Why even open this thread about 'failure' . . . we all know Microsoft is moving on with the development of its next version of Windows...

BTW, I think post # 12 answers it all.

This thread just made my top 5 most hated threads.

Again and again...

"I'm using Vista since release. Now on 4 computers at home. 2 laptops, 2 desktops. Laptops - Home Premium. Desktop - Ultimate. Dell + HP. I am extremely satisfied with Vista. Problems? No. SP1 just made the butter even smoother."

Hard hitting cold hearted blunt hitting facts... after nearly 2 years of using it... I am super proud + happy with Vista...

5 Reasons Why Vista Failed :

1. Vista is expensive. Can't fork out the money.

2. People are using old software/games/hardware and expect to still work.

3. Games are slower.

4. Run too many crappy programs (background) and expect super smoothness + no maintenance.

5. People expect perfection.


5 Reasons Why Vista Succeeded :

1. It is beautiful, compared to XP. Very.

2. Support for new hardware/software. (I choose to look at the other way...)

3. It is stable and more secure. Fact.

4. Easy to install / update.

5. It is the future. Can't deny it. Windows 7 is Windows Vista 2.0.

Why I continue to use Vista and am happy to use it until Windows 7

1. It is smooth. Yes.

2. I do maintenance. Yes.

3. I do all Windows Update.

4. I admit I support Microsoft products whole heartedly.

5. It is my life and has been since release. No other OS is.

Lol... if there was one person who blatantly (well, with facts...) says Vista is better than XP, then its me.

Vista > XP.

Windows 7 > Vista > XP.

The No.1 reason why Vista failed was its high requirements. Imagine if a low-end machine with an integrated GPU could do everything smoothly. Not quite the case here. Windows 7's Aero Interface is taken to a whole new level. Testing out the Milestone 3... I notice just how smooth the Aero is. Its as if they tweaked it and optimised it like crazy...

Yo dudes... What I meant was that, can a (e.g) 1.5Ghz P4 with 512Mb memory and an integrated GPU possibly run Vista 'smoothly' ? With all of the user's programs running... which he/she was able to do comfortably in Windows XP ? User ends up either struggling to use it or their PC becomes... an email machine.

Steep system requirements + Vista issues itself = Users of Windows XP not wanting to use it

So far, (sadly to say), I have had 3 friends who bought a brand new computer with Vista, then they ask for Windows XP installation disc.

I told them to 'clean install Vista' and keep it clean, meaning don't run too many third party apps in the background... but too bad.

As for me, I reformat 'every month'. I have my external hard drive to put all my important stuff / downloads. So reformatting is easy and quick for me. If 5 hours is quick....

(Install Vista + Vista SP1 + Drivers + Windows Updates + All of my programs + Configuring uTorrent (its really painful, all those tiny options...) )

This post has been edited by defaultname365: Dec 5 2008, 05:01 PM

5 hours - - -

1. Vista Install = 20 minutes
2. Vista SP1 = 50 minutes
3. Install drivers = 20 minutes (Video, Audio, Chipset, DirectX)
4. Windows Update (full) = 1 hour
5. Office 2007 update (full) = 30 minutes
6. Install Engineering Software ( x3 ) [for me] = 40 minutes
7. Install Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Free Download Manager, Combined Community Codec, DivX Player, uTorrent, sidebar gadgets = 35 minutes
8. Configure uTorrent = 15 minutes

There you go. Approximately 5 hours.

Full reformat + Vista Install + Activation (?) [Dell provided disc] = 2 hours, yes. True.

Lulz. It is a myth. I remember there was a time when I showed the articles/the proof/the evidence... etc. etc...

I tried for like 16 hours one fine day... using vLite to slipstream all the stuff... but everytime burn... it just results in error at 99%. Changed disc, changed DVD burner drive, changed the options... finally just gave up. NEVER ever gonna do tat again...

http://forum.simplemachines.it/index.php?topic=79.0

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=84&pgno=1

Formatting a hard drive will kill it!

Truth :
To put it shortly, formatting your hard drive will NOT reduce its lifespan. Yes, formatting is popularly thought to reduce hard drive's lifespan but that is nothing more than a myth.

Formatting is NOT a stressful event for a hard drive. The read/write heads do NOT touch the platter surface, so damage to the platter only occurs if there is any shock to the drive during operation.

You can format your hard drive 20 times a day, 365 days a year and it will be no more likely to fail than a hard drive that is not formatted at all.

Tried it too. I lost 5 DVDs. 5 blank DVDs gone.

Forget it...

Lol... its so wrong but I get the point.

Windows 7 is the operating system that Windows Vista should have been. That's it. Experience it yourself.

The startup time is quicker than XP. And apps run better on Windows 7 than Windows Vista.

just google for the latest build review...

I was 'told' public beta available mid-December....

Where izzit... Microsoft should do it fast to 'garner' support of XP + Vista users...

Edit :

Windows 7 Beta Due Next Month !
http://www.pcworld.com/article/154852/wind...soft_hints.html

Hopefully not delayed. Its quick fast actually... from Vista release in Jan 07 (public) to Jan 09 (Windows 7 Beta). That's 2 good years to make it right.

Windows Vista was the stepping stone for Windows 7, kinda like the stone stepped just before a great leap...



This post has been edited by defaultname365: Dec 16 2008, 12:57 AM