Re: in Vista Hell

On May 20, 12:46 pm, "DM" <d...@xxxxxx> wrote:
Friends,

My photography business began to pick up this year so I decided that I
wanted to take the plunge and get Photoshop CS3 (been using Paint Shop and
Nikon PictureProject and other cheaper programs). Since my PC was 6 years
old with USB 1.0 I figured I would upgrade to new technology with more RAM,
storage, and processing power. I ordered me a new Dell with all the bells
and whistles, and naturally 32 bit Windows Vista. After two days of dealing
with this I currently consider myself in Vista Hell!

The first program I tried to install was the latest update of Nikon
PictureProject which is supposed to be Vista compatible. It didn't install
smoothly and I get "missing file" error messages as well as other error
messages trying to run it. An uninstall and reinstall was to no avail.
Then the Netgear wireless USB adapter I BOUGHT FROM DELL will not work
properly either, even after getting the updated drivers off Netgear's
website. Not to mention that the Belkin Easy Transfer cable that Dell
charged me $30 for won't work either. After installing the drivers and
software for it on my XP machine the two still don't see each other and it
is anything but easy.

I would like to know if any of you folks have any solutions to the issues?
I would just pack it all up and send it back but I am afraid ole Betsey XP
is on borrowed time. I considered Apple/MAC but after talking to some of
the labs I deal with that may not be the best idea. I sure as heck don't
want to run into issue with CS3 as I really feel it will help my business.

Best regards,

DM

I did a Vista install and it was tough to get through.

First off, if you got one with "all the bells and whistles", why are
you installing a USB wireless network card. If it's a laptop, it
should already have a wireless card built in. If it's a desktop, use
a wire or install a card in the back so it's permanent.

Next issue: why are you using a transfer cable. If you have a
network, use that to transfer from your old machine. If the old
machine isn't on the network, for $10 you can install a card.

Set up your network using the flash-card option. It's pretty easy that
way and beats the heck out of doing it manually.

I don't know what Dell sold you, but you need to seriously consider
one of a few options for storage. First off, you could get a big,
stand alone drive or array. Go Firewire 400 or better yet, Firewire
800. I never though there was much of a speed difference until I put
in Firewire 400. Firewire is also necessary if you do any video. The
other option is a network device. That probably quicker than
Firewire.

I'd keep Old Bestsy XP around, if I were you. Throw in a few BIG hard
drives and use it for backups and maybe as a file server. But at
least use it for backups.

I think it'll be a while before things are 100% Vista compatible.

Frankly, after using it I couldn't figure out what all of the big
hoopla was about. It didn't seem all that much different. The few
things that I thought were different just seems worse.

I happened to get XP when it first came out and a lot of people asked
if it was better. I said no, it was less bad. With Vista, I'm not
sure it is even "less bad". I'm not sure it Mac is a real option,
either, depending on your lab. For example, I'm not sure it Mac will
run ROES, if your lab uses that.

Good luck with it. And remember, REBOOT does NOT mean to KICK AGAIN.

.

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