Windows Vista Rant – I’m Getting Mad

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Windows Vista Rant – I’m Getting Mad

Submitted by Jeff Weisbein on October 2, 2007 – 7:17 PM Comments

Microsoft’s latest Operating System is really starting to make me mad. It’s really frustrating me, to say the least. How could it do this to me after I’ve praised it for about a year now? I’ve been using Vista since it first was released and even before then (during the times I used the beta). My machine is definitely not old or sluggish, here are the specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo (E6600) 2.4Ghz [4MB L2 Cache] – 1066 FSB
3GB DDR2 PC2-5400 (667Mhz) RAM
1.3TB (4x 320GB 7200RPM SATA2 3Gb/s) HDD
nVidia 256MB 7600GT

So in theory, I should be able to run Windows Vista with no problems, as my machine is well over the requirements. This however, is not the case. Until very recently, I’ve loved my Vista experience, it was excellent, and everything was working great. Granted it had its minor quarks, but lately, it’s just been ridiculously bad, and I mean horrendous. So what problems am I experiencing? Well, I’ve been unable to open explorer windows – I click “Computer” and it pops up, then immediately disappears. This happens a lot and it happens not only when I click “Computer”, but when I try to open any explorer. The only way I’ve discovered so far to remedy this is by closing almost all, if not all my open applications, and then going into explorer. Another issue, I suddenly am unable to right-click anywhere. Again, the only remedy I have found is to close all applications or at least most of them and then try again. Going back to explorer issues, sometimes I’m able to open an explorer window, but nothing will load inside it. For example, I’ll either open “Computer” or “Music” and I know there are files in these explorer windows to be shown, but nothing loads. The first time this happened to me, I almost freaked out, as it happened with my music folder, all the sudden there was nothing in it. Reopening the window seemed to have fixed it. Yes, of course, I had a backup, but, still was scary nonetheless.

I’m sorry Microsoft, but these issues I am having are essential Windows functions, that I rely on for every day usage. To be quite frank here, this is totally unacceptable to me. I’m not sure I can wait for SP1 to be fully released, and pray that it fixes these issues, when it might not fix them, I’ll be in the same place I am today, just wasting my time, while I am trying to get work done.

Microsoft: I recommended your Vista OS since I first got it, but I’m not sure that I can still recommend it, without feeling like I’ve done something wrong. By something wrong, I mean, telling something to upgrade, knowing quite well that, they too, might experience these very same problems. I’m sorry to say, but if after a year of use, Vista is still having major functioning issues I think I might have to find my way back to Windows XP.

I think I should go find my Windows XP Pro CD now… Leave a comment. Am I alone? Has anyone else experienced my pain?

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shaggysi0
Hey Jeff. I've never ran vista for more than 2-3 weeks and I've always dual-booted. I always hoped that I'd be able to migrate to it one day seeing as apart from a few minor niggles it seemed to work great.

Just lately, I've read and and heard too many bad and off-putting things about it and I'm afraid to say I'll be sticking with XP and Ubuntu (ubuntalso?).

Could Vista be the 2nd Windows ME of the decade?

drewross
lol windows has gradually upgraded from there basic operating systems 98/Me/2000 are all basic Operating systems, windows Vista was just put out to early but in truth has verry little difference as xp. they integrated the updates into the Operating system changed the look and style of menu's slapped a new name and made millions

Freekie
I know the feeling. Vista has its moments.. I'm stuck with it, because I want the Media Center for my xbox360 to watch tv on it.

If it wasn't for my 360, I probably would have switched back by now.

drewross
put your xbox online. theirs updates for music and video, avi, mpg etc buy your self a usb drive and play what ever just as easy or easier. just a though

Jonathan Flusser (osxdude)
Heh, I am having problems with XP. It's pretty funny actually...

