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When I rebooted in Vista, I was pleasantly surprised. It was fast
(contrary to what I had been told), I wasn't unduly bugged by UAC
pop-up windows and it recognized all of my devices.
What's more, after nearly six months of use, Vista has proven to be
remarkably stable - no system freezes (none that I can remember
anyway), no blue screens of death or constant forced reboots that I
regularly suffered running XP SP2.
Now that I hear that Microsoft is due to release Vista SP1, my main
concern is that the company doesn't end up fixing something that isn't
broken because I really have no problems with my current version.
I have considered going the Mac route. I certainly like the iMac and
Leopard looks superb - love the Time Machine concept. However, for my
purposes and budget, Vista running on my souped up white box has proven
to be a satisfying solution. Oh, and backing up my entire PC to an
external hard drive, while not as elegant or powerful as Time Machine,
was dead simple - a couple of clicks away from the Windows Start button.
A quick word or two on security. I run AVG Internet Security suite and
my system has suffered no unacceptable slowdowns like it used to when I
was running Windows Home Server or XP with the security package with
the Scottish sounding name. So far, touch wood, I have not run into any
security issues, although I know Vista is becoming an increasing target
for attackers.
I know everything I have said about Vista above is going to be anathema
for those who hate Windows and Microsoft with a passion. However, all I
can say is that as a user, I have found that Vista has done the job I
require. To me, Vista has been an acquired taste, far superior to its
predecessor Windows XP SP2 and the best option available.
The next question, however, is will I be able to get acceptable
performance from Vista on my Dell notebook? That's another story.
David Bass
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