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Quirks and Tips For Upgrading To Vista
jcatcw writes "Computerworld's Scot Finnie has some advice for those considering an upgrade to Vista. He praises the work Microsoft has done on the installation program, but thinks it still presents problems for those who wish to upgrade. He recommends the free Windows Vista Upgrade Adviser. Then, be sure to pick the best edition for your use." From the article: "Don't bother wiping your hard disk. Just run the in-place upgrade from your previous installation. You'll be given the option to perform either an Upgrade or Custom (advanced) installation. Opt for the Custom install to clean-install Vista, and Windows Vista Setup does something smart: It creates a folder called Windows.old in your root directory that contains your old Documents and Settings, Program Files and Windows folders. (Note that on my test machine, this added step used an additional 7GB of disk storage.)"
Windows is find for geeks who know it, but the average users is better off with something that works out of the box like MacOS or Ubuntu.
This has to be one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever read. Did you even read the article? Are you just a moron?
This is an article about UPGRADING to Windows Vista. Joe Sixpack is not going to find upgrading to Ubuntu easier than upgrading to Vista - maybe that's because Ubuntu isn't an upgrade, its a whole other frickin' OS?
And MacOS? Yeah, serve me up the link where I can get that upgrade edition to throw on my XP box.
I don't read or respond to AC posts