Old chestnut - Vista forgets folder settings

Hi,

I have applied the registry files that clear and increase the BAGS
settings as well as disabling the automatic applying of folder
templates.

Vista still does not remember my folder settings (the option is
selected). The *only* thing that helps is to revert to Windows Classic
theme. It's not foolproof, but livable with.

I want to use Aero so has anybody any idea why Aero is part of the
picture? Only one of my three Vista PCs is affected for some reason.
--

Cheers,

DrT

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** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

"DrTeeth" <no-> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> I have applied the registry files that clear and increase the BAGS
> settings as well as disabling the automatic applying of folder
> templates.
>
> Vista still does not remember my folder settings (the option is
> selected). The *only* thing that helps is to revert to Windows Classic
> theme. It's not foolproof, but livable with.
>
> I want to use Aero so has anybody any idea why Aero is part of the
> picture? Only one of my three Vista PCs is affected for some reason.

I have given up trying to fix this particular problem. The best I could
attain was for most Explorer-like windows such as Control Panel, Computer
etc. to remember their settings but actual Windows Explorer did not no
matter how many registry fixes and other remedies were applied. Then, and
for no particular reason, Windows Explorer started remembering its settings
but everything else started forgetting theirs. Now it's returned to the
first state. It's really quite pathetic. I have just grown accustomed to
opening Windows Explorer and resizing it as desired (again) and selecting
the appropriate view settings (again) every time I boot the machine.

So despite what others may tell you, there is no real fix for this problem.
People will tell you it has nothing to do with Vista and that your firewall
software is to blame. This is also *******s as I have disabled mine for
some time and the settings still don't get remembered in a consistent
fashion. As to what part Aero plays I can't say as I have not experimented
with anything else.

--
And loving it,

-Qu0ll (Rare, not extinct)
_________________________________________________

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On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:33:29 +1000, "Qu0ll" <>
wrote:

>"DrTeeth" <no-> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have applied the registry files that clear and increase the BAGS
>> settings as well as disabling the automatic applying of folder
>> templates.
>>
>> Vista still does not remember my folder settings (the option is
>> selected). The *only* thing that helps is to revert to Windows Classic
>> theme. It's not foolproof, but livable with.
>>
>> I want to use Aero so has anybody any idea why Aero is part of the
>> picture? Only one of my three Vista PCs is affected for some reason.
>
>I have given up trying to fix this particular problem. The best I could
>attain was for most Explorer-like windows such as Control Panel, Computer
>etc. to remember their settings but actual Windows Explorer did not no
>matter how many registry fixes and other remedies were applied. Then, and
>for no particular reason, Windows Explorer started remembering its settings
>but everything else started forgetting theirs. Now it's returned to the
>first state. It's really quite pathetic. I have just grown accustomed to
>opening Windows Explorer and resizing it as desired (again) and selecting
>the appropriate view settings (again) every time I boot the machine.
>
>So despite what others may tell you, there is no real fix for this problem.
>People will tell you it has nothing to do with Vista and that your firewall
>software is to blame. This is also *******s as I have disabled mine for
>some time and the settings still don't get remembered in a consistent
>fashion. As to what part Aero plays I can't say as I have not experimented
>with anything else.


What you described is Vista's legacy. ALL versions of Windows have and
continue to have deeply embedded bugs that remain unresolved. The
fanboy faithful pretend such things don't exist and do their best to
attempt to discredit anyone bringing them up or they try to quickly
dismiss the poster with something juvenile like saying all software
has bugs or you didn't install Vista correctly. Explorer being unable
to "remember" the settings you gave it is one such issue no amount of
Registry fiddling or option changing fully resolves. In can perform as
set for days, months even, then out of the blue change on it's own
with no warning or reason.

One of Microsoft's many creditability problems is they simply don't
listen to nor do they want feedback from the average Joe customer.
Therefore many unresolved issues remain, none so critical to make
Vista unusable, but it is the cumulative effect if you spend serious
time using Vista, that the sum of all the little annoying things take
their toll.

