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Vista is by far, the worse operating system ever developed By MS!

I am glad to give it another kick in the rear end and making clear

how much it stinks!



Some of the question I have heard again and again.... (the list is miles

long.. this is only some of them)

Most common ones are about how to get rid of Vista and go back to XP.

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How can I go back to XP?

Can I get a Refund?

Please provide instructions for formatting vista and installing XP.

Will SP1 fix anything ????? this is a disaster!

Does the laptop manufacturer provide XP drivers? I want to get rid of Vista.

Why is nothing working?

How to dual Boot with XP?

How to duEl boot with XP?

Why is my hard drive thrashing day and night? THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS!

Why cant search find my x-y-z- file? I thought this search was better!

How can I turn on the visual part of the defragmenter? You say there is

none??? WHY????

My hard drive is almost full, why???

Why did vista eat up so much space on my hard drive?

Why doesn't HOME PREMIUM have a FAX????

Where is the frikin UP button????

Why did MS take 5 years to make this piece of crap?

doesn't ANYTHING work with Vista?

Why is vista so slllooowwwwww????

I have 1 gig of ram, vista is still slow, if I add one more will it be

better?

Where can I find a compatible driver for vista?

What does this bluescreen mean?

I have 3 gigs or ram and vista is still slow.. if I add a flashdrive for

readyboost will it be a little faster?

Can I actually work on this OS, or will I just lose my time?

Can I sue Microsoft?

My desktop screen is messed up, everything is corrupt.. HELP!!!

I cant view video on Vista...where is the codec X?

The sound stutters, how can I fix it?

I cant download help!

I cant burn help!

I cant listen X help!

I cant install X help!

Streaming sucks, help!

I cant View an image or video, HELP!

I cant I cant I cant I

cant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!



Conclusion>If you are using vista and have not run into trouble yet, you

are not really doing much on your computer...

Or you are a fanboy blinded and enslaved by vista propaganda.



Vista is without doubt the worse OS ever made by Microsoft.



Vista is STUPID (TM)


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Why cant I change the default sound? What is the branded sound crap?

Where are the menus hidden?

How can I customize the toolbars in Windows explorer and IE?

How can I turn off this STUPID UAC-in-your-face?

Why does my copy-move take years to complete?

Why does the folder pane move automatically?

Why are the colors so bad? I cant read or see selected items!

How can i restore the recycle bin?

The internet is slow HELP!

The network is slow HELP!











"Taibear ios" <Taibear@ios.com>wrote in message



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Taibear ios wrote:





--------idiot diatribe from out resident loser deleted------



WTF is wrong with you? Are you really that stupid or just lonely? You've

already lost the Vista battle long ago. You're a glutton for making a

complete fool out of yourself...is that what this is all about?

Wise up as*hole.

Frank

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Taibear ios wrote:







----------------stupid users ignorance deleted--------------



Well, it's now obvious that you're not very good with computers, let

alone Vista.

Go back to etch a sketch...you'll be much happier.

Frank



Oh, and if you really want to know how to customize Vista, try

installing it first.

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Taibear ios wrote:







----------------stupid users ignorance deleted--------------



Well, it's now obvious that you're not very good with computers, let

alone Vista.

Go back to etch a sketch...you'll be much happier.

Frank



Oh, and if you really want to know how to customize Vista, try

installing it first.





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Taibear ios wrote:







----------------stupid users ignorance deleted--------------



Well, it's now obvious that you're not very good with computers, let

alone Vista.

Go back to etch a sketch...you'll be much happier.

Frank



Oh, and if you really want to know how to customize Vista, try

installing it first.



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I agree.... he's just a stupid user who does not know how to use win vista,

in the first place who ever told you to buy win vista?



"Frank" wrote:

How do I open the stupid retail box?





"Taibear ios" <Taibear@ios.com>wrote in message

Why cant I change the default sound? What is the branded sound crap?

Where are the menus hidden?

How can I customize the toolbars in Windows explorer and IE?

How can I turn off this STUPID UAC-in-your-face?

Why does my copy-move take years to complete?

Why does the folder pane move automatically?

Why are the colors so bad? I cant read or see selected items!

How can i restore the recycle bin?

The internet is slow HELP!

The network is slow HELP!









