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We love December, it's the most wonderful time of the year: list time! PC World has released their 15 Most Disappointing Tech Products of 2007, and topping that list is Vista. Why? Five years in the making and the best Microsoft could come up with is a very shiny, slightly annoying, absurdly overpriced software package that is missing some of the most exciting features that were promised by Microsoft when the project was still called Longhorn.
To be fair, every semi-hyped gadget and technology trend made the list. Social Networks, the Zune, Leopard, the iPhone, and Office 2007 were all in there. But, we certainly agree that Vista deserves to be at the top of this heap 'o' crap.
From PC World
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Subscribe to commentsDavidFeb 23rd 2008 6:52PM
I just purchased a new HP Pavillian computor with windows vista home premeum os. I am finding out that none of my hardware is compatible with this system. When I purchased the computor I was never told about this problem if I was I would of purchased one with windows XP. Thats what my old computors OS had and I never had a problem.
SusieJan 8th 2009 4:05PM
Hi David,
I too purchased an HP with Vista and none of my sofeware
works with it. Also, no one told me of the problems either when I purchased the computer at Office Depot...shame, shame on them!!
It's just been a nightmare for me. Hope M/S will come up with something soon to fix all these problems!!
tleonardJan 8th 2009 6:24PM
Amen, David, my expensive HP laptop is almost unusable due to the fact Vista is on it. They should replace this system with a free upgrade to what ever system they come up with that is new and improved.
T/
JimJan 8th 2009 2:28PM
I purchased a new computer in 2008 wth Vista --- in my opinion VISTA is quite deserving of the "crap " references I see others labelng it with -- I absolutely hate it and would have never purchased the computer had I known in advance of the difficulties this system carries with it - everyone that purchased a computer with this system should get a free new computer with a new system and apologies for providing us with a lemon...like with the cars - there should be a lemon law
LeahJan 8th 2009 3:57PM
I agree 2000000000000000000%
LeesaJan 8th 2009 5:24PM
I agree, what can we do about being compensated for the Vista we purchased.
RoyJan 8th 2009 2:59PM
I guess I am one of the few. I bought a new note book computer in 2008 and it had Vista on it. I have had no problems with it. My last computer had XP and I was having a lot of problems with it. Granted, it took a little while to get used to some of the Vista differences, but I have had no problems so far. I do agree that if they are going to keep changing things on us, problems or not, there should be a free update or replacement in the works.
WayneJan 8th 2009 2:55PM
Same here, Couldn't say it any better,bought mine at
best buy, Question the vista issue. Just got a good b.s.
story. Have had to take it back three times, Finally
got lucky found this guy in Geek Squad that knew what he was
doing took him 3 hours to get it to work right.
Keep in mind i am not the smartest person with computers.
but shouldn't have had to go though all this.
And yes the 64 bit thing forget your soft wear. I had yet to find
any soft wear for 64 bit.
WALTER REEDJan 8th 2009 3:13PM
First, get the word in your headline "disapointing" spelled correctly! Obviously your spell-check doesn't work. I have two computer one with Vista and one with XP and the applicable Microsoft Office software for each. It is beyond my understanding why modifications were made in the basic operating design and format other than to confuse and make the user's life difficult. Microsoft should replace, at no charge,their useless software --- Vista and 2007 Office --- or perhaps we should launch a class lawsuit? Terrible product(s) design that should be trashed.
CharliJan 8th 2009 5:53PM
Walter, I'm with you on a class action lawsuit against Microsoft for Vista and/or HP. I have an HP Pavilion m9000t.I bought it last year. It was touted as one of the best. My problem is that I can't tell if my issue is with Vista or HP or both not being compatible. I have spent an extraordinary amount of time with online tech help, phone tech help, and my own troubleshooting. If something works today, it may not work later in the day...software and/or hardware. The USB ports are usually not working, my microphone doesn't work with it (it works on my XP OS computer), my webcam which was supposed to work with Vista- guess...doesn't work-well I get a lovely picture but no sound when using Skype. I recently purchased a Mac Book, (I finally got the message) oh, how I wish I had listened to the person who told me to buy a Mac desktop. Keep me posted on a class action.
RuthJan 8th 2009 7:55PM
Hey, I'm for the class action lawsuit! We should get compensated for the loss!
R.
Calif.
SummerJan 8th 2009 3:50PM
I have vista now for a couple of months, no problems... yet!
TomJan 8th 2009 3:52PM
I too have many problems with Vista and perhaps Walter Reed has a point if they don't replace Vista with something else then perhaps a class action lawsuit is necessary...Any thoughts out there?
YvonneJan 8th 2009 4:02PM
Vista is nothing but trouble, I hate it. A lot of programs will not work with Vista, not only that, when Microsoft sent upgrades for Vista, my computer crashed trying to do the upgrade, I'm am so pissed off about this, not only did it happen to me, it happened to my sister's lap top, and she only had it for about a year. I had to take my computer in to get it back up and working. I made a back up disc when I first got the computer, and it would not put the system back. I am still having problems with this computer, I hate Vista, it's a bad operating system. My sister is still trying to get Microsoft to help her get her computer back up and working. They need to get rid of Vista, and go back to XP, it's a better system.
oneplaidassJan 8th 2009 4:07PM
Vista isn't even half as good as XP. It's got najor compatability issues.
RudolfJan 8th 2009 5:42PM
I've had Vista running on a desktop for over a year and have had no problems. It boots faster and more reliably than my previous XP or 95 OS systems. It has exhibited no compatability problems with any application software or accessing on line sites. In sum: No Complaints
KimJan 8th 2009 4:39PM
I purchased a Dell Laptop with Vista software and sat on the phone with a customer service rep for almost 2 hours for him to tell me, Dell cannot do anything about it because it is not a hardware problem but a software issue!!!! Are you kidding me?? We spend this kind of money and get help from noone!! WHo stands behind their products anymore?? I think even the BIG companies are just out to make a buck and forget all about the consumers!! I cannot even find a Vista update to download that will help with my problem!!! Because my computer will NOT upload the current and crucial updates that are out there now, my system continues to tell me reconfiguring or re-verting back because it will not accept the updates!! Then the computer will shut down right in the middle of any interent browsing if I have not attempted to update the updates! I've only had it 1 YEAR!!! SO frustrating!
LorraineJan 8th 2009 5:47PM
I can relate, I just purchased a laptop computer with the Vista operating system also. The same day I opened the box and set it up I found that I could not access my AOL email account. Browsing the internet for other things was not a problem but every time I logged into AOL mail the system froze up. After a long call to Sony for tech assistance and then another long call to Best Buy, I was told by their Geek squad that it was a software issue not a hardward one. They told me that they could fix the problem for $178.00. I was outraged. I told him that I did not spend $1200 on a laptop to only have to spend another $200 to fix a problem I shouldn't have. Absolutely crazy.....I've had to resort to using my crappy and very slow desktop to continue to access my email.
doraJan 8th 2009 4:35PM
vista sucks it not what is was suoopse to be and finding thing on vista is really bad i hate it and i hope they dump it fast and go back to microsoft
Adriaan VandersterreJan 8th 2009 5:18PM
I just purchased a HP Pavilion with Vista. I just do not know enough about it to know if it is a problem. Can anyone of you give me specifics for me to ascertain what the problems are. Thanks