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 Mar 8 2008, 10:38 PM
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lockups for random unknown reasons. I'd back off till SP1 personally...
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 Still visually handicapped, new avatar :0) Group: Moderator Posts: 14,665 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
Vista is actually more reliable and more secure than XP. The difficulty is that it's a major change from the way that computers have done business over the last few years.
If you've got old stuff (programs and hardware) that you still want to use - Vista isn't for you. If you don't want to check to see if something is Vista compatible before buying/downloading it - Vista isn't for you Most problems that I've seen are from printers - with TV cards also being an issue. If you've got an older one, and there aren't any Vista drivers for it, you're gonna have to get a new one. Some software programs can be coaxed to work. The lower the level that the program works on (more interface with hardware/OS functions) the less likely it is that an older program will work. I've been able to get WFW 3.11 games to work on Vista in Windows 95 compatibility mode (it was a condition of the sale for a new computer on the day that Vista was released). -------------------- - John
**If you need a more detailed explanation, please ask for it. I have the Knack. ** |
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