>>Well, I am trying to keep a smile on my face while using Vista. There are hardware and software issues - things that will not run. Little things like Visual Studio 2002 and 2003, SQL Server 2000, and a few dozen other things on my XP Professional machine.
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>>Visual Studio 2005 has a "Compatibility Issue", SQL Server 2005 gave me fits but I have them working now.
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>>I could do a double boot with Vista and XP Professional on my new computer but the chip set (Compaq) will not work with XP.
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>>I am creating a list of each day I work on my new Vista computer and the problems I am having. There are lots of people that are having problems but because my computer was made for Vista, it does not crash and burn like other people complain of.
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>>I have professional Audio Cards that I use to record my music, and they feed racks of audio equipment. The audio cards do not work with Vista - no drivers. So I am stuck as my big XP machine went south and they cannot get a motherboard for the 3 year old computer. There are no Audio Cards of the quility I need available at this time. Be patient Thomas, be patient!
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>>How about a 12 step recovery plan for Vista users? One step at a time! :)
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>Yes, several apps dont work at all / will not run including VMWare, ZoneAlarm, and a PDF driver from Amyuni. And I have no printer driver for my printer (Lexmark), so no printing. But the system does not crash and burn. It does stay up and run so at least thats something.
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>I must add though that from an end-user, eye-candy pov, the Aero theme is quite slick. I dont know how long that affect lasts and how much thats worth but it came with the new laptop so ...


Slower, programs don't run, buggy or missing drivers...

But at least it looks good :)

Bob