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Windows Vista - Here I Go Again!
Blog First, installing the Vista updates which were released while I was running XP; then a couple of driver updates. So, after reading all of the recent posts about Vista SP1 being available "Real Soon Now" (which made me aware that there are some...
[February 19, 2008, 13:02]
Status Update, Vista To XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog It has been two weeks since I switched from Windows Vista back to Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and two months since I made the same switch on my Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110.
[January 25, 2008, 12:00]
Windows XP SP3 Installed
Blog Overall I am very happy with the S6510 running XP since my latest retreat from Vista last week. Moreover, they have not only held back XP SP3, they have also stopped Vista SP1 from Automatic Download (again) for the same reason.
[April 30, 2008, 8:53]
Vista To XP - A Forced Retreat
Blog But I said that I would keep this blog up to date with my Vista/XP adventures, and I want others who may run into this situation to know they are not alone, and they are probably not at fault. This morning when I turned the system on, it said...
[February 26, 2008, 8:49]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog Vista has been slammed by business users and gamers alike for bringing their systems to their knees or at least noticeably reducing speed with some apps and games compared to XP. One thing you will notice is that it now says Windows Vista...
[January 15, 2008, 15:42]
Maybe Vista Really Is Getting Better
Blog Comment If you have XP on your current computer, and you are happy with it, there is NO reason to upgrade to Vista. Not only does it not bring anything to existing systems that is worth the time, trouble and expense of upgrading, you are likely to end up a...
[August 11, 2008, 9:26]
Vista - Still Running And Stable After Six Weeks
Blog So although my experience with Vista for the past six weeks has been good, the struggle and the problems with it for the year before that caused me to go in a direction where I use Windows less and less, and my hope for the future is that I will...
[September 21, 2008, 8:18]
Microsoft 'frightened' By Police XP Hack
News Windows Genuine Advantage for Vista is more stringent than for Windows XP. McGrath also said that SP2 for XP had a firewall, and that Vista was not as "accessible to the average hacker" due to "operating system components".
[November 13, 2007, 10:26]
Ya Need XP Service Pack 3? Yeah Buddy. I Got Ya Servicepack3 Right Here!
Blog Comment They were pulled off the SP3 project probably 3 or 4 years ago and told they needed to help with Vista. Now they are back trying to catch up on XP but something got through the net. To use "Micro-Speak", the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for XP...
[June 18, 2008, 9:25]
Vista Vs. XP: The Final Retreat
Blog My Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 is running Windows XP Professional again, and I have no intention of spending any more time or effort on Vista until Vista SP2 comes out, at which point I might consider it again.
[April 24, 2008, 20:19]
XP SP3 Is Sick Puppy 3, Stupid Patchwork 3, Stupendous Pain-in-the-A__ 3
Blog Worker droid status in the Zombie armies of the Internet is the ultimate fate of all of the 500 to 600 desktop Windows XP computers we use in the oilfield rental fleet. We weren't going to use Vista for damn sure.
[June 21, 2008, 13:54]
Microsoft Hopes SP1 Will Drive Vista Adoption
News Microsoft has said it expects businesses to move to Vista at twice the rate that they did with XP over its first 12 months. It's a nice indication that they are not trying to subtly coerce customers to move forward onto Windows Vista.
[August 30, 2007, 14:59]
SAMBA, Microsoft And The Real Issue
Blog If you want proof of that statement, look at Vista, look at XP etc. Its called Windows XP Embedded. The majority of corporate users using Windows are using XP and Win2K still. Talk about Vista SP1 began almost immediately after the release.
[December 29, 2007, 15:59]
Businesses Have 'no Appetite For Vista'
News Businesses feel a move to Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system isn't worth the effort yet, due to compatibility issues and it offering too few benefits over XP. Also, companies don't seem to see much point in using Vista over XP, the OS it...
[November 29, 2007, 7:57]
Maybe Vista Really Is Getting Better
Blog I am still primarily using Linux, and only run Windows during my morning and evening commute, but I will at least continue to run Vista rather than XP for a while, and see how it goes.jw 8/8/2008 This laptop (Fujitsu Lifebook S6510) has the...
[August 8, 2008, 7:51]
A Few Minor Windows XP Glitches
Blog As I expect Vista SP1 to be available soon, and XP SP3 not long after that, I suppose I will be playing "disc jokey" with my laptop again before long. These problems are occurring now, with the laptop running XP Professional.
[March 14, 2008, 15:03]
Vista SP1 - Now Installed And Running
Blog Ok, in large part due to some good advice from David Long, I now have Vista SP1 installed on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and after two days it is still running with no problems. I believe that I have determined that the problem I had previously...
[March 24, 2008, 10:37]
S6510: XP Faster, More Stable Than Vista
Blog Comment I like many people looked forward to Vista; XP had been a massive step from Windows 2000, i thought maybe Vista would be the same, after all it took 6 years. Vista SP1 is in Beta testing i believe, lets hope it will be what you expect!
[January 14, 2008, 23:23]
Thoughts On Windows Driver Updates
Blog Maybe, but that's not the only difference, and in some cases they use the same driver, and it has been updated in the Vista list and not in the XP list! By that I mean, for example, that for my S6510, Fujitsu has driver lists for Vista and XP.
[August 19, 2008, 13:42]
Forget Vista--here Comes Vienna
Blog While Microsoft says most people are pleased with Vista, I've heard and seen reports of users sticking to XP while they work out what to do. Current version Vista ran into so many delays and shifts in direction that it took more than five years to...
[July 23, 2007, 12:54]
