windows vista bugs?

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so, I was going to wait until windows vista came out to buy a noteobok (from dell, an inspiron) but now i'm thinking of buying a system now, with xp, and installing vista a couple months after it is released (and free of any bugs). is this a good idea? do you know how long i can hold onto my 'free upgrade to vista' from dell? thanks for the help

jmstacey2005 · Answer

woosmaster wrote:

do you know how long i can hold onto my "free upgrade to vista" from dell? thanks for the help

The best thing to do would be to redeem it as quickly as possible. You don't have to upgrade until you are ready and you avoid running into any issues later on down the road trying to redeem it.

jtzako · Answer

The voucher has to be redeemed pretty soon as far as I know. I think they expire in March.

You can always redeem and get the copy of Vista then upgrade later on if you choose.

Personally Ive been running vista since early in Beta2 and currently have the RTM version. I have no issues with any of the software/games I use personally.

jmwills · Answer

Show me any Operating System free of bugs......just one.

kschannen · Answer

I doubt that Vista itself will be any more 'bug-free' after two months than it is today. After all, the first major service pack is probably many months away.   What probably will change in the next 3 or 4 months is better driver support for various peripherals and application updates from software vendors. But that has nothing to do with Vista itself being buggy. Vista has been remarkably stable for me, both on my notebook and on a desktop PC.

Him 92 · Answer

what is this bug on Vista are you guys talking about?? I'm new on computer and i would really like to kow these stuff..

FlyingArrow · Answer

I will be sticking with XP for my desktop for the time being until Vista becomes a better gamming platform. I have seen some benchmarks and the games shown (fairly new games) run at lower FPS than XP. However this could be down to primitive drivers and this should be resolved Hopefully:smileyhappy:.

kschannen · Answer

Him 92 - I don't think anyone is referring to a specific bug, but rather the idea thatn any new OS (or application) probably will contain bugs or issues that will ultimately be rectified with future patches or service packs.

Him 92 · Answer

ok thats kool then   anyone knows when Windows Vista will be able in store??

kschannen · Answer

Last I saw it was scheduled for release to the general public on January 30, 2007. This is the first day that you can get it off the retail shelf, or shipped on a new PC.

Him 92 · Answer

so what your saying is that from Jan 30 Dell will be able to ship to the people who ordered there computers will have Vista full version?? But what about for the people who bought it before Jan 30?? do they have to buy Vista??

jmwills · Answer

If you have the upgrade coupon, you should be able to get your copy of the disc sometime aorund the middle of February and then go thru the upgrade process yourself.   Dell willl be shipping pre-installed Vista systems on 30 jan.

FlyingArrow · Answer

I bought my laptop before the Vista express offer:smileysad:   I'm not too bothered though because I'm hoping to get a bigger harddrive for my laptop and install a full edition of vista on it. I'm hoping to keep my current hard disk as a spare with XP on it, which may be handy if vista does not like a certain application:smileyhappy:

Him 92 · Answer

How do you get the coupon?? I thought when I buy a Dell computer like XP 710 or 700 when the day come I will be able to upgrade to Vista full version of it Dang I think this means my XP will be able to install Vista when it comes out and I have to buy it??

frontier204 · Answer

If you want to try your luck with the Express Vista Upgrade rebate, go here:
https://www.dellvistaupgrade.com/default.aspx

However it says my Dimension 9200 does not qualify for the upgrade even though there are 3 web pages on Dell's site and 2 papers that came with the computer that say otherwise.

Him 92 · Answer

I think I should just stay with my XP for a few month... You know untill Vista gets clean :smileytongue:   Someone answer my question please   thanx :smileyhappy:

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