I put the blame where it belongs. Squarely on Microsoft. They simply
do not test Windows to the level necessary or rely on Bozos that don't
have a clue what they're doing.

Nothing shows this more than their poor implementation of UAC. While
the concept is on the right track, how it is implemented sucks. After
trying to get along with it for weeks when I first installed Vista, I
stumbled on a web page authored by Microsoft on how to adjust some
policy setting to override the annoying nag screens. I read the
article carefully, did as instructed, double checked and sat back to
see if anything changed. It did. Now if I go to Control Panel is
clearly shows UAC as enabled, but Vista being brain dead will randomly
pop up a warning telling me UAC is off and I should turn it on.

Naturally this is a cardinal sin of programming, give opposing
responses depending where you look, but such things are common to
Windows. If you use Windows this and the annoying Explorer issue and
dozens of other things is something you just come to live with.

"Ringmaster" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:33:29 +1000, "Qu0ll" <>
> wrote:
>
>>"DrTeeth" <no-> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have applied the registry files that clear and increase the BAGS
>>> settings as well as disabling the automatic applying of folder
>>> templates.
>>>
>>> Vista still does not remember my folder settings (the option is
>>> selected). The *only* thing that helps is to revert to Windows Classic
>>> theme. It's not foolproof, but livable with.
>>>
>>> I want to use Aero so has anybody any idea why Aero is part of the
>>> picture? Only one of my three Vista PCs is affected for some reason.
>>
>>I have given up trying to fix this particular problem. The best I could
>>attain was for most Explorer-like windows such as Control Panel, Computer
>>etc. to remember their settings but actual Windows Explorer did not no
>>matter how many registry fixes and other remedies were applied. Then, and
>>for no particular reason, Windows Explorer started remembering its
>>settings
>>but everything else started forgetting theirs. Now it's returned to the
>>first state. It's really quite pathetic. I have just grown accustomed to
>>opening Windows Explorer and resizing it as desired (again) and selecting
>>the appropriate view settings (again) every time I boot the machine.
>>
>>So despite what others may tell you, there is no real fix for this
>>problem.
>>People will tell you it has nothing to do with Vista and that your
>>firewall
>>software is to blame. This is also *******s as I have disabled mine for
>>some time and the settings still don't get remembered in a consistent
>>fashion. As to what part Aero plays I can't say as I have not
>>experimented
>>with anything else.
>
>
> What you described is Vista's legacy. ALL versions of Windows have and
> continue to have deeply embedded bugs that remain unresolved. The
> fanboy faithful pretend such things don't exist and do their best to
> attempt to discredit anyone bringing them up or they try to quickly
> dismiss the poster with something juvenile like saying all software
> has bugs or you didn't install Vista correctly. Explorer being unable
> to "remember" the settings you gave it is one such issue no amount of
> Registry fiddling or option changing fully resolves. In can perform as
> set for days, months even, then out of the blue change on it's own
> with no warning or reason.
>
> One of Microsoft's many creditability problems is they simply don't
> listen to nor do they want feedback from the average Joe customer.
> Therefore many unresolved issues remain, none so critical to make
> Vista unusable, but it is the cumulative effect if you spend serious
> time using Vista, that the sum of all the little annoying things take
> their toll.
>
> I put the blame where it belongs. Squarely on Microsoft. They simply
> do not test Windows to the level necessary or rely on Bozos that don't
> have a clue what they're doing.
>
> Nothing shows this more than their poor implementation of UAC. While
> the concept is on the right track, how it is implemented sucks. After
> trying to get along with it for weeks when I first installed Vista, I
> stumbled on a web page authored by Microsoft on how to adjust some
> policy setting to override the annoying nag screens. I read the
> article carefully, did as instructed, double checked and sat back to
> see if anything changed. It did. Now if I go to Control Panel is
> clearly shows UAC as enabled, but Vista being brain dead will randomly
> pop up a warning telling me UAC is off and I should turn it on.
>
> Naturally this is a cardinal sin of programming, give opposing
> responses depending where you look, but such things are common to
> Windows. If you use Windows this and the annoying Explorer issue and
> dozens of other things is something you just come to live with.


