Bloody Stupid

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Why the hell didn't the Nits at Microsoft built a Vista that could utilise
XP Drivers? Personally i think not doing so was moronic. XP is a good OS we
don't really need Vista unfortunately for some of us its essential that we
know how to install and use it.
It appears that many hardware manufactures have just buried their heads in
the sand as far as producing Vista drivers! the question has to be asked is
this the fault of MS? do they charge for driver certification? (and if so is
it too much)
 
Grant submitted this idea :
Why the hell didn't the Nits at Microsoft built a Vista that could utilise XP
Drivers? Personally i think not doing so was moronic. XP is a good OS we
don't really need Vista unfortunately for some of us its essential that we
know how to install and use it.
It appears that many hardware manufactures have just buried their heads in
the sand as far as producing Vista drivers! the question has to be asked is
this the fault of MS? do they charge for driver certification? (and if so is
it too much)
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It is not MS job to build drivers for everything. If you need a driver
for something find the manufactors web site and see if they have built
a driver for THEIR product.

Me
 
"bloody" and "nits" in one paragraph... ugh.. do people really use these
words? i mean, "bloody"?!?!?!?
yes... MS should make sure every possible piece of hardware and software on
the planet works with their OS before they release it... that makes perfect
sense
 
Ed Propes said:
Grant submitted this idea :

It is not MS job to build drivers for everything.
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That's questionable, but what i am saying and is clear in my OP, is MS
should have made Vista in such away that XP drivers are compatible with it.
After all it is in MSs interests for as many systems and pieces of hardware
work with it as possible.
If you need a driver for something find the manufactures web site and see
if they have built a driver for THEIR product.
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If you had read the OP you will have noticed that i had already stated that
it appears a fair few hardware manufactures are not "written" compatible
Vista drivers.
 
Grant said:
Why the hell didn't the Nits at Microsoft built a Vista that could utilise
XP Drivers? Personally i think not doing so was moronic. XP is a good OS
we don't really need Vista unfortunately for some of us its essential that
we know how to install and use it.
It appears that many hardware manufactures have just buried their heads in
the sand as far as producing Vista drivers! the question has to be asked
is this the fault of MS? do they charge for driver certification? (and if
so is it too much)
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In many cases Windows XP drivers *do* work, you can use Windows XP video
drivers, sound drivers, camera drivers, etc etc.

The trouble is 3rd party setup programs that don't try and install, or don't
even give you the option to extract the drivers to attempt to install them
manually.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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I guess in UK where OP is posting from it's quite normal.
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Oh come on! We all know the UK is just a fairytale invented to scare
people into brushing their teeth and learning to cook. ;)
 
Time marches on, years go by and a new model has come out.

The new graphics system is inherently more stable when running in Aero mode,
as the graphics are moved out of the kernel. The new graphics also will
enable new programming opportunities.

Saucy Lemon
 
One of the big security holes in XP and earlier Windows versions was the way
drivers were handled. To improve security, they changed the way drivers are
handled, thus, you need new drivers.

Still, it appears Vista does let you load in older non-vista drivers, for
some things.

Kurt
 
The programming model and security of drivers in XP is inherently insecure.
For the most part if XP drivers were programmed according to the guidelines
published by Microsoft they aren't that hard to port to Vista. Many
companies took liberties with the way XP worked and didn't program to the
guidelines.
 
Saucy Lemon said:
Time marches on, years go by and a new model has come out.

The new graphics system is inherently more stable when running in Aero
mode, as the graphics are moved out of the kernel. The new graphics also
will enable new programming opportunities.
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Graphics are not a problem as far as i can tell theres good support all
round.
 
Haha! Good one. I heard the same rant when XP was released. Why didn't MS
make XP in such "away" that it could use Win98 drivers.

So I guess if we add these two rants together then Vista should be able to
use Win98 drivers? Now THAT'S progress!!!

As with XP and 98, some drivers can be used but GOOD LUCK.
 
Alexander Suhovey said:
I guess in UK where OP is posting from it's quite normal.
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Troy has never been outside of his midwestern trailer park, so he wouldn't
know that.

ss.
 
Alexander Suhovey said:
I guess in UK where OP is posting from it's quite normal.
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We have plans for a Stalinist-style purge of the foul-mouthed, using
Polonium-210.
 
[Default] On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 15:33:30 -0000, "Grant"
Why the hell didn't the Nits at Microsoft built a Vista that could utilise
XP Drivers? Personally i think not doing so was moronic.....
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I don't recall 9X/Me drivers being compatible with XP.......
 
Scott said:
[Default] On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 15:33:30 -0000, "Grant"
Why the hell didn't the Nits at Microsoft built a Vista that could utilise
XP Drivers? Personally i think not doing so was moronic.....
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I don't recall 9X/Me drivers being compatible with XP.......
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Well i do and hardware manufactures were up to speed much quicker.
 
Michael said:
Oh come on! We all know the UK is just a fairytale invented to scare
people into brushing their teeth and learning to cook. ;)
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Here's a tip from fairytale land. Your website is broken.
..
 
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