BF2S Forums Is Vista Really That Bad?

.Sup wrote:

well maybe new xfi vista drivers came out, i dunno. BUT! this vista driver i have -7Oct07_ X-FI Driver- which i thought was the latest does NOT support hw acceleration! only in game you can use the Alchemy software to get it.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2007-12-05 14:17:47)

kylef wrote:

Hi

Windows Vista is great! You won't regret upgrading. I play Battlefield2, Call of Duty 4 etc all fine on this system with Windows Vista! It's very nice looking, a bit safer and generally it has fixed a whole raft of problems XP had. Make the move, you won't regret it!

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

rubber.sex wrote:

kylef wrote:

Hi

Windows Vista is great! You won't regret upgrading. I play Battlefield2, Call of Duty 4 etc all fine on this system with Windows Vista! It's very nice looking, a bit safer and generally it has fixed a whole raft of problems XP had. Make the move, you won't regret it!

Your an idiot.

Yes tell someone to upgrade to a bloated OS when XP can do everything Vista can but 10x faster.

If you want nice looks, half your RAM eaten and a bloated OS then get vista.

If you want a reliable OS that isnt plauged with problems (NVIDIA driver issues, tdr errors, X-Fi sounding like crap, reduced volume, to many problems to list) then go with XP.

teh listz of problems... fixed....
reduced volume -> fixed with custom driver
creative sound card audio quality -> fixed with custom driver
driver signature - being fixed. oc programs for example got the signature thing now.
compatibility problems -> compatibility mode, eh?
ram eaten up -> more ram. 2GB costs 29$. problem fixed.
being 10x slower than xp? -> more like 5% slower
nvidia drivers -> new driver package is almost there
stability problems? -> are hardware based. no BSODs what so ever after going from nforce chipsets to x38. running 24/7.
being a xp boi -> don't buy Vista then. I'll keep using it. 

... and see how I'll get flamed by XP fanbois....

Drykill wrote:

Titch2349 wrote:

It has its problems though- The contant administrator priv. requests are annoying, but you get used to them after a while, and can be turned off- but then you get the red alert balloon in the system tray 24/7.

I don't know how anyone can use Vista with UAC turned on, its annoying as f**k. Turn it off and to get rid of the alert ballon go:
Control Panel > Security > Security Centre > On the left go to 'Change the way security Centre alerts me' > Select 'Don't notify me and don't display the icon' . There you go, problem solved

Zimmer wrote:

No. It owns. I use it.