I hate Vista

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:21 am

Ok, I got a Computer from my brother in law that he used to Install vista on it. He gave me the computer and everything was going fine till last night when I started to get errors. Windows would pop up with messages for anti-spyware and I would get bubbles saying I have spyware.

This morning I go to turn it on, and it wont connect to the internet. At all. MSN says I have a invalid IP and Firefox is missing a DLL file.

I have connected my old DELL (Corperate Model) to the internet so I know that the Internet is not down.

Your thoughts?

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:32 am

Dump Windows OSXP and install XP again. Vista is still only half baked, and aside from all the shine it might as well be XP SP3. If you can't do that, then get some Linux distro on it just to dink around with.

Fun fact: According to Network World magazine, there are more people that are still using 98 than Vista users.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:41 am

More proof that Vista sucks!

Get XP on it, unless you want to play Vista only games, then dual boot Vista and XP, and use XP for normal stuff and Vista for the few games that need it.

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:17 am

I'm downloading Vista in 26 chunks

i don't even think my pc will like it tho.

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:59 am

Worst case for you Game is you run Aero Basic, which still looks ok (Better than XP ugly blue)

sniper_spike · Post by **sniper_spike** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:09 pm

Who uses XP skins? Classic ftw.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:11 pm

The computer still boots and everything. It just said that it detected a virus titled "Microsoft Windows"

LOL!!!!!

That made me smile.

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:15 pm

gamer2 wrote:The computer still boots and everything. It just said that it detected a virus titled "Microsoft Windows"

Looks like everything is fine then

HomicidalBarber · Post by **HomicidalBarber** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:05 pm

Try manually setting your mac address, a friend at school, his computer stole his room mates mac address for some reason, maybe its happening on your home network.

Post by **Skyone** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:19 pm

Turn off UAC to disable the pop-ups, and the internet problems are most likely due to whatever LAN adapter not being supported.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:27 pm

gamer2 wrote:The computer still boots and everything. It just said that it detected a virus titled "Microsoft Windows"

*huge grin* Sig'ed.

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:36 pm

Just go back down to XP and install VTP 6.0 or Install Windows 2003 and convert it with the XP Patch.

2003 + WindowsX's XP Patch runs 33% faster than Windows XP, and has almost 100% Compatibility with XP Apps. It's sweet.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:47 pm

I would just dual boot with XP. Don't get rid of Vista if you already have it. You'll just have to buy it again in a few years when Microsoft stops supporting XP and new programs are no longer compatible with XP... you know it'll happen.

It did with 98... *hugs his current computer running 98* I love 98...

USABulls09 · Post by **USABulls09** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:29 pm

who ever had the computer before must of went to sites that had spyware on them or viruses. Im like 100% sure its not Window Vista. You should probably scan the computer for viruses and spyware.

Felino · Post by **Felino** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:40 pm

Just get a mac (or hackintosh, for legal resons not alowed on this site) they never get anything!

To prove it to one of my friends, I turened of the firewall, and all protection, downloaded a whole lot off cooky programs, ran em. And hey presto! Nothing new on this mac. And if you really want to, you can run this inferior operating system *cough* copyed *cough* called windows! or tri boot if you wish with linux!

Macs are overall btter.

Felino