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Yes, and I am one of them.
This is Absolutely 100% not True. At all, not even a little bit true.If all you do is go on the internet, get your mail, and perhaps create a few documents or use a couple of proven programs, you will not have a problem. It will do everything you want it to. there is no problem. If you realy want to USE the system to it's fullest extent (Networking, advanced user, Heavy multimedia and streaming), the blue screen of death starts showing up often.
I do all those things and more and have never, not once, ever had a BSOD because of it. I also, RIP Home Movies from camcorder and build advanced DVD's for the family. I do heavy rendering with TMpeg, VDUB, Audio Converting, Photo Rendering.
I also heavily game on my system with Vista.
And you are absolutely incorrect on your assumptions, which appears to be saying that anyone who tries to do those things is going to experience the same problems you are. Which is not true.
Your system may not be up to the task, but I can assure you that mine very much is and has been since May of 2007.
Yes. It is either you, Or your system just isn't what you thought it was supposed to be. But then a lot of people got ripped by the big OEM's or by trying to self build a system and totally under bought on hardware, or bought junk.Who knows.... Maybe it's me messing up....
If it makes you feel better, yes, I have had maybe a total of 2 or 3 BSOD's since day one, and they were all my fault. I have not had a single one that was caused by windows in general, or software I have installed. I have had software crash on me, but it was not compatible and I had a feeling it would do so before I started so I knew what to expect. Infact, only that software crashed, and not everything else with it, unlike days of old XP.
I also work with Portable software testing and using. I download and install/uninstall a lot of software just checking it out. I clutter my system pretty good at times.
I have to do clean ups and maintenance (something that most people who complain about their PC's ,, DON'T DO).
I'm sorry, I don't mean to jack this thread, but it needs to be stated that your problems (even if they are reported by many) in windows usually are not windows problems, but user problems. You need to learn how to buy/build a better system and you won't have those problems. Do real regular maintenance with good software. And yes, it is hard to find, determine, there is so much crap out there.
Your generalization of .. (email and web only, don't try and really use your system or beware of BSOD's) is just uncalled for no matter how frustrated you are with YOUR PC. It is YOUR PC, that has the problem. It is NOT a general windows problem.
Don't get me wrong. Vista has some issues, not many, and is a very solid system overall on the right hardware. You obviously (and many others) made poor choices.
As for formatting regularly, No, never had to do it out of need that the system was in peril.
I have however had to do it for other reasons. Mainly cleanup and getting reorganized. And I have only done that a total of maybe 3 times.
I am however, now running Win7 7264 x86 and it still needs some polishing, Runs a bit faster and smoother than Vista in most areas, notably boot up and starting of apps.
Win 7 is another very solid system over all.
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As to the original Topic. I have probably tried using every File manager on the market. And I still come back to Explorer. Vista/7 explorer is much better than XP. Although I do wish is was a bit more powerful.
Copenhagen is where Windows really needs to be at.
Too bad it ain't there yet.
Last edited by Tepid; 10 Jul 2009 at 21:23.