Name an OS that is quirk free and performs to your expectations Ringmaster.
Otherwise what you are doing is whining.

Perhaps you are developing an OS as we speak ?
It boots in 1 second.
It is compatable with any hardware made since 1978.
It runs all software...and automatically recodes bad code.
Can you link to it...please.

--
Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

"DrTeeth" <no-> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> I have applied the registry files that clear and increase the BAGS
> settings as well as disabling the automatic applying of folder
> templates.
>
> Vista still does not remember my folder settings (the option is
> selected). The *only* thing that helps is to revert to Windows Classic
> theme. It's not foolproof, but livable with.
>
> I want to use Aero so has anybody any idea why Aero is part of the
> picture? Only one of my three Vista PCs is affected for some reason.


It might be a security program blocking the Registry change it needs to
make. A few, but not all, of the programs now doing this are:
Ad-aware's Ad-Watch
IBM Access Connections
Kaspersky
McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware
Norton AV
Spyware Blaster
Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks
Spybot- Teatimer
Spysweeper
Spyware Doctor
Windows Defender
Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions.

In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be
uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you
reinstall Zone Alarm.

Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:13:47 -0400, "Hobbes" <>
wrote:

>"Ringmaster" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:33:29 +1000, "Qu0ll" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"DrTeeth" <no-> wrote in message
>>>news: ...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have applied the registry files that clear and increase the BAGS
>>>> settings as well as disabling the automatic applying of folder
>>>> templates.
>>>>
>>>> Vista still does not remember my folder settings (the option is
>>>> selected). The *only* thing that helps is to revert to Windows Classic
>>>> theme. It's not foolproof, but livable with.
>>>>
>>>> I want to use Aero so has anybody any idea why Aero is part of the
>>>> picture? Only one of my three Vista PCs is affected for some reason.
>>>
>>>I have given up trying to fix this particular problem. The best I could
>>>attain was for most Explorer-like windows such as Control Panel, Computer
>>>etc. to remember their settings but actual Windows Explorer did not no
>>>matter how many registry fixes and other remedies were applied. Then, and
>>>for no particular reason, Windows Explorer started remembering its
>>>settings
>>>but everything else started forgetting theirs. Now it's returned to the
>>>first state. It's really quite pathetic. I have just grown accustomed to
>>>opening Windows Explorer and resizing it as desired (again) and selecting
>>>the appropriate view settings (again) every time I boot the machine.
>>>
>>>So despite what others may tell you, there is no real fix for this
>>>problem.
>>>People will tell you it has nothing to do with Vista and that your
>>>firewall
>>>software is to blame. This is also *******s as I have disabled mine for
>>>some time and the settings still don't get remembered in a consistent
>>>fashion. As to what part Aero plays I can't say as I have not
>>>experimented
>>>with anything else.
>>
>>
>> What you described is Vista's legacy. ALL versions of Windows have and
>> continue to have deeply embedded bugs that remain unresolved. The
>> fanboy faithful pretend such things don't exist and do their best to
>> attempt to discredit anyone bringing them up or they try to quickly
>> dismiss the poster with something juvenile like saying all software
>> has bugs or you didn't install Vista correctly. Explorer being unable
>> to "remember" the settings you gave it is one such issue no amount of
>> Registry fiddling or option changing fully resolves. In can perform as
>> set for days, months even, then out of the blue change on it's own
>> with no warning or reason.
>>
>> One of Microsoft's many creditability problems is they simply don't
>> listen to nor do they want feedback from the average Joe customer.
>> Therefore many unresolved issues remain, none so critical to make
>> Vista unusable, but it is the cumulative effect if you spend serious
>> time using Vista, that the sum of all the little annoying things take
>> their toll.
>>
>> I put the blame where it belongs. Squarely on Microsoft. They simply
>> do not test Windows to the level necessary or rely on Bozos that don't
>> have a clue what they're doing.
>>
>> Nothing shows this more than their poor implementation of UAC. While
>> the concept is on the right track, how it is implemented sucks. After
>> trying to get along with it for weeks when I first installed Vista, I
>> stumbled on a web page authored by Microsoft on how to adjust some
>> policy setting to override the annoying nag screens. I read the
>> article carefully, did as instructed, double checked and sat back to
>> see if anything changed. It did. Now if I go to Control Panel is
>> clearly shows UAC as enabled, but Vista being brain dead will randomly
>> pop up a warning telling me UAC is off and I should turn it on.
>>
>> Naturally this is a cardinal sin of programming, give opposing
>> responses depending where you look, but such things are common to
>> Windows. If you use Windows this and the annoying Explorer issue and
>> dozens of other things is something you just come to live with.
>
>
>Name an OS that is quirk free and performs to your expectations Ringmaster.
>Otherwise what you are doing is whining.

