In the end you are backward looking then it seems. You were late in the day with XP it seems.
Ian -------Original Message------- From: Maccy Date: 04/11/2008 10:24:49 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Vista On Mon, 3 Nov 2008, Ian wrote: > Sorry but if you don't use it how can you pronounce on it use? My two laptops are a MacBook and the other will only run XP. However I have extensive experience in setting it up for my users and maintaining it. I just don't use it much personally. > You must know that before release people were warned that some older > hardware would not work on Vista. Some producers caught up and drivers can > be found. This is not different from XP when It first appoeared. I never had a problem getting old hardware to work in XP. Perhaps things will improve with Vista in time but in my experience some hardware *that isn't that old* just haven't worked the way they should. I would rather something did not work at all in it, to be honest. But in some cases with printers and scanners, some functions work fine whereas others do not. And I have spent many hours with a user battling with these issues. > I also use Unbuntu, the Linux version. This has drivers but we still need to > go get Linux drivers for some hardware, I'm not sure I see the point you are trying to make. Windows often requires you to go and get the appropriate driver from the internet or CD, too..... > Most software works fine on Vista. Yes it does. But it took a little while for the vendors to catch up. We couldn't use our Antivirus product for a few months. > Most people who want XP back are those who in the past would want XP > remopved in favor of their beloved win 98. A little bit of a sweeping generalisation there...see my previous email. Again, I have nothing against Vista - I am just giving you the benefit of my experience in setting it up etc. In fact I am encouraging my users to stick with it as much as they possibly can as support for XP is soon to end. Mark [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
