Shall I move to Vista?

iCraig · 11-12-2006, 11:55

When Vista first arrived, I was like, meh. I'll have a play once it gets more established, perhaps at SP1...

However my colleagues gave me Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 Ultimate this morning, from the MSDN, and I have to admit I'm tempted to try.

Anybody on here tried Vista? Is it better than XP Pro? Is it worth migrating yet?

Daz · 11-12-2006, 11:58

I've not used it as a workstation, I simply have it running for testing/development. You wont lose anything by not being on Vista (at least for now), and there's likely to be some pitfalls yet to be found. Simple answer - backup, try it, decide

Will · 11-12-2006, 13:13

There are a couple of threads worth looking at where we've had a bit of a chat about it.

http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1936

http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2100

Admiral Huddy · 11-12-2006, 17:14

I have it loaded on my new machine before I move the old one into the workshop.. Looks and feels nice.. It's difficult to judge without a DX10 card for games and I've not really got into any security and Netwrok features. Parental Controls are good though.

Initial thoughts are good.

Zirax · 11-12-2006, 17:56

One thing that you might want to consider is installing office 2007. Apparently its not compatable with the older versions of office. IIRC its something to do with the new file format? Has anyone else heard of this?

Stan_Lite · 11-12-2006, 18:01

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Originally Posted by Zirax

One thing that you might want to consider is installing office 2007. Apparently its not compatable with the older versions of office. IIRC its something to do with the new file format? Has anyone else heard of this?

I had a go at the beta and the file format is different but you can still save documents etc in the old format (at least, you could in the beta).

The new interface takes a bit of getting used to though.

Stan

Flibster · 11-12-2006, 21:39

I know Outlook 07 doesn't talk to Exchange 5.5 earlier....which is a pain in the arse.

The new file format is alright actually. You can still save in the old format though.

The ability to save as PDF was very nice though.

Simon/~Flibster

Stan_Lite · 11-12-2006, 23:07

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Originally Posted by Flibster

The ability to save as PDF was very nice though.

Simon/~Flibster

I forgot about that bit.

You can, of course, do all of the above with OpenOffice too - which is my favourite price

Stan

Richard Slater · 11-12-2006, 23:08

Vista - pretty good already, I have been running it at work as a workstation for a few months through betas, seems stable but then again there are bound to be pitfalls as mentioned earlier, however having used XP shortly after release Vista is far better stability wise than XP RTM was.

Office 2K7 - I think it is great, again been using this through the betas, I am getting used to the differences although it is proving difficult as I am constantly switching between the two environments at work between workstations throughout the school and my worksation.

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iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	Shall I move to Vista? When Vista first arrived, I was like, meh. I'll have a play once it gets more established, perhaps at SP1... However my colleagues gave me Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 Ultimate this morning, from the MSDN, and I have to admit I'm tempted to try. Anybody on here tried Vista? Is it better than XP Pro? Is it worth migrating yet? __________________

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Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	I've not used it as a workstation, I simply have it running for testing/development. You wont lose anything by not being on Vista (at least for now), and there's likely to be some pitfalls yet to be found. Simple answer - backup, try it, decide __________________ apt-get moo

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Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	There are a couple of threads worth looking at where we've had a bit of a chat about it. http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1936 http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2100 __________________ *No No!*

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Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	I have it loaded on my new machine before I move the old one into the workshop.. Looks and feels nice.. It's difficult to judge without a DX10 card for games and I've not really got into any security and Netwrok features. Parental Controls are good though. Initial thoughts are good. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

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Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	I know Outlook 07 doesn't talk to Exchange 5.5 earlier....which is a pain in the arse. The new file format is alright actually. You can still save in the old format though. The ability to save as PDF was very nice though. Simon/~Flibster __________________

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Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	One thing that you might want to consider is installing office 2007. Apparently its not compatable with the older versions of office. IIRC its something to do with the new file format? Has anyone else heard of this?

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Richard Slater Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 285	Vista - pretty good already, I have been running it at work as a workstation for a few months through betas, seems stable but then again there are bound to be pitfalls as mentioned earlier, however having used XP shortly after release Vista is far better stability wise than XP RTM was. Office 2K7 - I think it is great, again been using this through the betas, I am getting used to the differences although it is proving difficult as I am constantly switching between the two environments at work between workstations throughout the school and my worksation.