10 Things I Hate About Vista

Top 10 things I hate about Vista

10 - Dialog boxes keep popping up, even after I click "do not show me this
message again"

9 - When I connect my digital camera, Vista automatically opens MS Word (??)
and then tells me that "Word doesn't support this device" (!!) XP
automatically opened my digital camera software (Zoom Browser) -- now that
was smart.

8 - My printer (a Samsung ML-1740) is apparently not supported. At least,
it didn't work out of the box. The same printer is automatically configured
in LINUX! Jesus! I thought hardware compatibility and ease of use was the
main benefit of Windows! I guess I was wrong. Maybe it's greater access to
viruses and spyware?

7 - It's a power hog. Despite changing the power settings, it still kills
my notebook battery at least 30% faster than XP.

6 - It commonly drops my wireless network connection, which I cannot get
back without rebooting. I very rarely lost this connection in XP, and never
had to reboot to reconnect.

5 - My hard drive seems to be in use continuously, even when the system is
idle. WHY?

4 - My bluetooth, integrated camera and fingerprint reader are recognized by
the system and "working properly" according to device manager, but they don't
work at all.

3 - Often after resuming, my sound card hangs, producing a continuous
"skipping" noise. In order to fix this, I have to reboot.

2 - Vista keeps telling me that it's "blocked some startup programs" but
won't let me unblock these programs manually. It also won't let me suppress
or ignore this message, it keeps popping up!

1 - MS doesn't offer a way to revert to XP (even though the installation
process spends a lot of time copying my old XP files to windows.old -- what's
the point of backing up old system files if there's no way to undo the
upgrade??)

I can't believe that MS calls this a "release candidate." It's terrible.
If you're thinking of upgrading, think again. Vista is bulky, unstable, and
as of yet I haven't discovered any features that make it worth the trouble.
Stay away!

(In case any developers at MS are reading this, I'm using a Vaio SZ-120 P/B
notebook, with all of the standard hardware. I hope, for your sake, that you
can build a better product.)

Top one things I hate about people who post on a broken lame web forum
riddled with inaccurate error messages instead of a proper newsreader:

1) Well, that's fairly obvious (except for those who don't read any previous
posts before posting), isn't it?


--
Maxwell Bluemeanie


Graham wrote:
> Top 10 things I hate about Vista

i really dont agree with you. i install it and work very well. but i install
in a clean machine, i didnt upgrade. i didnt show me any problem. i install
office 2007 beta too. both of them working well. i also use bluetooth,
wireless and so. maybe you did upgrade so that you have these problems. i
didnt see anythink to say about vista is unstable.
"Graham" <> wrote in message
news:E34102A3-A437-4457-82BB-...
> Top 10 things I hate about Vista
>
> 10 - Dialog boxes keep popping up, even after I click "do not show me this
> message again"
>
> 9 - When I connect my digital camera, Vista automatically opens MS Word
> (??)
> and then tells me that "Word doesn't support this device" (!!) XP
> automatically opened my digital camera software (Zoom Browser) -- now that
> was smart.
>
> 8 - My printer (a Samsung ML-1740) is apparently not supported. At least,
> it didn't work out of the box. The same printer is automatically
> configured
> in LINUX! Jesus! I thought hardware compatibility and ease of use was
> the
> main benefit of Windows! I guess I was wrong. Maybe it's greater access
> to
> viruses and spyware?
>
> 7 - It's a power hog. Despite changing the power settings, it still kills
> my notebook battery at least 30% faster than XP.
>
> 6 - It commonly drops my wireless network connection, which I cannot get
> back without rebooting. I very rarely lost this connection in XP, and
> never
> had to reboot to reconnect.
>
> 5 - My hard drive seems to be in use continuously, even when the system is
> idle. WHY?
>
> 4 - My bluetooth, integrated camera and fingerprint reader are recognized
> by
> the system and "working properly" according to device manager, but they
> don't
> work at all.
>
> 3 - Often after resuming, my sound card hangs, producing a continuous
> "skipping" noise. In order to fix this, I have to reboot.
>
> 2 - Vista keeps telling me that it's "blocked some startup programs" but
> won't let me unblock these programs manually. It also won't let me
> suppress
> or ignore this message, it keeps popping up!
>
> 1 - MS doesn't offer a way to revert to XP (even though the installation
> process spends a lot of time copying my old XP files to windows.old --
> what's
> the point of backing up old system files if there's no way to undo the
> upgrade??)
>
> I can't believe that MS calls this a "release candidate." It's terrible.
> If you're thinking of upgrading, think again. Vista is bulky, unstable,
> and
> as of yet I haven't discovered any features that make it worth the
> trouble.
> Stay away!
>
> (In case any developers at MS are reading this, I'm using a Vaio SZ-120
> P/B
> notebook, with all of the standard hardware. I hope, for your sake, that
> you
> can build a better product.)

