"Boris" <boris-> wrote in message
news: oups.com...
> On Nov 14, 9:00 am, "Kevin" <kevi...@excite.com> wrote:
>> "Boris" <boris-badeno...@excite.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news: oups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Nov 13, 9:11 pm, "Kevin" <webm...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> I've had my new I530 now for a few days and thought I would share some
>> >> observations about it and Windows Vista Home Premium. Of course, I
>> >> ran
>> >> the
>> >> Vista Advisor on all my current hardware a couple of weeks before I
>> >> purchased my new Dell. The advisor showed only one possible issue and
>> >> that
>> >> was with my Epson Perfection 1650 scanner. I also have an Epson
>> >> Stylus
>> >> Photo R200 inkjet printer, a Samsung ML-1430 Laser Printer, a Creative
>> >> WebBlaster Web Cam, a Canon Powershot A620 digital camera and a
>> >> Logitech
>> >> wireless keyboard and mouse combo installed.
>>
>> >> I did a clean install of Vista as soon as I unboxed the tower. The
>> >> clean
>> >> installation went smoothly and soon I was ready to start installing my
>> >> hardware and software. This is where things began to get interesting.
>>
>> >> The Epson Status Monitor, which checks my printer for ink levels,
>> >> won't
>> >> work
>> >> under Vista. None of the ArcSoft Photo Impression software will work
>> >> under
>> >> Vista. That's fine, I don't use it anyway, but it was installed when
>> >> I
>> >> ran
>> >> the Vista Advisor and no issues were reported.
>>
>> >> My copy of Zone Alarm Pro ($49.95 for two years) will not work under
>> >> Vista.
>> >> I'll have to use it on one of my XP machines. Meanwhile, Zone Alarm
>> >> Free
>> >> is
>> >> installed and happily running on the Dell. The version of Roxio MyDVD
>> >> 9.0
>> >> DE that was included with the Dell has no DVD player software. Who
>> >> knew?
>> >> For DVD movies, I have to use Media Player 11.
>>
>> >> My copy of Nero 6 Ultra won't work under Vista. I'll have to use it
>> >> on
>> >> one
>> >> of my XP systems. The software that came with my Canon digital
>> >> camera,
>> >> ZoomEX Browser and some other utilities, won't work under Vista.
>>
>> >> Well, that's not exactly accurate. It might work. If you follow a
>> >> set
>> >> of
>> >> instructions so arcanely worded it makes your head start to throb and
>> >> your
>> >> eyesight go blurry around the edges. Something about how one version
>> >> can
>> >> possibly be installed even if it isn't already installed depending on
>> >> if
>> >> you
>> >> have the original installation CD and the original version has been
>> >> installed. !? What the . . . never mind, skip the software, I can
>> >> just
>> >> stick the memory stick in the card reader and it reads it just fine.
>>
>> >> So, none of this is anywhere near mission critical, but all the
>> >> various
>> >> hardware and software was installed on my XP machine when I ran the
>> >> Vista
>> >> Advisor and it reported only the problem with my scanner.
>>
>> >> As for Vista itself, I like the interface with the showy desktop and
>> >> other
>> >> graphical features. It is going to take a while to get used to the
>> >> rest
>> >> of
>> >> it. We'll see if, in a few weeks, I like it as much as XP. Run the
>> >> Vista
>> >> Advisor but be prepared for problems with some of your software and
>> >> hardware
>> >> regardless of what Vista Advisor says.
>>
>> > ...but, I thought the Vista Advisor is meant to be used only to see if
>> > your XP pc can be 'upgraded' to Vista. I don't think you can assume
>> > that if your XP pc, with its installed software and attached
>> > peripherals, tests ok for a Vista upgrade, that you can necessarily
>> > install the same software and attach the same peripherals to a new, or
>> > different pc, running Vista, and expect it to run fine.
>>
>> I could be (and probably am) wrong, but it was my understanding that the
>> Vista Advisor was supposed to tell you if your system and hardware are
>> capable of handling Vista. What would be the point of running the checks
>> on
>> your hardware if it wasn't going to test for Vista compatibility?- Hide
>> quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> I don't know the answer to that, but the Advisor states:
>
> "Running Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a great first step for
> anyone considering whether to install Windows Vista on a PC they
> already own."
>
> I got a new VistaHP box last month, too. I sort of like the GUI, and
> the Event Viewer, but I'm still not used to the file system/
> permissions, and I hate Windows Mail. I haven't used it enough to
> form many opinions, though. I have a feeling networking this to my
> other XPHome and XPMCE wired desktops and XPHome wireless laptops is
> going to be frustrating.
I didn't want to get into the home networking part of my still new
experience in my post. Too infuriating. I had the network consisting of my
old desktop and my laptop, both running XP, set up in about 10 minutes.
I've spent hours on setting up the network between my new Vista desktop and
my XP laptop and I still don't have everything running like it should. The
reworked networking bits of Vista seem designed to be confusing on purpose.
It seems like nothing is named the same or consistently. I'll eventually
get everything going, right now I can at least print to both of my printers
from my laptop. I'm still having "issues" with drive, folder and file
sharing.