Be Careful if You Get a New Computer

[Newby]

If you look in the computer section of Best Buy or Circuit City, about half of them now run Vista 64-bit.

I bought new laptops with 64-bit and it is a nightmare. Every day I learn of more and more things that won't work with it.

I had to get new versions of ACT. I had to buy new printers. My Palm Phone wouldn't work with it at all so I had to move to Windows Mobile and learn a whole new OS.

Today I realized Ring Central doesn't support 64-bit at all. I have to switch to a different fax company if ANY of them support 64-bit.

Learn from my mistake. Stay with 32-bit Vista.

 

[GreenSky]

Learn from my mistake. Stay with 32-bit Vista.

Or do what I did. UPGRADE to XP.

Rick

 

[loudee]

Or do what I did. UPGRADE to XP.

Rick

Ain't that the truth. Whenever there's a new OS it's takes awhile for software to catch up.

Lou

 

[Guest]

Buy a Mac and run Windows with it! Works fine for me.

 

[Mark]

I bought a computer that has vista on it and I formatted it and put xp on it.

Lots of problems with vista not working with a lot of stuff I needed it to.

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

Ditto here - bought a laptop with Vista - never again.

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

Well...I hate to say this...but I bought a Dell laptop (Inspiron 1525 with some stuff in there I don't know what is) about 2-3 months ago.

Absolutely no problems with Vista. And I use RingCentral and all types of stuff. Just lucky I guess.

 

[Newby]

Well...I hate to say this...but I bought a Dell laptop (Inspiron 1525 with some stuff in there I don't know what is) about 2-3 months ago.

Absolutely no problems with Vista. And I use RingCentral and all types of stuff. Just lucky I guess.

You must have 32-bit Vista. It works fine.

The Best Buy salesman told me I should go with the newer 64-bit Vista because all the computers are going to be 64-bit by spring 2009. I bought in and screwed myself.

I'm just warning others to avoid it.

It does boot up about 10-times faster than my old computer though. But once it's up you can't do anything with it.

 

[GreenSky]

But once it's up you can't do anything with it.

Sounds like a personal problem!

Rick

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

If it's up for longer than 4 hours consult with your doctor