Windows update removed HIBERNATE function

[Hoss]

Now, if we just could predict which ones would suck before buying, we would be in good shape.

Why I never install or purchase a new OS until all the looky-loos have a say on it, and even then I typically wait until the first service pack is out.

[Red Arrow]

Why I never install or purchase a new OS until all the looky-loos have a say on it, and even then I typically wait until the first service pack is out.

Being first on the block to get something always carries some risk.

[sgrizzle]

They have made it quite a bit better with Windows 7.  I think Vista was to Windows 7 what Window ME was to Windows XP.  Ok, maybe on a lesser scale.  But MS has that 'Star Trek Movie' quality about their software releases.

About every other one sucks.

When Windows 7 works, it works great. When it doesn't work, I would rather have ME. Fixing it is more complicated than any previous version of windows ever created.

[Gaspar]

When Windows 7 works, it works great. When it doesn't work, I would rather have ME. Fixing it is more complicated than any previous version of windows ever created.

We have several brand new HP boxes on 7 and it's a nightmare. Worse than Vista in my opinion.  Some of my systems run databases that are necessary to other systems and, they like to shut down frequently with no explanation.  I have disabled automatic updates and eliminated permissions for the systems to do so, but they still do.  Log files are no help and I am currently waiting on a couple more XP licenses so I can downgrade. 

On the non-critical machines that run 7, I have updates turned on and it seems that Microsoft has a new "critical" update three or four times a week.  With each update, I notice the system performance decreasing.  I'm surprised if my Apple boxes update every 6 months.  I've got one on Tiger that is still as fast today as it was 5 years ago when I bought it.

Why must Microsoft continue to release software that is not ready for prime time?

[sgrizzle]

We have several brand new HP boxes on 7 and it's a nightmare. Worse than Vista in my opinion.  Some of my systems run databases that are necessary to other systems and, they like to shut down frequently with no explanation.  I have disabled automatic updates and eliminated permissions for the systems to do so, but they still do.  Log files are no help and I am currently waiting on a couple more XP licenses so I can downgrade. 

On the non-critical machines that run 7, I have updates turned on and it seems that Microsoft has a new "critical" update three or four times a week.  With each update, I notice the system performance decreasing.  I'm surprised if my Apple boxes update every 6 months.  I've got one on Tiger that is still as fast today as it was 5 years ago when I bought it.

Why must Microsoft continue to release software that is not ready for prime time?

I've heard the problem is that Microsoft continues to build on the same core. There are elements in Windows 7 that came from Dos 6. While troubleshooting Windows 7, I bought up menus and systems written for Windows XP.

Apple (Jobs) made a huge change by dumping the old Mac OS and changing out to unix-based OSX. One major difference is the way security is thought of. A user in OSX does not have "god power" to the system but can seamlessly invoke it when they need to. Almost every Windows user has this power meaning the apps they run also have that power and it makes it extremely easy for viruses, hackers, and pebkac issues. The easiest way to protect against the majority of Windows problems is to never have admin rights.

[rwarn17588]

These sort of complaints is when Apple-heads become really obnoxious and insufferable. And it sucks to know that they're right.

[sgrizzle]

These sort of complaints is when Apple-heads become really obnoxious and insufferable. And it sucks to know that they're right.

I started out in Unix and Dos, then went to Novell, then on to Windows (where the $$ is) but I'm typing this on a macbook.

[Conan71]

My next computer will be a Mac

[Red Arrow]

If I get the package to run Windows applications on my i-Mac will I get all the problems of Windows on the i-Mac?

[Conan71]

My daughter claims her Mac Book runs Windows apps better than Windows does.  She's not one to exaggerate, but she does like to give me a hard time about still being on an MS-based machine.

[Gaspar]

I wish all my PCs worked like my Mac.  My Mac is on a 5yo operating system and I still consider it 10 years ahead of windows.  My iPhone is at least 5 years ahead of my previous phone (Blackberry). 

I think Jobs has a alien spacecraft he's steeling technology from!

[sgrizzle]

If I get the package to run Windows applications on my i-Mac will I get all the problems of Windows on the i-Mac?

To do that you basically run windows inside of the mac operating system. I would say it actually runs a bit better. However, since you're not using windows for web browsing, etc, downloading update is not as important.

[patric]

We have several brand new HP boxes on 7 and it's a nightmare.

We just upgraded about a dozen workstations to Xeons with 8 processor cores and obscene amounts of memory, all of them running XP sp3...
I was really hoping they had "gotten it right" with Win7.
But at least you can still legally buy XP.

[Gaspar]

We just upgraded about a dozen workstations to Xeons with 8 processor cores and obscene amounts of memory, all of them running XP sp3...
I was really hoping they had "gotten it right" with Win7.
But at least you can still legally buy XP.

I'm sure Microsoft will deliver an update that puts an end to the life of XP.

I have a couple of machines on Ubuntu Linux, and am amazed by how fast and elegant that operating system is.  I use a Linux program called Wine that lets me install and run many window's applications.  It's a very fast system and it's free. 

[Conan71]

I'm sure Microsoft will deliver an update that puts an end to the life of XP.

I have a couple of machines on Ubuntu Linux, and am amazed by how fast and elegant that operating system is.  I use a Linux program called Wine that lets me install and run many window's applications.  It's a very fast system and it's free.  

Ubuntu Linux, is a program?

Holy crap, I thought he was the former transportation minister of Nigeria.  I just gave him my bank info and social security number to help him move $12.5mm into the U.S.  Uh oh...