Is it safe to take the plunsh or is it to early?

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It is not a question IF I will upgrade to Vista, just when.
When it comes to bugs, is it safe to take the plunsh to Windows Vista now or
is it safer to wait for a while? Im a fairly default user, playing games and
watching a lot of HDTV movies and listen to music. I just don't want to buy
Vista and then having to wait for upgrades to get my stuff to work if you
know what I mean.

So, is it safe now?
 
First, I advise to do a clean install, not an upgrade.

Second, get the Windows Vista Advisor, and let find out if
Vista has drivers for all your hardware. This is critical. You
don't want to install Vista only to find that it dosen't have drivers
for some cruical piece of hardware you need. Also, if Vista
does not have the driver, check on the manufacture's web site
to see if they have Vista drivers for it. If so, download them,
and burn them to CD so that you can get to them after the
install.

Having done all this with my Sony laptop, I had an easy install,
and I have had no problems with Vista.

-- Larry Maturo
 
Gibbah said:
It is not a question IF I will upgrade to Vista, just when.
When it comes to bugs, is it safe to take the plunsh to Windows Vista now
or
is it safer to wait for a while? Im a fairly default user, playing games
and
watching a lot of HDTV movies and listen to music. I just don't want to
buy
Vista and then having to wait for upgrades to get my stuff to work if you
know what I mean.

So, is it safe now?
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From what I've seen here, it is safe now, but it is much safer if you wait.
Some people report having no problems, some report actual bugs, and a lot
are just reporting drivers not available for their hardware.
Depending which games you play, there's a good chance they won't run on
Vista yet.
You should at least check the websites for the manufacturers of any hardware
you plan to use with it, and make sure they have Vista certified drivers
available.
You may want to watch microsoft.com and wait at least until they have one
service pack available, which is expected later this year.
 
Gibbah said:
It is not a question IF I will upgrade to Vista, just when.
When it comes to bugs, is it safe to take the plunsh to Windows Vista now
or
is it safer to wait for a while? Im a fairly default user, playing games
and
watching a lot of HDTV movies and listen to music. I just don't want to
buy
Vista and then having to wait for upgrades to get my stuff to work if you
know what I mean.

So, is it safe now?
Click to expand...


If you are worried about it then I would say no, it's not safe for you. If
you have a perfectly good working system then I don't recommend upgrading
just for the sake of upgrading. This is especially true if you are using
your computer for games and for digital media. Vista does this very well if
you have the right hardware. Determining in advance if your particular
combination of hardware is the right hardware for Vista can be very tricky.
If you want to use Vista for your stated purposes my recommendation is to
wait until you can afford a new computer with new hardware that is designed
to work with Vista. This has nothing to do with bugs in Vista but with the
availability of drivers and the fact that some older hardware may not have
the capability to work properly in Vista.
 
Gibbah said:
It is not a question IF I will upgrade to Vista, just when.
When it comes to bugs, is it safe to take the plunsh to Windows Vista now
or
is it safer to wait for a while? Im a fairly default user, playing games
and
watching a lot of HDTV movies and listen to music. I just don't want to
buy
Vista and then having to wait for upgrades to get my stuff to work if you
know what I mean.

So, is it safe now?
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I would say don't do it until at least SP1 is released and then make sure
every piece of hardware you have has manufacture supplied vista drivers. The
Windows Vista upgrade Advisor is not very good, it lulls you into thinking
all will be fine but if you look around the hardware NGs you will find
thousands of complaints about how hardware failed to work despite the
upgrade advisor say it would.

Here is just one story and its not a bad one but illustrates what im getting
at.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6407419.stm
 
I would say that Vista itself is fine, and safe. The problems you might
encounter concern if your current software/hardware is ready for Vista.

If you have concerns (cannot do without your computer while you work things
out) don't upgrade now. But this is not to give Vista more time to mature,
but instead to give your hardware vendors more time to get the drivers right
and your software vendors more time to get their Vista compatible versions
on the street.

-Frank
 
Frankster said:
But this is not to give Vista more time to mature, but instead to give
your hardware vendors more time to get the drivers right and your software
vendors more time to get their Vista compatible versions on the street.
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Thats quite funny, Vista didnt even have native drivers for lots of MS
keyboards and Mice. Wouldnt you have at least thought MS could have managed
to suport their own hardware?
 
