Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:24:14 -0400, HK wrote:


I had far more serious problems with XP, by the way, than I have had so
far with VISTA.
Hard to imagine problems with XP - I can't think of one I've had.
I did start with SP2 though.
And I always investigate peripheral compatibility before I buy.
What issues did you encounter?

--Vic
I started with an early beta, but I flushed each old version before
installing the newer beta.
I had some software incompatibilities with programs that were supposed to
work with XP. Seriously. And one hardware problem with a USB proprietary
card reader. I never got these problems resolved. Fortunately I had my
Win2k laptop around and everything worked on it.



Harry, IMO (which, when it comes to computers, doesn't account for much),
having issues as a beta tester really doesn't apply to the final, released
product.

As a computer consumer and not a technician, it seems to me that XP has
earned a decent reputation for a Windows OS, similar to what Windows 3.0
earned in it's day.

Vista has yet to earn that reputation for reliability, speed and ease of use
with other applications. It may, after a while, but the fact that Microsoft
has already announced the forthcoming release of the next generation OS, it
sort of makes you wonder if Vista will be another flash in the pan dud.

Either that, or the "new" OS will basically be a re-packaged version of
Vista, with all updates and improvements. They'll probably give it a new
name and look, because for many (unlike a few like you) Vista has left a
bad taste. Sometimes it's very difficult to get around that.

Eisboch




Part of the "deal" of being an early beta tester is doing whatever you
can to "bust" the software. The continuing issues I had with XP were on
the released version, which I installed fresh on a suitable computer.

XP is more than decent, but I had some issues with it. At the moment, I
have no issues remaining with VISTA, but I am sure I will come up with
some. I always do.

MS always has "forthcoming" operating systems in the works.

Those who don't like the MS offerings but still want a packaged OS
should try Apple OS X Leopard. If you like to kitbash, try LINUX.