My XP has a ton of userland changes (perfect for WyldRyde server hosting!) and now, I have had it. My video driver seems to have corrupted the entire system. And I can't find my XP Disc. Great.

felix
Try checking for spyware or viruses. There are free programs you can get like AdAware. Also run the windows defender tool. Also you can try restoring to previous working setup using System Restore. I think its more likey that something caused things to get messed up then this being a inherent design flaw in Vista.

drewross
NEGATIVE when using free anti virus programs you subject your computer to a limited virus database. this means that there are a certain amount your covered for, another issue is if you run a virus program that only does a scan during operating system being open than harmful viruses can be attached to system files that will not be scanned because they are being used. i recommend Avast Pro, been around for years and has a very effective virus and spy ware database. also one of the few that protects thing like msn or any messenger email web page browsers and also runs planned scans before you OS has even started. as well as runs while the operating system runs. a great program for a low price by the year. also great for vista because it uses very little ram and processor

Matej
I've been trying to use Windows Vista for the last two weeks and I have to give up. This release is a total disaster, in many way even worse than Windows ME. It uses waaay too much memory and hard disk space, you always have a feeling it is running slow, and those pop.ups asking you to confirm every step are just ridiculous. Still can't get my scanner and TV card working. And to think that there is even DRM from crooks like RIAA and MPAA integrated into it. Just terrible. I'm upgrading back to Windows XP and I will sure give an extensive look at this Linux thing.

drewross
windows Vista needs a decent amount of knowledge to operate it properly. your cards and other hardware needs to have drivers that support vista, problem is if your card is not new chances are your not going to find a driver for it made in windows vista version i to gave up a three hundred dollar digital cable card because the company was not going to create drivers for it. as for the pop ups asking you to verify permissions it can be turned off so it doesn't ask you any more

allen
This is my Vista rant:

This is all Microsoft had to do to have a winning successor to Windows XP:

1) journaling file system
2) internally preemptive kernel for smoother, more responsive multi-tasking
3) "time-machine"
4) "Google-Desktop"

That's it! They could have:

1) not pissed everyone off
2) shipped on time
3) made a tidy profit
4) NOT EMBARASSED THEMSELVES
5) made us happy

JR
"Everything is changed; Nothing is improved." should be Microsoft's new tagline for Vista and Office 2007

drewross
its true even with windows seven. same base Operating system a few style Changes and a few programs that where designed bu widows to control media and games a bit better but still same old garbage

Staci
DITTO to what JR said!!

drewross
windows to say the least have abandoned Vista as the have xp. There are a few reasons for its recent sluggish behavior. For some it may be low ram as vista requires half a gig to run, put more programs running and the system process freeze's. To say the least i have had the worst experience possible. i have two computers and one laptop my oldest computer runs windows xp. NOT A PROBLEM with it at all. in fact i have had it for over three years and no problem except every month there is so called mandatory security updates. what is it there securing NOTHING except there own failure in design. i reloaded my xp and took off auto update there is not one security update on that computer and it runs fast and smooth, been running games and high end graphics on it for a year. My laptop i reloaded it not a day ago, i had to call windows help line to verify that the copy was in fact genuine. i was Pissed needless to say, i have spent well over two thousand dollars on genuine crap and been treated the same. crap. when i first purchased windows vista there was one security up date and my laptop ran alright. Windows seven has been out for a short time now and i count seven security updates, the O.S is maybe a year. my laptop has hardly any programs and the system specs are more than enough to run it, i experience every thing from internet freezing to program crashes. 7 of them. I have anti virus programing as well, this is not the answer. windows a multi billion dollar company, as quick as they came out with windows vista operating system they have abandoned it even quicker. even with the release of of beta version there was noon stop problems. for all of us suckers that pay our hard earned money for this crap switch to apple. i hate apple but hate being used as a guinea pig even more. forget windows seven, you buy it you to will find out in a short while that its the same as vista with style changes and sound changes sure they added a few programs to help users use media and play game etc easier but that was all possible before, even years ago .
Listen to the pc vrs mac commercials some are funny but really true. i know i know its a commercial supporting mac but really, owning and running windows for years. a legit user that purchases and supports a company that won't even give you an disc for reloading any more. i for one am completely sick of of this. Move to mac. i picked up a 1300 dollar mac i know expensive but worth it. this coming from a person who has helped and made a decent living off of fixing other peoples issues with windows pc's of all operating systems.

drewross
froze up posting this fresh reload nothing installed.

drewross
i agree Jeff sp1 fixes nothing and upon the release of the infamous widows seven we vista user's are a thing of the past so to speak, Like when xp first came out, soon like older versions of windows such as me 98/me/200 will be obsolete