Thread: Couple of Vista's questions

Hey guys,

So you all know I got my new computer now I got a couple of questions for the experts. Just so you know it took me under 30 hours to get my first blue screen of death. :eek:

One is a three part question:

Is Vista's firewall two way?
If so, is it sufficient or am I better off with a third party app?
If I need a 3rd party firewall can you recommend a good free one? I tried installing Zone Alarm free for Vista and got a BSD, forcing a reboot then I couldn't login without getting BSD.. So, I had to roll back to a restore point. A little Googleing shows there is a known issue with ZA + Vista on certain computers. :eek:

What are you all using for FTP app on Vista?

and lastly What's a good place to find Windows Gadgets for the sidebar, the windows site didn't have anything great.

Thanks for your expertise.

-Dan

1. Vista's firewall bi-directional? Don't know. But, there's UAC (User Account Control) which basically makes you confirm every move you make, including breathing, moving the mouse, etc.

2. I am using only the Vista firewall, but I am very careful about what I download and run on my system and I am behind a hardware firewall.

3. I installed WS_FTP without a hitch. It's working great and I was surprised because it is an old version. And by old, I mean I think George Washington was using this version to FTP his inaugural speech to his assistant for corrections. :stongue:

4. Sidebar gadgets. This is a good place to start.
And here's information on how to convert Google Desktop gadgets into Vista Sidebar gadgets.

i would scrap vista and go back to XP. Vista takes up to much resources and your computer will be a lot faster on XP.

and for ftp i think you can use cute FTP for vista as well.

you're a penguin guy and you're doing the vistas??? :eek:

I would dual boot your vista with XP, only keeping a small drive with vista for any DriectX10 games you may want to try, otherwise Vista is pretty suck.

If you plan to dual boot you install XP then do a quick search, cannot remember if you actually want to install XP first then Vista, or Vista then XP, could be the second. VIsta will mess with your boot file so it does make a difference.

I'm not using Vista but I have read somewhere that the built-in firewall is two-way, but can't confirm at this time.

About the FTP try Filezilla Server, again don't know if it work on Vista.

Is Vista freaking kidding me:





^That's me expanding a 1.1 MB Wordpress ZIP... That's slower than my dead grandmother!

Nothing else was running, my stats program showed 30% RAM utilization and both cores were pretty much unused.

It always starts off high, dude. It probably took less than 20 seconds.

Nope it was still plugging along, long after I uploaded that picture and posted. :eek:

I fixed it though, downloaded 7 Zip. Leave it to FOSS to fix commercial software's short comings. 7-Zip unpacked it in less than a second.

Originally Posted by Zap

It always starts off high, dude. It probably took less than 20 seconds.

I think you're starting off a little "high" :sroll: :stongue:

I use WinZip on mine without issues. Maybe Dan's got a bad install. :P

Originally Posted by Zap

I use WinZip on mine without issues. Maybe Dan's got a bad install. :P

maybe he forgot to close all other programs, run a virus scan, unplug all other electrical devices within 20', and dust off his ram module! :sgrin:

I've been using Vista for I don't know how long... Ever since I got my new computer... And I have yet to see a BSD... Maybe I am just that good.... :twisted:

Originally Posted by Red Hot Mama

I've been using Vista for I don't know how long... Ever since I got my new computer... And I have yet to see a BSD... Maybe I am just that good.... :twisted:

no it's b/c you only do 1-3 things at a time whereas someone like me treats the computer not unlike a certain pair of my you know what's!!!

I have Vista on my computer, the only reason for it is that it was preinstalled and I'm to lazy to downgrade to XP and it's really late now, I have almost filled up my entire hard drive.

Anyone want to buy me a Mac?

lol, I just grabbed XP Pro off NewEgg, I'll be downgrading shortly.