No CD copy program exists on Vista

Ben,

Your position is ludicrous. Normally we agree a bit more.

By your argument, Microsoft should never make any substantial changes to
Windows, because it would require effort on the part of the IHV and ISV.
Microsoft must ensure that every interface is absolutely identical from
release to release.

Even though they published the specifications literally years in advance
and locked them down a good two years ago. Even though the have been
providing betas for almost four years.

You do realize that by your argument, we'd all be running the latest
release of Windows 1.0? Not even 3.1, 1.0. No 95. No NT. No Windows
2000. No XP. We would still have DOS underneath. No true multitasking.
No multimonitor support. No wireless support. Minimal network support.
No domains.

Seriously, what would you suggest that they should have done
differently? The VAST majority of applications and even drivers run
unchanged. If the developer followed the XP development standards, it is
very likely the application still works. It is the developers that
pushed out the edges and delivered code that worked in XP, but barely,
that are having problems. Every single application that I have
developed and use (programming is a hobby) runs flawlessly without
recompile. Install and run. Some are complex file manipulation
utilities. Every one works.

I don't have a single commercial application that did not work on Vista.
Not one. Some required I be running the latest version, which seems
reasonable, as how could they have shipped me a version years ago that
would have anticipated Vista. That said, many of my very old
applications work fine too.

I would love to hear what you believe they should have done differently.

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Myers [mailto:ben_myers_spam_me_not@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Posted At: Friday, May 18, 2007 10:10 AM
Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Conversation: No CD copy program exists on Vista
Subject: Re: No CD copy program exists on Vista

All you can do is install and try most of these programs. Recently,
Microsoft
complained that Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) did not provide
enough
drivers for Vista. Well, Vista has changed radically enough that both
older
drivers and older software applications break when installed or run.
So
Microsoft spreads the blame for the lack of success of Vista. How
unpatriotic
of us all to think that Vista is flawed! Though not covered by the
Patriot
Act, any dissent about Vista could be under surveillance... Ben Myers

On 18 May 2007 06:59:39 -0700, BigRog <bigrog98@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I found Free Download


Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5 Supersonic (E) 7.5 Supersonic (E) for
windows XP. Does anybody know if it works for Vista?

Roger








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