I am on the Vista Bandwagon

[markofkane]

Thanks, Ted. Maybe one day, I'll have 64 bit, but by that time, 128 bit will be out!! LOL. [][][)][)]

[markofkane]

Finally figured out how to make Vista's searches useful, instead of USELESS.

It was not finding files I was looking for (no results found)

But after changing the options, it works great!!

[markofkane]

I think I made a mistake. Vista is slower, and locks up often. I may just go back to XP.

[V][V][V]

At least with my XP machine, I can re-install from scratch.

Don't get a new computer with Vista pre-installed, you should buy the DVD disk if you want Vista.

The recovery partition restores everything, true, but you get the bloatware, too.

[lightspeed]

makes me think of the new mac and pc commercial " what are ya doing pc ? pc : oh this is all the money where putting into advertising and this little pile is for fixing vista !!
lol !! think thats about riht i heard they paid jerry seinfeild 10 million dollars to do advertisements for them . gee seems like that alone would have paid for better research and developement not to mention fixes !! []

[GT40]

I don't know anything about Vista, Mark, just an idea.

Maybe you could install XP on your new PC, in another partition, with your Haptek & Zabaware stuffs only (or more).

If it's not a graphics card problem, I guess it could become a racing machine.[]

[markofkane]

I think it may have been a program and hardware driver that caused it. It seems better for now. [8D]

[jackgephart]

You can reinstall from scratch on Vista too. It's called factory settings, or something like that. And you don't even have to use those damned CD's anymore. It's all locked up on the little 9GB hard drive that comes with the newer computers now. Cool as hell if you ask me.
I've done it twice now. Great for helping with viruses. I love Vista and will never go back to slow dull boring unprotected XP. But that's just my opinion...

[markofkane]

At least on my XP machine, I have a 2nd HD and 2 partitions. I can keep all of my files separated from the C: drive.

If I use the restore in Vista, it wipes out all my files. I want to make a partition, but Partition Magic for Vista is expensive (my old PM won't work in Vista)

I like Vista, but I cannot say I would not go back to XP if things got too hairy. [8D][8D]

[markofkane]

well I did it. (Vista has it's own repair if the PC won't boot)

I used a free partition program called

EASEUS Partition Manager 2.1 Home Edition

I made another partition, but upon reboot, got the dreaded "Windows failed to boot" and was given the option to repair.

Even though it said "it could not repair automatically" I rebooted again and it was fine.

The more I learn about Vista's capabilities, the more I like it.