what are all the errors the OS is giving you when you go to install your games?

I'd really like to know the numbers on how many people actually went out and purchased Vista (take away OEM and free updates from recent hardware purchases), it would be great to know what people were upgrading from as well.

If you compare sales given the amount of PC's in use today compared to when XP was released I think XP would have been a stronger seller. I'm sticking with XP MCE, given it has media center and remote desktop I'd need to shell out for Vista Ultimate to get the same functionality and it just ain't worth the dollars!

Well, I have Vista Ultimate, and my computer is about three years old, and I really haven't had any problem installing, or getting anything to work. And, honestly, it's just a prettier XP. I bought it the day it came out. It took a little getting used to, but it's still just a cute XP. The "Dreams" are the only "huge" difference I've seen, and it's nothing to write home about. Oh yea. I have a $500 eMachine. Also I didn't pay but a couple of hundred for Ultimate. So, really do whatever trips you're trigger. I was just wanting something different from XP. Oh well. Same thing. I think OS's have come about as far as you can go. I mean you can always put a few more bells and whistles, but it's still the same thing. And I started back when there was'nt anything called "Windows". Janis Joplin said it best in Ball And Chain. "It's All The Same F______ Day". Peace. Ok. Now jump on me. Fresh meat.

well watt can I say,I have windows XP home edtion and its really good compatible with every drive,software,games,etc and also it has the much better wished suport we all need for the software.now if u compare the look of XP WITH VISTA then vista is 100% fresher and good looking,the onlly problem I see about vista its the availiability to get updates,and certain drive updates (as so many people are saying) but with everything comes a price to pay i supose!

I am really thinking of getting vista for the simple reason that for one,its looks cool and much easier to use for 2 it has the option of searching for any file u want from one location without much problems for 3 it has far more features than XP for the future computer needs as time goes by technology will be much more advanced and certain software or drives etc will require u too have vista or at least a certain mininum of spec.. not saying that everyone will go out and spend loads of cash on unessesay tech,but if u reall are into computers and all this new technology then its worth thinking about watt will come ahead and watt better way to prepare for it.

well thats my opinion i give XP 50% and vista 50% since they boths have good's and bad's

many thanks for taking the time to read this,hope i dont affend anyone.

im still paying off this pc i got a year ago...cant even think about vista upgrade..plus i heard if you got vista your printer wont work anymore (you have to upgrade or something)....(i love my printer) someone tell me if thats wrong please...filthy rumours always seem to swing my way.........

i am not ready to upgrade to vista just yet, as with all new O/S releases it takes time to work the bugs out, once the first couple of service packs appear they i will be considering it, but even then once i do i will be dual booting with windows XP.

well of course they made a lot of sales, you can't even get windows xp from the normal stores anymore. so im not surprised at all the way sales are forced for vista

With a bit of creative accounting i came to this conclusion

5 million copies of vista actually sold
10 million still sitting on shelves
10 million being installed on machines as we speak
5 million in computers on the shelf for sale
10 million pirated copies
= 40 million
by the time you read this, pirated copies will be at 11 million and counting

Depends on the printer Kitty.   

What the hells up with this place where's the edit of post option !

I have a Canon i960 inkjet printer, and Canon CanoScan N670U scanner...they both work fine with Vista Home Premium. I was surprised at how quickly Canon came out with Vista updates for many of their older products. But they work.   

I've got a copy of Vista in the drawer next to me... But the closest you'll see it to being on my PC is it sitting next to my monitor as a coaster.

Tried it,hated it(and I was really wanting to like it)

Navigation in Vista is a step backwards and where the f**k are my toolbars and tabs?!

Clean install was about 60,000 files!  

Just crashed out, or stopped installing about half way through, and has given errors to the like of, installation cannot continue due to buffer over-runs and the like, got 3 diff errors installing stalker, looking back i do think its drivers for the graff card X800. ohh and its vista ultimate.

Tell ya wot, if I send ya a box of pretty looking coasters to replace it, can I have your very ordinary looking Vista one? Oh, and what flavour is it, BTW? Cos if it's just Vista Home Basic, a fair swap would be a six pack of fairly ordinary looking coasters.