Upgrading from Vista to Microsoft XP
Ouch. Coding Sanity has a report of their efforts in upgrading a PC from MS Vista to XP. Seems like everything is pretty good:
To be honest there is only one conclusion to be made; Microsoft has really outdone themselves in delivering a brand new operating system that really excels in all the areas where Vista was sub-optimal. From my testing, discussions with friends and colleagues, and a review of the material out there on the web there seems to be no doubt whatsoever that that upgrade to XP is well worth the money. Microsoft can really pat themselves on the back for a job well done, delivering an operating system which is much faster and far more reliable than its predecessor. Anyone who thinks there are problems in the Microsoft Windows team need only point to this fantastic release and scoff loudly.
And yes, he really does keep up this snark the whole way through. It would be considered rude if it weren’t verifiably true. Redmond ought to get on the ball, quick.
Comment from Elise’s Avonym
Time December 17, 2007 at 14:20
That’s pretty funny – my recent downgrade to Vista actually increased the air circulation in our computer room….after a minute or two of internal thrashing, the computer fan would high-cycle for 30 seconds, with lots of good air circulation, then the whole thing would shut off. Interesting feature of Vista.