Comments on: *Rant* – Vista http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: code http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-334082 code Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:34:47 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-334082 I recently bought a new computer and had little choice but to buy one that has vista installed. The computer was a Gateway laptop. I got it home and for the next two weeks was embroiled in the fourth circle of Hell, fighting for control with Vista. It won. I brought back the computer and bought an HP laptop instead. The HP is fully capable of handling the payload that Vista dishes out and I've had no trouble at all with it. A warning to you though, the very first thing you should do is cancel the automatic Windows updates. Have it notify you of the update then wait a week or so and do a search on it. I have yet to install ANY updates as *and I wish I were making this up* ALL of them have been corrupt. Needless to say I doubt there are any that I will soon be installing. I've now had the new computer for a few months and without any updating, it still continues to run fine. I recently bought a new computer and had little choice but to buy one that has vista installed. The computer was a Gateway laptop. I got it home and for the next two weeks was embroiled in the fourth circle of Hell, fighting for control with Vista. It won. I brought back the computer and bought an HP laptop instead. The HP is fully capable of handling the payload that Vista dishes out and I’ve had no trouble at all with it.

A warning to you though, the very first thing you should do is cancel the automatic Windows updates. Have it notify you of the update then wait a week or so and do a search on it. I have yet to install ANY updates as *and I wish I were making this up* ALL of them have been corrupt. Needless to say I doubt there are any that I will soon be installing.

I’ve now had the new computer for a few months and without any updating, it still continues to run fine.

]]> By: Windows XP hangs on for dear life » Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-334051 Windows XP hangs on for dear life » Coolest Gadgets Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:10:25 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-334051 [...] I purchased last year runs on Windows XP, as I politely declined the Windows Vista option after hearing horror stories about it. Microsoft has clearly seen the stranglehold Windows XP has on the world, and they have finally [...] [...] I purchased last year runs on Windows XP, as I politely declined the Windows Vista option after hearing horror stories about it. Microsoft has clearly seen the stranglehold Windows XP has on the world, and they have finally [...]

]]> By: lumba http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-329603 lumba Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:13:18 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-329603 haha, i have the latest notebook (very expensive), that require the new Vista ultimate, it dosent work at all with old win xp , nor either 64 bit version. But what happens if i install ubuntu? can you imagen ... its works and its pretty good to!! :) Somehting is terrible wrong with Microsofts OS. haha, i have the latest notebook (very expensive), that require the new Vista ultimate, it dosent work at all with old win xp , nor either 64 bit version.

But what happens if i install ubuntu? can you imagen … its works and its pretty good to!!

:)

Somehting is terrible wrong with Microsofts OS.

]]> By: Vista SP1 coming this March » Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-328089 Vista SP1 coming this March » Coolest Gadgets Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:05:08 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-328089 [...] know that Al has had his fair share of frustration with Windows Vista (so did Marc at the recent CES event), but I suppose it was just the operating [...] [...] know that Al has had his fair share of frustration with Windows Vista (so did Marc at the recent CES event), but I suppose it was just the operating [...]

]]> By: MINDistortion http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-313644 MINDistortion Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:37:48 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-313644 <a href="http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/winrg" rel="nofollow">Hopefully this will make you feel a bit better =]</a> Hopefully this will make you feel a bit better =]

]]> By: Vista users get downgrade option » Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-313611 Vista users get downgrade option » Coolest Gadgets Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:47:48 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-313611 [...] have not made the jump to Vista yet when I got my Dell Inspiron, and after hearing all the horror stories connected to Microsoft’s latest OS, I guess I made the right choice - for now, at [...] [...] have not made the jump to Vista yet when I got my Dell Inspiron, and after hearing all the horror stories connected to Microsoft’s latest OS, I guess I made the right choice – for now, at [...]

]]> By: rado http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-305651 rado Thu, 24 May 2007 20:29:49 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-305651 here's the fix for the common error message when you run IE7 in windows vista: Internet Explorer has stopped working. <a href="http://www.rfuz.com/tech-guides/computer-fix-for-strange-problems/rados-fix---internet-explorer-has-stopped-working-error-message-problem-in-windows-vista.html" title="http://www.rfuz.com/tech-guides/computer-fix-for-strange-problems/rados-fix---internet-explorer-has-stopped-working-error-message-problem-in-windows-vista.html" rel="nofollow"></a> here’s the fix for the common error message when you run IE7 in windows vista:

Internet Explorer has stopped working.

]]> By: eric http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-303746 eric Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:10:14 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-303746 ie7 on Vista does not print (script error) res://ieframe.dll/preview.dlg Any ideas? ie7 on Vista does not print (script error) res://ieframe.dll/preview.dlg

Any ideas?

