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Vista lost me when it wouldn't peer-network with anybody else
It is a major problem that, out of the box stock, Vista will not home network (peer-to-peer) with XP or Linux Samba (that I tested), or presumably Win 2000 or Macs as well.

It is clear that either MS didn't test this scenario because they were blinded by all-Vista corporate think, or (perhaps even worse) they were trying to obsolete their other OSs as fast as possible.

Based on blogs, posts, discussions, and other user feedback that I've seen, it is clear that the user community as a whole hasn't figured out (yet) the clear step-by-step menu to defeat this incompatibility.

So Vista last lost me.
Posted by: Wm.Franklin   Posted on: 04/20/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I must say that I'm honestly surprised..  shawkins | 04/19/07
Not your grandma's consumer.  slopoke | 04/19/07
Less demand for XP than Linux, so definitely not run of the mill consumers  PB_z | 04/19/07
I suspect that might be true....  shawkins | 04/19/07
Geez!!  techboy_z | 04/20/07
And prevention is the key....  shawkins | 04/20/07
hooked up world  mima43@... | 04/20/07
HA HA HA HA!! The Public Has Spoken!!!  itanalyst | 04/19/07
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XP is Mainstream  racingmustang | 04/19/07
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Right, you are! Vista Installs Can Take HOURS  chas_2 | 04/23/07
Dell Linux had +100,000 votes...  mrlinux | 04/19/07
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Not any more  pmshah@... | 04/20/07
Good for Dell.  kraterz | 04/19/07
Vista  TMiles09 | 04/19/07
Vista not ready for mainstream  tommcd64 | 04/20/07
Most entertaining operating system  reblacklaf | 04/20/07
Staying with XP  roswell | 04/20/07
Vista is Crapware  roger@... | 04/20/07
I agree`  guiri | 04/22/07
compatibility woes  dobick@... | 04/20/07
The edge ofanew system for explorers  Boot_Agnostic | 04/20/07
I liked one quote  TripleII | 04/20/07
Want To Solve Vista's Sales Woes?  usad | 04/20/07
Cutting Price doesn't cut problems...  Media-Ted@... | 04/23/07
Yeah, I Agree With You  usad | 07/09/07
HAHA.. yea windows ME v2  Been_Done_Before | 04/20/07
It was planned that way  pmshah@... | 04/20/07
Original Coke  JEFFREY.JACOBSON@... | 04/20/07
Dell Brings back XP...  linuxiac | 04/20/07
Vista lost me when it wouldn't peer-network with anybody else  Wm.Franklin | 04/20/07
Took DELL a while to wake up......  carlsf@... | 04/20/07
How come?  pmshah@... | 04/20/07
Tried it for a month on a Toshiba Tecras M5  stuart@... | 04/20/07
It wasn'r MS's effort  pmshah@... | 04/20/07
After Dell's support  guiri | 04/22/07
Takes 3 Minutes To Start Up, Too  chas_2 | 04/23/07
Vista lasted approx 30 mins on my system  Tib | 04/23/07
XP on home units  larry33045@... | 04/23/07
Savvy move for Dell  chas_2 | 04/23/07
Vista minimum systems  akcoyote | 04/23/07
Vista  CTerrian | 04/23/07
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Loverock is conspicuously missing from this thread...  Zeppo9191 | 04/23/07
Glitch Rule #1  curiousgeorge13@... | 04/23/07
Tipping point  dmhunter@... | 04/23/07
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