Vista is the Worst Operating System

I'm honestly not a fan of Vista. I have a new laptop. Actually I HAD a
new laptop. It's currently being shipped back to HP because of some
problem with the hard drive (originally thought to be a bad video
card). It has Vista. I did get used to the new system after awhile,
but I really do prefer XP. I'm not sure if the system is all that bad
or it's just a matter of what I'm used to.

while Vista is a pain sometimes with all the security issues, usually
I have found people are always unhappy with Vista if their computer is
under a gig. Vista is so huge if you only have 512mb you can hardly
turn a page. I would say the computer you bought may be the problem
the store may not have told you the computer will be slow if they wont
take it back I would suggest an upgrade to at least 2 gigs should fix
you up.

Also, people are going to have different opinions about everything. I
work at an office supply store, and so far, I don't believe I've
gotten any complaints about Vista. Although I'm not full time, I
pretty much see all the returns that come in. None are ever Vista.

that Vista probably sucks pretty hardcore, you can't compare it to XP.
XP was far from a preferred OS when it came out and it's taken years
and a buttload of patches and service packs to get it to where it is
now.

I just had to re-image my laptop because of a virus and it was amazing
the difference in XP from 2004 without all the updates and service
packs to what it was like just before the machine crashed.

I know it sucks to be stuck with an new OS that just isn't up to
snuff, but that's what happens when one company has a monopoly on the
technology world.

I've heard mixed things about Vista... im basically waiting until i
upgrade some parts before i consider vista.

"basically the worst operating system since Windows 98"

You're forgetting about windows ME!!! (Millennium (sp?) edition to
those who dont remember)

I'm also in IT and I've heard Vista is a fine OS. I personally run
Ubuntu and haven't had much time to play around with Vista but I think
it will do fine with time.

Have you never used Windows ME? By far the WORST OS by Microsoft!
Another thing, I would expect an IT guy to be a geek and know how to
write a letter.

Macs rule! I have two.. an iMac and Powerbook!

I purchased a new HP laptop back in March with Vista installed on it
and hated it. After the whole system crashed three times in the span
of a month I returned the laptop(thanks to Costco's return policy) and
used that money for the shiny MacBook I'm using now. I love my Mac
and have yet to have a problem with it.

Vista is known to be a memory hog. From my understanding you need at
lest a gig for Vista to run normally and then you need enough memory
to run your other programs normally. My recommendations is to get a
computer with at least 2 gigs of memory that is upgradeable to around
4. There are other people on this site that knows more about
computers than I do, and I'm sure that you will hear more from them
soon.