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Are you planning on making the switch to Windows Vista?
Last edited by Allison_PCAdvice; 07/31/07 10:52 AM.
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It is not necessary to switch. If my PC works fine then why should I switch. And until it is no longer supported then do I need to make changes. First let them fix all the bugs and then decide.
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I held off until SP1 and made the Switch to Vista Home Prem 64 when I build new computer for myself. I have been quite happy. Very snappy system (E8400 at 3.6, 8g Ram).
Some old old games don't network (IPX).
Old DX2 Game won't run until I found patch
Everything works and I have it configured so it looks like Win98 Start Bar.
Lots more stable. Have not had one crash!
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I am still not ready to take the plunge. I am a little behind on the times - still running Windows 2000 on my desktop. Been running so well for so long I just can't bring myself to change over to a newer OS.
I also support a lot of people that are still running Windows XP so it helps to stay on the same OS as them - which is my laptop.
If I buy a new desktop in the near future I would probably upgrade to Vista then.
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Already switched. Be Careful. My Quicken doesn't print checks or reports anymore. Just discovered this today. It's not compatible with the 2007 version that was just bought so now will have to purchase Quicken 2008 if compatible.
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Neither was I ! But I had to ! Vista came with my new laptop, so I thought 'I might as well get stuck in' and started to wean myself off the antiquated old desktop.
Now I'm so glad I took that attitude. I still haven't got to the end of all it can do though (it's wasted on me LOL!)
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Me too! I had to get a new computer in January as my old one died. You can't get one without Vista.
It's proved to be incompatible with lots of things I had on my old one.
Don't like it!
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The software compatibility issue is big for me. Since I am a geek by trade I live on my computer and depend on a lot of different software to complete my work. I can't afford to be without any software because of Vista nor can I afford to upgrade all of the software.
Depending on where you purchase your computer many places still offer Windows XP as an OS because of all the issues with Vista.
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I didn't have an option. My husband (my house "techie") updated everything to the new software without consulting me. Now I constantly battle software compatibility issues for me. Even with all the patches, I have several necessary programs that either work poorly or won't work at all with Vista. Its enough to make you yank your hair out!
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I actually am using vista on both of my computers (laptop and pc). I actually like it. It took a lot getting used to but now that I use it on a daily basis I am not having problems. I had some compatibility issues with a few of my older programs but they all had patches so now things work correctly.
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