7 Reasons to Avoid Windows Vista
Are you thinking about purchasing Windows Vista? If you are, you may want to read these seven points before making that purchase. If you are about to purchase a Dell, HP, or Gateway computer, try to find one with Windows XP preinstalled. Sometimes these can be found in the small-business section. And most of the time, you don’t really need to be a small business. Good luck and enjoy the tips.
7. Incompatibility. The first reason to avoid Windows Vista is the most obvious. If you have old applications, you take the risk they will not work correctly. And this problem is not exclusive to applications, it also affects drivers. I for example, had a problem with a driver for FireWire. I simply could not get my computer to recognize a driver for my HV20 camcorder.
6. Developers don’t care. The results are out and developers do not care about Windows Vista. There was a recent study performed by PC World. In this study, it was found that only one in 12 developers were actively creating software for a Windows Vista. Not good. Even the developers know, this operating system is not taking off.
5. Annoyance. Every single time you try to launch an application, you are asked for permission. It could be the simplest application, or it could be an installation routine. Basically, Windows has created an environment where you are prompted for nearly every single action. This has proven to be very annoying for regular users. Sure there are ways to disable this, but who wants to do that in an operating system. Let us install our own viruses and spyware without intervention.
4. Resource hog. In order to run Windows Vista, you need 2 GB of memory. Those 2 GB of memory are the minimum requirements, and they are not enough. In order to get Windows Vista to run efficiently, you need a top-of-the-line computer and you need tons of memory. But this presents a new problem. Windows Vista would only recognize up to 4 GB of memory in a 32-bit operating system. So right off the bat, since 2 GB is not enough, you are running a normal installation with 4 GB with no option to upgrade unless you move to a 64 bit version. Sure there are ways to optimize your operating system so that it does not use so many resources, but once again, who wants to do that with a brand-new operating system. I just want my operating system to work perfectly the first time I installed it.
3. Graphics. Honestly, this should be part of number 10. Windows Vista requires a minimum of 256 MB on its video card. That is a really expensive video card and most old computers will need to purchase expensive upgrades.
2. File Organization. Windows Vista installed an excellent search feature, but the ability to find programs can be difficult. Even worse, is the way everything has changed with folder and file organization. Before, we had a my documents folder. Now this that has a very strange directory structure under a user folder. For example, let’s say you backed up your Windows XP file directory and now want to transfer it to Windows Vista. Once you have finished transferring the files, you will have one big convoluted mess. The move from Windows XP to Windows Vista is not seamless.
1. It will soon be obsolete. Bill Gates has alluded to the fact that Windows 7 will be out by next year. This is not a good sign and is very reminiscent of the poor Windows ME release.