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Spelling Error

Sorry if i'm nit-picking here but the word since in the reception section cost has been misspelled. I'm unable to edit, so someone who can, will you? Op1238 (talk) 04:58, 17 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Platform Update for Windows Vista released today, 10/27/09

Platform Update for Windows Vista released to windows update as a recommended update today, 10/27/09. ^[1] see kb971644 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.127.112.143 (talk) 21:34, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone else...

... notice how a lot of this page sounds like a massive advertisement and endorsement for Vista? Iokerapid (talk) 17:31, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Except for the Criticism part, which has been flagged because it may not be neutral. It's a bit ironic, yes.

Software Compatibility

I noticed that the "criticism" section completely ignores the hundreds of programs that work just fine in XP but either don't work at all in Vista or require some patch or workaround or something. Examples include Quake 4 (won't install unless you know the workaround), Diablo II (versions prior to 1.12 won't run), and Final Fantasy Online (I don't remember what went wrong; my younger brothers were trying to install it on their laptop). While the other criticisms like UAC are mostly just annoyances, the inability to actually run programs is downright crippling, by far the worst problem that Vista has, and its exclusion from the article is a grievous error that must be corrected ASAP. 98.207.48.193 (talk) 09:28, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It also needs lots of work around for Impossible Creatures patches to work, and part of what i needed to do to get around it doesnt even work on my computer 0_0 Spinodontosaurus (talk) 20:05, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Protected Article

As a user of Vista, it takes little imagination to understand why the article is protected . . . . . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.255.110 (talk) 21:46, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

^ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971644/

[1] ttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/971644/

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