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Stumpy · 03-23-2007, 04:51 PM

Well I bought the upgrade for my laptop. I got Vista Home Premier for $159.99 and it didn't seem to bad of a price. The install took about 3 hours. No big issues, just a few driver updates.

I like Vista a lot. I have a Dell E1505 with a 1.86ghz Dual Core Intel and 1gb of RAM and I must say that upgrading to Vista GREATLY improved the performance of my laptop. It seems to run faster and smoother, and the features of Vista are very helpful.
Who else has taken the plunge and how do you like it?

AZXD40 · 03-23-2007, 05:06 PM

No thanks.. maybe in a year or two.. If some company doesnt provide somthing better...

**NC Dave** · 03-23-2007, 05:10 PM

Having dealt with computers since well before the PCs came out, I can only say that will be waiting for Service Pack 1 before moving to Vista.

D_Fence · 03-23-2007, 05:17 PM

I'm still running Win2000 professional on most of my computers. I have a laptop with XP, and I've thought about putting Win2000 on it.

HTOWN stunna · 03-23-2007, 05:28 PM

im running Win2000 also and i love it, better than XP. Just MHO

tbhahn · 03-23-2007, 05:30 PM

I have XP Pro on my laptop, and am perfectly fine with it...

+1 on waiting for the first service pack to be released. I will probably have a new desktop pc by then anyhow, which will probably come with Vista pre-installed.

Mutilator · 03-23-2007, 06:17 PM

It's not that Vista itself is bad... the 3rd party support leaves a little to be desired. And well, Vista itself annoys the hell out of me - always asking for permission, not keeping static IPs that I assign when troubleshooting wireless networks... just a few of the quirks I've noticed so far with my limited experience with it.

I keep telling my customers to hold off to get it unless they're
A.) Buying a new PC with Vista on it
B.) KNOW their software/hardware will work

**jgrauman** · 03-23-2007, 06:57 PM

you should add, "who hates pc's altogether." i'm not a mac freak, i've only been back on them for the last year, but damn i missed them. after 12 years of using pc's i went through over 8 computers and at least 20 hardrive formats due to viruses and software issues. the compatablity of the mac is amazing, no asking annoying questions, while still having excellent security features. sorry to go off about the mac, i'm hooked now and will never go back!

**nsnate02** · 03-23-2007, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HTOWN stunna

im running Win2000 also and i love it, better than XP. Just MHO

win2000?! Even Microsoft wouldn't recommend 2000! It is the worst bit of programming to be released ever!

All joking aside Microsoft admitted it wasn't finished, refined, or stable when they released it and no updates make it better. Be careful with it.

As far as Vista, it needs time before I will bite. I have used IE7 (when I can't use Firefox or Opera) and MP11 since they were beta.

Krackels · 03-23-2007, 09:03 PM

I don't even care.

Maybe when all of the bugs are worked out, and I have a strong reason to upgrade I will.

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03-23-2007, 04:51 PM	#1
Stumpy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cartersville, GA Posts: 157	Whose upgraded to Vista?? Well I bought the upgrade for my laptop. I got Vista Home Premier for $159.99 and it didn't seem to bad of a price. The install took about 3 hours. No big issues, just a few driver updates. I like Vista a lot. I have a Dell E1505 with a 1.86ghz Dual Core Intel and 1gb of RAM and I must say that upgrading to Vista GREATLY improved the performance of my laptop. It seems to run faster and smoother, and the features of Vista are very helpful. Who else has taken the plunge and how do you like it? __________________ XD40 Service Born 10-27-2006 Polished Barrel DGR 24# Spring Pachmayr Grip

03-23-2007, 05:06 PM	#2
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 705	No thanks.. maybe in a year or two.. If some company doesnt provide somthing better... __________________ John F. Kennedy: "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."

03-23-2007, 05:10 PM	#3
NC Dave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 1,362	Having dealt with computers since well before the PCs came out, I can only say that will be waiting for Service Pack 1 before moving to Vista. __________________ NRA Life Member Last edited by NC Dave : 03-23-2007 at 05:30 PM.

03-23-2007, 05:17 PM	#4
D_Fence XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,169	I'm still running Win2000 professional on most of my computers. I have a laptop with XP, and I've thought about putting Win2000 on it. __________________ XD-9mm Subcompact. Drop-in sear kit, Insight X2L light/laser, rounded trigger guard, and Pearce Grip Extension Speer Gold Dot 124g +P Short Barrel Hollowpoints; Federal HST 124g Hollowpoints Holsters: Don Hume Clip-on IWB; High Noon "Split Decision"; Comp-Tac "Shirt Tucker" Ohio Concealed Carry License

03-23-2007, 05:28 PM	#5
HTOWN stunna XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alpine Texas Posts: 1,480	im running Win2000 also and i love it, better than XP. Just MHO __________________ The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist. - George Bernard Shaw

03-23-2007, 05:30 PM	#6
tbhahn XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Valdosta Posts: 725	I have XP Pro on my laptop, and am perfectly fine with it... +1 on waiting for the first service pack to be released. I will probably have a new desktop pc by then anyhow, which will probably come with Vista pre-installed. __________________ A government big enough to give you all that you want is big enough to take it all away. - Barry Goldwater

03-23-2007, 06:17 PM	#7
Mutilator XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 100	It's not that Vista itself is bad... the 3rd party support leaves a little to be desired. And well, Vista itself annoys the hell out of me - always asking for permission, not keeping static IPs that I assign when troubleshooting wireless networks... just a few of the quirks I've noticed so far with my limited experience with it. I keep telling my customers to hold off to get it unless they're A.) Buying a new PC with Vista on it B.) KNOW their software/hardware will work

03-23-2007, 06:57 PM	#8
jgrauman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chattanooga, Tn Posts: 434	you should add, "who hates pc's altogether." i'm not a mac freak, i've only been back on them for the last year, but damn i missed them. after 12 years of using pc's i went through over 8 computers and at least 20 hardrive formats due to viruses and software issues. the compatablity of the mac is amazing, no asking annoying questions, while still having excellent security features. sorry to go off about the mac, i'm hooked now and will never go back! __________________ You see, none of us choose our end really. A king may move a man, a father may claim a son. But remember that, even when those who move you be kings or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God you cannot say, "but I was told by others to do thus," or that "virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that.

03-23-2007, 09:03 PM	#10
Krackels XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 18,749 Blog Entries: 5	I don't even care. Maybe when all of the bugs are worked out, and I have a strong reason to upgrade I will. __________________ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." --Benjamin Franklin America's Third Parties --- Duping the Foolish and Idealistic since 1832. PA Roll Call .................... My Blog

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