I hope none of you are using the crippled Windows Vista yet

[crono_logical]

http://blogs.zdnet.</>com/hardware/?p=702
http://blogs.zdnet.</>com/hardware/?p=709
http://blogs.zdnet.</>com/hardware/?p=717
http://blogs.zdnet.</>com/hardware/?p=724

Looks like playing any sound in Vista will temporarily cripple your computer's ability to talk to other computers over the network, which includes the Internet as well for the most of you that use routers - transfer speeds drop drastically, even to 0 for a few seconds in the case of Windows making it's usual random sound effects Especially great for online gamers

Lots of pretty pictures in those so you don't really need to read through it all


My favourite quote from Microsoft trying to defend/"investigate" these issues so far:

Please note that some of what we are seeing is expected behavior, and some of it is not. In certain circumstances Windows Vista will trade off network performance in order to improve multimedia playback. This is by design.

I guess I've been bored lately what with posting 10000000% more threads than I usually do due to reading more of other stuff online

[Jessweeee♪]

I got vista with my new laptop last February. I haven't come across any serious problems, but I did notice that when I start up music everything freezes for a couple of seconds x.x

[Tavrobel]

My favourite quote from Microsoft trying to defend/"investigate" these issues so far:

Please note that some of what we are seeing is expected behavior, and some of it is not. In certain circumstances Windows Vista will trade off network performance in order to improve multimedia playback. This is by design.

I LOL'd.

I'm not using Vista for a long while yet.

[Hambone]

Still using XP here.

[Old Manus]

Excellent. My Vista will arrive shortly.

[Radje]

A friend of mine has Vista installed in a brand new high-spec PC he purchased. I've always been aware of the fault Vista has been said to have but i've never seen anything that would count as a major fault or even an annoying minor fault in the running of it on his system.

In fact, watching him use it makes me seethe with jealousy. It might not be as fixed as XP but it has so many tiny things that make it worthwhile having that XP feels so inadequate. For instance chess, as a standard game, translucent bars at the top of windows. Interactive desktops to a beautiful new standard, window Media Centre, the lovely new design, the ability to lock and encrypt folders instead of just hiding them etc.

It all just fits into place that little bit more than XP. I know if the sound issues actually affected much I would get so irritable when playing music or gaming, but as it stands I'm dying to get my hands on a good pc and then Vista.

[Rengori]

I'm still using XP, and I don't have any intentions of upgrading to Vista.

[Værn]

I don't think that I will be switching to Vista any time soon, simply because it looks dreadfully uncomfortable.

[Xaven]

Now I have more reason to laugh at my brother's Vista-pre-installed laptop.

[DK]

I got my Vista installed laptop today and it works like a charm. Been playing online games on it and nothing of the sort happened, so you know.

[The Mog Ninja]

I don't think that I will be switching to Vista any time soon, simply because it looks dreadfully uncomfortable.

[Lawr]

I'm still using XP, and I don't have any intentions of upgrading to Vista.

And besides, the Vista icons are gigantic and it looks overcrowded.

[The Mog Ninja]

I heard theres lots of odd pop-ups that appear and slow the computer A LOT and are difficult to get rid of.

[Baloki]

First games and music CD's, now sound, internet and operating systems, what will cl_out destroy for us next

[Tallulah]

I use Vista at work, and I find it works fine, if a little bit awkward, but that's just for spreadsheets, acknowledgments on Word, data entry on Access, and reading the odd article on BBC News over the Internet when I have the time, so I haven't experienced any difficulties.

Though Adam tried to download Flash on his computer so his step-daughter could play online games, but it wouldn't have it.

I think it is designed for business use rather than anything else. Which blows.