Windows Vista SP1 wreaks havoc on some PCs, users complain

http://itnews.com.au/News/72401,windows-vista-sp1-wreaks-havoc-on-some-pcs-users-complain.aspx

For most Windows operating systems so far, usually its when Microsoft releases the first service pack do companies and individuals seriously consider the decision to upgrade to the newest operating system. But I think the problem with Vista, is that it consumes too many resources. I think this is reflected in Microsoft's attempt to redesign their Windows operating system to be more efficient (see Windows 7, codename Milestone).

I have been using Vista Ultimate for a while before finally switching back to Windows XP. I love the aesthetics that the Vista OS provides. But this comes at the price of increased processes running in the background, increased memory consumption, and slower file transfer rates when compared to Windows XP.

I do appreciate, however, that Vista is efficient with handling disk fragmentation, allocates memory resources so applications opened or used before open MUCH faster (I see a big difference since I have switched back to Windows XP), the fact that Vista has better power settings, and lastly Vista's increased tablet, speech recognition, and boot-loaded encryption (Vista BitLocker Encryption system).

I will wait for the second service pack of Vista before I switch back... That's what convinced me, as well as many of us, that Windows XP is a surprisingly good operating system.