Comments on: Making the Switch to Vista http://cybernetnews.com/making-the-switch-to-vista/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95666 Ryan Sat, 12 May 2007 00:22:27 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/09/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95666 Wow, your specs are pretty similar to what I have. In my experience Vista is actually faster than XP. Wow, your specs are pretty similar to what I have. In my experience Vista is actually faster than XP.

]]> By: Jaimehttp://cybernetnews.com/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95625 Jaime Fri, 11 May 2007 11:24:21 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/09/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95625 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-95561">Ashley wrote:</a><blockquote><div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-95548">Jaime wrote:</a><blockquote>I don´t know why but Vista is very slow for me. I have both, XP and Vista and the latest hasn´t convinced me yet. Slow for booting up system, slow for shutting down, slow for opening my software, etc. I don´t know...</blockquote></div> It could be slow due to your hardware?</blockquote></div> Hi. Well, I have a D965SS MOBO, Pentium D 2.8, 1GB RAM, 320GB Hard Disk. I believe I comply or in some cases exceed Vista Requirements. I have heard of people having the same complaints as me. I´ll wait until a SP1 is released. Ashley wrote:
Jaime wrote:
I don´t know why but Vista is very slow for me. I have both, XP and Vista and the latest hasn´t convinced me yet. Slow for booting up system, slow for shutting down, slow for opening my software, etc.
I don´t know…

It could be slow due to your hardware?

Hi. Well, I have a D965SS MOBO, Pentium D 2.8, 1GB RAM, 320GB Hard Disk. I believe I comply or in some cases exceed Vista Requirements.
I have heard of people having the same complaints as me. I´ll wait until a SP1 is released.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95599 Ryan Thu, 10 May 2007 23:35:44 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/09/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95599 @OldManDeath: The UAC thing is the only thing that I don't completely like about Vista either. Luckily right now I don't have anything that is overly annoying when it comes to the prompts, except for some of the Mozilla software that I run nightly versions for.I have a feeling that in the first service pack that is released they will update the way the UAC works, but I'm giving them a break on their design flaw because after all it was their first stab at such a system. I'm just happy that they finally jumped in and implemented such a system.<div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-95548">Jaime wrote:</a><blockquote>I don´t know why but Vista is very slow for me. I have both, XP and Vista and the latest hasn´t convinced me yet. Slow for booting up system, slow for shutting down, slow for opening my software, etc. I don´t know...</blockquote></div> It is probably because of your hardware, but I just read another post today that said they got Vista Basic to run on a system with just 512MB of memory, and it ran quite well: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=247 @OldManDeath: The UAC thing is the only thing that I don’t completely like about Vista either. Luckily right now I don’t have anything that is overly annoying when it comes to the prompts, except for some of the Mozilla software that I run nightly versions for.

I have a feeling that in the first service pack that is released they will update the way the UAC works, but I’m giving them a break on their design flaw because after all it was their first stab at such a system. I’m just happy that they finally jumped in and implemented such a system.

Jaime wrote:
I don´t know why but Vista is very slow for me. I have both, XP and Vista and the latest hasn´t convinced me yet. Slow for booting up system, slow for shutting down, slow for opening my software, etc.
I don´t know…

It is probably because of your hardware, but I just read another post today that said they got Vista Basic to run on a system with just 512MB of memory, and it ran quite well:
[blogs.zdnet.com]

]]> By: Ashleyhttp://cybernetnews.com/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95561 Ashley Thu, 10 May 2007 05:26:28 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/09/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95561 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-95548">Jaime wrote:</a><blockquote>I don´t know why but Vista is very slow for me. I have both, XP and Vista and the latest hasn´t convinced me yet. Slow for booting up system, slow for shutting down, slow for opening my software, etc. I don´t know...</blockquote></div> It could be slow due to your hardware? Jaime wrote:
I don´t know why but Vista is very slow for me. I have both, XP and Vista and the latest hasn´t convinced me yet. Slow for booting up system, slow for shutting down, slow for opening my software, etc.
I don´t know…

It could be slow due to your hardware?

]]> By: Jaimehttp://cybernetnews.com/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95548 Jaime Thu, 10 May 2007 01:44:10 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/09/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95548 I don´t know why but Vista is very slow for me. I have both, XP and Vista and the latest hasn´t convinced me yet. Slow for booting up system, slow for shutting down, slow for opening my software, etc. I don´t know... I don´t know why but Vista is very slow for me. I have both, XP and Vista and the latest hasn´t convinced me yet. Slow for booting up system, slow for shutting down, slow for opening my software, etc.
I don´t know…

]]> By: Fx Extension Guruhttp://cybernetnews.com/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95547 Fx Extension Guru Thu, 10 May 2007 01:13:07 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/09/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95547 <blockquote><p>Like RC Helicopters for example. ;) I just had to get that in the blog as well. </p></blockquote> <p>We would be disappointed if you didn't! :)</p>

Like RC Helicopters for example. ;) I just had to get that in the blog as well.

We would be disappointed if you didn’t! :)

]]> By: OldManDeathhttp://cybernetnews.com/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95542 OldManDeath Wed, 09 May 2007 23:12:51 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/09/making-the-switch-to-vista/#comment-95542 I like Vista a whole lot. I do like it better than XP as well. I haven't even yet delved into the OS much at all. I am just a bit too busy and want to do other things with my time.Like RC Helicopters for example. ;) I just had to get that in the blog as well. The other thing I like and is a huge part of my life (except for recently with all the rain down here) is road bicycling.I too have run the betas of Vista and have grown so accustomed to it and the Aero interface that I just can not switch back.I just really do not like the UAC in it's current form. I do think it is a necessary evil. However, MS should let the user specify certain programs to bypass the UAC checking. Heck, they can make it fairly difficult and technical to do so, but just do it for us that want it. For example, why should I have to allow programs that I use all the time and know to be non threatening each time I run them? Let me select those to permanently allow.I honestly believe that this functionality exists because the MS applications I use do bypass the UAC. MS Office, MS Money, and MS Streets and Trips for example. I am hoping that eventually this "Undocumented" feature will surface. I like Vista a whole lot. I do like it better than XP as well. I haven’t even yet delved into the OS much at all. I am just a bit too busy and want to do other things with my time.

Like RC Helicopters for example. ;) I just had to get that in the blog as well. The other thing I like and is a huge part of my life (except for recently with all the rain down here) is road bicycling.

I too have run the betas of Vista and have grown so accustomed to it and the Aero interface that I just can not switch back.

I just really do not like the UAC in it’s current form. I do think it is a necessary evil. However, MS should let the user specify certain programs to bypass the UAC checking. Heck, they can make it fairly difficult and technical to do so, but just do it for us that want it. For example, why should I have to allow programs that I use all the time and know to be non threatening each time I run them? Let me select those to permanently allow.

I honestly believe that this functionality exists because the MS applications I use do bypass the UAC. MS Office, MS Money, and MS Streets and Trips for example. I am hoping that eventually this “Undocumented” feature will surface.

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