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[ghostdandp.livejournal.com]

Vista sucks.
I warned you vista sucks
I told you to order a computer either online or by calling the manufacturer so you could get XP.
You went to big box retailer
You got Vista
DO NOT demand that I come over and show you how the computer works, make your 5 year old printer without vista drivers run, and configure the desktop to 'look like my old one' for free, because "You told me to get this Vista thingy"
I will laugh at you, and I will show you the invoice where I tell you you should try to get a computer with XP.

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[shirenomad]

I will laugh at you, and I will show you the invoice where I tell you you should try to get a computer with XP.

Ah, nothing more satisfying than evidence in your hand. The luser will still deny you ever said that, but now everyone else (even your "customer is always right" manager) will be able to tell he's full of it.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

And they will still bitch and moan and while and complain to those in power until you're told to fix it anyway and STFU

[ghostdandp.livejournal.com]

Nah. I work for some really great people. They may have me fix it, but we'll be charging them to fix it.

[greeklady.livejournal.com]

So is Vista looking like the next ME? Flash in the pan and we all end up breaking our CD's because we vow never to install it??

[ghostdandp.livejournal.com]

Nah. I think it'll be solid in the long run. The biggest issue is there is a learning curve. And those damn popup security messages.

However, there is still a decent amount of software and hardware that isn't compatible with vista.

This person's isuses was a combination of both.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

"Installing XP like I told you to do originally: $200 plus cost of XP"

[ghostdandp.livejournal.com]

actually you can contact microsoft for a "downgrade" key and use it to install XP.

And actually it'd be around that. Figuring a full format before install and installing all the software that came with the computer, so about a hour and a half, it'd be $177 for her (including visit fee)

[mouser.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking of buying a second harddrive and going the dual-boot method.

[anamacha.livejournal.com]

they're allowing downgrades? I thought they locked things down to the point where you HAD to get vista if you wanted ANY M$ os.

[blossomingfire.livejournal.com]

Vista is the biggest p.o.s. O/S I have ever seen, and I thank it for making me move to Ubuntu Linux. My computer and I are much happier now.

[110billion.livejournal.com]

You didn't experience ME if you're saying that...

[ghostdandp.livejournal.com]

IAWTC

I think it shows a lot of promise, even more so than XP did when it first came out. But as it stands right now, we've told most people to come back to us in 6 months and ask us then. As with all major revisions, there are some bugs to iron out.

I've been running it for months stabily on my machine as a dual boot. I have shut off UAC and I'm happy with most of what it cando

[110billion.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting until SP1 at the very least.

[blossomingfire.livejournal.com]

Oh yes I did. I do not miss the shitbomb that was ME.

However, you have to understand that I have about 100 users who are going to go absolutely BATSHIT crazy when I get forced to roll it out, because they *really* don't like change. Not to mention, not a single application we use on a daily basis works (or works correctly) with it. Maybe down the line I'll change my tune or when the administration decides to upgrade all of these craptastic old apps, but right now, Microsoft can suck it...at least on my work PC.

[110billion.livejournal.com]

Give them NT4.