Vista users, are you pleased with its performance/would you switch back to XP/would you upgrade to Windows 7? -

Hi, I m just curious with all the buzz about Windows 7 and the general tone on the internet that Vista was a bit of a flop, do you agree that Vista was a bad idea? I had XP on my old desktop, then I got a laptop that came pre-installed with Vista and I have to say personally, I prefer XP. The Vista has some nice features and visually speaking, it s cooler/flashier, but I just feel like it s not too user friendly. I was seriously considering switching to XP which I ve known and loved for years, but now that Windows 7 is on the horizon (and people with the know how can install the beta version on their computers to test it out, at least until August), I was wondering what the rest of you Vista users think. Did you already switch back to XP on your Vista computer/laptop? Do you still have Vista but want to switch back to XP or upgrade to Windows 7 when it s available? Or are you happy with Vista and you re going to stick with it? I think I ll wait to see how the Windows 7 is received when it s fully out on the market but I think I ll either get XP or the Windows 7. Thanks for your replies.

Upgrade to Windows 7 of course. After using many Windows versions, XP is pretty stable to me, but Vista really degrades compared to XP. After downloading Windows 7 a couple of weeks, and now I m using it, it s pretty stable, but it still has errors on some applications (like iTunes and Java). Windows 7 also has the Windows Orb as a start menu, and the taskbar has changed to icons only button. Two new features like AeroShake and AeroSnap is included in Windows 7 and still has the Vista look, but they changed the wallpaper from Aurora to Underwater Aurora. Still, I m hoping they would release the final version of Windows 7 with fixed bugs that was in Vista.

I am extremely pleased with it. After using XP for a couple of years I swore by it s speed. I was put off by the many remarks about Vista and how it has performance issues. I have found no issues what so ever and it has been as fast as possible. It offers lots of new features and the themes and layouts are amazing. I wouldn t be looking to upgrade to windows 7 yet as it looks virtually the same as Vista. I would recommend it 100% as long as you have a fairly new PC. Good luck, hope this helps.

Vista (with SP1) seems fine to me although I dual boot to XP still when I need it. I m also running Windows 7 - it seems quot;lighterquot; on resource and footprint than Vista and also includes some nice changes/features (info and download link below for those interested).

I haven t had Vista for very long but so far, I much prefer XP and tried to download it on this computer, but it didn t work. I think that maybe once I get used to using Vista it will be easier. I sure hope so. Good luck. I was practically forced to buy Microsoft Office and Student 2007. I was not pleased with that. I felt that my purchase price was sufficient and I should have been able to get along without buying extras just to get along. Computers just get more and more costly as time goes by. I m glad to have found this site. Maybe I can learn from others. Ellen