Exit, Windows Vista, stage left

[Krummhorn]

Stephen,

Thanks for the link . I'll check it out for sure.

[JHC]

Krummhorn,

Here is the link for the unistaller http://www.revouninstaller.com/

It works for

This sounds great, does the job of several tools, thanks O Great Cyber

[JLS]

Hi Stephen,

I too have heard of great reviews on the XPS - its excellent review appeared in our local newspapers a few months back.

My one experience with Vista was very frustrating, at best. I was trying to help a friend of mine clean up unwanted files. When selecting the "delete file" button, the response from Vista was "are you sure you want to delete this file?" (yes/no).

After selecting yes, another response "deleting this file may cause disruption of other programs - do you want to continue?" (yes/no).

Selecting yes [again] the machine prompts yet again "this file may be a shared file - do you wish to delete it?" (yes/no)

Selecting yes again, another prompt "this file may not be recoverable if deleted - do you wish to continue?" (yes/no)

Selecting yes once again, yet another prompt "what do you want to do with this file?" (delete/save). Selecting 'delete' then deleted the file. Waaaay too many checks and balances for my liking.

I also agree with JLS on the bad publicity ... but it did cause MS to get up off their behinds and develop a new OS. It's a fierce world out there in software land.

Slightly exaggerated, methinks, but this is a gripe many have with Vista. The main culprit is User Account Control. To deactivate this annoying new security feature(it's purpose is to thwart self-launching malware) simply open control panel, go to user accounts, click "turn user account control on or off" and uncheck "use user account control...". This will eliminate the window that forces you to click "continue" any time you make administrative changes.