Why is Vista so terrible?
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Gameplay>Graphics, as usual.SmilingKitsune said:
How does it hate games, exactly? It can't run some older ones, as evidenced above, but that is no reason to hate the newer version. You don't hate the Gamecube for being unable to play N64 games, do you?Cid SilverWing said:
It works just fine for me. I'd heard it was slow, so I got a RAM upgrade before using it.
The only compatibility problem I've had is when I try to run old DOS games (and I can use DOSbox for those).
The only compatibility problem I've had is when I try to run old DOS games (and I can use DOSbox for those).
I've had Vista installed on my laptop for a good 18 months now and I haven't had any problems with it. Yeah, it asks you for permission to do a lot of things but that doesn't bother me because my account is the admin account and it takes one click of the 'yes' button. Are people really saying it's the worse thing ever because it takes an extra second to run certain programs?
I find Vista no different to XP once you get used to it.
I find Vista no different to XP once you get used to it.
There are no problems that can't be fixed easily.
It's just people who are computer illiterate retards bawwing about the fact they might actually have to do something for themselves.
It's just people who are computer illiterate retards bawwing about the fact they might actually have to do something for themselves.
What he said.Christemo said:
Other than that there is nothing wrong with it. My friends have vista and I've always thought they worked fine.
I got Vista pre installed on my computer and other than some layout changes and more customization I see no difference between this and XP.
main reason it has problems?..... it's a bridge OS based on NT.. Microsoft has the habbit of doing this every other OS version...Vista is alot like ME in the way that it is designed between two OS versions that were solid.. call it experimenting... ME was horrid, but when they took the things they learned from it, they produced XP....vista is an experiment, and so far from what I heard people are LOVING 7
Theres nothing at all wrong with vista everything "bad" about it can be fixxed in around 30 seconds and for combatability issues look in properties and you can run whatever you want like your using it with XP.
People just like to whine about somthing because its different.
People just like to whine about somthing because its different.
I've always wondered what's supposed to wrong with it, too. Before I got it with my laptop, I had a really old almost dead Windows 98 - which still works actually, extremely slow, but usable if you're very patient - so just about everything was an upgrade for me.
I'm pretty sure I've never messed about with the options, so presumably I still have all those annoying things on it, but I can't remember anything being particularly bothersome. Never had trouble handling files on it, either, once I knew how.
I'm pretty sure I've never messed about with the options, so presumably I still have all those annoying things on it, but I can't remember anything being particularly bothersome. Never had trouble handling files on it, either, once I knew how.
I'm running Vista right now. The main bugs are:
-it's slow because it eats RAM like my dad eats peanut butter (That's ALOT and ALL THE TIME, for clarification), that's slow in internet, opening programs, downloading, etc
-you need to 'get permission' for everything, even if you ARE the 'Administrator' and there's no way to turn that off that I've found.
-crashes at the drop of a hat; that includes moving the mouse while a webpage is loading, trying to open more than one program at once and trying to run several windows of the same program at once. Also, trying to close a program. Yeah, it crashes when you try to keep it from crashing...
but if you get used to it and/or you don't care, it's not ALL that bad; people just over-react...mostly...
-it's slow because it eats RAM like my dad eats peanut butter (That's ALOT and ALL THE TIME, for clarification), that's slow in internet, opening programs, downloading, etc
-you need to 'get permission' for everything, even if you ARE the 'Administrator' and there's no way to turn that off that I've found.
-crashes at the drop of a hat; that includes moving the mouse while a webpage is loading, trying to open more than one program at once and trying to run several windows of the same program at once. Also, trying to close a program. Yeah, it crashes when you try to keep it from crashing...
but if you get used to it and/or you don't care, it's not ALL that bad; people just over-react...mostly...
I don't feel that its "bad", its just not terribly user friendly. Takes a while to get used to it. One has to set up all the propreties so it doesn't get annoying.
That is just the WORST argument ever. The GameCube doesn't support cartridges, idiot. And the fact Vista doesn't play older games is a completely valid reason to hate it because it deliberately crashes or BSoD's on them for no reason.Onyx Oblivion said:
the short answer is: there is nothing wrong with Vista. The problem lay in the user's expectations.
Folks, Vista is not MEANT to be an O/S targeted at the computing or game enthusiast. It is meant to provide a very low-maintenance, highly secure platform for the 'average' computer user, who just wants to plug in their new BigMoFoCo PC and not have to worry about getting an additional firewall program and setting it up, or an anti-spyware/malware program and setting THAT up, or an antivirus, blahblahblah... they just want a plug-and-play solution for their digital camera, mp3 player, email needs, and lightweight web browsing. And guess what? Vista performs brilliantly at that. Yes, it uses a ton of RAM, but your average computer user is barely even touching the 2GB of RAM that their computer ships with, stock, so it wasn't a huge concern.
Unfortunately, the people who actually talk about and review operating systems are from the (relatively small) enthusiast section of the computing world, so all you hear are the gripes.
Win7 is going to be more along the lines of what the enthusiast wants. It's still needs a little polish at this point, so don't go running out to try to find a beta, but it's looking very promising. (Personally, I use it every day at work, and I think it's teh SEKZ.)
Oh, and for you doofi that are bugged by the prompts for authorization, go to the Control Panel, select User Accounts, and then click "turn User Account Control on or off". Then, you'll only have to deal with a notification in your system tray that says "UAC is OFF! Please address this" If *that* is too much for you to handle, go to the Services menu, right click on the 'Security Center' service, and then disable it. All your annoying notifications will be gone.
Folks, Vista is not MEANT to be an O/S targeted at the computing or game enthusiast. It is meant to provide a very low-maintenance, highly secure platform for the 'average' computer user, who just wants to plug in their new BigMoFoCo PC and not have to worry about getting an additional firewall program and setting it up, or an anti-spyware/malware program and setting THAT up, or an antivirus, blahblahblah... they just want a plug-and-play solution for their digital camera, mp3 player, email needs, and lightweight web browsing. And guess what? Vista performs brilliantly at that. Yes, it uses a ton of RAM, but your average computer user is barely even touching the 2GB of RAM that their computer ships with, stock, so it wasn't a huge concern.
Unfortunately, the people who actually talk about and review operating systems are from the (relatively small) enthusiast section of the computing world, so all you hear are the gripes.
Win7 is going to be more along the lines of what the enthusiast wants. It's still needs a little polish at this point, so don't go running out to try to find a beta, but it's looking very promising. (Personally, I use it every day at work, and I think it's teh SEKZ.)
Oh, and for you doofi that are bugged by the prompts for authorization, go to the Control Panel, select User Accounts, and then click "turn User Account Control on or off". Then, you'll only have to deal with a notification in your system tray that says "UAC is OFF! Please address this" If *that* is too much for you to handle, go to the Services menu, right click on the 'Security Center' service, and then disable it. All your annoying notifications will be gone.