Richard Urban wrote:
> Old farts like you - and I - usually have a hard time learning
> something new. I just persevered and got through it all and I now
> like Vista a lot. Of course, I have been using it for over 18 months
> now - from the beta stage.
> Just keep plugging along and you will get it.
>
> If you have "specific" questions - feel free to ask them.
>
> There are much better ways to do things than by using Explorer. If
> you are interested let me know.

With all due respect. It is one thing to "get used to something", and it
is quite another when the creator of the new product is literally trying
to force everyone into using it instead of giving a choice. Yes, we can
use use XP or even 2000 but no more updates and such.

Also, there are huge issues in Vista yet to be resolved, mainly the DRM
problems. You are really shackled into it under Vista for any "protected
content", dictating what you can and cannot do with media you purchase.
No thanks.

Vista in general has way too many problems. Win 95 had many problems,
people got use it. Granted. 2000 & XP, on the other hand, was a lot more
polished and a hell of a lot more stable. XP isn't without it's faults,
but if used correctly, it is a great and stable system.

Vista is by no means immune to the same malware problems people complain
plauged XP. It only "plauged" XP mainly because of IE6, which was a
_browser_ with a lot of holes that were continually taken advantage of.
IE7 still has plenty of holes but not as many, and can be used on XP and
2000.

-Saran