Microsoft Vista

fred950 · #1 02-01-2007, 06:06 PM

Anyone care to get a pool going to guess the date Microsoft will issue it's first Vistas patch?

nacktman · #2 02-01-2007, 06:51 PM

The second Tuesday of the week!
Oh, wait there's a bug in my Microsoft Vista calendar.

barenaked1 · #3 02-01-2007, 07:00 PM

Once they have met their initial sales quota.

harveym · #4 02-02-2007, 05:56 AM

It's a Microsoft product - you have to wait at least a year. Then after service pack 2 and 3 and 30 or 40 security updates you'll be forced to get Vista as there probably will be no backward compatibility with any other version of Windows.

nacktman · #5 02-02-2007, 06:23 AM

Actually, I have a friend who belly dances at the local RenFaire that is a Microsoft programer and she told me the first "patch" for VISTA is already ready for distribution and I can get it now.

Unwired · #6 02-02-2007, 07:48 AM

Patches to fix security vulnerabilities and other issues will probably be coming out on a near-continuous basis, based on how often new threats are discovered.

The first Service Pack is speculated to be released sometime in the 2nd half of this year. It remains to be seen how extensive it will be.

UW

Atlanta Runner · #7 02-02-2007, 03:38 PM

Unwired. You are my techo-hero! Thanks for the information.

shomymojo · #8 02-06-2007, 06:47 AM

Microsoft Vista crashed my computer...I bought the new Microsoft Vista Home Premium Upgrade...only $149 at walmart..I had already ran the pre-test on my less than a year old computer to see if it was compatible...Microsoft said it was safe to upgrade my current OS Windows XP to Vista...so i started my download...everything looked like it was going along just fine...and then about 20 minutes into the download..it just stopped the download and my computer crashed...I tried everything I knew to recover it...I had to take it down to my local computer store where my computer guru told me I was the 4th one this week he had to repair because of a Vista Upgrade problem...he managed to save my data ( I did have my computer backed up to an external hard drive just in case...so i wasn't in a complete panic...just pissed at Microsoft...and myself for falling for another Microsoft scam...so now my computer is back where it was on XP...Bill Gates has my $149...( Thanks Bill for another hosejob)...my computer store has my $45 service charge...oh well...we live and learn...in my case..I learn over and over everytime I run out and buy into the hype of another fantastic new OS from Microsoft...duh...silly me...let the buyer beware...is Microsoft from nigeria...I keep getting these e-mails...LOL

DoctorSurferDude · #9 02-06-2007, 10:20 AM

No crashing, no viruses, no patches, no worries...

NakedGary · #10 02-06-2007, 10:36 AM

Apple just announced a problem with its i-Pod's and compatibility with the Vista Operating system.

If XP is working for you there is no reason to change, upgrade, or spend hundreds for a few GUI bells and whistles which require more resources, RAM, CPU, Communications, Network, and Video bandwidth for the average home user.

Bloatware .. Do you really need it?

links to i-Pod compatibility problems with Vista.

BTW Dr. Surfer Dude, Forum user " Jason Lee" is always complaining of non compatibility with simple downloads or common windows downloads, spell checkers, and audio/video programs and codec’s not working on his apple or browser that are mentioned in the forums.

Apple is only 5-8% of world wide PC's out there. Many software programs are not coded for apple or available at common computer or warehouse stores. Apple use to be king at desktop publishing, video editing but not anymore. Apple hardware, firmware, and software is premium priced and OEM different enough to be not available on store shelves except at authorized apple and premium priced outlets. Most non technical or non computer nerds do say apple operating systems and graphical user interface is easier to operate and master for the average non computer types who just want to use and don’t want to be internal or operating system savvy like many windows PC owners are.

I understand that late or recent apple systems will run windows operating system and you can set up an apple to be a dual boot windows or Apple operating system machine, but havent heard how compatable or efficient windows software and operating systems run on those machines since apple went to intel based chipsets and CPU's.