10 Vista Problems You Didn't Know You Had

[royalcrown]

VTOLFreak,
Quit being a douge bag.

"Wich motherboard comes with both 1.1 and 2.0 ports? They are either all 1.1 or all 2.0. Unless you add a PCI card to an old box to add USB 2.0. But then you'd know where the 2.0 ports are wouldn't you?"

No, a lot of older boards soket 462 (xp), 754 and 939 systems and some p4 boards used add on chips to add extra usb ports that werent built into the south bridge. Sometimes these were older 1.1 ports and the new chipset had usb 2 ports (ie. my Chaintech skt600). Fyi, even that XP system could run vista and had drivers !

A lot of ppl buy prefab boxes or laptops and have no idea wtf chipset it is...happens all the time.

If I want to go into my services snap in, or msconfig and disable crazy shit I don't need necuse it's a security problem, or I just don't fricken want it (upnp, fast user switching, etc..) I sure as hell will, who the hell are you to tell us how we should have our systems configured. Oh I forgot, Vista knows everything, that's why it knows I like superfetch the hell off and not sucking up my disk I/O while it fills up my 4 gigs right ?

Just because you have a way of doing things it's not the only or the best way, go right your book so I can stay stuff like, "Windows cleanup does not encompss everything I want to clean up, you're such a tard, go in and type superultradeleteblahblah, that is the right and only way to do it, my way."

Stop being such a know it all condescending douch.

 

[royalcrown]

OH, I know I spelled "douche" incorrectly btw, I had to type it blind as the forum is fucked up atm, so please be aware that I know and don't need your 2 cents...

 

[royalcrown]

[citation][nom]malveaux[/nom][/citation]

You want harder, deeper tech, then maybe stop posting / reading here and go to Arstechnica if you know so much. When you own Tom's you can dictate the level of shop talk and industry jargon that's prevalent.

 

[royalcrown]

[citation][nom]Denisimo[/nom][/citation]

A lot of old pc's run vista fine if you have a gig and turn off superfetch, my best friend uses a dumb one because they are cheap, and a lot of non 7 year old boards used add on controllers for PATA, usb support such as socket 939 X2 64. I think laptops are dumb too, but who am i to tell them to go buy a "real pc"

 

[myriad46]

Maybe there's too much crap in this world because you've posted 331 commnents since August 12th of this year.

To clarify my distaste, it's possible to comment on an article's good/bad points without posting a 14 paragraph breakdown of what's wrong with it, which seem to be the majority of negative posts about this article.

 

[royalcrown]

@myriad46

That's because they think they and everybody else knows everything. They forget that there are also some noob's and intermediate level users that come here, just look at the system build forums and see how many green ppl there are. Those are the people that will find this stuff useful and even some power users like myself picked up a couple tips !

 

[jadawin]

use radarsync to update your computer, its free, driverguide cost. radarsync has its glitches, like offering older driver sometimes, but you can see driver number easily.

 

[reddragon72]

this is a waste of time. First step 7 is covered in step 6. You don't need a stupid debug program just to get the frign code. The performance center will tell you what the code is!!! plus Vista will show a popup when you get to the desktop after a BSOD giving you the pertanent info there. WOW talking about going around the mountain...

second Linux to access files?!?!?!?! learn to use the OS!!! you can take control over ANY FILE in Vista. GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND!!

I'm not even going to go there on the drivers issue, if it ain't broke then don't fnck with it! I stopped reading this garbage after step 7 and I'm supprised I got that far. And yes I am yelling cause I know I'll never get my time back for the 7 steps I did read!!!

WOW Tomshardware is really getting employing some crappy writers now adays!

 

[Tomsguiderachel]

[citation][nom]malveaux[/nom][/citation]
Malveaux,

Nobody is asking for your praise. But nobody benefits from the angry tone in your countless comments, either.

Welcome to Tom's Guide, which is not Tom's Hardware, and not a Hardware site.

We do our best to provide interesting articles to people who are eager to learn the basics. If that's not you...well, I'm sorry you found yourself here by mistake.

