[Gasification] OT Somewhat proud owner of the "New" Microdsoft Windows "Vista"

[Harmon Seaver]

   Yeah, really too bad -- you should have just bought a new Mac. They
are so totally nice, and you never have to worry about viruses and all
that crap. I run linux on all my machines, persoanlly, but my wife and
daughter have macs, and that's what I always advise people to buy if
they aren't up to the techie level of linux.
    Like they say -- the best things in life are free, and all the linux
software I use is just not even in the same catagory as windoze crap.
Just so, so much better -- and free!
   As a systems admin professional, I figured out long ago that
everything, and I mean everything, that MS makes is literally 3rd rate.
Seriously.


Greg Manning wrote:
> Greetings all.
> 
>  In amongest all the other junk that keeps my "foot to the floor" working on projects, the wife and I decided to purchase 2 new computers, with the new Microsoft Windows "Vista"..
> 
> Finally, I have a working e-mail account, but sadly I've lost about 7 days incoming mail and a lot of precious time.
> 
> It appears that Office 2000 does NOT work with windows Vista (something about "Wab.dll") but the file does not exist in XP so what that is all about, I have no idea.
> 
> Anyhow, I've dropped "Outlook" and moved down to "Windows Mail" (formally outlook express), until I can afford the new version office at somewhere around 600.00 bucks CDN.
> 
> WAS IT WORTH IT ?
> 
>  As far as speed, yes, our computers where in the 1.0GHZ mark and sadly overburdened with all the "bloat-ware" of recent software additions.
> 
> As far as ease of use, yes, the new system is almost intuitive as to what I'm going to do next.....
> 
> As far as migration from the old computer... NOT,  what a "hell time" this was, this will be the last migration I will do, one whole week of this doesn't work with that, that will not access this... this hardware has no new drivers for vista as yet, the list goes on and on.... the change from "documents and settings" to "users" with dummy 'locked down" shortcuts that point older programs to the new locations... 
> 
> Would I do it again.... NO, I would get off the internet first, OR look to Apple. 
> 
> Greg
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Harmon Seaver