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How do I make vista stop sucking so bad? Solved/Lock
Farout Foolio
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I'm sure this thread has been done to death, but bear with me.
My girlfriend's computer has vista, and it's driving me fucking crazy.
Every program we try to start
"IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WANT TO OPEN A PROGRAM? IS THAT OKAY?"
"ARE YOU SUPER FUCKING SURE"
Every webpage we go to
"Invalid security ticket! Won't be valid until (Some FUCKING DATE YEARS AGO)"
I am tired of adding an 'exception' whenever either of us wants to use the computer in ANY WAY.
Sorry for the rant vibe, the gazebo has been angered. >8O
My girlfriend's computer has vista, and it's driving me fucking crazy.
Every program we try to start
"IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WANT TO OPEN A PROGRAM? IS THAT OKAY?"
"ARE YOU SUPER FUCKING SURE"
Every webpage we go to
"Invalid security ticket! Won't be valid until (Some FUCKING DATE YEARS AGO)"
I am tired of adding an 'exception' whenever either of us wants to use the computer in ANY WAY.
Sorry for the rant vibe, the gazebo has been angered. >8O
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Step 2: Install Firefox
Step 3: Make sure the date and time are set correctly
If Step 1 fails, turn down/off UAC.
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I feel your pain. Your best bet is to reformat completely and install Windows XP and the rest of the applications you need. The machine will be less bloated and faster.
Keep in mind you need to gather your tools first:
1. Windows XP bootable CD with latest service pack
2. CD with correct drivers for XP.
Good luck.
Basically this.
However, the Win7 Beta expires in June (/sadface). It will be released in November most likely, but until then, make sure you have all the Vista updates, and turn User Account Control off.
And yeah... never use internet explorer unless you absolutely have to. Part of my reformatting ritual is once I can access the internet, I install Mozilla Firefox.
i am so tired of this answer.
1. older technology rarely gets supported after, say now
2. 4 gig max on ram. max you'll ever need now, but you never know for the future
3. turn off UAC. it takes maybe 10 seconds and you don't have to go through the face grinding task of finding xp drivers for components that probably outdate xp
i say this in a lot of threads and am starting to sound like a windows ad but vista is awesome. i use it to great effect and it has helped me run such things as AoC and War online like butter. it got a lot of crap when it was released for not having drivers that work for it, but 2 years later almost nothing WON'T work with it.
turn off UAC, but keep the feature that double checks every time you install something. it's an extra 1/2 second when you download/install and has so far saved me from having to clear 3 different virus' from my computer
Win7 is awesome.
And yeah... XP isn't really supported anymore, sadly.
2. If you're getting security certificate invalid errors due to dates, set your computer's clock correctly. If it's resetting the time every time you shut down the computer, replace the battery.
It is free and easy to install, if she does not like it after trying it, you could just go back to Winblows Vista.
This article states the contrary:
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/windows-xp-will-be-supported-until-2014-405145
and this one:
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/06/232225
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Indeed, XP will be supported by Microsoft, but many companies aren't bothering to update or include drivers for new hardware. One of my monitors simply didn't have XP drivers, and my video card or my mobo either didn't have them or they were out of date.
So I should have clarified, XP will continue to be supported by MS, but the community in general is offering less and less support for XP.
Try to run an "administrator" program. Little window pops up, click allow. That took all of what, half a second?
I like having the extra step in there.
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I leave it on for my home computer, but I don't think the situation is as dire as you make it sound. Also, make sure you install SP1.
Good luck! Vista is far more stable and secure than XP. If you want it to purr along make sure you have 3GB of RAM and a dual core proc.
I was VERY skeptical about installing Vista, but I went ahead and got it. It's way faster than XP for me, and more stable; I've needed to restart the system or had a system crash maybe 5 times in almost a year.
I feel so much more at home now with Vista than with XP. Also, a lot of people will tell you "OMG Vista uses all of ur memories!!" which might seem true at first, since it will always report very little memory as being free, but it's actually caching all the rest of your memory. It's better to have your memory doing something than just let it sit there unused.
I installed it a few weeks ago on my new rig and I really must say this shit is fucking tight.
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Although, I see a new fun issue. Her computer only has 2 gigs of ram and a single core processor. :[
But, this issue has been more or less solved, so thanks everyone.
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