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Originally Posted by entwisi
I'd have still taken it back TBH, Vista is quite simply a stinking great pile of poo (this is of course my humble opinion)
I'm actually trying my best to stay away from helping people with Vista problems because quite often there isn't a solution. On top of that it runs like a dog on even quite decent hardware.
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It is realy very good is vista Ian it is knowing how to configure it when you are sold it, it cost me £150 to find out. Fisrst rule do not try to install it 'wireless' do it via Earthanet connection. When you have an internet connection then run the security usually Norton free of charge with package, then the secret is sit there for about 2 hours and manualy 'update the windows vista programmes as these are about6 months behind, between manufacture and sale date, hence the problems. This done then set it to auto update at a time you do not usually use it. If you want to run it wireless you will in most cases have to update the wireless livebox to tell it it is different ,definitely if its an orange livebox. Now the tricky bit, if you want to run windows xp on one or two pcs and a vista pc it is the live box again that is the problem not vista. My engineer spent all weekend finding a 'link code to install after the webkey is installed this may only apply to orange liveboxes other more up to date ones may be ok I do not know. Oe thing I do know is that if you do not manually updaye the pc when you get online you will allways be 6 to 12 months behind.The dual core and graphics are far better than xp, the villains are the retailers who should update them before selling them! Iam now converted, but a £150 quid out of pocket thank's to a lying saleseman at PC World's Blackburn branch. Wat about some compensation PC World? ps do not try to run or download 'old software it will not let you, old games are the worst offenders. I hope that is of s0me help to anyone struggling with vista it realy is ok when you get it right. regards all Ian( Ianto. W.)