Every article we write deserves thoughtful criticism, and myself and our writers are eager to read it, learn from it, and write better articles in the future. But Malveaux, we aren't impressed with your comments, or the comments from other bile-filled readers. We host these comment-sections to enable communication, and you don't know how to communicate effectively.

Thanks,
Rachel Rosmarin, Editor of Tom's Guide

 

[Guest]

Wow, haven't seen backlash like this since they announced the new Star Trek movie takes place in an alternate timeline. I find myself wondering how this article, out of all the other drivel on the web could draw such scorn. Perhaps the readers are angry that they aren't getting what they paid for in the quality of the article? Oh wait, we don't have to pay to read it.

I'll admit, the title of the article is a bit absurd, and the suggestion to boot into a linux command line does refute the claim that this article is aimed at beginners. But for crying out loud, do a Google search for Vista tweaks, and you'll find plenty of results with equally what you might call bad suggestions and recommendations.

The author is sharing what worked for him in his experience, but as we all know, in technology there is more than 12 ways to skin a cat. Some ways might be more or less efficient than others, but that doesn't mean they don't get the job done.

 

[Guest]

nice article. Too bad some people have nothing to do but comment negatively, not constructively on the content. I am sure this helped a lot of people not familiar with all of the new Vista tools.

 

[Arbie]

Re: the useless happytalk remark.
1. Google me: I've contributed to over 100 books. How many have you written (over a dozen different ...For Dummies titles included)
2. The editor's assignment asked me to make this approachable for newbies. Maybe it was a waste of your time, but I wrote what I was asked to provide.
3. Why don't you submit an article to Tom's? We're always looking for smart, savvy contributors. Put your work where your mouth just was.

So you've made a career out of bloat like this. I wouldn't brag about it. But thanks for the warning on 100 books to avoid. With proper editing they probably amount to 40 readable volumes, of which there are perhaps 4 books-worth of technical value.

Way back in personal computers (ca 1978) a man writing guides on their use gave me a draft of his next TRS-80 book for review. The pages were thickly padded with breezy chatter, like much of this article. There was nothing technical to even comment on, but I found some way to ask how junk like that could sell. He said "I've learned that no matter how little I know, there's folks out there who know less [and will buy this]".

I guess I'm just tired of this kind of writing, and sorry to find it in Tom's.

 

[zodiacfml]

i agree with some negative comments here except for being emotional which is least helpful. i really find the tips on the article too difficult for the advantages it can give. honestly, the writer is good and i just can't relate to his expertise.
for example, recovering disk space. a non expert can just use disk cleanup, lower system restore, burn files to dvds/cds, or lastly delete videos or uninstall programs if 2 gigs of space is really needed on 40gig-80gig hard disks. the problem reduces to almost zero with users of half or more terabyte disks.

 

[Tomsguiderachel]

[citation][nom]Migraine[/nom][/citation]
Now *this* is a rational critical comment.

Thanks, Migraine.


Rachel Rosmarin, Editor of Tom's Guide

 

[Guest]

In IT, you come across a lot of people who know enough to get them in trouble. Those people are usually the ones who criticize the most because in all honesty, it did not hold the information to the one question they can keep in their head at a time. You look like you know something if you yell and banter enough about it. I take care of two schools, and have to deal with teachers like this on a daily basis. They go to one class and feel they are tech gurus. To all the writers and editors here at toms, you guys are doing great, those of us with common sense understand that you can not write Pulitzer prize winners every time you type. Keep up the good work and forget the posts of those who are not nearly as informed as they pretend or are fooled into believing they are.

p.s. UAC is a good thing, i personally disable mine, but I try to monitor as much as I can about my system and run what I can to protect it. XP did not have UAC, so why do people insist that you are screwing yourself without it? An honest question, if there is something for me to learn, then I will accept it and adjust my thinking on the subject. But in the end, if you are vigilant enough, you can protect yourself with out the hassle of UAC pop ups. If you serf the net not caring much about where you go, or install spore with out reading the crap it puts on your system, then keep UAC running, it is the only thing that stands between you and a major headache. Also, for those MAC fan boys that take time to hit Vista every chance you get. We use Macs in our schools, our reason here in IT is because its dumbed down OS is easier for teachers and students not used to technology to get a basic grasp of it before they use PCs. Dont get me wrong, the MACs are great systems, easy to fix, use, wipe, re-image, you name it, they are good. But the os is no better then vista. If jobs and apple had some balls, they would open up the OS to go on any x86 setup, but they know that BSOD will occur more often in OSX if they did cause then they would be at the mercy of countless vendors trying to get proper Mac drivers out to the public. Exclusivity is not a good counter for open platforms.

