Is it Time to Downgrade from Windows Vista?

I tried a new laptop with Vista and it kept crashing the first day, took it back, got another, crashed, crashed and crashed. It was hard to find, but I purchased XP instead. No problem. And, I found out that any games you had purchased and wanted to install on the Vista will not run and new games had to be purchased. Not for me!!!!

Dan says: (((I have Vista...had no probs at all..very high end appli..love all the features..dont understand everyones probs...seems most of probs come from comp. users with xtremely old hardware/software...cant keep using your copy of MS Office 98 anymore. Get new version, keep up w/tech people...))) 1. People CAN keep using whatever they want. 2. Some can't afford time/money etc to "keep up" like you. 3. My system just doesn't seem to like the new kid on the block so I'll not fix what isn't broken, but I'm glad you're happy with yours. 4. "Most probs come from comp. users"? There wouldn't be users w/o the computers, ergo...and lastly...sometimes when you're paranoid they really ARE out to get you.

I put this computer together with 4g of ram
vista ulta 64 it would not transfer files.
from 32 bit, but it loaded 32 bit programs from the disk. I still use office 97 on it.the ram is very important with vista it uses 25% for storage
if you run out of ram you crash. and if your pwr supply is not big enough to handle all your addons you crash. video uses lots of memory.
be carful what computer you buy,if it is cheap
there is a reason,personaly I love windows vista ultmate.

I have always had windows computers until last December, I switched to the MAC OSX and I love it. I really hated Windows98, thought XP was much better; thought 2000 was stupid. I would never go back to a windows computer -- ever. I had to buy a laptop for my daughter for college; a Dell with Vista; what a mess that OS is! I used it for a week, setting things up for her and transferring some files. I am SO glad I no longer have a windows OS!

this is humurous to me, looking at some of you people on here, i bought a computer with vista and it crashed, so i take it back get another and crashed again, haha your an idiot, chances are you are doing something wrong, do yourself a favor, take some computer courses, and since you dont seem to have any common sense, make them microsoft certified classes, ha

HELP! I hve Vistaon an Acer Laptop, how can I switch back to XP? My PC freezes up alot. Do I contact Acer or what?

I am currently flirting with Ubuntu. Vista has been kind of a let down for me.

Dan says:
I have Vista and have had no problems at all. I run some very high end applications. The only issue I had was that my old scanner would not hook up to it but that is not a big deal since the scanner was getting old anyway and I needed to get a new one in any case. I love all the features of Vista and have no complaints. I dont understand everyones problems. It seems that most of the problems come from computer users that have extremely old hardware and software that should be updated anyway. You cant keep using your copy of MS Office 98 anymore. Get a new version. Keep up with technology people and you wont have any problems.

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How about the old adage, if it ain't broke, don't fix/repair it? If it's less than 10 years old... It Isn't THAT old! Jeez!

Windows Vista is a great operating system, All of my PC's (10 including 1 Windows Server System) run Windows Vista. The experience has been great and everything works flawlessly. Each system is custom built and i have all of them running x64 versions of the OS.

I run a total of 130 applications on each PC (except the server) and all have worked just fine. I also have an xbox 360 which works flawlessly with any one of my Windows Vista based PCs.

The answer is simple, If your hardware is from 2001 dont even attempt to run Vista on that pc, You will have a much better experience with Vista if your hardware is 2003 - current. Also, most of the issues people are having with Vista is hardware issues and thats not vista's fault it's your hardware manufacturer's fault for not providing you with drivers. As for applications not working it's all in the software that you use. If you use older versions of software like Adobe Flash, AIM, Adobe Reader and so forth those will not work, those have been updated.

The link below is the list of Certified For Windows Vista Applications.
https://winqual.microsoft.com/member/softwarelogo/certifiedlist.aspx

Also, here is the link for the "Works With Windows Vista" Applciation list.
https://winqual.microsoft.com/member/softwarelogo/workswithlist.aspx

I am a 48 year old Marketing Executive who decided to finally build my own high performance computer this past May. I chose to buy Vista Ultimate 64 bit, and I could not be happier. In 4 months of all around applications, I have not had one crash or software application problem. There have been small documented problems, yes, but I have found Vista to be a more solid and more capable platform then XP. You do need to have fairly solid hardware and 2 Gigabytes of RAM in the Computer minimum though. Vista is fast, stable, and runs great on a new higher performance machine. I am by no means a "techie", but from the many problems encountered with Vista by a lot of folks, Vista's beautiful complexity may not be the correct choice of software for many, but I am keeping it, and enjoying it. 64 bit Computing is the future meeting today. Vista was the right choice for me.

