| I'll also report quickly on my Vista experience. I've got a Dell Inspiron 1501 that came loaded with Windows Vista Home Basic. It, too, came unexpectedly on Tuesday. I was working for a guy doing yard work and when I got home, my mom told me she thought my computer had come. A box from Dell had arrived. Sure enough, I was so excited. I was hungry from working all morning outside, but I busted out that package and starting working immediately.
I have found I'm not a huge fan of the IE with the tabs so they have already been disabled. I like when switching from program to program that I can get to the desktop. Not a fan of Windows Live Messenger. Also, the Google programs are not needed in my opinion. They should let me download those if that's what I want. I was hesitant the other night to buy a PC game, but I did anyway and was presently surprised when Age of Empires installed correctly and plays well. The next big question will be installing Office 2003 and installing a printer and whether those will work correctly.
I downloaded Ad-Aware Tuesday night and ran it Thursday evening. I already had 38 items that it picked up on!!!
Overall, I'm pleased with my new computer and the Windows Vista. We'll see how I continue to like it. |