Agreed. There was much FUD surrounding Vista; we've been using it for quite some time now, and I can say that nearly all of the problems we've encountered have been the result of poorly-written applications rather than inherent OS problems. The other problems have been related to hardware/driver incompatibility. We were early adopters of Vista, but never regretted it due to the security and manageability improvements it brought us.
And of course, having not shied away from Vista makes the move to Windows 7 a cakewalk. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us<http://www.taylor.k12.fl.us> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 3:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Low end reliable workstations Touche', of course, but Im not getting that from this conversation. But sure, if something ain't compatible, it ain't compatible. It sounds to me like all the bad vibes and ju-ju about Vista are keeping them backed off, and Windows 7 is probably "too new". With such a small deployment footprint, any issues that crop up should be easy to deal with if they arent accounted for during or pre-deployment. But, I'll say it again: I think [the OP] (or the powers that be) are making a mistake in choosing XP for new systems. This is of course based on my own experiences with it - but it /is/ a well-known easily exploited OS. I would not recommend it, and would re-petition the thinking behind not looking at Vista/7. -- ME2 NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
