Re: windows vista sucks big time
Unfortunately, The Jerry Springer Show* is a talk show that caters to....oh let's say....the remedial part of one's brain. LOL 
Basically, people come on that show to air their dirty little secrets on national television. The vast majority of time, the guests get into fights, argue, throw chairs, etc. It is basically all done for ratings.
I was about to post a youtube video but there are really no appropriate videos out there.
This is my personal Dream PC: http://forums.pcworld.com/blogs/mphenterprises/2007/12/21/my-gift-to-myself
Basically, people come on that show to air their dirty little secrets on national television. The vast majority of time, the guests get into fights, argue, throw chairs, etc. It is basically all done for ratings.I was about to post a youtube video but there are really no appropriate videos out there.
This is my personal Dream PC: http://forums.pcworld.com/blogs/mphenterprises/2007/12/21/my-gift-to-myself
Re: windows vista sucks big time
Can't address the battery issue since it would be a major hassle to install XP on my HP Vista laptop because it has the AHCI controller. But, on my desktop that runs both XP and Vista, Vista actually wins the boot race by a few seconds.
This is the same machine, with only the HD as the difference and then the HD's are comparable. From power on through sign-on to desktop is 60 seconds for XP. From power on through sign-on to desktop with sidebar 58 seconds for Vista.
On my HP laptop with Vista it's 65 seconds, and while I have never timed it, it is over 3 1/2 hours based on watching the TV while using the laptop. Fans do not run all the time and are off most of the time. Of course battery life is directly dependant on what you are doing. Wireless connection cuts down the time as does using the optical drive.
Others who have both XP and Vista on the same machine report similar results, the effect is that the boot times are a tie. Some have XP win by a few seconds, some have Vista win by a few seconds. Any PC that takes 5-7 minutes to boot has something seriously wrong, and some have posted these times with XP as well. Usually the first question I ask in a situation like that is are they running an Norton or McAfee applications which are noted for doing this to a machine, both XP and Vista. I fault the manufacturers for loading that stuff, and in fact my laptop came with NIS on it. It was the first thing ripped out. Then I ran PC de-crapifier, then cleaned out some more stuff. I tried to order it without Norton's, but couldn't. As I said it survived about 10 minutes after I turned on my machine and loaded the removal tool.
I respect those who prefer XP, after all it is very familiar to many and I still have an XP only desktop and an XP only laptop, but I found that shortly after upgrading a desktop to Vista is was spending more and more of my time with Vista. When I am on my XP machine I find myself looking for some of the utilities that are in Vista and not XP. I now spend about 90% or more of my time on Vista machines.
XP will have a place for at least another decade, but Vista if properly installed is not the ogre some have made it out to be. I think a properly installed Vista could change some minds, and has on some of the members of this forum. Included is one who bought a new machine and it even (gasp) had an Intel processor even though his avatar advertises the competitor.
Thanks to Solar Wings for the special siggy.
This is the same machine, with only the HD as the difference and then the HD's are comparable. From power on through sign-on to desktop is 60 seconds for XP. From power on through sign-on to desktop with sidebar 58 seconds for Vista.
On my HP laptop with Vista it's 65 seconds, and while I have never timed it, it is over 3 1/2 hours based on watching the TV while using the laptop. Fans do not run all the time and are off most of the time. Of course battery life is directly dependant on what you are doing. Wireless connection cuts down the time as does using the optical drive.
Others who have both XP and Vista on the same machine report similar results, the effect is that the boot times are a tie. Some have XP win by a few seconds, some have Vista win by a few seconds. Any PC that takes 5-7 minutes to boot has something seriously wrong, and some have posted these times with XP as well. Usually the first question I ask in a situation like that is are they running an Norton or McAfee applications which are noted for doing this to a machine, both XP and Vista. I fault the manufacturers for loading that stuff, and in fact my laptop came with NIS on it. It was the first thing ripped out. Then I ran PC de-crapifier, then cleaned out some more stuff. I tried to order it without Norton's, but couldn't. As I said it survived about 10 minutes after I turned on my machine and loaded the removal tool.
I respect those who prefer XP, after all it is very familiar to many and I still have an XP only desktop and an XP only laptop, but I found that shortly after upgrading a desktop to Vista is was spending more and more of my time with Vista. When I am on my XP machine I find myself looking for some of the utilities that are in Vista and not XP. I now spend about 90% or more of my time on Vista machines.
XP will have a place for at least another decade, but Vista if properly installed is not the ogre some have made it out to be. I think a properly installed Vista could change some minds, and has on some of the members of this forum. Included is one who bought a new machine and it even (gasp) had an Intel processor even though his avatar advertises the competitor.
Thanks to Solar Wings for the special siggy.
Re: windows vista sucks big time
I can see what exactly you are feeling at the moment. I can relate "post 1 to initial post" and "post 24 to post 21".
But see the good thing in this, people specifically search and find out things that they feel are flaws in vista (actually not) . I have never seen reverse happen . What if some vista user starts pointing out flaws in XP . hehe . I can fill pages, and the XP enthusiasts wont be able to defend it as they will be actually flaws but that wont solve any purpose. As you are aware of my previous quote - "bashing is the easiest thing to do" .
But see the good thing in this, people specifically search and find out things that they feel are flaws in vista (actually not) . I have never seen reverse happen . What if some vista user starts pointing out flaws in XP . hehe . I can fill pages, and the XP enthusiasts wont be able to defend it as they will be actually flaws but that wont solve any purpose. As you are aware of my previous quote - "bashing is the easiest thing to do" .
Re: windows vista sucks big time
lilxkid24 wrote:I have quite some issues with Vista thats why XP is still my primary os. XP is just more stable than Vista for my intent and purposes of using a PC. Vista just serves as a backup it doesnt really have much besides programs installed and i dont use it for gaming at all. Ive had more blue screens of death on Vista on XP thats why im going to be sticking with XP as main os. Even Bill Gates admits vista sucks in a way lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6qIETRCxbw
Just the video title says "vista sucks". His statement was a very clever one and many meanings can be taken out of it. The Xp fans took out "vista sucks" . He himself uses vista . Why would he use an OS that he thinks sucks. If you dont believe , have a look at his office table. Its all vista. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6qIETRCxbw
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