Microsoft Reveals Windows Vista SP1 Will Install XP
In response to customer demands Microsoft announced that instead of patching bugs and improving features of Windows Vista in the next service pack release, they would just install XP.
“We’re focused on giving the customer what they want, and want they want is to just go back to XP,” said Microsoft Development Chief Greg Elston.
Elston said not only will the move improve customer satisfaction with Vista, but will allow the company to focus resources on the next operating system instead of the flailing Vista. “We can move people off of Vista development now, and move them to Windows 7 development,” said Elston. “That should allow us to only delay Windows 7 by thirteen months past its scheduled date instead of the planned eighteen.”
Customers have had many complaints about Vista, so it wasn’t surprising the response to the move was mostly positive. “Ever since I install Vista I’ve wanted to go back to XP,” said Trey Sportia. “I’m glad Microsoft has given me an easy downgrade path.”
Some customers complained about paying for Vista when all they’ll end up with is XP which they had already. Elston said that “if people read the license agreement they’ll see this is perfectly within our rights. Anyway, we’re calling it Vista XP, so it is new in a way.”
Elston also added that if people complain too much they’ll just revert to Windows ME.
Wishful thinking, eh? Well except for the ME part.
I got two copies of Vista in my software drawer. I think that’s where they are going to stay. After going back to XP my system runs twice as fast and it’s a lot more stable.
Hillbillytech
The main thing that bugs me about Vista is that Microsoft seems to have either deliberately disabled some things that XP and previous versions of Windows could do, or they decided they just didn’t care about running older applications.
I have a PC in my office which came with Vista Basic pre-installed. I cannot run any of my old DOS applications full-screen. I get a message saying the system doesn’t support it. And I can’t get EMS (expanded memory) to function properly.
Vista Basic seems to actually have less features than XP. Needless to say, I won’t be getting any new PCs for the office anytime soon.
I remember a similar experience with Windows ME. We bought a new PC, with Windows ME installed. It was unusable. We avoided buying new PCs for the office until XP SP1 came out.
Comparing Vista with Windows Me isn’t the same. ME was an instant clusterfuck and people uninstalled it in less than 24hours. Vista at least RAN the only real problems is with legacy hardware and drivers. Vista indeed worked, where as Me crashed and burned constantly.
!! PWNED !!
35,
DEFINE legacy…
1 year old..
2…..
3 ……
5???
Install DX 10 and you will find out FAST…
THEN install the NEW DX 10.1, and you will find that cards for DX10, DONT WORK…
So, EXPLAIN LEGACY….
Hey put it up on digg.com and see how fast it get to the front page
I must be one of those really stupid people that’s mentioned in some of the posts. Some people just can’t learn, I guess. I mean, I got started computing in college in the late 1960’s with FORTRAN programming, worked as an applications and systems programmer for GE and IBM, bought my first home computer in 1986 — an IBM PCjr. I updated to a Windows95 system in 1995, and to a WinXP in 2001.
But, in spite of all this, and the fact that I was the president of my local IBM comtuter club for 2 years, I just could never get my new Vista-based laptop to run properly last April. It was a really pretty machine, a Dell E1505, and the VISTA screen also was really pretty. Too bad I could never get it to do what I wanted it to do in a smooth manner. Nor could the Dell techs, either, in the half-dozen calls I had to make.
Ease of use is one thing, I guess, but the fact that neither I nor Dell could get me connected to my e-mail via the wireless caused me to give it all up as a bad deal.
Dell was very good about taking the computer back and refunding all my money. According to one tech manager I spoke with, they were getting a tremendous number of outraged complaints from customers about Vista, so I guess Dell was used to refunding by the time I got mine.
If only this were true, I’ve removed Vista from my desktop but unfortunately am forced to use it on my new T7300 2Ghz based Acer notebook (no XP drivers available) which brings it’s performance below my 2 year old M750 1.8GHz based IBM T43!! Zero benefits as far as I’m concerned.
I AM NOT A BETA TESTER…
ANd IF I BUY an OS….I DONT WANT BETA… I want a FIANL product that WORKS, for what I WANT.
Even a Office could deal with win3.11, and do pretty well.
I remember the days of playing and fudging my computer to DO what I wanted…TRY it now… It isnt any better.
PRETTY windows, ISNT a sell-able item to a person that KNOWS computers.
I get REAL pissed off trying to figure out WHAt windows is doing, and HOW its doing it, and WHERE they put the controls.
I dont know Why they dont use a decent DIR base. Drivers, in a DRIVERS DIR and in that a section for PRINTERS, Networks, AUDIO, VIDEO, and so forth…
THen keep ALL the other CRAP out of Windows, and FORCE them to install there drivers IN THERE OWN DIR at the location ON THE DRIVE, then place a link in the reg to find it WHEN the program is run, NOT BEFORE, Sitting in the BACK taking up space, and NEVER used.
Did anyone else notice the Macintosh on Bill Gates desk in the background?