"Graham" wrote:

> Top 10 things I hate about Vista

1 thing I hate about you: your ignorance and your stupidity

That's two things.
I think.

--
Maxwell Bluemeanie
"BillD" <> wrote in message
news:C658DC40-B20E-403E-B573-...
>
>
> "Graham" wrote:
>
>> Top 10 things I hate about Vista
>
> 1 thing I hate about you: your ignorance and your stupidity

;Yeah, my Vista came with a new compact and it is still buggy
Robert Hale

"ViPeRaY" wrote:

> i really dont agree with you. i install it and work very well. but i install
> in a clean machine, i didnt upgrade. i didnt show me any problem. i install
> office 2007 beta too. both of them working well. i also use bluetooth,
> wireless and so. maybe you did upgrade so that you have these problems. i
> didnt see anythink to say about vista is unstable.
> "Graham" <> wrote in message
> news:E34102A3-A437-4457-82BB-...
> > Top 10 things I hate about Vista
> >
> > 10 - Dialog boxes keep popping up, even after I click "do not show me this
> > message again"
> >
> > 9 - When I connect my digital camera, Vista automatically opens MS Word
> > (??)
> > and then tells me that "Word doesn't support this device" (!!) XP
> > automatically opened my digital camera software (Zoom Browser) -- now that
> > was smart.
> >
> > 8 - My printer (a Samsung ML-1740) is apparently not supported. At least,
> > it didn't work out of the box. The same printer is automatically
> > configured
> > in LINUX! Jesus! I thought hardware compatibility and ease of use was
> > the
> > main benefit of Windows! I guess I was wrong. Maybe it's greater access
> > to
> > viruses and spyware?
> >
> > 7 - It's a power hog. Despite changing the power settings, it still kills
> > my notebook battery at least 30% faster than XP.
> >
> > 6 - It commonly drops my wireless network connection, which I cannot get
> > back without rebooting. I very rarely lost this connection in XP, and
> > never
> > had to reboot to reconnect.
> >
> > 5 - My hard drive seems to be in use continuously, even when the system is
> > idle. WHY?
> >
> > 4 - My bluetooth, integrated camera and fingerprint reader are recognized
> > by
> > the system and "working properly" according to device manager, but they
> > don't
> > work at all.
> >
> > 3 - Often after resuming, my sound card hangs, producing a continuous
> > "skipping" noise. In order to fix this, I have to reboot.
> >
> > 2 - Vista keeps telling me that it's "blocked some startup programs" but
> > won't let me unblock these programs manually. It also won't let me
> > suppress
> > or ignore this message, it keeps popping up!
> >
> > 1 - MS doesn't offer a way to revert to XP (even though the installation
> > process spends a lot of time copying my old XP files to windows.old --
> > what's
> > the point of backing up old system files if there's no way to undo the
> > upgrade??)
> >
> > I can't believe that MS calls this a "release candidate." It's terrible.
> > If you're thinking of upgrading, think again. Vista is bulky, unstable,
> > and
> > as of yet I haven't discovered any features that make it worth the
> > trouble.
> > Stay away!
> >
> > (In case any developers at MS are reading this, I'm using a Vaio SZ-120
> > P/B
> > notebook, with all of the standard hardware. I hope, for your sake, that
> > you
> > can build a better product.)
>
>

Compact? Isn't that what your wife uses for make-up?