]]> By: Zac Garrett http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-303354 Zac Garrett Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:53:27 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-303354 andi - how can you say that a mac costs 50% more than the same exact PC? When I compared a MacBook Pro to a Thinkpad t60 with the same exact specs the MacBook Pro was only about $100 more. It used to be the case that Macs were so much more expensive that I would not even look at them. Now I not only look at them, but I own the MacBook Pro. This is the best money I have spent on a laptop and I have actually been telling quite a few people to switch. The main people I have been telling to switch are the ones who are so infected with badware (spyware/adware/virii) that it takes days to just clean up. I've found that replacing their current system with a Mac Mini works like a charm. I've done this for 3 people now and each of them are happy. The only people who really care about the operating systems are the geeks. I've finally come to the conclusion that as long as a system works most people just do not care. If people are just checking their email and browsing the web why do they care what system they run? The answer, they dont. andi – how can you say that a mac costs 50% more than the same exact PC? When I compared a MacBook Pro to a Thinkpad t60 with the same exact specs the MacBook Pro was only about $100 more. It used to be the case that Macs were so much more expensive that I would not even look at them. Now I not only look at them, but I own the MacBook Pro. This is the best money I have spent on a laptop and I have actually been telling quite a few people to switch.

The main people I have been telling to switch are the ones who are so infected with badware (spyware/adware/virii) that it takes days to just clean up. I’ve found that replacing their current system with a Mac Mini works like a charm. I’ve done this for 3 people now and each of them are happy.

The only people who really care about the operating systems are the geeks. I’ve finally come to the conclusion that as long as a system works most people just do not care. If people are just checking their email and browsing the web why do they care what system they run? The answer, they dont.

]]> By: andi http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-303248 andi Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:15:03 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-303248 Savage -> why on earth buy a mac if you're not going to run macOS on it?.. every macintosh product, and i mean EVERY mac product sells for 50% more than the normal price a device with those very features has. you can't argue with that. and all mac computers are good at multimedia, VERY good at multimedia, but they have a bottleneck somewhere and can't achieve the performace they should. don't take me for an antimac warrior, i'm not. i like some of their designs. i LOVE the way the black macbook pro looks, but i'd never pay all that premium just for the design... and the Dull :)) i don't know, i wouldn't buy one of those either. The brand of the moment is Asus. they are EXCELLENT and have low prices. then comes fujitsu-siemens, and then toshiba... but Savage -> why on earth buy a mac if you’re not going to run macOS on it?.. every macintosh product, and i mean EVERY mac product sells for 50% more than the normal price a device with those very features has. you can’t argue with that. and all mac computers are good at multimedia, VERY good at multimedia, but they have a bottleneck somewhere and can’t achieve the performace they should.

don’t take me for an antimac warrior, i’m not. i like some of their designs. i LOVE the way the black macbook pro looks, but i’d never pay all that premium just for the design…

and the Dull :) ) i don’t know, i wouldn’t buy one of those either. The brand of the moment is Asus. they are EXCELLENT and have low prices. then comes fujitsu-siemens, and then toshiba… but

]]> By: Savage http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-303246 Savage Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:23:55 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-303246 To Andi, Sorry, but that is all BS. Do your homeworks, get the facts stop speading myths. All the systems fits on them now. No more excuses. Feature for feature, it even cost less then a Dull. To Andi,
Sorry, but that is all BS. Do your homeworks, get the facts stop speading myths.
All the systems fits on them now. No more excuses. Feature for feature, it even cost less then a Dull.

]]> By: Froggie - The Robotic Pen » Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-301921 Froggie - The Robotic Pen » Coolest Gadgets Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:21:35 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-301921 [...] is a video of it in action which since my recent problematic Vista upgrade I am unable to watch (or play any sound to that [...] [...] is a video of it in action which since my recent problematic Vista upgrade I am unable to watch (or play any sound to that [...]

]]> By: jacubilloro http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-300216 jacubilloro Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:51:12 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-300216 www.windowsue.com Windows Unatended Edition... A VERY VERY optimized version of WinXP with several apps added and some annoying things removed. Check it out. Plus it runs really fast. http://www.windowsue.com
Windows Unatended Edition…
A VERY VERY optimized version of WinXP with several apps added and some annoying things removed. Check it out. Plus it runs really fast.

]]> By: Al http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-300143 Al Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:03:30 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-300143 Thanks Andrew, you're not the first person to tell me I should of done a clean install (and to be honest I should of known better), I guess I was just being lazy and didn't want to re-install all my apps. Live and learn. Thanks Andrew, you’re not the first person to tell me I should of done a clean install (and to be honest I should of known better), I guess I was just being lazy and didn’t want to re-install all my apps. Live and learn.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-300084 Andrew Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:47:32 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-300084 As for Vista itself, there remain definite bugs and incompatibilities, but the OS itself is largely pretty stable, perhaps even more so than XP. I have Vista business (retail version) installed on my Toshiba tablet PC and the improvements in handwriting recognition alone make it worth the effort. My biggest gripe is that for some reason, iTunes crashes the computer whenever I try to watch a video. Its not Vista per se as I also have Vista installed on a desktop and it works perfectly, just something with either the video driver or the tablet PC architecture that iTunes doesn't like. As for Vista itself, there remain definite bugs and incompatibilities, but the OS itself is largely pretty stable, perhaps even more so than XP. I have Vista business (retail version) installed on my Toshiba tablet PC and the improvements in handwriting recognition alone make it worth the effort.

