Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium FULL VERSION [DVD] [OLD VERSION]
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Software Reviews of Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium FULL VERSION [DVD] [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: witness the mistake of the centry
Summary: 1 Stars
its pretty easy to tell these posers just want to copy apple. i can't think of a worse virus to put on your computer than vista.Customer Review: Please Please Do Not Buy This Horrible Horrible Product
Summary: 1 Stars
Call me naive, but I thought all the complaints on Vista were do to user error or people just not having the patience to learn a new system. Man-was I wrong. Vista is an absolute nightmare. I just got a new laptop, a Sony Vaio. The Vaio is beautiful, but I don't think I can keep it. There is a restocking fee for returning it, but I don't think I have any other choice. Nothing works properly on this system. From installing a basic printer, to getting Outlook to work (don't ask-a complete nightmare), to getting Plaxo to sync, to getting my MotoQ to sync. Nothing. I repeat, nothing works properly or without a headache.
I cannot truly think of one good reason you would want to get Windows Vista. Stick with XP or look elsewhere.
Customer Review: I want my machine back!
Summary: 2 Stars
Years ago Microsoft opted for the business market. In their mind, that required the user to give up the idea of a "personal computer" and become part of a multi-user system that somebody else controlled. That philosophy, while evidently hugely lucrative, has finally come a cropper in Vista. Now, even the administrator doesn't have automatic priviledges. I'm sick of getting messages that say "Permission Denied" - reminds me of so many bad sci-fi movies.
Unfortunately, I could only do one or two things to stop the horrendous features of this new operating system:
1. Went on-line to learn how to turn off the indexing feature. Not easy but well worth the effort. Now my machine doesn't go into apoplexty for 20 minutes every few hours, thrashing the hard drive. Highly recommended.
2. Turned off the pre-load function. Vista tries to guess what programs you want and is always loading/unloading stuff.
3. Made the administrator account visible and made myself have Administrator account priviledges. Believe it or not, this still doesn't stop all the annoying messages but does stop most of them.
The things I couldn't stop and I hate include:
1. MS reoganized the My Documents folders. Things that used to be in it are now at an equal level to it, such as Pictures, etc. By the way, they also changed to name to just Documents but sometimes it shows up as My Documents. What a mess.
2. They moved Documents to a different tree hierarchy in the C: drive. This may seem arcane to many of you, but it's very aggravating to have to go up and down this tree if you're doing things that require access to both the "Programs" folder and your personal folder.
3. No matter what I do, I can't stop the OS from accessing the hard disk about 1/sec. No joke. It is regularly going to do something even if you're just sitting there. Macs don't do that.
The only thing I like about Vista are the gadgets and it's definitely not worth the agony for that function.
Microsoft is paying dearly for this huge mistake. Their sales for Vista are the worst for any new OS issue. And rightfully so. Everyone I know is talking about getting a Mac. My son can run the Mac OS on his Dell laptop! The only reason I'm sticking with Windows for now is that there's so much software that only runs under Windows that I use. However, the day is coming when that will all change and then, MS, watch out!
Customer Review: Vista: A Five-letter Word for "Crap"
Summary: 1 Stars
All right, my parents bought a laptop with this horrible OS on it. I thought that their complaints simply came from a lack of familiarity ... until I sat down with Vista. Oh, for the love of whatever God you pray to, it is horrible. Even with a dual-core processor it takes forever to load, and it is constantly asking you if you're sure you want the computer to perform whatever basic function you have clicked on! It looks very pretty, however they have re-named essential functions (such as the "Add/Remove Programs" icon in the Control Panel) thus making simple actions frustrating beyond all belief. I cannot begin to list the compatibility issues with this OS (if you have purchased a new computer with Vista, downgrading becomes nie unto impossible due to the lack of drivers for the "new" components). It is a soul-sucking experience which I shall never forget, and never wish to relive.
I have never encountered such a useless OS, unless you count Mac. XP was perfection, and if you are looking to upgrade, do not do it! Just stick with XP until Microsoft remedies this mistake. I rated it a "One" because I cannot rate it a "ZERO."
Now, since my dad does not have an amazon account and wishes to warn the public at large against purchasing this OS, I will now let him take the reins and give you his opinion of Windows Vista Home Premium...
The only thing premium about this operating system is the screwing you'll take from Bill Gates. I can't even downgrade it because Toshiba doesn't even have the drivers available to do so. Only a person with a more profound sense of profanity could reveal the true nature of my displeasure with this system. If you are considering purchasing this system please don't,....unless you enjoy being tortured on a daily basis.
Customer Review: Total disappointment
Summary: 2 Stars
Wow, I really hate Vista. Slow as can be. I just bought a brand new Gateway PC with the most powerful dual core processor available. I have huge amounts of memory and an excellent graphics card. My computer is so slow, even though I closed Aero and all the other fancy stuff that makes it look cool. It seems like the computer is trying to run 100 programs at once, even though only 2 or 3 are open. Programs keep crashing. And what in the world is the Windows Desktop Manager? It keeps messing up and closing my programs while I'm working. My husband and I really want to downgrade to XP, which ran our programs much more smoothly, but we are reluctant to pay the money to buy the full version after spending so much on a computer with Vista. If you have XP, don't waste your money upgrading until you've done some research and are sure you want to take the chance.