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Over the last 5 years Microsoft has been coding and designing their new Vista format. It may look 'WOW' as Microsoft advertises. But - lets take look at what it really takes to install the upgrade version of Vista! We went to a National retailer 'Dick Smith Electronics' and brought Vista Home Upgrade - the version the sales assistant told us we needed. It cost around $175.00 AUD. Back in the office we tried to upgrade an Acer Aspire 1640Z laptop from XP to Vista, but it would not accept the code. I waited 3 hours for it to install from XP to Vista. Nothing happened. So I restarted the computer and did a 'clean install' of Vista. It wiped everything from the harddrive. Everything gone. All programs, document, pictures everything gone! A technician from Microsoft advised me that many people are experiencing the same problems as I had, while trying to install Vista. He said many people are booting from the CD instead of installing Vista from XP. I wondered why Microsoft has allowed people to boot when the computer boots? The Microsoft technician had no answer. Apparently Microsoft did not think this one through - in spite of 5 years design! Secondly: Why is Vista so heavily focused upon families? After hours of wasted hassle time trying to install Vista - I don't think it was worth the effort.
My recommendation - stay with XP or go Mac.
- Review By Russell Harrower - http://www.qiptechmedia.com/newsstorys/13022007/Vista/