoft. Almost. They respond to their customer’s wishes and after years start to prioritise security ahead of backwards-compatibility, then everyone complains that all their software is broken! Vista’s a real dog though. Windows XP runs a treat on my Mac under Parallels, whereas Vista seems hell-bent on destroying the hard disk bearings because it thrashes so much.

By: Paul Andrews

Paul Andrews — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:29:21 +0000

Did exactly the same and deleted Vista and re-installed XP, but since buying the Mac on yours and John’s recommendation, I’ve burnt my Pc and will never? look back. I love my mac too, makes me feel all warm and cuddly using it. Can’t wait for leopard.

cheers

Paul

Ps Great photos from mini Scotland.