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On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:29:52 -0600, "Val" <vmanes@NOSPAMrap.midco.net>

wrote:



People have actually put up web pages.



blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/ >blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/



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hey man i read your post and you hit it on the nail head...

this is the craziest..i cant beleive they put this in that stupid box..

wasnt that a blast..the box..who,how screwed up the box..

some one there came up with this crazy box,and it was approved..

they were trying to tell us something right there..we didnt listen..lol



you install win xp..it works.its a stand alone os,you dont even have to go

for up dates..or fixes..they sold us an incomplete os..the whole os,,is not

on that disk.thats why the one dvd..



you said it took them five years to mess up this os..five years.who,s

working there at this company..im thinking we are going to be going for five

years and longer updates..



i would of never thought a company would be so greedy..to fix the os..to

make you go out and buy new software..so you can get your dvd and cd to

spin..it stops it from working..it makes you go get new software or updated

soft ware,the companys had to comply.bill had them by the balls..



you dont pay bill.your stuff dont play..it even stoped my cell phone from

working.the cell phone people had to pay him..im talking about stuff that

worked fine with xp..he made them pay..he stoped there stuff from

working..all the damage control people came at you,,like they did me..we just

speak the truth..why didnt i see this site.before i bought vista and got

robbed..lol



"v-2a**" wrote:

oh even that is stupid yes....





how sad.. they cant even make a user -friendly Box....



think of what they have done in the OS inside! lol







"Val" <vmanes@NOSPAMrap.midco.net>wrote in message



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Here's another question for your list: How is it possible that they

allow nutters such as yourself to use a computer is beyond any

reasonable sense of understanding.



Go back to your horse and cart.



Or have you forgotten we experienced the same compatibility issues in

the early days of XP?





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dzomlija



____________________________________

Peter Alexander Dzomlija

Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as

you die, so shall I be Reborn...



- ASUS A8N32-SLi-Deluxe

- AMD Atlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+

- 4GB DDR400

- ASUS nVidia 6600

- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Watercooled Chassis

- 1207GB Total Formatted Storage

- Vista Ultimate x64

- CodeGear Delphi 2007

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i have never had any problems with xp,,i down load it and it works,right from

the cd and i dont have to go for updates,it works as a stand alone..os



the vista dvd does not have the complete os..it goes for 30 updates from the

start



has all kinds of issues...some hardware want work with it

some software want work with it...

it fights you on everything you want to install

something pops up,every time you want to do something..

it just went for more updates and fixes

i now have a totall of forty and counting..

i know there will be more..updates,fixes and patches

and the service packs will start to come...it was said,it took five years to

make a broken os,,i guess it looks like.it will take five years of updates

and fixes and patches

and service packs.....



can you hang....lets see who all will last a year



"dzomlija" wrote:

On Oct 11, 10:29 pm, "Val" <vma...@NOSPAMrap.midco.net>wrote:

Heh, and I thought I was the only one who thought they would break the

container trying to figure out how to get it open :) I sort of like

the packaging now, but would have appreciated a "pull here" type label

(man, does that ever sound lame)







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wheelman wrote:

Oh good Lord. Guess what? if you go out and get an XP disk and

install, you're going to have to get a shitload of updates.





Talk to the various hardware/software manufacturers about updating them

then. A lot of software won't run on Linux or MacOS either; gonna blame

them as well?



I haven't had NEARLY the problems with the Vista migration as I did when

I upgraded to XP from Win98. On my main desktop and laptop I

"downgraded" to 2000 Professional, (still the most stable windows

offering to date IMHO and my all-time favorite). XP wasn't even close

to 2K Pro until SP2. Then it finally lived up to it's hype. I do like

XP very much and still use it on the family machine, but I also like

Vista. Yes, there are some problems with it that really need to be

worked on and fixed, especially in the wireless networking area (this

last update dealing with wifi stability didn't seem to help me much).

As for hardware/software compatibility, well I guess I have been lucky

in that respect. I've got a 2 year old HP all in one and 4 year old

Epson all in one running perfectly with updated drivers from the

respective manufacturers and have managed to find updated drivers for my

video/audio/wifi, etc... For the most part, my software has either had

Vista patches, or is compatible with Vista anyway, namely my GIS and CAD

software (not AutoCAD).



Are there things I miss about XP? Oh yes, the main one being the tasks

area in Windows Explorer. You know where you could click on a file and

to the left there was a list of things you could do such as Move to

folder, Copy to folder, Rename, etc... Yes, I realize you can

right-click, use keyboard shortcuts, use the Organize button... but none

of those are quite as convenient to me.

dzomlija wrote:

situation some now find themselves in?

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Seems that it can apply equally to ms/hardware providers, etc. who have

again fallen short of customer expectations and also the customer who

again accepts the shortfall by ms/hardware providers, etc. without a

whimper.



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norm

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wheelman;479824 Wrote:

Neither have I had any problems with Vista. It also works first time

after installing from the DVD, just like XP. -And just like XP, getting

it to work properly requires the installation of drivers and updates-.



Get real wheelman! Get Real! In all my years, I've never heard such

utter rubbish as an operating system working flawlessly first time after

a fresh install from CD/DVD. Even the occasional slipstream

installations I've created in the past have required some form of

post-installation updating in order to function correctly.





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dzomlija



____________________________________

Peter Alexander Dzomlija

Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as

you die, so shall I be Reborn...



