Changing to Vista

[Mctavish]

I am about to get a new PC which will have to be Vista - I have XP now.
Just briefly can anyone tell me what problems I am likely to encounter - not being very switched on with technology - with Vista. Have heard lots of pros and cons for it.

[Ethel]

Most of the problems came from people upgrading their old pcs to Vista when Vista first came out. There were problems because the machines weren't powerful enough to run it; some of the drivers weren't compatible and Vista itself was a bit 'buggy'.

Those bugs have mostly been ironed out, and you should have no problems with it. Check to see if your printer and other peripherals are compatible with Vista, and if not, see if drivers are available online.

Vista is a different operating system and will take a little time to get to know - get yourself a good book to help you in the first weeks, your local library should have a selection.

Make sure your new PC has at least 2gb RAM.

[VHG]

Agree with everything that Ethel says.

The main "problem" you are likely to get is that Vista asks you if it is OK to continue before it does all sorts of things.

So if you are trying to install a program Vista brings up a Window asking if it is OK to continue. You get this question a lot when you are using the computer.

This is all to help security, to make sure that you are in control with what is happening on the PC, but it can get a bit annoying after a while.

Overall though Vista is OK once you get used to it.

As Ethel says, main problem may be that older hardware and older programs may not instal or work on it.

[Mctavish]

Ethel and VHG thank you both very much for your helpful replys. I have recently changed my printer to a HP All in One and that is Vista compatible so no problems there.
I will certainly have a look in the library - the books for sale are somewhat expensive and I want one that explains things in plain English !!
So thanks again and will see what happens no doubt the air will be slightly blue at times !!