downside of vista

i recently installed vista on my pc, and to my annoyment, there are a few
things i dont like about it,
1- everytime you install or uninstall anything, make changes to the desktop,
files and folders etc etc etc, you get a pop up asking for permission,
EVERYTIME, its getting annoying
2- takes up too much space on c drive, nearly 10 times the space for xp
3- defrag takes too long , especially when its analysing the drive
4- sometimes hard to find compatable software for periferals etc

now for the good bits
1- quite easy to use
2- great sounds
3- graphics ok

im not a winger, by no means, maybe its because ive been using xp for soo
long, i have just got so used to it, but hey, with technology getting better
and better, and hackers too, vista is more safety concious for the user

>>>>1- every you install or uninstall anything, make changes to the desktop,
>>>>files and folders etc etc etc, you get a pop up asking for permission,
EVERYTIME, its getting annoying<<<<

That is UAC doing it's job and I'd advise to not disable it no matter what
others may say or think.

>>>>2- takes up too much space on c drive, nearly 10 times the space for
>>>>xp<<<<

10 times? well maybe not that much but System Restore and Shadow Copy is
probably what is doing this. Their both great features in Vista and with
today's prizes on huge hard drives it's a no brainier.

>>>>3- defrag takes too long , especially when its analyzing the drive<<<<

What defrag are you running?

>>>>4- sometimes hard to find compatible software for peripherals etc<<<<

Well it's hard to blame MS for that IMO, out with the old and in with the
new.
Surely one wouldn't expect to put a 1998 carburetor on a 2008 engine would
they?

I think giving yourself time to learn the system you will indeed enjoy it.
It's a big change from XP, but just like all Windows before it one must
learn and no doubt I'm sure you will.

All the best,
SG



"darth vader" <> wrote in message
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>i recently installed vista on my pc, and to my annoyment, there are a few
> things i dont like about it,
> 1- everytime you install or uninstall anything, make changes to the
> desktop,
> files and folders etc etc etc, you get a pop up asking for permission,
> EVERYTIME, its getting annoying
> 2- takes up too much space on c drive, nearly 10 times the space for xp
> 3- defrag takes too long , especially when its analysing the drive
> 4- sometimes hard to find compatable software for periferals etc
>
> now for the good bits
> 1- quite easy to use
> 2- great sounds
> 3- graphics ok
>
> im not a winger, by no means, maybe its because ive been using xp for soo
> long, i have just got so used to it, but hey, with technology getting
> better
> and better, and hackers too, vista is more safety concious for the user
>
>

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:59:22 -0800, darth vader
<> wrote:

> i recently installed vista on my pc, and to my annoyment, there are a few
> things i dont like about it,
> 1- everytime you install or uninstall anything, make changes to the desktop,
> files and folders etc etc etc, you get a pop up asking for permission,
> EVERYTIME, its getting annoying


Although I can understand why that annoys you, it's the price we pay
for the additional security of making sure that it's something *you*
want to do, and not initiated by malware.


> 2- takes up too much space on c drive, nearly 10 times the space for xp


I think that's a much less legitimate complaint. Every version of
Windows does more than its predecessor, and therefore takes more disk
space. But at the same time, the cost of disk space has dropped
dramatically. Measure the amount of disk space Vista takes, not in
gigabytes but in dollars, and it turns out that it's almost
insignificant.

The cost of enough disk space to hold Vista is probably less today
than the cost of enough disk space to hold XP when it first came out.


> 3- defrag takes too long , especially when its analysing the drive

Three points here:

a. Degragging takes place automatically in the background all the
time, and hardly needs to be done as a separate function.

b. You can always run defrag overnight. As long as it's done by the
time you get up in the morning, it hardly matters how long it took.

c. Windows defrag has always been a poor performer in any version of
Windows. Use a third-party program, such as the excellent Perfect
Disk, if you want better performance.


> 4- sometimes hard to find compatable software for periferals etc


The issue of finding drivers for all your hardware, especially if it's
a few years old, exists *for *all* new versions of Windows. Writing
drivers is the responsibility of the hardware manufacturers, not
Microsoft, and those manufacturers are often reluctant to write them
for older hardware, since they derive no revenue from doing so.