Right on Cue, the Microsoft apologists come crawling out of the
woodwork. You're so totally predictable Hobbes!

MS Fanboys are limited to the following types of replies:

1. All software has bugs. (thereby excusing Microsoft for their's)
2. You didn't do research. (a blanket answer, covers everything)
3. You must not have installed Vista correctly. (lame cop-out)
4. That's a driver issue. (ignores Windows has internal bugs)
6. Nobody forced you to use Vista. (used when they have no answer)

If not so damn funny, it would be pathetic to watch fanboys whine.

Officer pulls over driver running stop sign. Driver, I didn't know it
was there.

Officer, stopping driver suspected of drunk driving. How many drinks
did you have? Stock answer: Driver always says two.

Teacher asks student where's your homework assignment? Student
responds, my dog ate it.

Ever notice fanboys NEVER have any real answers why Vista is bug
riddled?

"Ringmaster" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:13:47 -0400, "Hobbes" <>
> wrote:
>
>>"Ringmaster" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:33:29 +1000, "Qu0ll" <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"DrTeeth" <no-> wrote in message
>>>>news: m...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have applied the registry files that clear and increase the BAGS
>>>>> settings as well as disabling the automatic applying of folder
>>>>> templates.
>>>>>
>>>>> Vista still does not remember my folder settings (the option is
>>>>> selected). The *only* thing that helps is to revert to Windows Classic
>>>>> theme. It's not foolproof, but livable with.
>>>>>
>>>>> I want to use Aero so has anybody any idea why Aero is part of the
>>>>> picture? Only one of my three Vista PCs is affected for some reason.
>>>>
>>>>I have given up trying to fix this particular problem. The best I could
>>>>attain was for most Explorer-like windows such as Control Panel,
>>>>Computer
>>>>etc. to remember their settings but actual Windows Explorer did not no
>>>>matter how many registry fixes and other remedies were applied. Then,
>>>>and
>>>>for no particular reason, Windows Explorer started remembering its
>>>>settings
>>>>but everything else started forgetting theirs. Now it's returned to the
>>>>first state. It's really quite pathetic. I have just grown accustomed
>>>>to
>>>>opening Windows Explorer and resizing it as desired (again) and
>>>>selecting
>>>>the appropriate view settings (again) every time I boot the machine.
>>>>
>>>>So despite what others may tell you, there is no real fix for this
>>>>problem.
>>>>People will tell you it has nothing to do with Vista and that your
>>>>firewall
>>>>software is to blame. This is also *******s as I have disabled mine for
>>>>some time and the settings still don't get remembered in a consistent
>>>>fashion. As to what part Aero plays I can't say as I have not
>>>>experimented
>>>>with anything else.
>>>
>>>
>>> What you described is Vista's legacy. ALL versions of Windows have and
>>> continue to have deeply embedded bugs that remain unresolved. The
>>> fanboy faithful pretend such things don't exist and do their best to
>>> attempt to discredit anyone bringing them up or they try to quickly
>>> dismiss the poster with something juvenile like saying all software
>>> has bugs or you didn't install Vista correctly. Explorer being unable
>>> to "remember" the settings you gave it is one such issue no amount of
>>> Registry fiddling or option changing fully resolves. In can perform as
>>> set for days, months even, then out of the blue change on it's own
>>> with no warning or reason.
>>>
>>> One of Microsoft's many creditability problems is they simply don't
