Re: Why Windwos Vista !

catwalker63 wrote:
Michael D. Alligood piffled away vaguely:

Agreed. I am currently using Vista on my laptop and have had zero issues with it in a workgroup or domain environment. However, this does not justify having all my client upgrade to the newest operating system. The features that Cat speaks of would have to justify the upgrade. Meaning if Vista and its features prove to reduce the end-users work load, reduce the amount of time a computer is down due to the stability of the operating system, and it increases productivity for the end-users; then you have to give the upgrade some thought.

The question is simply this: Will upgrading to Vista now increase my ROI? If not, then stay with Windows XP. If so, then upgrade.


That's a consideration. What I'm also waiting to see is if the features
work as expected, work with existing "must have" legacy software,
break things that need to work, or are generally a pain in the @$$.
I'm waiting to see if reports that Vista will prevent users/consumers
from using certain software are true. I'm waiting to see if there are
any privacy issues serious enough to avoid the product. I'm waiting to
see if the license agreement can be deciphered. All I hear are rumors
right now and a few horror stories from people who have installed and
had seriously weird issues.

I concur. I have Vista running on my own desktop at work, but there are issues. Mostly software compatibility, including "kernel-mode" printer drivers for older printers where the OEM is not planning on developing Vista drivers. Not to mention QuickBooks (although I did get it to work), many line-of-business specialty apps, device drivers for sound and video, etc. Also, I can't really point to a single thing that would increase productivity by switching. I also had to upgrade to an AMD XP3800+, 2 gig of RAM to get performance the way I like it. Like Cat, I use Server 2003, XP pro on workstations and Linux (FC5, I haven't moved to FC6 yet) on specialty servers and network monitoring stations. Anyone who uses both can easily explain the advantages of one over the other in a mixed environment. As I see it, at this point there's no compelling reason to move to Vista.

....kurt
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