Grant said:
Thats quite funny, Vista didnt even have native drivers for lots of MS
keyboards and Mice. Wouldnt you have at least thought MS could have
managed to suport their own hardware?
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Haven't been through many major OS upgrades, have you?

-Frank
 
Thanks all for your replies. I think I will wait then. I have my system in
good shape now and all is working well. The only reason I want to upgrade to
Vista is the "cool" stuff. Noting else really. So I guess I can wait.

Thanks all.
 
It is an "Advisor" and makes no claims of being complete by itself.
As long as it and other similar tool are used only in an advisory
capacity and no more, it can be very useful.
I trust the Upgrade Advisor as an advisor.
The wide variety of hardware and software manufacturers and their
products makes a complete thorough tool nearly impossible.
Additionally people should research their essential hardware and
software with their respective manufacturers for Vista compatibility.
 
The Vista released now is the same Vista available in 6 months, a year
or two from now.
The only expected difference is the inclusion of Service Packs which
anyone can download and slipstream into their DVD.
A Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 purchased later will be identical
to my current Windows Vista DVD slipstreamed with SP-1 at that time.

Before you upgrade, research your essential hardware and software for
Vista compatibility.
That should be a major driving factor as to when you are ready to
upgrade.

Another factor, there is a "Limited time offer" to get Windows vista
Home Premium for up to 2 additional computers for $50 with the
purchase of Windows Vista Ultimate:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/familydiscount.mspx
I expect this offer to be extended indefinitely and also expanded
globally as legal hurdles are cleared or it could end at any time.
But that is just my expectations.

Also see:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/instvista.htm

Yes, it is safe now, Vista works well on my computers.
But you need to determine if it is safe for your computer now and you
need to research to make that determination.
 
Frankster said:
Haven't been through many major OS upgrades, have you?
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Only 95 to 98 to 98SE briefly in to ME on to XP Pro and Home dabbled with
2000 and recently the abortion that is Vista Home Premium 64 and 32
flavours! How about you?Oh and i never upgrade, i always clean install.
 
Jupiter Jones said:
It is an "Advisor" and makes no claims of being complete by itself.
As long as it and other similar tool are used only in an advisory capacity
and no more, it can be very useful.
I trust the Upgrade Advisor as an advisor.
The wide variety of hardware and software manufacturers and their products
makes a complete thorough tool nearly impossible.
Additionally people should research their essential hardware and software
with their respective manufacturers for Vista compatibility.
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Are you compelled to be a MA?
 
I guess you have something against people taking responsibility for
their own computers and instead feel tools with "Advisor" in the name
should be taken for granted to do more than claimed or intended.
I trust Upgrade Advisor for vista and Windows XP the same but only as
an advisor since it is my computer.

As for "compelled to be a MA".
No one compels me to do anything on these newsgroups, not even
mysterious acronyms with no real definition.


--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org
 
Grant said:
Only 95 to 98 to 98SE briefly in to ME on to XP Pro and Home dabbled with
2000 and recently the abortion that is Vista Home Premium 64 and 32
flavours! How about you?
Oh and i never upgrade, i always clean install.
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Funny that after all that you still haven't learned a thing. Or maybe you
just forgot all the growing pains.

-Frank
 
Grant said:
Thats quite funny, Vista didnt even have native drivers for lots
of MS keyboards and Mice. Wouldnt you have at least thought MS
could have managed to suport their own hardware?
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If MSFT made any hardware I would expect them to support it but they
are not in the hardware business, they buy hardware made for them by
others and are just as dependent on the manufacturer for drivers as
they are with other branded hardware.
 
David R. Norton said:
If MSFT made any hardware I would expect them to support it but they
are not in the hardware business, they buy hardware made for them by
others and are just as dependent on the manufacturer for drivers as
they are with other branded hardware.
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They brand it its theirs in the same way the X-box is theirs, why is this
place so full of MS apologists and excuse makers. With out you MS would get
the message much quicker.
 
Frankster said:
Funny that after all that you still haven't learned a thing. Or maybe you
just forgot all the growing pains.
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The pains were no where near as bad and were mainly based around drivers and
then the drivers were mainly for much older hardware than Vista is failing
to support. XP was the first OS that had any real problems vista is much
worse and is much harder to find your way around than XP when compared to
98SE.
 
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