Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 [OLD VERSION]
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Software Reviews of Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: VISTA a vast improvement
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading many of the reviews I realised that most people should not own a computer. If you go back to the late 90's you will read the same kind of tripe about Win2000 and XP! Not to say that these OS's were perfect upon release, to be sure they were not. However I use to be in the PC and networking biz and I can tell you most people who had problems with these OS's had hardware issues like bad Ram and Flaky chipsets they also ran flaky software some of it hacked. Also viruses and other problems were usually evident. I see the same thing going on now with Vista. I took part in the Beta testing and even the Beta was way stable in comparison with XP or Win2000. I have been running Vista from the day it became available and I have never experienced an OS crash! I do a lot of intensive graphics, gaming, transcoding and conversion, web editing, video and sound editing, also E-house applications. So my machine gets a work out. I have found that doing your homework (researching hardware) before building a machine is a necessity. Also avoiding questionable software and good security practices are all very importent in maintaining a stable operating environment. Much has been made of VISTA's supposed incompatibility. LIES! VISTA32 is compatible with just about everything that XP is compatible with. The exception are programs with kernal mode drivers. IT was wise of microsoft to prevent the loading of those sorts of drivers and thers no reason for software companies to have that kind od access to your OS. Now VISTA64 is another can of beans. That is very stable also but there are hardware compatibiltiy issues there but thats actually the fault of hardware manufactures being slow or reluctant to write 64 bit drivers. All and all VISTA has been the OS I have been waiting for since the 80's. You cant go wrong with VISTA so long as you have good hardware and know about best practises with software and security.Customer Review: Horrible OS
Summary: 1 Stars
Poor compatibility. Poor performance. I need HOW much ram to just run the OS? Driver incompatibilities with my relatively new hardware.
Customer Review: Be aware of the Intel & Microsoft Monopoly
Summary: 1 Stars
You cannot beat the market dictatorship run by Intel together with Microsoft. AMD has created a much better processor than Intel and introduced it faster into the market, but the AMD Turion X2 64bit is not 100% supported by Microsoft. When I tried to install the Windows Vista 64bit, after 70% done the installation failed and when I tried the Windows Vista 32bit, it failed after 96%. 96% supported does not make it work. So I had to throw away my AMD-based laptop and had to buy an Intel-based laptop instead. I figured out my fight is doomed and I had lost enough money and time already resisting the Wintel monopoly. Very sad.
The money I spent on Vista, wasted as well. HP warns about Windows XP not actually running on the AMD processores unless using HP fixes, but I needed to upgrade to Vista. So do not buy HP with AMD processors if you want to use them more than a year.
Customer Review: XP was finally becoming solid, so its upgrade time from Micro$oft
Summary: 4 Stars
Alas many service packs later and bugs ironed out, Microsoft moves on to another money-maker as Windows XP was finally becoming a very reliable operating system. Vista does have many nice new features, especially designed for the net administrator wannabe or average Joe who wants to try to setup a mini network in his basement. I am by no means an expert on the subject, as I am the type of person who knows computers just enough to be dangerous. That said, I do have some thoughts on this operating system I hope will be helpful.
First off, I see Vista as XP with some bling. Unfortunately there's a price. Its called compatibility. Be careful if you are a PC gamer and wish to still play your older games (this meaning a game from a year ago or more), or have your video graphics card perform exactly as it did before, etc. I still can't get games (First person shooters) to work quite as smoothly since my upgrade, regardless of having the latest graphics driver, etc. I've even heard that some people can't get their printers to work yet when it comes to hardware plug-and-play I've been quite fortunate with Vista and have had no issues. Some suggest to create a dual-boot machine where you can use XP for some programs and Vista for another, but I think most people aren't familiar with how to do that or should even have to go through the trouble. So apart from incompatibility issues if you are upgrading an existing system or using older software, we can now move on to the bling. As far as a visual interface for daily Windows activity be it internet browsing, exploring your files, using media, etc. Vista is beautiful. However, it turns out you can download the look of Vista on an XP operating system if you want. So why should you buy Windows Vista and why do I give it 4 stars? Well, no matter how happy you may have been with, say, Windows 98... you don't really have a CHOICE when it comes to Microsoft operating systems should you continue to use the internet or buy new software, unless you are going to go Linux or some other OS. So to be up and current with the world is not a bad thing for sure when it comes to your operating system. Plus you'll have the latest protection with Vista's security, despite whatever anti-virus software you get. Another reason I give Vista 4 stars is I haven't had any real issues be it crashing or anything, so far it has been quite stable. If you have XP and are happy with it, I think you could stick around for the next OS release, as I hear it's coming much sooner than the long gap we had while XP dominated the market. If you want a simple way to have a slick look for your day-to-day tasks, "the latest thing" then go for Vista.
Customer Review: Best OS from Microsoft Yet
Summary: 5 Stars
Vista is leaps and bounds over XP. From its increased security, faster start-up times and faster intall times.
I have been dealing with it since Beta 1 and have had zero issues. My machine is used for everything from gaming to development to multi-media. Vista performs as well as, or in some cases better than XP.
I generally recommend that people upgrade to Vista.
With any product, there are of course some downfalls. Some of Vista's include:
Increased resources - although this doesn't come as surprise, as every version has demanded more, I think Vista's resources came as a bit of a shock. It generally runs well, even on slightly low end hardware, I do not recommend anything less than 1GB of RAM, preferably 2GB. You will need a decent size hard drive as well. If you have a low end processor, you will want to stick with XP.
Price - the price is insanely more money than any previous version of Windows. In this, MS seems to be keeping with the trend, as every new piece of hardware and software this generation has almost doubled in price.
In closing, don't believe all those negative ads on TV or internet forums. Vista is truly the best OS to come out of Redmond yet. Go and try it for yourself.