Windows Vista problems??

Question

I heard that Windows Vista was having problems but I'm running off of it and its working fine.. Can anyone explain exactly what these problems are and when I will experience them??

Answer 1

Many of the "problems" come from backwards compatibility errors. Most programs were written for the 9X architecture, and XP mostly supported that. Vista has removed most of that support, which is causing erros. Also, around launch time, around 80% of the errors were caused by drivers that were not 100% compatible, but most of those have been remedied by now, with only a few select cases not.

Answer 2

I'm also a vista user running on aero interface. I don't know what these major problems are but I have a problem about compatibility. I have recently installed the Mcafee antivirus 2007 that states that it is a vista compatible but after the installation my computer ends into a blue screen. Fortunately I have some knowledge about computers so I solved the problem about this incompatibility and false statements.

Answer 3

You say you're running off it... do you work on it? That's the part that's driving me crazy. That's the part that's driven me across the line to go Online. I think at this point I could design a web page faster than I could figure out how to get the type of header I want in Word 2007. I need twine to roll behind me as I wander haplessly trying to figure out the labyrinthine pathways simply trying to find where different processes are sequestered -- oh, not even that fancy. I just want to be able to set up bare-bones configurations so that I can do what I want to do w/out Windows constantly trying to wrench control from my hands. Options for folders, subfolders, defaults, etc., are squirreled all over the place like Easter Eggs.



Easter Eggs in July, that is, after having remained hidden long enough to become stinky. I keep fighting to view navigation paths, maintain screen sizes, move around in files (but that's the new laptop no mouse frustration), etc.. Whenever I do run across a new cache of default options, I can't find them again when the system reverts back to ITS way which is constantly. It tells me that the NVIDIA system is sucking me dry of speed and memory, even though I have tons of memory. I think I fouled up the little HP D:/ restore file partition by shoving a back-up filled with a lot of programs in there. It gives me specific error codes to check which are not documented on any of its Help resources -- and I hate the Help system -- they might as well be talking Australian for as much sense as they makes (that's a joke).



It won't allow me to see my user names (much less passwords) from websites it will fill in, and is constantly unloosing IE8 to fight with Mozilla until my programs or pages wink ofr the computer freezes. Everything is draped n the inscrutability of toggles and templates....



Oh. You get the drift. Fires, earthquakes, plagues of toads, IT people being seized and out-sourced , capricious access, memory, and logout problems, incorrect heiirarchy or authority, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse rampaging across Ragnorok until I was left abandoned., huddled in a cave with only this laptop and 437 Twinkies.



There are 132 Twinkies left.



That's my experience

Answer 4

Personally, I found that Vista is clunky, lethargic, and sluggish. I purchased a laptop that was Vista ready and it's performance was worse than my old XP laptop.



But after removing the "prettiness" of the GUI and went with Windows Classic desktop, the laptop speed is now screaming. It's also, much more stable than before.



That's how I resolved my Vista issue. Now I'm happy with it.

Answer 5

The main problem with vista is its incompability with many hardware devices. there r also other issues like slow booting of pc and computer crashes. Most of the issues have been resolved in vista service pack 1 . turning automatic update ON from the contrl panel will also help if u r experiencing these problems.

Answer 6

as yet, the main problem incompatibility of some good software which are running on xp you have to have vista com patible software of the same version that xp is running.also migration to x64 operating systems ,needs major hardware and software changes to to have a full 64 bit experience.these was some initial problems hopefully there 'll be improvement in coming time.

Answer 7

Most likely when you go on games and they don't play online. Also when you're on internet explorer and sometimes it crashes. I'm running on vista and the onli problem I've had is the IE thing.

Answer 8

im not sure... one care shuts its self down a lot but i havnt noticed much else : )