enigma wrote:
Frank frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote in
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Vista has been out for a year now and I had waited 6 months
before buying a new computer with it. There were a lot of
software conversion problems and driver updatings but now
system works great and I prefer to XP pro on older computer
that I still use.

well, you bought it on new hardware, so presumably it has
enough ooomph to run the bloatware. i'm sure tyou wouldn't be
so charmed if you were trying to run it on your older
computer.
but still, what programs are you running on it & did they
also come on the new computer or are they programs you
purchased before you bought the Vista computer? does Vista run
games & if so, which ones?
my uses for a computer are graphics design (Windows sucks),
games (Windows is passable) & email/usenet (Linux is better).
in what way would a Vista "upgrade" help me, who detests
bloatware?

lee

I understand you need 1/2 MB for Vista. I have one but am thinking of
adding more. I needed the MS Office upgrade, which I bought but am
sorry I did because free Open Office is just as good and also writes
pdf's. Did not even try my old copy of Adobe Acrobat as it was tough to
get on XP. Old printer had a new driver available and even new wireless
router connection bought along with computer, needed driver download. My
Kodak camera also had a free Vista program available from them.

Eudora for email with only problem of selecting more than 2 addresses at
one time. Brought over free Mailwasher. Firefox browser and Thunderbird
for ng's. Internet Explorer on new computer is a mess taking forever to
load and then visit sites. I don't use it.

No games or other software brought over.