xp ram us useless after 3GB.... VIsta ram is diffrenec story... it eats up all the ram you can put in... anyone can tell me what is the sweet spot/best ram configuration for using vista.

I am using a 1gb notebook with vista premium

Repost:

New Vista User Log. From a XP user

Purchased a note book with VISTA Premium, 2 Weeks ago.

Preliminary Outlook.

Damn, Loading up VISTA is damn slow, and this is supposed to be a newer machine even with 1gb ram. Apart from that the VISTA interface looks good. AERO and all the smooth graphics need some time of getting used to. Transferring from a XP to VISTA for general computing is not at all hard. Everything seems same to XP.

Transferring data

Being a office notebook, transferring data from old to new computer is inevitable. The setting up to the office network which most computer either at XP or 98 is ok. Net work compatibility if fine. Locating computer from the network and transferring files is as what is suppose to do.

First hurdle. The driver for communal Printer is not vista ready. Looking form the website, there is a driver for vista but not official release. Need to manual install and set up. For normal printer is fine but network printer/fax/scanner all in one is a bit risky business. Finally got the printer installed manually from the manufactut rer technician on the phone. The driver used is not official, temporary measure taken until official vista driver is out which is supposed to take a few more month.

Next testing and installing all the normal everyday software normally used.

1) Outlook. -OK
2) ANTIVIRUS -OK
3) MS OFFICE -OK
4) Custom dos based program which uses full screen on DOS. -NOT OK
5) Networked program -OK
6) 3party utility program -NOT OK
7) Firefox. -Problematic when installing plug in

Some comment here. Some programs that had been quoted vista compactable is have bugs. Huge Bugs. Next. Upon uninstalling. Traces of the program still left in start menu and program files folder. And the program in this folder cannot be deleted. Funny.

Finally decided, decided to try out all the program that Microsoft can offer instead of the alternative.

>>>>>>> doh.gif <<<<<<< fEELIGN NOW??

Update:

Disable the UAC ( user account control ) most program run better
I think microsoft use the UAC to disable non microsoft programs,,,,

People... pleas disable UAC

This post has been edited by vpam5221: Mar 12 2007, 10:43 AM

allright,,, UAC dosen't allow firefox to install plugin. dosent allow primo pft to write file. etc......

maybe not purposely, but do make life hard for not so computer literate users.......

i still keep with my statement

" Stupid UAC "

i am running vista of office network.... windowns recommend me to update the software and after i did it and restart the computer.. vista can no longer connect to my office net work and the internet,
tried to check here and there but still not working,,,,, vista just refuse to reconize the network...

finally i did a system restore and everything is back to normal......



Lesson learned.....

so....DO NOT UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE......... microsoft will be more likely to mess it up than to makes vista better...

damn ... wasted day trying to figure this out