Does anyone know if it is feasible to upgrade from Windows XP to Vista.
I have heard on the grapevine that most Insurance companies’ software is not compatible with Vista. Can anyone shed any light on this subject?
Personally, I never "beta" anything, especially an OS. I upgraded from 2000 to XP last year. Will probably wait 2 yrs at least on Vista.
If I need a new computer in the interim, and I never buy "new", always one that was only used on Sunday by a little old lady, I will buy it with XP.
You can ask your carriers, but my guess is most of them are behind the curve on Vista. Some of their software still runs on 95. Haven't seen any DOS software in a while, so that is a good sign . . .
I have a laptop with Vista... not too many incompatibillities with insurance software, but I have problems with my Lexmark printers and driver support is horrendous.. I've spent hours I could be selling messing with Vista problems.. Don't upgrade!!! I've thought about saving all my files and reverting to XP on the laptop
Not to mention it's a resource hog.. You really need a dual core processor and at the LEAST 1GB of RAM. Vista has some cool features, but they do not outweigh the current problems!
I'm the "if it's not broke then don't fix it" guy. I'd be on 2000 if it wasn't for a buddy of mine who installed XP for free. I don't need to launch the space shuttle. I need to read and compose email, run rates and get online. I could still be using my old 386 and probably run everything just fine.
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I have a laptop with Vista... not too many incompatibillities with insurance software, but I have problems with my Lexmark printers and driver support is horrendous.. I've spent hours I could be selling messing with Vista problems.. Don't upgrade!!! I've thought about saving all my files and reverting to XP on the laptop
Not to mention it's a resource hog.. You really need a dual core processor and at the LEAST 1GB of RAM. Vista has some cool features, but they do not outweigh the current problems!
Thanks, I have the Dual core/1 MG, but I think that I will hang on to XP for couple more years. Plus I think that BCBS Texas still uses parchment and quill pens for a lot of their functions.
I'm the "if it's not broke then don't fix it" guy. I'd be on 2000 if it wasn't for a buddy of mine who installed XP for free. I don't need to launch the space shuttle. I need to read and compose email, run rates and get online. I could still be using my old 386 and probably run everything just fine.
I had my old computer for 8 years, (Pentium3/333mghz Win98) however Fortis software would not show properly and ran at the speed of molasses in December. In a case like that you have no option but to upgrade.
When you guys are all done talking about computers let us know how the last Star Trek Convention went will ya!!!!!
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I use a Mac Mini with 1GB RAM hooked up to an old Samsung SyncMaster 172N LCD monitor and an old USB keyboard and an old USB mouse and two VERY OLD (like 1998) Altec desk speakers. I have a fairly new HP 3180 All-In-One printer, copier, scanner (which I hate because it drinks ink like a college student at a free-beer bash!)
Everything works all the time.... and I don't have to run any anti-malware programs (or keep them updated.) And with the $80 Parallels program and an ancient copy of XP I can easily run Windoze for anything that only runs on MS... like Frank's program (which I don't run... I prefer using my own database (MySQL)... but am looking at www.freecrm.com.)
I spent 30 years in the computer industry and still keep up with it via the magazines like ComputerWorld, InfoWorld, etc. I've yet to hear one... just one... knowlegable person in the biz write a rave... or even mostly-positive review of Vista. I have not personally seen Vista so I'm not making a judgement... just reporting what I've seen out there in the trade.
All I know is that as a general business tool, the Mac OS-X and all the software that comes with it or is available for it (www.versiontracker.com) works for my small insurance company.
My new laptop has Vista and the only positive difference between Vista and xp is the much improved graphics. Everything else is negative or neutral.
Also, if you want to run Vista and have a lot of programs running at once, it is not a bad idea to have 2gb of Ram.
Recently Walter Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal computer guru, wrote a critique of Windows Vista. He gave it very lukewarm praise, especially for graphics and some improvements over XP, but overall he still believes XP is better.
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