I'm just wondering because I have an unburned ISO of Vista just waiting for me to do something with it, and I'm afraid to even bother because of all the rumors of buggery and instability.

If anyone's actually got Vista, let me know how it is and if it's really as bad as it's being made out to be. I don't want to install it for the light show and whistles.

I haven't heard any confirmed stuff about buggery and instability. I'd say those rumors come from those who've had bad experiences with previous versions and want to wait for the first service pack to be released.

Anyways, I probably won't get Vista for a while. My desktop isn't able to run it ( I had a beta version downloaded, wouldn't install because some feature missing from my BIOS, something about advanced power management - which is bull**** btw, to have an operating system rely on that), and my laptop doesn't have enough memory to run it and still have memory left to run my Java IDE and some other stuff. Plus, it'll cost at least €130,- for an upgrade version, and you still need a legal version of XP for that. The official version is about twice as expensive.

I'm probably going to buy a new Apple laptop in about a year, and I'll most likely get Vista with it. By then the bugs will be worked out, and it will be running well (I want Mac OSX, Linux, and Vista on the same computer *drools*)

I'm still running ME on my main PC. Until I get a new desktop or laptop, I won't be running anything more advanced.

ew ME is terrible.... how can you run that ****?

probably the same way you manage to run linux.:tongue2:

I was at best buy the other day and they had vista but it was way too pricey for my blood. I can't remember how much but I think they wanted $120 just for Windows XP. So you can imagine how pricey Vista would be.

I actually like Linux a lot, its pretty ****ing useless when it comes to what software you can run on it, but the only reason I am using it is to become familiar with the command line and stuff so I can run webservers better (last time I had a webserver, I had no idea how to use linux command line).

But so far I really linux, it just has **** software for it.

I also hate having the compile source code and setting permissions on files, that pisses me off lol

I plan to have Vista when I receive my new Vaio which has taken over a month to be processed -.-''. The only thing I hate about Vista, is the wait. I fall for hot designs, so maybe I shouldn't even have posted haha. Vista takes it in that department.

I'm unsure if they changed the security system either, or whether that was just for the Beta 2...I don't know.

I've just amassed tons of reviews, all pointing towards Vista being unstable, aside for being good for a decent lightshow. Looks like I'm waiting until Vista SP2.

i dont and i dont plan to get it till i do a compy upgrade and then till sp2 comes out so it will run smoothly.

Originally Posted by Jay I've just amassed tons of reviews, all pointing towards Vista being unstable, aside for being good for a decent lightshow. Looks like I'm waiting until Vista SP2.

Ahh well, XP's fine until then I hope. Plus, what the hell is with all the versions of Vista? Stupid ways to make more money and con family's of using their PC for the price they paid for it. I myself would go the Vista Ultimate, why wait so long for the OS and not see what it can do?

Ultimate is expensive and contains loads of stuff you will probably never use. I mean, will you use Small Business Resources? Faxes? All 36 languages? Probably not.

The regular home user should get Home Premium, it's got the stuffs.

Originally Posted by YopY Ultimate is expensive and contains loads of stuff you will probably never use. I mean, will you use Small Business Resources? Faxes? All 36 languages? Probably not. The regular home user should get Home Premium, it's got the stuffs.

As long as I'm not paying, I sure will. I don't want to have any limitations, as corny as that sounds. I haven't even looked into the spec.s of the other versions yet. Though the basic makes me sick, only 3 applications open at one time? Or something along those lines.