The real problem is not the main part of Vista. The problem is that they did not make it backward compatible, especially for the sound interface. Everything else works fairly well. I am glad they came out with the Virtualization that allows programs that were not written to rules that were always there still work.
Now as for the sound interface. I think that it is an abomination. It was a cave in to the RIAA and MPAA that brought us this. How many other devices have been broken up and virtualized to look like more than one? This is what is causes the biggest problem for programs that need both an input and an output. MMTTY, PsKCore, and I don't know how many others. I agree with you that we have to live with it and that XP will one day be gone. I am using and liking Vista for the most part but it is a real pain that the sound interface (In this case the API) was changed with no way to go back. I think that stinks. IBM would never get away with that. I worked there 25 years in OS and we never stuck a user with a new interface that did not preserve backward compatibility. OTOH people should realize some nice things they are getting. Number one is that Networking is a non issue for most with Vista. How much easier can it be than Start / Connect To USB is improved and works more reliably. The user interface is beautiful and faster. And on and on But until the sound issue is reslved by coders fixing their code or new coders writng replacements, it is going to be an issue for amateur radio digitsl prgrams. Gil, W0MN http://webpages.charter.net/gbaron N 44.082147 W 92.513085 1050' Hierro Candente, Batir de repente > -----Original Message----- > From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of n7zxp > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 2:39 PM > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [digitalradio] Vista > > I have been sitting here reading all this things about Vista. > Now lets go back to when XP was new. Everyone said and wrote > all this stuff about XP. Before that it was Win98 and so on. > I am heavy into the computer industry and a programmer. Most > all of the people that write all this neg about Vista have no > idea about what they are talking about. Vista is a good > program and is superior to XP. If people take the time to > update drivers and software that is normaly free they would > have no problems. But they would rather grip. I run MANY Ham > related programs and have updated and no problems. The one's > that are not updated yet are being worked on by the software makers. > The amount of work involved in a new OS is behond the > comprihention of most all people. If you think this is wrong > sit down right now and write a program that will play a > simple card game. Now imagine what goes into a program as > complex as Vista or XP. As far as he goverment goes they are > happy with Vista as they are he one's who requested to have > all the security features in the Vista. Do you really think > Bill Gates makes a new OS and does not talk to them as for as > what they want. Think people... No matter who makes a new > program knows it will have bugs. They turn it lose on the > public becouse instead of having just the Microsoft crew give > reports they have the world. When people give reports on the > OS they mke changes. Thats what a update is. If they did not > do it this way we would all be using DOS. Would that not be > fun. My suggestion for those that cant come of age is to > devise and write the code for a program that is just for Ham > programs. That will keep you busy for the next 5 years and > that is if you can write code. So stop gripping and learn the > program becouse XP will be gone in a few years and then a new > OS will out and this will all start again. > > Lane, N7ZXP > > > ------------------------------------ > > Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page > at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked > > Check our other Yahoo Groups.... > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxlist/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contesting > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