My biggest gripe is that for some reason, iTunes crashes the computer whenever I try to watch a video. Its not Vista per se as I also have Vista installed on a desktop and it works perfectly, just something with either the video driver or the tablet PC architecture that iTunes doesn’t like.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-300083 Andrew Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:41:11 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-300083 The problem is that you did an upgrade instead of a clean install. UPGRADES NEVER WORK!!!!! I don't care if you are using Windows, Linux or whatever, installing a new OS on top of an old one is just a BAD idea. The problem is that you did an upgrade instead of a clean install. UPGRADES NEVER WORK!!!!! I don’t care if you are using Windows, Linux or whatever, installing a new OS on top of an old one is just a BAD idea.

]]> By: Kendall http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-300044 Kendall Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:18:12 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-300044 Said though that you don't really like linux, though it is getting very flexible for any setup of linux. From flash drives, hehe works good for when I was going to Jr. High, installs to on a NTFS portion WITH windows. Said though that you don’t really like linux, though it is getting very flexible for any setup of linux. From flash drives, hehe works good for when I was going to Jr. High, installs to on a NTFS portion WITH windows.

]]> By: Nick http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-300015 Nick Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:27:53 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-300015 Just like Zac I own a MacBook Pro, and I must say it's the best notebook I've ever had. Once I even installed Vista on it, but it was such a lousy experience that I took it off after only one day, so now I'm running only OS X and Windows XP. I can't wait for the new Mac OS X, Leopard is definitely going to be huge! Just like Zac I own a MacBook Pro, and I must say it’s the best notebook I’ve ever had. Once I even installed Vista on it, but it was such a lousy experience that I took it off after only one day, so now I’m running only OS X and Windows XP. I can’t wait for the new Mac OS X, Leopard is definitely going to be huge!

]]> By: andi http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-300013 andi Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:59:26 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-300013 :D i'm not a linux zealot, i'm using XP :) (forced by my PC, most distros won't recognize my hardware) take the mac for simplicity, or the tablet PC for looking cool at events and for sheer practicality (especially if you're a fast handwriter) still, give that Sabayon and ubuntu and mandrivaOne a try (they're live cd's, you only 'lose' the cost of a blank). For sleek sleek sleek looks i'd mix a black macbook pro with mandriva and a custom beryl interface design ;) :D i’m not a linux zealot, i’m using XP :) (forced by my PC, most distros won’t recognize my hardware)

take the mac for simplicity, or the tablet PC for looking cool at events and for sheer practicality (especially if you’re a fast handwriter)

still, give that Sabayon and ubuntu and mandrivaOne a try (they’re live cd’s, you only ‘lose’ the cost of a blank). For sleek sleek sleek looks i’d mix a black macbook pro with mandriva and a custom beryl interface design ;)

]]> By: Al http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-300009 Al Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:29:26 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070313/rant-vista/#comment-300009 I'll try to respond to each comment in turn. Thanks for the feedback and advice Andi, even if you are a bit of a Linuz zealot :) Nick, I don't think I was brave I'd probably put it more like dumb. Zac, I can see where you're coming from with the Mac fanboy, I've been developing for and on MS stuff for the past decade so it will take some switching. Cheers for the in hindsight advice Jerry, if only I'd seen that first. Mike 1, yeah I'm really looking forward yo the Mac now, may have to squeeze it in this tax year. Kendall, I would just reinstall XP but that then means installing and setting up all my apps which is just a huge hassle. I also have a personal webserver running for testing purposes which would need recreating. Problems, problems, problems... Shmoove, the last time I installed Linux it was with Windows to play the original Doom. It was on 49 floppies which sort of put me off for life. Thanks for all the comments and sniggers folks. Mike 2 see the response to Nick. I’ll try to respond to each comment in turn.

Thanks for the feedback and advice Andi, even if you are a bit of a Linuz zealot :)

Nick, I don’t think I was brave I’d probably put it more like dumb.

Zac, I can see where you’re coming from with the Mac fanboy, I’ve been developing for and on MS stuff for the past decade so it will take some switching.

Cheers for the in hindsight advice Jerry, if only I’d seen that first.

Mike 1, yeah I’m really looking forward yo the Mac now, may have to squeeze it in this tax year.

Kendall, I would just reinstall XP but that then means installing and setting up all my apps which is just a huge hassle. I also have a personal webserver running for testing purposes which would need recreating. Problems, problems, problems…

Shmoove, the last time I installed Linux it was with Windows to play the original Doom. It was on 49 floppies which sort of put me off for life.

Thanks for all the comments and sniggers folks.
Mike 2 see the response to Nick.

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