Alright Boyz, Here We Go!!! The Official Windows Vista Impressions Thread - Page 2

TroyF · 06-18-2007, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Daimyo

I've been running Vista + Office 2007 for about 6 months now and like it okay. For the end user experience Vista isn't really all that different IMO. I use XP at work and there isn't anything missing there that frustrates me.

Office 2007 is a different story though... once you get used to the new interface it is light years ahead of 2003. I use that in both places and would get very frustrated going back to 2003.

Agree on both of your posts. Office 2007 rocks.

I like Vista on my machine. I'm having no performence issues at all. (4300, 2Gb ram) I've multitasked heavily and am seeing no slowdown issues.

I admit I do like the Aero interface. But overall, it's just another operating system so far.

ISiddiqui · 06-18-2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Daimyo

DOLA, when I first went to Vista I was in driver hell for a week or two with poor performance, random crashes, etc, etc. But once I got that sorted out its been smooth sailing. I run an AMD X2 3800+ with 2 GB of RAM and don't notice any slow down compared to XP. Don't even bother if you have less than 1GB of RAM though.

That's the key, the drivers. NVidia especially was piss poor on that mark (what were they thinking?!). Once the drivers got mostly sorted out, Vista has run very smooth.

MizzouRah · 06-18-2007, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Emiliano

So, I removed this card (trying to sell it to bring a lil' money in), and went with the 256Mb Intel whatever, integrated in my Asus mobo. Guess what, I now got a "3.5" as a score for video memory. Man, that 7300LE was veeery bad...

Emiliano · 06-18-2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Yeah... Those were exactly my thoughts when I saw the score...

JeeberD · 06-22-2007, 05:50 PM

Well, I've been on Vista for a couple of days now and so far so good. In fact, everything is MUCH faster on my computer, but that's probably because the new system is head and shoulders better than my old, five year old Dell.

Hopefully everything keeps performing well for me.

jbmagic · 06-24-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Yeah, I have a 7300 LE and it sucks... came with the pc, I see an upgrade in my future.

Unless your pc is a quad core, you'll learn to hate Vista. Simple tasks like copy and paste take forever. I'm so glad I went back to XP.

The key for Vista is to have at least 1gb or more ram. How much ram you have?

My Vista with my core 2 dual laptop with 1gb of ram is running smooth. No problems at all.

MizzouRah · 06-24-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jbmagic

The key for Vista is to have at least 1gb or more ram. How much ram you have?

My Vista with my core 2 dual laptop with 1gb of ram is running smooth. No problems at all.

The return of jb!

I have 2gb of ram and it sill sucks, imo. It did some things well, but I hated some of the simple things that XP does so well.

Emiliano · 06-24-2007, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jbmagic

The key for Vista is to have at least 1gb or more ram. How much ram you have?

My Vista with my core 2 dual laptop with 1gb of ram is running smooth. No problems at all.

Hey jb!

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

The return of jb!

I have 2gb of ram and it sill sucks, imo. It did some things well, but I hated some of the simple things that XP does so well.

Strange. I have 2GB of Ram, too, and everything runs super-smooth so far. Anyway, it's a matter of personal taste, I think.

JeeberD · 06-24-2007, 05:01 PM

I have two gigs as well and I'm loving it...

MizzouRah · 06-24-2007, 05:11 PM

Did you guys do the upgrade or a clean install?

JeeberD · 06-24-2007, 05:12 PM

Mine is a new machine that came with it, though I did transfer over a ton of stuff from my old machine...

MizzouRah · 06-24-2007, 05:14 PM

I did the upgrade, which could have been part of the problem. Glad you all like it though, just didn't do much for me.

jbmagic · 06-24-2007, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Did you guys do the upgrade or a clean install?

Mine came already installed with my core 2 dual Laptop.

Emiliano · 06-24-2007, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Did you guys do the upgrade or a clean install?

Totally clean install for me, on a new machine.

