Just ordered a new custom HD a6710t.My only concern is Vista.Is it as bad as some people say it is?

It's not that bad but it's not good either, in my experience.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Some drivers might not be supported.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

What does that mean?

There are a couple of programs that won't work on Vista Premium. My HP Laserjet has an issue and we have to work around it.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

O.K Thanks. I will call HP to make sure my Kodak printer will work.

Are you sure you don't want to wait for the Microsoft "Mojave" OS . . .

"Mojave"? They're sending us now directly into the desert?

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Is that what they call Microsoft 7

Probably would have been better off just reinstalling windows on your older system. I'd have waited till Windows 7 is out.....

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

"Mojave" was the pseudonym given to Vista when they were demonstrating it to consumers that thought it was the next gen Vista.

Or just download Winder 7 beta its more stable than Vista.

Yep. I had my laptop up for over 2 weeks without a reboot running it and folding/other stuff. Rock stable. And its only got 512 megs of ram! Vista would barely run with that!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Been running Vista since it came out. Still have the same initial install on my PC, keep it up to date with Windows Update.

Zero issues since Day 1. I use all the inherent security features (firewall, defender, etc.) and only use the free AVG for anti-virus.

Not a single problem, virus or spyware.

To be honest, I've had more problems with my Power Mac G4 and OS X. Especially font management. Don't get me started on OS X font management.

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2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

We have a Dell Desktop with Vista HP64 and a HP Notebook with Vista HP32.
They both work OK, but I'd have much prefered to have purchased both computers with XP installed.
I hate the way Vista constantly tells me $h!t I already know and warns me of stuff I don't care about.