> now for the good bits
> 1- quite easy to use
> 2- great sounds
> 3- graphics ok
>
> im not a winger,


?? Sorry, what's a "winger"?


> by no means, maybe its because ive been using xp for soo
> long, i have just got so used to it, but hey, with technology getting better
> and better, and hackers too, vista is more safety concious for the user
>

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> "darth vader" <> wrote in message
> news:17C48072-9BFF-4DFA-AEB4-...
>>i recently installed vista on my pc, and to my annoyment, there are a few
>> things i dont like about it,
>> 1- everytime you install or uninstall anything, make changes to the
>> desktop,
>> files and folders etc etc etc, you get a pop up asking for permission,
>> EVERYTIME, its getting annoying

To disable UAC prompts:

Run Regedit and navigate to

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\System]

Change the value of ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin from "2" to "0".

Great, just what he needed to know. Vader please take my advise and leave
UAC on. You will get use to a few clicks now and then, but rest assure it
will save you butt more than you know.

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"Bob" <> wrote in message
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>
>> "darth vader" <> wrote in message
>> news:17C48072-9BFF-4DFA-AEB4-...
>>>i recently installed vista on my pc, and to my annoyment, there are a few
>>> things i dont like about it,
>>> 1- everytime you install or uninstall anything, make changes to the
>>> desktop,
>>> files and folders etc etc etc, you get a pop up asking for permission,
>>> EVERYTIME, its getting annoying
>
> To disable UAC prompts:
>
> Run Regedit and navigate to
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\System]
>
> Change the value of ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin from "2" to "0".
>

Wing nut - right wing nut, left wing nut.

"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> ?? Sorry, what's a "winger"?

darth vader;620034 Wrote:
> i recently installed vista on my pc, and to my annoyment, there are a
> few
> things i dont like about it,
> 1- everytime you install or uninstall anything, make changes to the
> desktop,
> files and folders etc etc etc, you get a pop up asking for permission,
> EVERYTIME, its getting annoying
> 2- takes up too much space on c drive, nearly 10 times the space for xp
> 3- defrag takes too long , especially when its analysing the drive
> 4- sometimes hard to find compatable software for periferals etc
>
> now for the good bits
> 1- quite easy to use
> 2- great sounds
> 3- graphics ok
>
> im not a winger, by no means, maybe its because ive been using xp for
> soo
> long, i have just got so used to it, but hey, with technology getting
> better
> and better, and hackers too, vista is more safety concious for the user

UAC can be a bit annoying in the beginning when you're first setting up
your computer, when you have hundreds of drivers and applications that
need installing. You'll notice that the frequency of the UAC prompts
will decrease after a few days the closer you get to an optimal system
with everything installed and tweaked just the way you like it.

Take my advice (as well as that of SG), and leave UAC on. The day will
come when it pops up without warning, and that prompt will save your
bacon by preventing malware from executing without your permission.


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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

>>
>> im not a winger,
>
>
> ?? Sorry, what's a "winger"?
>
>

a whinger - is a 'whiner' who lives in the UK

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:58:06 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<> wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:59:22 -0800, darth vader
><> wrote:
>
>> i recently installed vista on my pc, and to my annoyment, there are a few
>> things i dont like about it,
>> 1- everytime you install or uninstall anything, make changes to the desktop,
>> files and folders etc etc etc, you get a pop up asking for permission,
>> EVERYTIME, its getting annoying
>
>
>Although I can understand why that annoys you, it's the price we pay
>for the additional security of making sure that it's something *you*
>want to do, and not initiated by malware.
>
>
There has got to be a better way.

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:09:50 +0100, occam <> wrote:

> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>
> >>
> >> im not a winger,
> >
> >
> > ?? Sorry, what's a "winger"?
> >
> >
>
> a whinger - is a 'whiner' who lives in the UK



Thanks. Even here in the US, I know the word "whinger." I just didn't
realize that's what he meant.


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