[BadVista Advocate] Vista first impressions.

[Lam YongXian]

> Test machine was an MPC P4, 1GB RAM, 80GB SATA, ATI X300/X550. Install
> platform was 32 bit.
>
> We have one thing working for us. The learning curve from XP to Vista is
> huge. The start menu is kind of confusing, the window animations are
> actually dizzying. Everytime you click on something, it asks you, "Windows
> needs confirmation to continue. You clicked on this program: <program x>
> Do you wish to continue?" EVERY time.
>
> 3 of the 4 thumbdrives I used, worked. But my Jump Drive Secure software
> didn't work. I couldn't access my encrypted partition on it. The other 2
> thumb drives were a Memorex 512MB Travel Drive, and a SimpleTech Bonzai SD
> reader. The non-working one was a GenX 128MB (Made by Samsung, the same
> company that makes XBox CD/DVD-ROMS!).
>
> Apache 2.2 for Windows wouldn't install. It just wouldn't.
>
> The ActiveX controls for VB that were previously installed on XP by
> default seem not to be there. This was discovered just by running some VB
> apps that I had from a past life.
>
> It does run some of the 16 bit applications that I had.
>
> It played MP3's, and an MPG, but would not play the AVI that I had, though
> I'm not entirely sure which AVI format it was.
>
> Since Vista is entirely different than XP inasmuch as the interface is
> redesigned, we may have some great leverage from that. The new learning
> curve for Vista would be just as steep as learning a GNU/Linux GUI.
>
> I'll try playing with Vista a little more today. I'll report more as the
> investigation continues.
>
> Jacob
>
>
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Well, at least your vista still installs =D And yes, we need this kind of
stories and info on the badvista information archive, or whatever you call
it.

Lam YongXian
Adolf AT www.adolflam.com