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Should licensed Vista users get free upgrade to Windows 7?

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Darwin:
Oh, I also hate the new folder icons in Vista, they're ugly.
-f0dder (November 07, 2008, 10:27 AM)
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 ;D I don't mind those, either  :o

Shades:
When I was installing a Wifi network for a girlfriend of mine so she could surf with her brand new Vista laptop (Acer) I had to work for a longer period with that laptop.

Man, talk about slow! Not only hardware wise, but also clicking wise, first of all it took me way more clicks to go somewhere in Vista and had to click away the security screens as well.

Although I kinda like the look of Vista, productivity wise it's a definite no-no for me. Actually, that girlfriend was requesting/begging/offering herself to me to put XP on that laptop. :-)  Unfortunately the drivers for the hardware from the laptop were Vista-only. No XP drivers were available at Acer or the manufacturers.

Because of all this I (strongly!) dislike Vista in any shape and/or form. Actually, the future for Windows in my household is becoming bleaker with each new incarnation. I do like Windows 2003 Server though.

Carol Haynes:
Plus there is a known bug in the networking in Vista which seems to affect laptops badly. Basically if you have more than one network adapter Vista can't decide which one you want to connect with - even if only one network is actually connected and consequently refuses to connect to anything. The only workaround is to disable unused adapters - hardly useful on a laptop where you may wish to choose wired or wireless depending on your location! As far as I know this has been a known issue since RC1 and still isn't fixed.

KenR:
Vista-SP1 is actually quite fine, if you have the hardware to make it sing. After Win 7 comes out, just once I want John Hodgman to kick the Apple schmuck in the onions; commercial ends with him writhing and crying on the ground!  :P
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-zridling (November 06, 2008, 10:11 PM)
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My God Zaine, I can't believe you said that. Maybe you are talking about Vista 32, rather than x64, which I have. I can't print to any driver in Quicken. Many programs won't install at all and I have some kind of problem with about 10% or so of those that do.

Yeah, installing XP is an option - IF - you have XP drivers for your computer hardware, which I don't.

Anyone beginning to sense that I despise the refuse that is Vista?

Ken

zridling:
Hi Ken! No, fortunately, my only personal experience with Vista has been has been with the x64 version, although I've installed a dozen or more 32-bit copies on others' computers.

Although I'm a Linux guy now, I see the role of the OS being diminished by what "I do" with a computer, which is access info via a browser, download porn, word process, text editing, photo editing, and video watching/some minor video editing. I can set up Linux to do all this comfortably and then the OS updates itself from then on, even kernel updates — all free of charge. You could also do the same with BSD, OS X, very well with Windows.

However, I want Win7 to be a success because so many of friends and family's hassles will be reduced. They deserve a good OS, and damnit, Microsoft should get serious about improving the user experience, not merely adding more layers of eye candy and DRM to the system. Win7 is a second chance to get it right, and for Microsoft not to spend the next year allowing the marketing department to hype non-existent features or enhancements. I will never forget Feb. 1st, 2007 after loading Vista, my only response was: Five years and this is what I got for my $299?

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