Someone has created a Vista alternative, I have not tried it yet as I am not at home with my Vista pc, but here is the link (I hope its ok to post the link)

http://www.advantage-pc.com/?page_id=721

Thank you from the bottom of my little heart. Your dial a fix software has saved me oodles of time working on XP machines that I have to fix every day.

Vista? It's beautiful; of course it has issues! (Remember how many TONS of people complained when XP first came out? "I'll never use XP; it has too many problems!" As I like to tell my customers (I work as a laptop technician) Microsoft is never going to revert to an old OS…so if you love xp and it does what you want, KEEP USING IT! If you love vista and the way it works..KEEP USING IT! If you love vista but it frustrates you a bit, GO FOR 7!

The aggravation for most folks "upgrading" to Vista or 7, I've found, is that they are attempting to use older hardware.

The world, hardware and software companies don't like and don't want to move backwards…it's always going to be forward.

I realize this is just a super rant; but I just wanted to tell you thanks for using your free time to come up with dial-a-fix; it's saved me a lot of time and headaches.

Apparently Windows 7 is the shit. Not shit, but THE shit. Nerds everywhere are sperging about how good it is.

We shall see.

I have an extremely efficient batch file that could fix all the critical problems for windows vista update.If intrested please reply at benji0522@gmail.com.

Make sure that the Subject should be Updates Fix.

I will Help you.
i have worked with microsoft windows for more than 2 years.

I switched to Vista when it was still in beta, becuse I knew I'd have to fix compters with it, and I figured I'd be better off learning about it sooner than later. I originally customized it to look like XP but now, several reinstalls later, I don't bother. It is EXACTLY like every other OS: it has new features that are great, old issues that don't get fixed, and new features that I ignore or work around.

I use CCleaner for registry cleanup; it also deletes junk files. I like it because it doesn't bother to tell you how good it is, which, to me, is usually sign that I should avoid whatever program it is. :)

DJ, if you'll provide a list of what information you need and problems you have with creating a Vista version, I'll see how much of it I can dig up for you.

I do most of my programing in batch files and VBS nowadays, which isn't all that great for user interfaces, but most of what I do is ad-hoc stuff anyway. I use VBA with Excel when I need a user interface. ;)

Regarding Slackware, well, I've found the latest Slackware to be a bit odd… it doesn't seem to have progressed as far as other distributions. Although it's great to be able to have ultimate control, there are still several stupid things that one has to do to get the "obvious" stuff working and it just seems like a chore now. I think distributions like Debian (and thus, Ubuntu) are where the modern Linux system should be heading. Pat's stubbornness often prevents him from incorporating the niceties of modern distributions, and Slackware just feels a bit dated. I don't use Linux as my main system though, so I'm generally coming from a different angle anyway. Also, the last one I tried was 12.0 — I preferred 11.0. When I get bored one day I will try 12.1 to see if it's bridged the gap that I felt with 12.0.

Anyway, I have to get going but eventually I will shoot you an email and update you on what's going on around here. You may have heard that I am no longer with Digital Doctors, but if you haven't, there it is. I'm doing something completely different now, which I will explain later…

I have been running Slackware exclusively, with the exception of work PC's, since you and I installed Slack 8 on that old shop PC.

Running Slack 12.1 now, Pat's best release to date.

Take care Cookie…………….yup, you're pissed now. I mean it affectionately.

Good luck!

Please update the Repair Permissions package !
I must repair plenty keys to install the SP1 of Office 2007 !!! :'(

Thank you !

That site looks like the crap I find on people's infected computers. I think registry cleaning programs are scams.

I've never been able to actually *fix* problems with a registry cleaner. I fix problems directly, but that's only because I know exactly what I'm doing.

It's also important to note that XP is very mature now, and has had the show-stopping bugs already worked out. XP did the exact same thing to people when they tried to upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows 2000. People also said the same things, such as not wanting to ever move to XP, or wanting to wait and skip over XP entirely. We now see how that all played out – everyone ended up switching to XP and everything is fine. Now Vista is the new XP. People hate it now, but eventually everyone will have it and everyone will act like they never complained at the beginning. When the version after Vista comes out, the cycle begins again.

It did help, but I still want to go back to XP. XP NEVER gave me the problems Vista has in just the 2 months Ive had it.

-J

I've changed the word to what it really should be.

You used a word in this post and its title that is offensive to many. In fact, people have been brutally killed as a result of the hate associated with this word.

I believe in Voltaire's quote, which is roughly this: "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to my death your right to say it." I would, in fact, fight anyone who tried to force you to remove the word.

However, I do believe speech is powerful, and want to make sure writers consider the consequences of their words. Is using this word really important enough to justify associating yourself and your reputation with the hate it can represent?

I apologize for not using my name on this comment – I do not like hiding behind anonymity. But I do not want my name associated with your site. That's is how powerful this word is.