[Santiago]

@ Fyron

Fyron said: You have to keep up with video card drivers on any (gaming-relevant) OS. Vista is no exception there.

Very true, however if the drivers aren't close to being DX-10 ready then updating drivers can cause serious problems.



"Don't expect windows vista drivers for hardware you already own until late 2007 at best."

Fyron said: He is getting a new system, so that's not much of an issue. Though, I haven't really heard of any non-video card driver issues. What have you heard?

It is if he's going to plug in peripherals. Printers and scanners are hit or miss with scanners being worse. The "final" update for Ipod compatability was only released 22 May. MS's own Zune player didn't work right until at least until March and still has glitches.

MS had to release
Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update. MS had to release this to get major software progams just to be able to run. Photoshop, AVG Various games etc.

The Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update is a package of software updates that address common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. When you try to install and run certain legacy games or applications in Windows Vista, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:• The game or application may not be installed correctly.
• The game or application may not be installed correctly.
• The game or application may cause system instability.
• The primary functions of the game or application may not work correctly.



From Dell " Some customers who purchased retail copies of Windows Vista may receive bluescreen errors when installing on systems configured with more than 3GB of RAM installed.
Microsoft has released a patch to correct the problem, as well as a procedure to complete installs on these systems"


All in all, it probably will be better in the future, but for Joe average who just wants to turn on the pc and work or play, it'sjust a big hassle.