Hi Rick, Are you sure you're using the final release?
I was running Vista Ultimate final for a month in VMWare with all sorts of network loads and never had any problems. This was prior to my clean install of the host last week. I have a 256mb nVidia card too, running a 30inch display (2560x1600) with Aero and I find it much faster and more responsive then when I was running XP on the same machine for the last 3 months. But of course I have 4Gb ram and 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo, and yes Vista loves that kind of power :-) It's not perfect yet, but I'm surprised there aren't more problems. One bummer is the Windows Mobile Device apparently doesn't support my 3 year old PocketPC :-( As for the Admin prompts, which are similar to Mac OSX, you do know that you can turn them off? Look in your Account settings. I was surprised that Outlook 2007 is so stable compared to 2003. That used to crash for me 2 or 3 times a day, but I haven't had a single crash with Outlook 2007 yet. Windows Explorer sure got a serious upgrade with some nice features, like auto-archiving previous versions of your user files - just like built-in SourceSafe. It's still early days, but I think I really like this. Scott, > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Sanders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 5:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: [OT] Windows Vista > > Hey Scott, > > Well, I've been running Vista Ultimate for a few months now. All in all I > think it is better than XP. > > However, there are still quite a few things that are a concern: > > - Connecting to a network printer crashes the print spooler service > - It nags you every time you open a tool in the Administrative options > (Even > if you're logged in as the administrator) > - The interface does make switching between screens slower than XP. I have > a > 256MB NVIDIA card with GPU > - Sometimes when accessing files on another computer through the network > the > connection is dropped suddenly, or it hangs. > - I have a 2.8ghz P-IV with 1GB of RAM, and I am seriously considering > getting another GB. > - To use all the features of Vista, it is a resource hog. You need a very > powerful computer to be able to work well with Vista. > - Windows Mobile device center is still only a beta release which causes > issues when Syncing to a Pocket PC or mobile device. > - Lots of apps are not backward-compatible BUT... WiTango works great with > Vista! > > Aside from that: > > - Multimedia is much, much better. > - Security is better from a user perspective. > - System restore actually works! > - Interface is very slick, and the Aero flip (Hold the Windows key and hit > the tab key) is very neat. > - Nice integration with Office 2007 > - Easier to find things, and much easier to use than XP for a first-time > computer user. > - The dynamic start menu and thumbnail preview of what's in the window > when > putting your mouse over a minimized item in the task bar is awesome too! > - Integration with SQL server 2005 client is seamless too! > - I do like it better than XP. > > My overall rating is a 5.0 > > Rick Sanders > President > Tel: 902.401.7689 > http://www.webenergy-sw.com/ > > This email was sent using Windows Vista & Office 2007. Looking to upgrade? > Contact us! We're Microsoft partners > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Cadillac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: January-25-07 4:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Witango-Talk: [OT] Windows Vista > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rick Sanders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: small CMS > > > ... > > This email was sent using Windows Vista & Office 2007. > > Hi Rick, > > What do you think of Vista? > > I finally bought an iMac a couple months ago for browser testing, and > think > it's very cool. > > But since installing Vista Ultimate edition on my main PC a week ago, and > I > have to say from a general usability point of view there is some features > in > Vista that might surpass Mac OSX. And that Aero interface is so very > slick. > > What's your base score? Mine is 5.3 > > And no I'm not running Witango with it. That's what VMWare and Remote > Desktop is for ;-) > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Scott Cadillac > (403) 254-5002 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > XML-Extranet > P.O. Box 69006 > RPO Bridlewood SW > Calgary, Alberta > Canada T2Y 4T9 > http://www.xmlx.net/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
