Why did people hate Vista?

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04-15-2023, 03:32 PM

#11

I put Vista on a very old laptop just for a friend. Launching IE took about a minute, while Win7 opened in five seconds. What a mess!

ItzUtopia_PvP

04-15-2023, 03:32 PM #11

I put Vista on a very old laptop just for a friend. Launching IE took about a minute, while Win7 opened in five seconds. What a mess!

LucasandClaus
Senior Member

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04-20-2023, 03:52 AM

#12

It wasn't that way. XP was the worst. Speed, the appearance, the features, and its overall gameplay.

LucasandClaus

04-20-2023, 03:52 AM #12

It wasn't that way. XP was the worst. Speed, the appearance, the features, and its overall gameplay.

Mimgu
Member

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04-21-2023, 02:20 PM

#13

XP surpasses Vista in all aspects...

Mimgu

04-21-2023, 02:20 PM #13

XP surpasses Vista in all aspects...

BossyBobby7
Junior Member

04-21-2023, 06:01 PM

#14

The only machine I owned with Vista ran on a Core 2 Quad and a 7200RPM Caviar Blue processor, making it quite responsive and booting in about 30 seconds. No issues for me. But a Pentium 4 shouldn't be able to handle Vista well at all.

BossyBobby7

04-21-2023, 06:01 PM #14

xiao_kk
Junior Member

04-27-2023, 07:26 AM

#15

It had more issues than positive aspects OP

xiao_kk

04-27-2023, 07:26 AM #15

It had more issues than positive aspects OP

FraxDzn
Junior Member

05-02-2023, 02:50 PM

#16

He switched his old Vista machine to XP because he didn’t know much about technology at the time, but he was determined enough to make it happen.

FraxDzn

05-02-2023, 02:50 PM #16

He switched his old Vista machine to XP because he didn’t know much about technology at the time, but he was determined enough to make it happen.

Chinnny
Junior Member

05-15-2023, 05:25 PM

#17

The boot time isn't the best measure and varies with MB and other factors. I used it before and it felt very resource-heavy, had some issues, UAC worked well but it kept restarting on everything.

Chinnny

05-15-2023, 05:25 PM #17

The boot time isn't the best measure and varies with MB and other factors. I used it before and it felt very resource-heavy, had some issues, UAC worked well but it kept restarting on everything.

StillYoung
Junior Member

05-17-2023, 05:25 AM

#18

It's hard to believe how slow XP was. I spent fifteen minutes just opening Chrome on my laptop and another fifteen loading a page. Don’t let me know I’m one of the toughest Vista fans!

StillYoung

05-17-2023, 05:25 AM #18

It's hard to believe how slow XP was. I spent fifteen minutes just opening Chrome on my laptop and another fifteen loading a page. Don’t let me know I’m one of the toughest Vista fans!

IcyEnergy
Junior Member

05-18-2023, 05:04 AM

#19

Back then, using Acer with Vista resulted in a lot of BSOD errors. As a computer technician at the time, I found it extremely challenging to understand the root causes of these problems.

IcyEnergy

05-18-2023, 05:04 AM #19

Back then, using Acer with Vista resulted in a lot of BSOD errors. As a computer technician at the time, I found it extremely challenging to understand the root causes of these problems.

TheRealShrub
Senior Member

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05-20-2023, 03:31 AM

#20

Vista is a reduced form of ME. The main change was its stability—no longer died every five minutes and didn’t require reinstallation every three months. It was marginally more reliable.

TheRealShrub

05-20-2023, 03:31 AM #20

Vista is a reduced form of ME. The main change was its stability—no longer died every five minutes and didn’t require reinstallation every three months. It was marginally more reliable.

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