I bought two new PCs (Toshiba Laptop and HP Desktop) with Vista and have had no problems.
In fact, unlike XP, I didn't even have to jump through hoops to get my Cannon GL-1 Digital Video Camera to be recognized. The first time I plugged it into the firewire port, it loaded the correct drivers without a problem. Same with my powered microphone.
To be honest, I havent stumbled upon an application that I use that had a problem with Vista...Audacity, TVersity, Game Tap, various games, etc. all work without a problem. I use my PC as a media server to stream videos to my PS3 downstairs (using powerline LAN adapters) and it transcodes video without a problem...fast too.
Maybe there's a difference between trying to upgrade an old PC to Vista versus buying a PC with it already installed?
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In fact, unlike XP, I didn't even have to jump through hoops to get my Cannon GL-1 Digital Video Camera to be recognized. The first time I plugged it into the firewire port, it loaded the correct drivers without a problem. Same with my powered microphone.
To be honest, I havent stumbled upon an application that I use that had a problem with Vista...Audacity, TVersity, Game Tap, various games, etc. all work without a problem. I use my PC as a media server to stream videos to my PS3 downstairs (using powerline LAN adapters) and it transcodes video without a problem...fast too.
Maybe there's a difference between trying to upgrade an old PC to Vista versus buying a PC with it already installed?