Story: Top 10 Windows Vista annoyances

Posted by: gank41 (Tuesday 3 April 2007, 1:39 PM)

Whatever, dude...

OK. I don't understand why everyone is having all of these problems with Vista... Am I just a genius? I don't know. I'm going to try and understand your article. After all, this IS a respectable website. I just don't know how you managed to write for them...

#1: No more Boot.ini
Yeah, you're right about this one. But, it IS only an annoyance. Oh, well. Moving on...
#2: Buried display settings
The Display Settings are not Buried as you put it. They are all there. There are actually MANY ways that you can display many different windows. It's actually about TIME that Windows has all of these options available to their users...
#3: Control Panel clutter
What are you talking about?!? The control Panel in Vista is almost identical to it's counterpart in Windows XP. After using both, it's obvious to me that Vista's Control Panel is much more informative than that of XP's Control Panel. More Options = Better. And, you can always change it back to the Classic View.
#4: Shutdown options
This one I just don't get. You press the Start Button, then you choose Shut Down. How is this hard?
#5: Application support (or lack thereof)
on ANY install application in Vista (Or XP, for that matter), all you need to do is change the compatibility to Windows XP and Run as Administrator. I work for a company that still uses programs that are meant to run under Windows NT Workstation or Windows 2000. I use the Vista Business Edition and I am able to run ALL of the applications that I would run in Windows XP. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL.
#6: Aero hardware requirements
Dude, seriously. Are you still using your 5 year old PC? Either buy yourself a new computer, or just upgrade your Video Card. Technology changes, so should you. Otherwise, turn off the Aero Feature.
#7: Too many flavours
No, not really...
Windows Vista Home Basic = Windows XP Home
Windows Vista Home Premium = Windows Media Center Edition
Windows Vista Business = Windows XP Pro (Stripped Down)
Windows Vista Ultimate = Windows XP Pro (All the Bells & Whistles)
#9: Budget breaker
Yeah, I'll give that to ya, too. It is pretty pricey.
#10: Usability issues
Sounds like the only issues with usability are minor. Not enough to warrant a blog.