Re: Is Vista now safe to install?

Paul Smith

I installed Windows Vista on all my three machines here at the end of 2006,
I had no issues, granted I had been running beta versions for most of 2006
and so had worked out how Windows Vista works - yes it does work differently
to Windows XP, but once you get used to it you'll find it is far better.

For example in Windows XP you had to navigate your way around a maze of
menus to open the calculator, now I just press the Windows key on my
keyboard, 'c' then 'a' and then enter, without digging through the old
menus. Having search right on the Start Menu, in focus is worth it alone,
no longer does it take 5 seconds to launch an application, you can just type
a few letters and hit enter, all done in less than a second.

Assuming people have compatible hardware and applications, I've been
recommending everyone to use since it since release in January 2007
(upgrading an existing machine is a different matter as then it is a
price/benefit decision too). I generally recommend people install the
latest service packs when they're released, in the case of Windows Vista
this is SP1.

The hoo-har about Windows Vista is the same we've seen with any release of
Windows. Back in 2001 and 2002, it was all against Windows XP with its
memory hungry, bright blue fisher-price style UI and lack of compatibility.
Some people just like to complain because a new release, is shockingly -
different to the old one.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.



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"OldGrantonian" <> wrote in message
news:...
> When my Dell laptop arrived in June 2007 it was pre-loaded with Vista. Due
> to
> the many reported problems, I immediately wiped Vista and installed WinXP
> Home from my old Dell laptop.
>
> Dell are going to send me a replacement hard drive in a couple of days.
> So,
> is it now safe to install Vista?
>
> If the answer is "yes", are there any recommendations about what Service
> Packs I should, or should not, install?
>
> BTW: I'm not really interested in the *individual* opinion of whichever
> kind
> person(s) reply to my post. I'm more interested in knowing what the
> "average"
> Vista user-base thinks. Any links to previous user polls might be useful.