I have found each new version of Windows and Mac OS to be faster than the
prior. Every time a new OS is released, airheads start running their
mouths. I always install OSes from scratch and have never had problems with
Wintel(DOS, 3.x to Vista) or Mac (OS 7 to Tiger). Even with pre-installed
PCs for corporate clients, I have little to no problems FOR YEARS!

Even on a Pentium 4 with 256MB of RAM, I didn't have a single problem with
multiboot 2000, XP Home and Professional. People load garbage on their
computers, then spread myths about the underlying OS. As the saying goes,
"A bad workman blames his tools."

Vista is superior to prior Windows releases. Period. Those with negative
experiences should examine their hardware resources and software
installations. Most applications supposed to "make the computer better" do
just the opposite - bog it down with useless processes!





"irobot1959" wrote:

> I was considering buying a new compaq laptop but before I did I went to a
> rent 2 own place to check one out with the new O.S. Vista. I rented it for
> one week and right off the bat I thought for a brand new computer with more
> than enough ram and more than enough on the hard drive was running slow,
> slower than my desktop pc with XP and a couple years older. I asked the
> dealer about this and after calling someone in their service dept. I was told
> that it is because Vista is larger than any other O.S. before and there was
> nothing to do about it and microsoft actually confirmed this before Vista
> even came out. Is this place blowing smoke up my arse which I believe they
> are or what. The laptop I checked out was brand new out of the box. I was
> the first user on it so what say you??