Re: Compatibility Question
Well first of all, all of the graphics are different (round "start" button, odd 'close X' on the top, window fad in rather than pop-up, etc) but I can get used to that. Second, there is all kinds of backwards security that asks permission for everything, though that can be turned off. Third, the computer will randomly start using tons of CPU or Internet speed for no reason (sounds like spyware but I can't find any). Fourth, it has trouble running many programs made for XP or older Windows. Fifth, it actually seems to run slower than XP, though that may just be my imagination combined with the strange CPU usage.
I tried to change a txt file using Vista and it wouldn't let me, it said that the path could not be found. I've editted tons of files before and I could find nothing wrong, it just refused to let me save.
XP works fine and the only reason to make Vista was money. It isn't faster, better, or in any way necessary. And now they are going to make DirectX 10.0 work only for Vista, so if you get a computer game that required DX10, which in a year or so all will, you won't be able to run it on XP even though you have updated your hardware to death.
EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. The computer with Vista will randomly turn itself on after I turn it off. Just randomly start up without even being near it. That might be the hardware for the computer though. Either way, I unplug it from the wall physically often.
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I just might have a bad computer and some bad experiences, don't judge the whole system on my oppinion alone. Though, my advice would be, don't upgrade if you have an old computer. It doesn't provide anything great that you can't get with XP. I would say, only get it if you are getting a whole new computer.
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