|
Vista
I have found Vista a nightmare for using new astro hardware like a new camera or a filter wheel.
It seems to fight you every step of the way so something that should be simple like run an installer doesn't work and there are work-arounds to get the hardware installed.
I have tried to install an upgraded driver for a camera only to have it go into a continuous flashing on and off loop once clicked on that could only be stopped by removing the laptop battery.
A filter wheel which the manufacturer "claims" is Vista compatible wouldn't work under Vista if you paid it.
Vista is not the way to go at all for astronomy and XP is the preferred system.
Even little things like the extra feature on the mouse drag where it can activate a slider. Really annoying if you are using Photoshop and move a slider to adjust something and then you leave your hand on the touch pad and move it slightly then the slider moves wildly and all your adjusting is out the door.
No thanks.
I predict if Microsoft brought out another product as bad as Vista it will have serious financial difficulties within 2 years despite its massive size as a company.
Greg.
|