Topic: Almost Lost My Computer...

[knownassociate]

I guess I'm in the minority.I'm very happy with my Windows Vista PC. It doesn't matter how many graphics and things I've got open and working on it has never yet showed any strain...if I'm not heard from here or elsewhere for a while you will know I should have knocked on wood or some other superstition before I said that.

[Robin-Graves]

Ive never cared for Windows,, it has too many bugs put into it,, it is never stable, and seems there are allways problems with unresponsive programs ( XP is bad about that)

[goldshirt*9]

Hit it with a ball peen hammer,, worked on a tv I had back in the 80s lmao

in the past i have kicked my pc. it worked
the joys of Microsoft M.E.

Ive never cared for Windows,, it has too many bugs put into it,, it is never stable, and seems there are allways problems with unresponsive programs ( XP is bad about that)

really , i don't have too many problems but there isn't  alot of alternatives out there.

apple - expensive to start off .a whole new way of working
Microsoft - hackable / virus's / popular ( its all you get on a purchased pc)
linux - you have to work at it.

that's all i know

[knownassociate]

This computer is a dream. I know what you are saying about bugs and a good kick helping. Every machine I've had before seemed to be a series of one problem after another. But Firefox has been the only thing to give me any problems with this one. Vista does require some resources, but then it outperforms anything else I've used in the past by a long ways. So well, in fact, I still haven't installed the new Windows 7 I have.

[Robin-Graves]

My cell phone is windows drivin.

[8ullfrog]

supposedly windows 7 is less demanding than vista, so you might see some performance gains there.

Still, upgrading windows is a dangerous game. Sometimes it works fine, other times it deletes everything. Enough that most computer professionals will tell you to run a clean install.

I did manage an upgrade from XP to vista, but your mileage may vary.

One thing I learned in computer repair - never swear at or hit a Macintosh computer. It will remember, and it WILL get you back.

[chekovsulu]

I have my lady backed up, so I'll be upgrading her to Windows 7 when I get back.  A complete reformat is what I'll do.

[knownassociate]

Yeah, I have a sweetly created Windows 7, but am just too complacent with my Vista to bother. The promise of less demands on resources is neither here nor there to me as I don't have any problems with it now. I got lots left no matter how much I'm running at once. I do admit being enticed by the goodies included in the one I will be installing.