Comments on: Windows Vista vs. Windows XP – Hardware compatibility http://4sysops.com/archives/windows-vista-vs-windows-xp-hardware-compatibility/ For Windows Administrators Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:51:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Leonardo http://4sysops.com/archives/windows-vista-vs-windows-xp-hardware-compatibility/comment-page-1/#comment-71069 Leonardo Fri, 23 May 2008 15:05:12 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=1309#comment-71069 I have a penchant for caustic solutions and do come from the small-business end... I have dealt with a non-profit with a large number of machines, some still running W2K and most "running" XP. Their reluctance to buy new hardware tied the sysadmin's hands and his ability to keep up with software, I'll read about him shooting up that place on the news. The old printers thing is a good example, especially if including older multi-functions with "fax/scan/make breakfast" drivers and clunky interfaces which take entirely too long to configure and require per-user settings with no central management/configuration capabilities (but, I'm not bitter). A lot of times, the price is too high to move, but one WILL have to move SOMETIME, so one must face the inevitability by planning for it... I have a penchant for caustic solutions and do come from the small-business end… I have dealt with a non-profit with a large number of machines, some still running W2K and most “running” XP. Their reluctance to buy new hardware tied the sysadmin’s hands and his ability to keep up with software, I’ll read about him shooting up that place on the news.

The old printers thing is a good example, especially if including older multi-functions with “fax/scan/make breakfast” drivers and clunky interfaces which take entirely too long to configure and require per-user settings with no central management/configuration capabilities (but, I’m not bitter).

A lot of times, the price is too high to move, but one WILL have to move SOMETIME, so one must face the inevitability by planning for it…

]]> By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/windows-vista-vs-windows-xp-hardware-compatibility/comment-page-1/#comment-70773 Michael Thu, 22 May 2008 16:24:12 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=1309#comment-70773 Leonardo, haha you really made me laugh. You must be good in fixing things. I think I didn’t express myself correctly. The question is what you will do if you have a hundred devices of this type in your organization. And the real challenge is to find out first which devices are supported by Vista and which are not. If you have many old printers, for example, this can take a while. Usually for small organizations it is not a big deal, but large enterprises have no other choice than to calculate first what it would cost them to move to Vista. Sometimes the price is too high. Leonardo, haha you really made me laugh. You must be good in fixing things. I think I didn’t express myself correctly. The question is what you will do if you have a hundred devices of this type in your organization. And the real challenge is to find out first which devices are supported by Vista and which are not. If you have many old printers, for example, this can take a while. Usually for small organizations it is not a big deal, but large enterprises have no other choice than to calculate first what it would cost them to move to Vista. Sometimes the price is too high.

]]> By: Leonardo http://4sysops.com/archives/windows-vista-vs-windows-xp-hardware-compatibility/comment-page-1/#comment-70511 Leonardo Wed, 21 May 2008 20:16:31 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=1309#comment-70511 "If you can’t find a driver for an old device, you are lost with Vista. Then, purchasing a newer device is the only choice." Fixed. “If you can’t find a driver for an old device, you are lost with Vista. Then, purchasing a newer device is the only choice.”
Fixed.

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