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Termyn8or -> RE: New Computer Question (2/28/2009 12:09:11 PM)
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Get the downgrade to XP, XP Pro preferably. Highly recommended even if you have to download some drivers.
This is only one of many issues with Vista, and what I've heard, if you are a twelve year old or something, Vista is a good thing because it "protects" you automatically. From your posts I take it you are not a kid, and don't need nor want to be protected automatically.
Even in XP Pro you will need to turn off a bunch of crap, but with Vista there is much more. Once you get XP Pro, and you have at least SP1 with it or SP2 if you intend to use wireless internet, shut off all automatic updates and all automatic everything. I go so far as to not even use any power saving options or screen savers. I am big enough to reach the power button.
If you learn fast and really don't know much about Windows in the first place, you might consider Linux. There are versions that will run straight off the CD with no installation at all so you can try it out. The difference is not unlike driving a car instead of riding in the back seat. In fact Linux has some really cool tricks, for example you can crash any website you choose with it once you know how. It is also pretty much impervious to all virii and worms, trojans and whatever they might come up with. All that shit it written for Windows, you could also get a Mac if you want to spend the money and believe me I have considered it. The firewalls on alternative OSes are primarily just to limit access to your files, you won't get a virus, worm or trojan except in very very rare cases, if at all.
The only drawback to an alternative OS is if you are a gamer. The choices are quite limited. With Linux it uses a microsoft based chipset, so you can go dual boot if you want, every time you can choose Linux for online or whatever, but when something requires Windows, it is a simple matter of a few keystrokes.
The exception is Mac, which uses a different "chipset", a very different processor and you do not have that option. However I have found that with alot of people, they say "Once you go Mac you never go back". The software is out there. Most of it is better, but then your popular games and other things might simply not run period and you can't do a thing about it unless you get what's called a Windows emulator. All a pain in the ass.
Weigh your options.
T
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