[Frylock86]

I don't know how many of you read Ed Botts blog posts, but he has written some nice articles on how to get the most of your Windows Vista system and troubleshoot any errors or problems you might come across.

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If you unbox a new PC and it performs like a slug, you’re likely to just live with the frustration (and maybe even blog about it), because everyone knows that Vista sucks. Right?

Wrong.

I believe you have every right to expect excellent performance from Windows Vista, and I’m going to back that conclusion in today’s post, the latest in my Fixing Vista series, with details on how to use Vista’s built-in tools to find and fix the problems that stand between you and an excellent Vista experience. Specifically, I believe all of the following statements should be true:

-On a new PC built with up-to-date hardware, Windows Vista should start up in a minute or less and shut down in 30 seconds or less.

-Video performance and audio playback should be smooth and glitch-free.

-Programs should open quickly and do their work without affecting your ability to perform other tasks.

-File transfer speeds should be limited only by the capabilities of your hardware (disk, controller, and network).

-System crashes should be nonexistent, and application crashes should hang the faulting program only, without affecting other programs.

So before you throw your new Vista PC out the window and hop on board the Anti-Vista Express, take a look at these to see if they can't help you out with problems you might have faced when installing or using Windows Vista...

Part One: Fixing Windows Vista: One Machine at A Time

Part Two: Fixing Windows Vista Part Two: Taming UAC

Part Three: Fixing Windows Vista Part Three: Top Troubleshooting Tools

Part Four: Fixing Windows Vista Part Four: Get Smart About Services *NEW!*


(Edited to include the fourth part of the series. 5/19/08)

This post has been edited by Frylock86: 19 May 2008 - 09:43 PM

[The Silent Warrior]

Really very informative articles. Thanks for the links.

[xAce0fSpadeZx]

I still disagree, vista is still in its testing stage, I dont think microsoft should have realeased Vista just yet, honestly, I think Vista sucks.

Also, vista is to glitchy, too many bugs

This post has been edited by xAce0fSpadeZx: 13 May 2008 - 03:22 AM

[adrynalyne]

xAce0fSpadeZx, on May 13 2008, 03:20 AM, said:

I still disagree, vista is still in its testing stage, I dont think microsoft should have realeased Vista just yet, honestly, I think Vista sucks.

Also, vista is to glitchy, too many bugs

Huzzah, another Vista basher.

[TheGreenMan]

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Huzzah, another Vista basher.

At least he is posting the reasons for not liking Vista.

[adrynalyne]

TheGreenMan, on May 13 2008, 07:05 PM, said:

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Huzzah, another Vista basher.

At least he is posting the reasons for not liking Vista.

I see vague generalities, not reasons, or even examples.

This post has been edited by adrynalyne: 13 May 2008 - 08:19 PM

[Frylock86]

Alright kids, I posted this to help people, not turn this into a flame war....

[HingVista]

Ed Bott just posted a fresh article: The key to Windows success?. It's interesting to read that how all Windows problems can be defied if some how the drivers problem is resolved.

[Witt3439]

I think that it is very unfortunate that driver glitches can cause an Operating System to be so disregarded, especially when the OS that it is supposed to replace was the same way when it first came out, but that is neither here nor there.

For me, Vista is rock stable and very fast. I am actually very happy with it. I actually prefer Vista over XP.
The only crashes that I have ever experienced were either driver related or caused by me (the majority by me), and they were very early on when I first started using Vista.

[Frylock86]

HingVista, on May 14 2008, 12:01 PM, said:

Ed Bott just posted a fresh article: The key to Windows success?. It's interesting to read that how all Windows problems can be defied if some how the drivers problem is resolved.

Great article. I think now, the Anti-Vista train might loose some steam...

[endrit10]

If you know how to use a DECENT computer and what drviers to install and such. Install a DECENT firewall & Anti-Virus

You will more likey have no problems at all with it.

Windows problems are all in the f**k wits that use it.

[Frylock86]

Part four of the Fixing Vista series has been added to my first post...