If your new Compaq computer is buggy, then you should be on the phone with
Compaq support exercising the terms of your warranty.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Robert Hale" <> wrote in message
news:456BE8CC-2D1A-482B-A63D-...
> ;Yeah, my Vista came with a new compact and it is still buggy
> Robert Hale
>
> "ViPeRaY" wrote:
>
>> i really dont agree with you. i install it and work very well. but i
>> install
>> in a clean machine, i didnt upgrade. i didnt show me any problem. i
>> install
>> office 2007 beta too. both of them working well. i also use bluetooth,
>> wireless and so. maybe you did upgrade so that you have these problems. i
>> didnt see anythink to say about vista is unstable.
>> "Graham" <> wrote in message
>> news:E34102A3-A437-4457-82BB-...
>> > Top 10 things I hate about Vista
>> >
>> > 10 - Dialog boxes keep popping up, even after I click "do not show me
>> > this
>> > message again"
>> >
>> > 9 - When I connect my digital camera, Vista automatically opens MS Word
>> > (??)
>> > and then tells me that "Word doesn't support this device" (!!) XP
>> > automatically opened my digital camera software (Zoom Browser) -- now
>> > that
>> > was smart.
>> >
>> > 8 - My printer (a Samsung ML-1740) is apparently not supported. At
>> > least,
>> > it didn't work out of the box. The same printer is automatically
>> > configured
>> > in LINUX! Jesus! I thought hardware compatibility and ease of use was
>> > the
>> > main benefit of Windows! I guess I was wrong. Maybe it's greater
>> > access
>> > to
>> > viruses and spyware?
>> >
>> > 7 - It's a power hog. Despite changing the power settings, it still
>> > kills
>> > my notebook battery at least 30% faster than XP.
>> >
>> > 6 - It commonly drops my wireless network connection, which I cannot
>> > get
>> > back without rebooting. I very rarely lost this connection in XP, and
>> > never
>> > had to reboot to reconnect.
>> >
>> > 5 - My hard drive seems to be in use continuously, even when the system
>> > is
>> > idle. WHY?
>> >
>> > 4 - My bluetooth, integrated camera and fingerprint reader are
>> > recognized
>> > by
>> > the system and "working properly" according to device manager, but they
>> > don't
>> > work at all.
>> >
>> > 3 - Often after resuming, my sound card hangs, producing a continuous
>> > "skipping" noise. In order to fix this, I have to reboot.
>> >
>> > 2 - Vista keeps telling me that it's "blocked some startup programs"
>> > but
>> > won't let me unblock these programs manually. It also won't let me
>> > suppress
>> > or ignore this message, it keeps popping up!
>> >
>> > 1 - MS doesn't offer a way to revert to XP (even though the
>> > installation
>> > process spends a lot of time copying my old XP files to windows.old --
>> > what's
>> > the point of backing up old system files if there's no way to undo the
>> > upgrade??)
>> >
>> > I can't believe that MS calls this a "release candidate." It's
>> > terrible.
>> > If you're thinking of upgrading, think again. Vista is bulky,
>> > unstable,
>> > and
>> > as of yet I haven't discovered any features that make it worth the
>> > trouble.
>> > Stay away!
>> >
>> > (In case any developers at MS are reading this, I'm using a Vaio SZ-120
>> > P/B
>> > notebook, with all of the standard hardware. I hope, for your sake,
>> > that
>> > you
>> > can build a better product.)
>>
>>

> > 2 - Vista keeps telling me that it's "blocked some startup programs" but
> > won't let me unblock these programs manually. It also won't let me
> > suppress
> > or ignore this message, it keeps popping up!

Check for a solution here:
http://blog.gerke-preussner.de/index...-in-Vista.html