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Old 11-21-2007, 02:00 AM
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Re: My impressions of Vista after 4 months

You really are full of yourself aren't you.

IMHO it was a poor review.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25********.com> wrote in message
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> Be sure to check out my Vista Year in Review:
> [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!16644.entry[/url]
> --
> Andre
> Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
> "Anton Hinds" <no.email@please> wrote in message
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>>I have been using Vista for 4 months now. All in all, I like the OS (after
>>disabling UAC). Aero is slick and performance is great. However, I am
>>plagued by annoying issues with device drivers and general instability. A
>>few examples are:
>>
>> 1. Explorer crashes a couple times a week. Usually after selecting a file
>> in an "Open File" dialog, but also sometimes just when starting explorer.
>>
>> 2. My wireless intermittently fails where I cannot see any access points.
>> Vista says it detected a problem but it could not be fixed. I have to
>> reboot to fix it.
>>
>> 3. My wireless has problems detecting access points that do not broadcast
>> an SSID. I typically have to refresh my network list several times to see
>> the access point.
>>
>> 4. About once a week, my video driver fails on boot. I have to reboot to
>> fix it.
>>
>> 5. I use dual monitors. Vista still gets confused from time to time which
>> side my second monitor is on when coming back from hibernate.
>>
>> 6. Periodically, the search feature in explorer incorrectly shows no
>> results. For example, type "txt" in the search field and it doesn't show
>> any files even though there are files named readme.txt and notes.txt in
>> that directory.
>>
>> Vista has been out for over a year now. I know a lot of my issues are due
>> to third party drivers (Intel and NVIDIA mostly). However, it is
>> ultimately Microsoft's problem when their OS simply does not work with
>> existing mainstream equipment.
>>
>> Explorer crashes seem to be a common problem and this is unacceptable a
>> year after release. I know a lot of people are waiting for SP1, but
>> Microsoft themselves are downplaying the importance a service pack. How
>> long do I have to wait for Vista to be stable?
>>
>> -Anton[/color]
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Old 11-21-2007, 02:00 AM