[quote name='epobirs']Hate is a strong word, lad. I've heard a lot of irrational reasons people hate Vista but damned few legit reasons. All too often it is people who don't want to learn and didn't have a good grasp of how it worked previously.
The Vista defrag works fine. No, it doesn't put on a show, nor should it. On a modern system defrag should be something you sit and watch. It is a background activity during inactive periods. The vista defrag annoyed me at first, until I realized I lacked any real reason to care.
You really don't understand the networking. googling will only produce more people who don't understand it. Very little in Vista networking is actually changed from XP. Just a few security issues were tightened up. Create an identical passworded account on all of the systems. It doesn't have to be an account you actually use, it just allows for an exchange of credentials in the background between machines. (The same applies to fully updated XP systems, so you aren't gaining anything by going backwards.)
I've been running Vista since the RTM and haven't encountered anything I couldn't easily fix with a little mental effort. The networking works fine once you understand it, and it isn't a steep learning curve. I like Windows 7 better but that is as it should be. I really recommend you try upgrading to the Win7 RC before going backwards to XP. It's a free download that is good for a year before requiring a release OS to replace it.[/QUOTE]
are you trying to say XP is not superior to Vista in these regards, or are you just saying Vista is acceptable? seems like the latter, and i don't really understand why you're posting.
XP's networking is superior. XP's defrag is superior. you haven't tried to refute these facts, yet you seem to be arguing.. i don't quite get it.