I have been in the computer industry as a consultant for 11 years now. Every time there is an OS release from Microsoft there will be problems. The way Microsoft does things is this... "Lets release this and see what happens, we can fix whatever after we gage the response to the product." Windows Vista is a great OS, for the non-techie user. It is very easy to just do what you want to do, but try and network with it, try and program with it, try and do much of anything and you run the risk of causing issues. XP is great... Now, but think before SP1? What about ME? Does anyone remember that little baby? 98 was and is still one of the best OS's created, but its not enough anymore to fulfill the desired security needed for people today.

I have Vista Ultimate x64 and I have had no problems except for a HP printer that wasn't supported (HP wasn't supplying drivers for it and never will supply drivers for it). Which I think HP wants people to buy new hardware because they have rediculous trade in credits for your old hardware. Even some of my older games work with it. I do have to say that with the 64 bit version there are a lot of older programs that will not work with it. Hopefully Microsoft will beef up their compatibility function for 32 bit applications.

VISTA IS A JOKE........i will never buy another computer other than an apple in the future...my experience with this operating system has been an nightmare....microsoft has quite a number of angry customers that hope to never use their products again....

I have Vista Premium... Its really Nice & Attractive...

I bought a new HP Pavillion dv6000 laptop last year. It is the best machine I have ever owned, even though it is running Vista. I don't do large projects or office tasks on my computer, so the advantages of Vista do not apply for my use. My overall opinion of Vista is that it sucks!!. Saving files, categorizing photos and files is a nighmare. I would switch back to Windows XP in a heartbeat if I didn't have to buy XP. Hopefully HP will jump on the bandwagon and offer XP to those consumers who want it.

Can I us my window xp disc to replace window vista?
My window vista keep freezing up.

My old HP laptop was XP, and it was part of a very simple, effective 2-computer w/router network installed at home. No problem. Trouble began when I bought a new HP laptop, because it came with Vista Premium installed. I've had no Vista-related problems with it. (My Vista laptop doesn't crash any more often than XP did.)
HOWEVER! Getting that Vista computer to work with my XP network was just plain impossible. After working for many hours, I finally had to hire the Geek Squad, just to install that Vista computer into my HP network. 159 bucks. Worth it, I guess -- but Microsoft should have a "compatibility" setting for networking that you could select when setting-up a new Vista computer, so that the networking worked the same on Vista as it did on XP.

I HAVE BEEN WITH THE PC SINCE WINDOWS 3.0 AND GO BACK AS FAR AS TEXAS INSTRUMENT - TRS-80 "8086" CHIP SET -OSBORNE-AMIGA-CPM- AND EVEN THE OS-2
I HAVE SEEN THEM ALL COME AND GO SINCE "DOS".

VISTA IS BY FAR THE WORST OPERATING SYSTEM SINCE MILLENIUM.

OUTSIDE OF BEING VERY SLOW AND NOT HARDWARE COMPATIBLE IT LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED AS USER FRIENDLY. IT SEEMS MICROSOFT WENT OUT IT'S WAY TO CONFUSE SEASONED USERS.

I HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS TEACHING COMPUTERIST THE OPERATING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS. SINCE THE RELEASE OF "VISTA" I HAVE HAD MANY STUDENTS RETURN THEIR COMPUTERS TO "BEST BUY" "COSTCO" AND OTHER RETAILERS FOR A REFUND. SINCE OCTOBER (6) OF MY STUDENTS HAVE GONE THE APPLE-MAC ROUTE.

I OWN BOTH XP-HOME (PC) AND OS x10 "LEPORD".
I WILL NOT GO VISTA EVER.

MY XP-WILL BE BEEFED UP TILL DOOMSDAY.

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THE ADVANTAGES ARE IN WINDOWS "VISTA"? PLEASE TELL ME AND I WILL LISTEN. MAYBE I NOT AS INFORMED AS I THOUGHT I WAS. SO I WILL LISTEN

Good news, for me. My computer is only slightly over two years old, with Windows XP Media Center Edition, and I love it. When Vista came out, I wondered if I should upgrade, but I didn't. So glad. I love XP! My wife and daughter also have XP on their Machines. XP is a great OS.