>>> listen to nor do they want feedback from the average Joe customer.
>>> Therefore many unresolved issues remain, none so critical to make
>>> Vista unusable, but it is the cumulative effect if you spend serious
>>> time using Vista, that the sum of all the little annoying things take
>>> their toll.
>>>
>>> I put the blame where it belongs. Squarely on Microsoft. They simply
>>> do not test Windows to the level necessary or rely on Bozos that don't
>>> have a clue what they're doing.
>>>
>>> Nothing shows this more than their poor implementation of UAC. While
>>> the concept is on the right track, how it is implemented sucks. After
>>> trying to get along with it for weeks when I first installed Vista, I
>>> stumbled on a web page authored by Microsoft on how to adjust some
>>> policy setting to override the annoying nag screens. I read the
>>> article carefully, did as instructed, double checked and sat back to
>>> see if anything changed. It did. Now if I go to Control Panel is
>>> clearly shows UAC as enabled, but Vista being brain dead will randomly
>>> pop up a warning telling me UAC is off and I should turn it on.
>>>
>>> Naturally this is a cardinal sin of programming, give opposing
>>> responses depending where you look, but such things are common to
>>> Windows. If you use Windows this and the annoying Explorer issue and
>>> dozens of other things is something you just come to live with.
>>
>>
>>Name an OS that is quirk free and performs to your expectations
>>Ringmaster.
>>Otherwise what you are doing is whining.
>
> Right on Cue, the Microsoft apologists come crawling out of the
> woodwork. You're so totally predictable Hobbes!
>
> MS Fanboys are limited to the following types of replies:
>
> 1. All software has bugs. (thereby excusing Microsoft for their's)
> 2. You didn't do research. (a blanket answer, covers everything)
> 3. You must not have installed Vista correctly. (lame cop-out)
> 4. That's a driver issue. (ignores Windows has internal bugs)
> 6. Nobody forced you to use Vista. (used when they have no answer)
>
> If not so damn funny, it would be pathetic to watch fanboys whine.
>
> Officer pulls over driver running stop sign. Driver, I didn't know it
> was there.
>
> Officer, stopping driver suspected of drunk driving. How many drinks
> did you have? Stock answer: Driver always says two.
>
> Teacher asks student where's your homework assignment? Student
> responds, my dog ate it.
>
> Ever notice fanboys NEVER have any real answers why Vista is bug
> riddled?


You didn't answer the question.
Name a more stable OS.

Since you believe you are so smart...why is it that you use Vista ?

Must be because it is the best thing out there.

Why aren't you using a Mac ?
You do all that video editing...and Macs are supposedly soo good at that.

Yet you use Vista.

You say far more than you intend.

--
Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:03:20 -0400, "Hobbes" <>
wrote:

>>>Ringmaster:

>> Ever notice fanboys NEVER have any real answers why Vista is bug
>> riddled?
>
>
>You didn't answer the question.
>Name a more stable OS.

That's called changing the topic. The issue isn't how buggy some other
OS might be, rather how buggy Vista is, a fact you and other fanboys
always attempt to deny.
>
>Since you believe you are so smart...why is it that you use Vista ?

I explained why many times. I'll repeat my reasons again. The only
reason I suffer along with Vista's clumsy behavior is became of my
choice in Video Editors, Sony's outstanding Vegas which requires
Windows to run. If Vegas was supported on another platform (it isn't,
I looked) I would dump Vista in a heartbeat.