- ASUS A8N32-SLi-Deluxe

- AMD Atlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+

- 4GB DDR400

- ASUS nVidia 6600

- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Watercooled Chassis

- 1207GB Total Formatted Storage

- Vista Ultimate x64

- CodeGear Delphi 2007

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Problem is XP got good and basically became a standard it was too easy

and now there are alot of people who were on the boarder of

understandign the basics of xp whove changed to vista and are now

clueless





-you install win xp..it works.its a stand alone os,you dont even have

to go-

-for up dates..or fixes..they sold us an incomplete os..the whole

os,,is not-

-on that disk.thats why the one dvd..-





This is kinda my point, xp doesnt just work ever heard of service pack

1 & 2 and the million updates inbetween, the hardware that didnt come

with xp drivers. I must have done over 2/3 dozen installs of xp to fix

clogged registry files from various programs, viruses, bad windows

updates, corrupt hard drive/files/programs, hardware compatability

problems (bsod), XP didnt detect my hard drive sizes properly and Id

have to format them on another computer, has appauling

networking/sharing compatability, especially on xp home.



Those are just some of the problems Ive had with xp, I WANT WINDOWS

2000(without the ENDLESS bsod problems), or not!!



BTW most of those questions can be put down to

My computer's old help

What's a Driver/Codec





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sosrandom

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Makes me wonder how much they spent on the design and engineering of a new

type of box. Why? Just so it could as totally unfamilair to the users as

is the transition from XP/Office 2003 to Vista/Office 2007? A preview of

the paradigm shifts?





"theclyde" <theclyde@happy-gods.com>wrote in message

On Oct 11, 10:29 pm, "Val" <vma...@NOSPAMrap.midco.net>wrote:

Heh, and I thought I was the only one who thought they would break the

container trying to figure out how to get it open :) I sort of like

the packaging now, but would have appreciated a "pull here" type label

(man, does that ever sound lame)









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It sounds like you need to read a book about how to use Vista?



Or, maybe just a book about computer basics.



--



Ronnie Vernon

Microsoft MVP

Windows Shell/User





"Taibear ios" <Taibear@ios.com>wrote in message

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Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:

Do you think you could have been a little more supercilious? Responses

like yours are typical of MS fanboys and girls and one of the reasons

people don't care much for MS.



--

Alias

To email me, remove shoes

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Alias wrote:



Now you're a pompous as*hole on top of being a known liar.

You speak for the smallest of minorities which seems to suit your take

on life.

Frank

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I am a 60 year old Computer user who has had all of Microsoft Products and I

am a stockholder. We cannot use Vista at work and I listen to advanced users

who are scared to death the next update will kill their computer. Recently

several Dell machines factory installed with Vista stopped booting. Returned

for XP computers. My most recent home build triple boots into Vista 64, XP

Home and Ubuntu 64. All devices work at rapid rates under Ubuntu and XP. XP

64 just killed my DVD Drives and several 'Open Source" applications with the

last update. I wonder why all of these device independent applications worked

fine but now crash under Vista. I am going to work to vote out the current

leadership and hope Microsoft can be more nimble. an old cardog still trying

to learn.



"Frank" wrote:

"cardog" <cardog@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote in message



Wow...several Dell PC's all stopped booting at the same time ?

What are the odds ?

Sounds like a tall tale.



Advanced users are NEVER scared of updates.

Sounds like a fib.



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On Oct 12, 12:59 am, dzomlija <dzomlija.2yc...@no-mx.forums.net>

wrote:

dzomlija makes a good point: Vista is like early XP. I myself am

doing a clean install on new hardware (a Core 2 duo, top of the line)

and using new programs. So far, so good. Aero is nice. Who cares if

it's a resource hog? I have more memory and a faster processor (3x

faster than before) which more than makes up for any resource issues.



Power on.



RL

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On Nov 24, 8:33 pm, cardog <car...@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote:

Well said dog. As a fellow MSFT shareholder, I took the easy way out

to learn Vista: I bought a pirate copy of Ultimate 32bit while in Asia

for $3, installed it on a spare system (brand new HW, core 2 duo) and

it works fine! Once more applications come out and Vista becomes

stable, I'll migrate my real work stuff to it, from XP.



RL

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In article <fib21p$rpe$1@aioe.org>, forty-nine <49@linux.sux>wrote:

Lol. Anyone who knows anything is scared of ANY update.

I don't let anyone update so much as a patch cable without change

control review. If I'm scared of that imagine how I feel about Vista...



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cardog <cardog@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote:



Not necessarily Vista's fault. My Dell desktop came with XP, and after

about a month it refused to boot. The problem looked like bad RAM at

first, but new RAM didn't help it. The problem turned out to be the

motherboard. They sent a tech out to replace the mobo, then it worked.

(He plugged the DVD drive into the wrong SATA connector, and I had to

figure out why the OS counldn't see the DVD drive, but that's another

story...). But it was a hardware problem, nothing to do with XP. I'd

suspect a hardware problem in your case, too.



--

Tim Slattery

MS MVP(Shell/User)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

members.cox.net/slatteryt" >members.cox.net/slatteryt

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