 

[Denisimo]

[citation][nom]TomsGuideRachel[/nom][/citation]


OK, i think someone needs to go back to grade school and learn the basics of reading in addition to common sense!


It makes no difference if its Tom's Guide, or Tom's Hardware, they are both related to each other and are derived from same person. "Tom". One Men, who started this site when you were still wearing dippers and eating apple sauce.

Thus i fully agree with Malveaux, and all his points he, but unfortunately most of your Editors have missed.

it seems, that you and your editors, co-workers, ego has been squashed because of this article, thus you are blindly trying to defend it.

The best thing anyone could have done to this point, is pull this article off the site, apologize to readers, and perhaps rewrite the article from scratch.

But hey, if your ego is that important to you, then people like my self, Malveaux and many alike will rain down on you and every one else every time you make a mockery of Toms name.

Sure we don’t pay, but what will the sponsors and bill payers will think about this when we go over your head? They are paying for quality. And this article has no quality of any sort.

 

[bgd73]

usbview. thanks. greta program. I only learned my pc has 1.1 and 2.0 on every port, the device determines the speed...I wonder what machine actually spereates the 1.1 and 2.0 today, and runs vista. Only 5+ year old chips do this, they are all integrated today as one.

 

[Guest]

I think that's the heart of the matter. Fluff articles like this that appeal to the soccer moms and Math teachers of the world are popular and generate hits. I'm sure whatever liberal arts major it was meant for got a really good read out of it, but I haven't seen any evidence proving that the people this article was meant for could tie their own shoes. These people bring their computers to whatever nephew/cousin/geeksquaddrone is available and say, "it don't work."

Some of us kind of miss what was associated with the name Tom's Hardware back around the turn of the millenium. The Tom's "megaconglomorporation" of sites now is essentially turning into the Fox News of computer hardware for the old Tom's die-hards that are still sticking around. You have the "Tom's guide is different from Tom's Hardware" argument, but the fact remains that Tom's Hardware links to these articles.

My only request is this: Have a little more journalistic pride before you top a steaming pile of an article like this off with a witty headline that could've come from the mudslingers over at apple PR.

 

[zak_mckraken]

It has been said countless times now but I want support the editors and tell the "I'm better than you" guys to calm down a bit. The only thing I found wrong with this article is the title. It should not be "10 problems you don't know you had" for "A couple of handy tricks to make you appreciate Vista". I didn't learn anything new from the OS itself but I do find the SP1 cleaning tool and the Revo uninstaller very interesting. I'll try them when I get home tonight.

Also, I was a bit relieved after reading the article that, unlike the title suggested, I don't have any problems with my system that I'm not aware of. That's always nice to know!

To malveaux and the others who plagues the forum with your harsh remarks and your condescendent attitude: if you really want to argue on hardcore topics with people you would qualify as "your equals", there are sites dedicated to that purpose elsewhere. If you just want to bash on people with less knowledge than you, then please, grow up.

Tom's Hardware, Tom's Guide and the other affiliates are there to inform the average and above-average users of news about technology and, besides filling their articles with typos, they serve that purpose well.

 

[jadawin]

For those who hate uac, there is good solution and approved by microsoft. Norton "UAC" tool does it. http://www.nortonlabs.com/inthelab/uac.php. Use it and forget uac, it does not broke anything. Nortons best tool and free. And driver update www.radarsync.com, free also. Minor glitches. See my earlier comment. For this article writer, do try find alternatives, not first ones which pops out google search. What is writers timescale to write 100 book? What is quality of these books?