Re: What a Mistake!

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Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit



"Joseph Meehan" <> wrote in message news:...
> "DennisC" <> wrote in message
> news:f81d789a-14c0-4287-a6c8-...
>> I purchased two new computers in the past six months. A CyberPower
>> desktop with Vista Home Premium and an Acer laptop with Vista Home
>> Basic. Thank goodness I kept my old Dell with XP Pro. I find I spend
>> almost all of my computer time on the Dell. Vista does not seem to do
>> anything any better then XP and does many things worse. To wit:
>> 1. I can not record a CD from the CD player with out hardwiring the
>> audio card headphone out to the audio in.
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> I can't offer any suggestion there, mine worked out of the box.
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>> 2. I can not use my company Web mail (MS Exchange server) as it does
>> not work with Vista.
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> I have no experience there, but every new operating system, except for
> upgrading from TOS 1.0 to 1.4 has always had some compatibly issues, even
> the DOS upgrades.
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>> 3. Many of my old programs were not compatible with Vista and even
>> though I purchased new versions they are still buggy (i.e., Windows
>> COM errors).
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> I share your pain, but I expected it. I only have one program that I
> value that is not apparently compatible, at least yet.
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>> 4. Windows Update does not recognize me as the Administrator so I can
>> not install Windows update.
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> I understand the Administrator term does not mean exactly what it use
> to
> mean and that one can be addressed. If you do some reading I believe that
> issue has been addressed a few times.
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>> 5. Many web sites (Outback Steakhouse for one) do not display
>> graphics. I just get the little box with the red x in the box.
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> See above #4. I believe when you can update the red x issue will be
> history.
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>> I am very close to donating both of these computers to charity and
>> buying a PowerMac. I don't have the technical skills to uninstall
>> Vista and install XP. I understand there are driver issues in trying
>> to downgrade to XP.
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> As much as I would have liked the MAC system to become #1, it was
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> better, I believe you will find switching and trying to learn their system
> along with trying to be fully compatible with things like your MS Exchange
> server may be even more of a problem.
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>> What a mess!!!
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> Yes, but at least we now have one system for HD TV DVD's BlueRay won.
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> Joseph Meehan
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