So I have two choices, either accept the torture I put up with daily
with Vista or switch to a Mac and use the equally excellent Final Cut
Pro. Since that costs almost four times the price of Vegas and while
equal in most areas, better in a couple that would require buying a
Mac, a foolish waste of money since all my current software, a very
sizeable investment adding up to many thousands of dollars would
become useless.

There's also Gamma issues (illustrated in below link) when viewing
images or video in Mac and Windows platforms.

http://www.cgsd.com/papers/gamma.web.html

While I naturally use a NTSC calibrated monitor when doing color
correction with Vegas capable of displaying real time changes, Mac's
are more clumsy.
>
>Must be because it is the best thing out there.
>
>Why aren't you using a Mac ?
>You do all that video editing...and Macs are supposedly soo good at that.

Supposedly. Not in reality. Mac users are mainly a cult following.
While Macs are "good" for video editing, the pro grade software (Final
Cut Pro) is excessively expensive compared to Vegas. Also using either
product at it's full potential requires a steep learning curve that in
some areas exceeds mastering Photoshop for maximum benefit for still
images. I already mastered Vegas, used it for years, again, a huge
time waste to repeat the process to become expert at Final Cut Pro.

In all honestly neither Vegas or Final Cut Pro are the absolute best.
If money is no object AVID products are the de facto "standard" for
feature film editing of the Hollywood crowd, many TV programs and
commercials.

>Yet you use Vista.
>
>You say far more than you intend.

You don't use logic in your arguments. I'm noticed.

"Ringmaster" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:03:20 -0400, "Hobbes" <>
> wrote:
>
>>>>Ringmaster:
>
>>> Ever notice fanboys NEVER have any real answers why Vista is bug
>>> riddled?
>>
>>
>>You didn't answer the question.
>>Name a more stable OS.
>
> That's called changing the topic. The issue isn't how buggy some other
> OS might be, rather how buggy Vista is, a fact you and other fanboys
> always attempt to deny.
>>
>>Since you believe you are so smart...why is it that you use Vista ?
>
> I explained why many times. I'll repeat my reasons again. The only
> reason I suffer along with Vista's clumsy behavior is became of my
> choice in Video Editors, Sony's outstanding Vegas which requires
> Windows to run. If Vegas was supported on another platform (it isn't,
> I looked) I would dump Vista in a heartbeat.
>
> So I have two choices, either accept the torture I put up with daily
> with Vista or switch to a Mac and use the equally excellent Final Cut
> Pro. Since that costs almost four times the price of Vegas and while
> equal in most areas, better in a couple that would require buying a
> Mac, a foolish waste of money since all my current software, a very
> sizeable investment adding up to many thousands of dollars would
> become useless.
>
> There's also Gamma issues (illustrated in below link) when viewing
> images or video in Mac and Windows platforms.
>
> http://www.cgsd.com/papers/gamma.web.html
>
> While I naturally use a NTSC calibrated monitor when doing color
> correction with Vegas capable of displaying real time changes, Mac's
> are more clumsy.
>>
>>Must be because it is the best thing out there.
>>
>>Why aren't you using a Mac ?
>>You do all that video editing...and Macs are supposedly soo good at that.
>
> Supposedly. Not in reality. Mac users are mainly a cult following.
> While Macs are "good" for video editing, the pro grade software (Final
> Cut Pro) is excessively expensive compared to Vegas. Also using either
> product at it's full potential requires a steep learning curve that in
> some areas exceeds mastering Photoshop for maximum benefit for still
> images. I already mastered Vegas, used it for years, again, a huge
> time waste to repeat the process to become expert at Final Cut Pro.
>
> In all honestly neither Vegas or Final Cut Pro are the absolute best.
> If money is no object AVID products are the de facto "standard" for
> feature film editing of the Hollywood crowd, many TV programs and
> commercials.
>
>>Yet you use Vista.
>>
>>You say far more than you intend.
>
> You don't use logic in your arguments. I'm noticed.


So Vista is the best bang for the buck.
You choose it over other availiable options...then gripe about it's
inability to be perfect.

