Windows Vista

Well, I finally broke down and bought a notebook PC with Windows Vista pre-installed on it. I have been hesitant to upgrade with all of the problems I’ve seen other people having, but I’m happy to report that I’ve had relatively few problems in the two days I’ve had this machine. I did not keep the pre-installed version, Home Premium; I upgraded to Ultimate to gain some features much needed for both running Studio|chris on the road and making sure I have everything available to me [I’m not one for (too many) limitations when it comes to MY machine – another story, I know]. Aside from some HP related problems [don’t get me started], this transition has been pretty smooth. Most of my production work will still be completed on my desktop machine running Windows XP, so I have no worries of Vista holding up my production environment which gives me time to get used to the new changes and still not miss a beat.

So far, I’ve been able to install all of my software, which is a good thing, though I’m only half done. The major suites are installed and working perfectly! I can paint and design websites on the road from anywhere in the world now – look out!

The only problems I’m having so far deal with the print spooler service, which is almost refusing to run. Hopefully a visit to the beloved Windows Update site will fix that.

After I’ve had a little time to play around more, I’ll post up some “First Impressions” for those of you that may have thought about making the upgrade or those of you who have said NO WAY! With a little time under its belt, it may not be as bad as everybody’s been saying – and it IS pretty!