I agree with you totally that vista stinks big time!
You are correct and lets leave it at that...

as for a possible solution to your problems...

1) to view MOV video files download and install this: (free)
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...lternative.htm

install the full version not the lite one... this will enable you to view
MOV files via windows media player.

2) To burn CD's and DVD's download this VISTA COMPATIBLE free Burner
program: http://www.cdburnerxp.se/home This is fully vista compatible.

3) I suggest you download and use these 2 programs:
a) www.gomplayer.com for viewing almost all types of videos with no
problem at all. FREE
b) www.xnview.com to view hundreds of types of images very fast. FREE


whatever else you need, I am here to help you..




"Rosie" <Rosie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I can't love it either. The computer costs lots of money and I can't use
>it
> in usual ways I have used to. This Vista is so controlling and stupid that
> I
> am FRUSTRATED!!
> I can't make CDs useable in my other computer and I can't install my
> favourite programs and I can't view my videos because they are in MOV
> format.
>
> Why did they create this ridiculous system anyway?
>
> This is the the last windows in our household.
> They should have told us the real new features about Vista and not those
> polished cliches how useable it is.
>
> The new commercial should have told :
> You can surf in the internet and view some photos and allowed formats of
> videos but you can't get them anywhere but in the Internet out of your
> computer. You can buy music and movies and do some shopping in the Net
> but
> you can't work by this baby. Think about! I make in best days 1000 photos
> a
> day. Where I am supposed to put those photos if I can't use my burmed CDs
> in
> my other computer containing some nice photoediting programs. This Vista
> probably crash soon and there they'll go, all my pretty photos despite of
> backups on the same hard disck.
>
>
> "Ian Semmel" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: schafferde [mailto:schafferde@discussions.microsoft.com]
>> > I don't suppose this will be allowed to stay on here, but I have to
>> > vent. I
>> > got Vista with my new Dell computer, and so far, I have had to replace
>> > 4
>> > programs that don't run on vista, and for which the companies "don't
>> > plan any
>> > upgrades in the near future". This has cost me a lot of money that I
>> > don't
>> > have. The computer was a large expense for me, and now it is getting
>> > rediculous. I am now looking unsuccessfully for a simple photo editing
>> > software program that will run that has the features my old program
>> > had, and
>> > I am very frustrated. Knowing what I know now, I would have never had
>> > Vista,
>> > and would have paid extra to have XP put on my new computer. Thank you
>> > for
>> > letting me vent.
>> >
>>
>> What are the 4 programs and what are the feaures ?
>>
>> Have you tried Paint.NET (free).
>>
>>