Is it still possible to buy a new computer and use XP? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 6:23 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT......Question
Games. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 7:38 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] OT......Question > We've standardized on XP/PRO SP2 for the office. > > We tried Vista and, although some fanatics show it can be a bit but > definitely slower, that's not meaningful. > > The computers, themselves, suffer intractable problems with Vista with > less > than 2G memory, but with that memory or more, it's OK. (Why it becomes > unstable under 2Gb is the subject of wild, physical arguments). > > We haven't had driver problems. > > We have had significantly more hang-ups with Vista. Not many, but perhaps > 50% more. > > The GUI is, perhaps, more intuitive but it splits functionality that was, > in > XP, in one place into several far flung places. It may make more sense > but > drives the old folks (over 20 years old) crazy. > > The reallocation of facilities that were in XP-HOME and XP-PRO into > fragmented pieces within an array of options of Vista upgrades is driving > the support guys nuts. Ordinary users who had a handle on XP are now > calling support. > > The removal of OUTLOOK 2007 from Student/Teacher 2007 meant that folks > with > a teacher wife and student kids can't use it for work. That just makes > people mad at Microsoft. > > Since we stick with Lenovo/IBM for laptops, etc., we can still order > XP/PRO > (at a small cost). > > It doesn't appear that "VISTA" was a good business/technical decision on > Microsoft's part but I'm sure it will pay off through the sales of new > PCs. > > It's not the end of the world...it just appears dumb...really dumb. > > It turns out that Macintosh computers with Microsoft Office have been more > and more popular and we accept that for our system. They have caused no > problems...perhaps because the Mac-fanatics stick together and > aggressively > help each other the way early PC users used to do. There are only a tiny > fraction of PC users that utilize applications that aren't available on > Macintosh as the same or better. That argument doesn't fly anymore. > > . . . J o n a t h a n > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 7:02 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT......Question > > Hi, > > Every single test out there shows Vista is SLOWER on an identical machine > running XP. Why would I "upgrade" to an OS that is slower? > > Travis > Microserv > > Mike Hammett wrote: >> Agreed. This happens with every OS release... It's OH SO HORRIBLE... >> but then in a year or so, everyone forgets their fabricated fears. >> I've been using Vista for about 4 months and have 0 issues with Vista >> itself. Sure, I've had problems with vendors who are slow to update >> software\drivers, but that's not Microsoft's fault... that's the >> fault of lazy vendors *cough* DELL *cough*. >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 11:57 AM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT......Question >> >> >>> >>> In a message dated 12/9/2007 11:25:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>> >>> dreaded MS Vista >>> >>> >>> Why is everyone so down on Vista? I have been using it for a long >>> time, starting with the Beta Version-now using the Ultimate Version, >>> without problems [laptops and PC's]. I think it is more a learning >>> curve with so many changes from the earlier versions. Vista is here >>> to stay and you should be learning it-not going backwards. >>> >>> >>> Walter W. 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