Coder · 09-02-2007, 03:04 PM

Ok, my turn to bump this thread.. Thinking of getting a new laptop and most of the new ones come with VISTA. What is the verdict after a few months of working with VISTA. Good or bad? Any compatibility issues? I've got the FOF-and-VISTA thread bookmarked, so I don't foresee any issues here.

But what's the general impression? Better or worse than XP?

Doug5984 · 09-02-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Coder

Ok, my turn to bump this thread.. Thinking of getting a new laptop and most of the new ones come with VISTA. What is the verdict after a few months of working with VISTA. Good or bad? Any compatibility issues? I've got the FOF-and-VISTA thread bookmarked, so I don't foresee any issues here.

But what's the general impression? Better or worse than XP?

I'm by no means a computer guru- just the normal computer stuff, I have vista on my lap top, and XP on my desktop. After using Vista for a while, it's alright. I'm not ready to upgrade the desktop and pay for it, but I am not struggling with Vista. As long as you have the FOF Vista thread bookmarked, you should be alright.

sabotai · 09-02-2007, 03:47 PM

It takes a bit of getting used to, and aside from the day where their validation server was down, it's been a pretty smooth transition for me. I haven't had any compatibility issues with any games. Just for some you have to do as you will with FOF (give folder permissions, run as administrator, etc.).

EDIT: Can't say it's any better or worse than XP, but the transition from XP to Vista was about 1000% better than the transition from 95/98 to XP.

Atocep · 09-02-2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Coder

Ok, my turn to bump this thread.. Thinking of getting a new laptop and most of the new ones come with VISTA. What is the verdict after a few months of working with VISTA. Good or bad? Any compatibility issues? I've got the FOF-and-VISTA thread bookmarked, so I don't foresee any issues here.

But what's the general impression? Better or worse than XP?

I've had Vista since May on my laptop and since early July on my desktop. At this point I don't miss XP at all. It took a little while to get used to, but now everything is second nature.

The only compatibility issues I've seen are some 5.1 and 7.1 sound issues that have more or less been addressed and issues with VB that probably aren't going to be fixed.

Make sure you have 2GB of ram in your laptop. Other than that its just something you have to get used to.

06-22-2007, 05:50 PM	#55
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Well, I've been on Vista for a couple of days now and so far so good. In fact, everything is MUCH faster on my computer, but that's probably because the new system is head and shoulders better than my old, five year old Dell. Hopefully everything keeps performing well for me. __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

06-24-2007, 05:01 PM	#59
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I have two gigs as well and I'm loving it... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

06-24-2007, 05:12 PM	#61
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Mine is a new machine that came with it, though I did transfer over a ton of stuff from my old machine... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

09-02-2007, 03:04 PM	#65
Coder College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Ok, my turn to bump this thread.. Thinking of getting a new laptop and most of the new ones come with VISTA. What is the verdict after a few months of working with VISTA. Good or bad? Any compatibility issues? I've got the FOF-and-VISTA thread bookmarked, so I don't foresee any issues here. But what's the general impression? Better or worse than XP? __________________ IFL - Vermont Mountaineers ~ I am an idiot, walking a tight rope of fortunate things ~

09-02-2007, 03:47 PM	#67
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	It takes a bit of getting used to, and aside from the day where their validation server was down, it's been a pretty smooth transition for me. I haven't had any compatibility issues with any games. Just for some you have to do as you will with FOF (give folder permissions, run as administrator, etc.). EDIT: Can't say it's any better or worse than XP, but the transition from XP to Vista was about 1000% better than the transition from 95/98 to XP. Last edited by sabotai : 09-02-2007 at 03:49 PM.

06-24-2007, 05:11 PM	#60
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Did you guys do the upgrade or a clean install?

06-24-2007, 05:14 PM	#62
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	I did the upgrade, which could have been part of the problem. Glad you all like it though, just didn't do much for me.

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