Vista gets goosed
Microsoft Vista, the oft-maligned operating system from the evil empire, reached its first milestone ... Service Pack 1 is the first major tweaking that Vista has had since its erstwhile launch. It doesn't do anything to correct what most users agree are fundamental flaws with the operating system, but it does make Vista more stable and fleet of foot.
I use Vista on both my desktop and laptop, however, I'm not a fan. This is not because I hate Microsoft or I'm some avid Mac or Linux pusher. I don't like Vista because it is clunky, it changed everything around for no good reason, it has huge compatibility issues and it doesn't improve the computing experience.
I downloaded Service Pack 1, but frankly I don't notice any difference one way or another. For those of you out there who have your PCs set for automatic updates for these sorts of upgrades, I caution you to go to the CONTROL PANEL, click on WINDOWS UPDATE and check NOTIFY ME BEFORE DOWNLOAD so you can pick and choose which updates to want installed before your computer does it for you. I've known too many instances where auto updates have caused huge problems. One of these is to NEVER update to something that "authenticates" your operating system.
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Forewarned is forearmed
Chris Crawford
www.justiceserved.com
Comments
I'm just now learning about the "joys" of Vista, after buying a new laptop that came pre-loaded with it. So far, it's proven a little difficult to master and I'm not enjoying the learning process to say the least. Thankfully, I haven't discovered any compatibility issues due to the limited programs I need to run and manage on my computer, but I agree that there are still some "issues."
Posted by: Sandi | March 23, 2008 11:57 AM