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Dave
Guest
Hi, I'm a long time Windows (since 3.1) user and developer and I can say
without a doubt that Vista ("Ultimate edition", hah what a farce) is not
worth it, it's not even worth the time to download if it was Open Source.
I've been staying clear of the OS until at least a year past its release
data, just to avoid any role-out issues. Yesterday, I received a new laptop
from work, did a fresh Vista install and attempted to install all my usual
applications (Visual Studio 2005, some games, etc...). Wow, did microsoft
drop the ball on this one. I could not install any, i repeat any, of my apps
without error. Upon searching the net for solutions, I found thousands of
posts of exactly (I mean "to the word" exact) the same problem I was
experiencing, but no solutions.
As a software developer, I know no software is truley bug-free, but Vista
seems like they failed to even go through a BETA test. The annoying pop-up
that asks if I want to continue running an app is a complete waste of time
and voilates some of the basic Human-Computer Interaction principles, and to
what end? Would anyone in their right mind run an application again knowing
that it is infected? This is mearly a "snake-oil" attempt in fixing what
ails you.
In a twist of cruel irony, when installing Visual Studio 2005, it was the
"Windows Compatibility" (whatever it's really called) service that preventing
me from installing VS 2005. As explained in a technical forum, I should copy
the contents of the VS 2005 DVD onto my hard drive and install from there
because Windows Compatibility was interfering and marking the install app
incorrectly. I've even seen error messages that say you need to install
Windows XP Service Pack 1, on a (fresh) Vista install!
This is a classic example of "catch-22", as the tools necessary to create
these applications (e.g. Visual Studio) will not work on the OS it is
targetting. I smell a deadlock, and something akin to complete incompetence.
I mind as well as try to create an app for OSX.
Now I have a question directed at Microsoft, have you considered what hell
you've release on to this earth? These new implementations, at their current
state, are useless in what they achieve. Frustration is through the roof,
and any promises of these new features are overshadowed by their complete
failure to do what "you've" promised. There's nothing worse than breaking a
promise, Bill.
I hate to end a rant without contributing something in the form of a
solution, unfortunately, even considering the vast resources microsoft has at
its
disposel I can only suggest everyone to revert to Windows XP and voice their
opinion to microsoft, someday they'll check their email (if their Vista mail
server is actually working).
without a doubt that Vista ("Ultimate edition", hah what a farce) is not
worth it, it's not even worth the time to download if it was Open Source.
I've been staying clear of the OS until at least a year past its release
data, just to avoid any role-out issues. Yesterday, I received a new laptop
from work, did a fresh Vista install and attempted to install all my usual
applications (Visual Studio 2005, some games, etc...). Wow, did microsoft
drop the ball on this one. I could not install any, i repeat any, of my apps
without error. Upon searching the net for solutions, I found thousands of
posts of exactly (I mean "to the word" exact) the same problem I was
experiencing, but no solutions.
As a software developer, I know no software is truley bug-free, but Vista
seems like they failed to even go through a BETA test. The annoying pop-up
that asks if I want to continue running an app is a complete waste of time
and voilates some of the basic Human-Computer Interaction principles, and to
what end? Would anyone in their right mind run an application again knowing
that it is infected? This is mearly a "snake-oil" attempt in fixing what
ails you.
In a twist of cruel irony, when installing Visual Studio 2005, it was the
"Windows Compatibility" (whatever it's really called) service that preventing
me from installing VS 2005. As explained in a technical forum, I should copy
the contents of the VS 2005 DVD onto my hard drive and install from there
because Windows Compatibility was interfering and marking the install app
incorrectly. I've even seen error messages that say you need to install
Windows XP Service Pack 1, on a (fresh) Vista install!
This is a classic example of "catch-22", as the tools necessary to create
these applications (e.g. Visual Studio) will not work on the OS it is
targetting. I smell a deadlock, and something akin to complete incompetence.
I mind as well as try to create an app for OSX.
Now I have a question directed at Microsoft, have you considered what hell
you've release on to this earth? These new implementations, at their current
state, are useless in what they achieve. Frustration is through the roof,
and any promises of these new features are overshadowed by their complete
failure to do what "you've" promised. There's nothing worse than breaking a
promise, Bill.
I hate to end a rant without contributing something in the form of a
solution, unfortunately, even considering the vast resources microsoft has at
its
disposel I can only suggest everyone to revert to Windows XP and voice their
opinion to microsoft, someday they'll check their email (if their Vista mail
server is actually working).
