Probably gonna have to break down and "upgrade" (too many recent issues with my home personal pc ) what can I expect from Vista ?? can I buy a new PC with Windows ? Am I simply not progressing here or what HELP Tom

God I hate my laptop !!

VISTA BLOWS

Half of the work stuff I do wont even run on it.....XP is the bomb...wait a couple months and go with Win 7....

I hate my Vista machine with a passion...some of the features are cool, but it is a nagging POS when you're trying to actually get something accomplished...I am so tired of "Are You Sure?" I could scream 

GT

Tom, you can order a good laptop or desktop from anywhere (I have a Dell Laptop going on 2 years old, highly modified, that I love. Running Vista).

Right now you can order from almost anywhere and it will come with Vista, with a free upgrade to windows 7 when available. I can also tell you where you can purchase a brand new computer with an XP downgrade if thats your cup of tea.

Jeremy

Half of the work stuff I do wont even run on it.....

Vista has a built in compatiblity feature that I have yet to find a business program that wont run in that mode. Let me know if I can help.

I sell laptops, parts and service for a living. Nearly all of the big manufacturers are offering a free Windows 7 upgrade with a Vista computer purchase. The only version of Vista that does not qualify for the upgrade is Vista Home Basic. Your average user will not gain much between 32 and 64 bit operating systems. The main differences between the two are more limited memory of 3GB with 32 and possible software compatibility issues with 64, which support 4-8GB depending on the unit. Windows XP is still available on many laptops that we sell and includes Vista Business and 7 upgrade, so you are essentially getting 3 operating systems.  However only one OS may bee installed at time.

Tom, if you are looking for a laptop I can hook you up with one or at least point you in the right direction. I also have a couple screaming side deals on new XP Desktops. The desktops are custom built ones that I am selling on the side. Desktops are $350 complete with Samsung 19" LCD monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
New Notebooks start at $479. XP Notebooks start at $579.

What's wrong with your laptop? Maybe we can fix it. What brand is it? We are a premier service provider for Toshiba, Lenovo, IBM, Fujitsu, and HP/ Compaq Business units. Let me know if I can help.

VISTA BLOWS

X2. Avoid at ALL costs. What a POS! Buy something with XP pro, or buy the laptop and then wipe it clean and install XP over the top.

or go mac!!   dont even bother with windows

That was a funny joke! 

Thanks everyone ... My socal Bros you always come thru with help and advice ! Got my PC back and its smokin fast , had a corrupted file that the last "bozo" who worked on it left ?? (according to the latest nerd ) so........ 170 bucks later I'm back up and running.  Koyota thanks for the the offer I'll pass it to Josh (has HD issues) This is what I know re Windows 7 , they say its what "Vista" was supposed to be... I'm gonna start shopping before this 3 year old dinosaur "crashes" again. Gonna get some bids we have 7 desk tops and 3 LTs we USE daily , assloads of Data  and even worse loads of Email will keep ya posted Tom

Rogers H , you sound like my Nephew (a computer "God") , hes currently working on AI projects , he used to work for the US DD etc etc . he constantly gives me teasing greif over my computors when a i call him with problems he just laughs !

Rogers H , you sound like my Nephew (a computer "God") , hes currently working on AI projects , he used to work for the US DD etc etc . he constantly gives me teasing greif over my computors when a i call him with problems he just laughs !

lol just sayin i havent had any problems with my MAC...


*knocks on wood*