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Anybody who is thinking about getting a new computer or has recently bought one will know that there seems to be only one option available: Windows Vista. I have never used a Mac before so I decided to stick with Windows when I was ready to buy a new computer and upgraded from my five year old Toshiba Satellite (Windows XP) to a fancy looking HP Pavilion Desktop with a 19'' wide screen LCD monitor. While the computer is Great and comes with a lot of great features such as 250GB local drive, small and stylish tower, very fast speed for multitasking, wireless capability, and great DVD writer; it also comes with Windows Vista Home Premium (I assume they call these different names just to make one look fancier than the other just like with XP and in the end everybody ended up with Service Pack II).
Even though I love the new HP Desktop (Slimline is the model by the way), why oh why Windows Vista? XP has corrected many of its glitches over the last several years and Service Pack II was becoming tolerable after years and years of Windows updating and error reporting (you have done this many times). Now XP CDs are on sales for less than a hundred bucks and Microsoft will start telling people to upgrade to Vista if there are problems.
Here are some practical issues that you might want to know before getting a new computer which will undoubtedly come with Windows Vista.
1)Wireless adapter recognizes my wireless signal, but no way on earth it will let me connect to the Internet. I tried repairing the network (fancily called “Network Diagnostic” on Vista) got the message saying my adapter has an unknown problem and the reason for my not being able to connect to the Internet is “unknown.” OK, don't tell me to contact my network administrator anymore. All the help offered on Microsoft and HP websites told me to do that. Did they think they actually had to tell me to contact “the person who manages my network?” Of course the first thing I did was call him and make an appointment. The problem is that the HP computer is new (just been in the store for one day when I bought it), and the Vista is new. Nobody on the 1 800 helpline number knew the problem. My Internet guy had a hard time working around the Vista just like I did. He tried everything and my computer still won't connect to the wireless Internet. Obviously he is not someone inexperienced. He provides Internet service to an apartment town with more than 500 apartment units and they are all connected because they haven't switched from Windows XP to Vista. The reason for my switching is my Toshiba Satellite was getting too old and slow. You know the feeling. I just wanted a new computer and I could care less about Windows Vista. Now back to the wireless Internet problem, I am still not connected to it. Thanks to the alternative service that my Internet service provides, the wired local area net work in which Internet is provided through power line. Sounds weird but here we want to avoid having to have a phone line just to connect to the Internet. So I am using my power line Internet and sitting here and hoping my Internet guy will figure out the problem. The wireless one he offers is a lot faster to download videos but the power line is fast enough for surfing the net.
2)If you are a gadget junkie like me, you will find that Vista is not compatible with many of your not so old gadgets. For example, I have a Skype cordless phone made by Linksys and it worked fine with XP, now when I installed the driver on my new computer, I got a message saying it is not compatible with this Windows.
3)Although I followed everything suggested by Apple website to transfer my music to the new computer in order to also transfer how the library is organized (play list, play count, rating, etc), but it didn't work. Only the files and folders were copied to my new computer, not how they were organized in the iTunes library. I had to to redo the whole play lists and grouping music on the new computer. We are talking about over 3000 files!
4)Yahoo Messenger Music: If you use LAUNCHcast Radio by Yahoo, you will know what I am talking about. This feature allows you to add the radio as a plug-in on your Yahoo Messenger. From the small screen on the Messenger, you can access your radio station, or other stations by clicking on the little link “Stations.” A drop menu shows up and a list of radio stations will appear, allowing users to choose what station they want to listen to. Well, drop down menu is there all right, but I cannot click on any of them. Only way I can change a station is by opening the Yahoo Jukebox Program itself and choose a station there, play the station I want to play there, and open the Yahoo Messenger, the station I have just played on Yahoo Jukebox will be listed on three of the recently played stations on my Yahoo Music LAUNCHcast plug-in on my Yahoo Messenger.
5)I tried to change my iTunes skin, but none of the plug-ins that allow skin change are compatible with Vista yet.
As usual, Microsoft rushed its newest operating system out of the factory door much too soon. It is filled with errors and shortcomings, and the unfortunate consumer once again will have to suffer for years while discovering what the arrogant Microsoft corporation failed to get right in the process of inflicting another faulty product on the general public.
I'm sure there are more problems and I will report them as they come my way.
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