I've yet to see any software, hardware, conceived idea of man, to be
perfect.

The technology is what it is.
Millions of lines of code running with millions of lines of unknown code
running on thousands of combinations of hardware...run by millions of people
fiddling with different things.
No general purpose PC software will EVER be bug free.
It is in all probablity mathmatically impossible.

So you and others might as well accept it.
It is the fault of the Uncertainty Priciple applied at the human scale.

Oh...and in your last sentence...you typed "I'm noticed"....lol.

--
Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

"Hobbes" <> wrote in message news:g89isi$p5$...
> "Ringmaster" <> wrote in message
> news...
>> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:03:20 -0400, "Hobbes" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>>Ringmaster:
>>
>>>> Ever notice fanboys NEVER have any real answers why Vista is bug
>>>> riddled?
>>>
>>>
>>>You didn't answer the question.
>>>Name a more stable OS.
>>
>> That's called changing the topic. The issue isn't how buggy some other
>> OS might be, rather how buggy Vista is, a fact you and other fanboys
>> always attempt to deny.
>>>
>>>Since you believe you are so smart...why is it that you use Vista ?
>>
>> I explained why many times. I'll repeat my reasons again. The only
>> reason I suffer along with Vista's clumsy behavior is became of my
>> choice in Video Editors, Sony's outstanding Vegas which requires
>> Windows to run. If Vegas was supported on another platform (it isn't,
>> I looked) I would dump Vista in a heartbeat.
>>
>> So I have two choices, either accept the torture I put up with daily
>> with Vista or switch to a Mac and use the equally excellent Final Cut
>> Pro. Since that costs almost four times the price of Vegas and while
>> equal in most areas, better in a couple that would require buying a
>> Mac, a foolish waste of money since all my current software, a very
>> sizeable investment adding up to many thousands of dollars would
>> become useless.
>>
>> There's also Gamma issues (illustrated in below link) when viewing
>> images or video in Mac and Windows platforms.
>>
>> http://www.cgsd.com/papers/gamma.web.html
>>
>> While I naturally use a NTSC calibrated monitor when doing color
>> correction with Vegas capable of displaying real time changes, Mac's
>> are more clumsy.
>>>
>>>Must be because it is the best thing out there.
>>>
>>>Why aren't you using a Mac ?
>>>You do all that video editing...and Macs are supposedly soo good at that.
>>
>> Supposedly. Not in reality. Mac users are mainly a cult following.
>> While Macs are "good" for video editing, the pro grade software (Final
>> Cut Pro) is excessively expensive compared to Vegas. Also using either
>> product at it's full potential requires a steep learning curve that in
>> some areas exceeds mastering Photoshop for maximum benefit for still
>> images. I already mastered Vegas, used it for years, again, a huge
>> time waste to repeat the process to become expert at Final Cut Pro.
>>
>> In all honestly neither Vegas or Final Cut Pro are the absolute best.
>> If money is no object AVID products are the de facto "standard" for
>> feature film editing of the Hollywood crowd, many TV programs and
>> commercials.
>>
>>>Yet you use Vista.
>>>
>>>You say far more than you intend.
>>
>> You don't use logic in your arguments. I'm noticed.
>
>
> So Vista is the best bang for the buck.
> You choose it over other availiable options...then gripe about it's
> inability to be perfect.
>
> I've yet to see any software, hardware, conceived idea of man, to be
> perfect.
>
> The technology is what it is.
> Millions of lines of code running with millions of lines of unknown code
> running on thousands of combinations of hardware...run by millions of
> people fiddling with different things.
> No general purpose PC software will EVER be bug free.
> It is in all probablity mathmatically impossible.
>
> So you and others might as well accept it.
> It is the fault of the Uncertainty Priciple applied at the human scale.
>
> Oh...and in your last sentence...you typed "I'm noticed"....lol.
>
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> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>


Before it gets pointed out...I misspelled probability and Principle.

And Vista's spell checker doesn't catch it ... POS software...LOL

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Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire