Vista SP1 Guides for IT Professionals Released - Page 2

10th January 2008, 13:18

I don't have much problems with Vista. Okay, I sometimes have to clear the hibernation file to prevent some bluescreens when my laptop wakes up.
Everything works fine after some tweaking

10th January 2008, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rutar

I wonder why anyone would bother with Vista when they have troubles. Why don't they just write off their loss of money and reinstall XP.

Because there are plenty of advantages to go with the plenty of disadvantages. Not to mention as you said, I spent money on it!

Wutske, if I wanted to be downright mean I'd tell you to pull out your CMOS battery, laptop or not, and see what happens the next time you boot Vista.

Booting Windows Vista with the incorrect BIOS clock will let you experience activation hell as a bonus feature that XP can't claim to have.

10th January 2008, 15:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kougar

Because there are plenty of advantages to go with the plenty of disadvantages. Not to mention as you said, I spent money on it!

What advantages? Did I miss something about Vista?

And rationally, you shouldn't look at the money spent, because those are sunk costs.

jmke · 10th January 2008, 15:27

it came preinstalled on this Acer laptop :/
and not all devices have drivers for XP

10th January 2008, 15:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kougar

Because there are plenty of advantages to go with the plenty of disadvantages. Not to mention as you said, I spent money on it!

Wutske, if I wanted to be downright mean I'd tell you to pull out your CMOS battery, laptop or not, and see what happens the next time you boot Vista.

Booting Windows Vista with the incorrect BIOS clock will let you experience activation hell as a bonus feature that XP can't claim to have.

OEM Vista doesn't need activation

10th January 2008, 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rutar

What advantages? Did I miss something about Vista?

And rationally, you shouldn't look at the money spent, because those are sunk costs.

You wouldn't consider the money spent on a car a "sunk cost" and write it off... but that is quibbling over unrelated things. I already mentioned what I consider to be advantages to Vista in past posts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wutske

OEM Vista doesn't need activation

Preinstalled OEM may not, but my OEM version of Ultimate certainly does. Repeatedly...

Sidney · 10th January 2008, 18:56

I call it an upgrade to Windows XP Pro

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=643

10th January 2008, 15:27	#14
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10th January 2008, 18:56	#17
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10th January 2008, 13:18	#11
wutske Posts: n/a	I don't have much problems with Vista. Okay, I sometimes have to clear the hibernation file to prevent some bluescreens when my laptop wakes up. Everything works fine after some tweaking