Hi Darren, I have to disagree with all of that.
First, many people do like Vista fine, they just don't like paying for the upgrade to it, so a modest amount of Vista upgrades sold. Next, they aren't scrapping it, they're just continuing to come out with newer versions of Windows. Just as Vista is a beefed up XP, Windows 7 is just a beefed up Vista. As for why people like Vista: * it has better anti-virus/spyware security * it has voice recognition * it has flashy UI windows presentation * It has a really nice way of handling the combination of start menu and windows file search. This may be it's best liked feature. If, for instance, you know you've got a menu choice for an image editor somewhere, but you can't remember the company who makes it, and the menu choice for it is under a menu named for the company, then in XP you've got a problem. You've got to check out every unfamiliar menu group under the programs menu until you see the link for the image editor. In Vista, you just start to type the name of the image editor, and vista instantly brings up a menu of links, including those from the programs menu, but also your favorites in case what you remember is that you bookmarked it but didn't yet download and install it. It's wonderful not having to hunt for things any more. Even a recently editted Word document or downloaded file works like this; not sure where you put it? just start typing in it's name and vista will show you every possible file. * it now allows you to manipulate the volume separately for each sound source. want your screen reader to be louder than the cd player, no problem. * it allows a panel of gadgets on the desktop. This is mostly a sighted person benefit, like the fancy window display, and both can be turned off to save processor if you like. * it has improved networking features, especially for wireless networks. * you can upgrade to a different version of windows or vista from vista itself; it will download what it needs and change your license, a lot like the script updates for window eyes. * I'm told by GW that it handles interfacing with video drivers much better, so there's no chance of a conflict with multiple screen readers being installed, as there is with xp. These are just the few I can think of. There's plenty of reason to want vista, and because it does more, especially the anti-virus protection, it takes more processor/memory. Chip ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission [email protected] (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Darren Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 12:48 PM > To: Chip Orange; [email protected] > Subject: RE: W.E. and Netbook PC's > > Well, who would want vista anyway. Thus why they've > effectively scrapped > it and gone over to windows 7. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chip Orange [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 27 January 2009 19:04 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: W.E. and Netbook PC's > > > Thanks for your response Darren. > > Of the apps you listed, I believe only window eyes and the game would > impose any significant load on the unit. Even Word, when started up > with an empty document, imposes little load; you don't really see it > until you begin working with a large document. > > Did yours come with XP as Raul's did? That's another > impression I have, > because XP imposes less of a load on the processor, MS has > given makers > of PDAs and netbooks an exception to continue to sell items with xp > preloaded. This is because I'm told, they cannot support the > additional > capabilities of Vista. > > This does confirm their limited capability, but I'm not > complaining, not > for the price (which I gather is less than $500). > > Chip > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Chip Orange > Database Administrator > Florida Public Service Commission > > [email protected] > (850) 413-6314 > > (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Darren Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:18 PM > > To: Chip Orange; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: W.E. and Netbook PC's > > > > Well, I've had skype, msn, outlook, ie and windoweyes > running all at > > once and it's worked fine. I've also played smugglers 4 on > it and that > > > works fine, I've used it wirelessly all the way through, > AVG8 slows it > > > down somewhat when you're doing a scan, but for the most > part it's ok, > > > yeah, I really like mine. I've installed stuff from my extenal cd > > drive to it whilst using it, and it also works fine. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chip Orange [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 27 January 2009 18:04 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: W.E. and Netbook PC's > > > > > > When you say it works "fine", what is it you're doing when > > it's working > > fine? > > > > thanks. > > > > Chip > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Chip Orange > > Database Administrator > > Florida Public Service Commission > > > > [email protected] > > (850) 413-6314 > > > > (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not > > necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Darren Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:21 AM > > > To: 'Andy Baracco'; [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: W.E. and Netbook PC's > > > > > > Well I have an advent and it runs totally fine with > > windoweyes. If you > > > > > try and do an antivirus scan it can get sluggish so it's > > best to leave > > > > > it whilst it's doing that, but other than that, it works > absolutely > > > fine. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andy Baracco [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: 27 January 2009 04:45 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: W.E. and Netbook PC's > > > > > > > > > So Raul, > > > > > > Which turned out to be your favorite? Inquiring minds > want to know. > > > > > > Andy > > > At 01:31 PM 1/26/2009, you wrote: > > > >Chip. This is not my experience at all, and I have reviewed 4 > > > >different netbooks. All in all, they all for the most part have; > > > > > > > >* Atom 1.6 ghz processor > > > >* 1 gb of ram > > > >* 120 or 160 gb of hard drive space > > > >* 3 or 6 cell battery > > > >* built-in wireless > > > >* onboard lan > > > >* onboard camera > > > >* Windows xp-home > > > > > > > >Some have the added bluetooth support, a modem, and/or a > few other > > > >extras. In any case, since the hardware is about the > same, what it > > > >comes down to is how you feel about its keyboard, its > > management of > > > >the battery, its shape, size, and feel. While opening > > Word, Excel, or > > > > > >Powerpoint, they work fine. While using Internet Explorer and/or > > > >Firefox, they work fine. Not as fast and screeming as a > desktop pc > > > >with far more power, but not as bad as one might think. > > > > > > > >Hope this helps. > > > > > > > >Chip Orange wrote the following on 1/26/2009 2:56 PM: > > > >>Hi Steve, > > > >>If you're doing it because of the cost, then you may want > > > to know that > > > > > > >>system access is offering a "netbook" version of their > > > screen reader > > > >>for $150. I don't know what's cut out to restrict it > to netbooks. > > > > >>Well, my impression of these devices is that their processing > > > >>capability is very limited and slow; if you're using it for > > > synthetic > > > >>speech, and running a screen reader, and trying to do > > > something like > > > >>run internet explorer or ms word, I'd guess you'd > better have some > > > > >>real patience. I'm not an owner of one, but they have to > > > get the cost > > > >>down somehow, and I thought processor speed was one of > > the ways. My > > > >>preference, if money is not the only issue, would be to find the > > > >>screen size and resolution that's the cheapest for a > > given line of > > > >>high performing laptops. That's usually been the 14 inch > > > ones lately, > > > > > > >>but it could be the 12 inch ones by now. Then you shouldn't > > > have any > > > >>worries in adding a full-fledged screen reader like window > > > eyes, with > > > >>synthetic speech. 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