Windows Vista - The "Wow" ends now (End of Support Retrospective)

It only felt appropriate to make this week's video about Windows Vista, since today marks the official end of support for the OS. This video takes a step back to examine Windows Vista, from how it came to be, to it's ultimate fate. If you're still using Windows Vista, you will no longer receive security patches and updates from Microsoft, making you more vulnerable to viruses and malware.
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[@TimurTripp2]

Vista was a beautiful OS back in the day, took some hints from Apple's Mac OS X and made XP look outdated immediately.

[@dropdatabase2569]

From KDE Plasma

[@ainequinn2147]

Yeah

[@אאא]

I love Windows Vista very much

[@ASBDYTheAwesome]

especially the FRICKIN starting background

[@TimurTripp2]

@mope.io It was [TB] mods actually, but yeah. Years ago.

[@Wizzardo]

RIP Windows Vista! Your design will live forever!

[@Austeja608]

since 2007

[@GamerHD555]

LS7 or Bust windows vista kind of made windows 7

[@eupher2]

Agreed. I think the Vista aero theme looks better then 7., but the Vista & 7 basic themes look like shit.

[@mp18maschinepistole46]

Jacques Czar Bajet like rainmeter will help do this design

[@Wizzardo]

Nah. I made my PC look like Vista.

[@ToniML200]

When I first saw Vista, I actually said "WOW!".

[@אאא]

@Nguyen Thanh Viet You're 100% correct!

[@אאא]

@@rohail_aziz oh wait yeah lol

[@MadameSomnambule]

Same with me, I loved the glassy look it had going on.

[@Vista0279]

Ikr

[@LIL_MEECA]

0:32

[@CEO100able]

All done with the classic Windows operating systems! Windows Vista will forever be missed.

[@connie2v904]

IT STILL HAS EXTENDED SUPPORT TILL 2022

[@CEO100able]

@@connie2v904 Can you please show me proof on that? Because Wikipedia does not have any evidence on that extended support expiration year for Windows Vista.

[@onnigamer16]

We will not miss a mistake

[@PurblePink8678]

THEN HOW WOULD YOU USE WINDOWS 7 ON UNDERPOWERED HARDWARE

[@TooSweaty4U]

Vista was completely amazing. Most of the backlash was from people upgrading their shitty 512mb/1gb of ram PCs to a newer flashy OS with all the bells and whistles enabled and expected it to scream... I made so much money those days doing pc cleanup, optimization and maintenance which 95% of the times was just disabling Aero and window shadows and removing bloatware from prebuilt pcs and laptops, which was much worse at the time. I mean, it was mostly the same, but people had less ram and less powerful cpus and less screen space, so the performance/bloat impact was much worse. The other problem was that it actually FIXED lots of long standing problems with Windows XP. Which were a LOT of problems. Lots and lots of software had to use workaround for those problems and lack of functionality on XP. Basicly, fixing the OS meant breaking a lot of software. The last major problem was people expecting the same 2000-2004 hardware they were using to work on Vista. Vista required new drivers, and if the manufacturer of a piece of hardware didn't deemed it fit to support it after 3 or 3+ years it would not work with Vista. All of that was mostly not Vista's fault. If somehow we had a time machine and released Windows 7 instead of Vista it would had had pretty much the exact same problems. In fact testament to how good Vista was is Windows 7. I mean, the thing is pretty much just Vista SP2, renamed and with a new taskbar and theme.

[@realvivifromloona]

You've made VERY good points there. Probably enough good to strike the people who hate Vista because they saw people in the internet hate it(so why not) like a Japanese tsunami.

[@realvivifromloona]

Also, I'm surprised mobody replied yet. This is probably one of the most valuable KZbin comments of newer Windows versions. Probably one of the few comments that don't have cursing or kids screaming.

[@techvideos8664]

I know I will probably Install Vista on my main pc made in 2007

[@BionicTenshi96]

I had a brand new computer with decent specs and Vista as OS, i remember i installed a customization program in the week i got it and Windows broke. I had to use the recovery dvd (it was the first of numerous times i had to do it). Vista gave me lots of problems, like the taskbar misbehavin', "incompatible'" applications, unstable programs, programs not longer running after a hang, not even if they were reinstalled, etc. and the SP1 made not much of a difference... i went back to XP. Win7 was by far much better, more stable, faster.

[@howtosmashyourphone]

i agree i like it and its good

[@mohcrabtree]

The Wow Ends now... R.I.P. Vista. Still Love. Windows XP, VISTA will live for me for Ever. when Windows 7 die, iam will still Using IT. Vista and XP too

[@j7ndominica051]

This system looks so good compared to Windows Metro. Now that 10 GB or greater SxS directory and several dozen running processes is the norm, there is no solid reason to hate Vista. A radically different file system without familiar paradigms, drive letter, fixed directory tree, etc., would be horrible. The file system and the file manager (other than always changing Explorer) is where one can retreat when confronted with new virtual directories, libraries, cloud, symlinks and so on, until one has time to learn what does are and where files saved to them actually go.

[@bartsussygaming487]

Well, except for program compatibility

[@sebastiansaldias310]

Right now you wouldn't have many problems using SP2, because it's kinda stable, and a lot of modern drivers are compatible, also it looks beautiful, I dare to say that it's Taskbar looks better than Windows 7's However, it's an old system which has a lot of unpatched vulnerabilities, also a lot of software is no longer compatible with it So, I wouldn't use it as main pc, I would try installing it on an old pc for curiosity proposes

[@PurblePink8678]

Windows Metro is too minimalist and Windows Aero is Basically Perfection

[@gonigeena]

why am i getting so emotional over operating systems ?? :(

[@user-er6gt6hv6g]

You are not alone

[@aidan1585]

Vista changed everything, Vista, we love you. Rest in peace.

[@Mr._Lechkar]

Windows Vista was a really interesting and nostalgic system to look at, especially with its development, interface, sounds and applications. It has now been almost a year since the end of support and I still have some memories of playing with Vista, as well as modified XP versions made to look like Vista, such as "Windows XP Sweet".

[@DatfaceddoeThe2nd]

who is watching this on windows vista?

[@mp18maschinepistole46]

DatfacedoeThe2nd Aka Da Master Of Kirby not me am watching on android Xd

[@white_mask13]

i am

[@sabinstefan]

me

[@HBC101TVStudios]

Me!

[@shaun9107]

I am ....., I also use XP on line too and always will . Who is watching this on Windows 10......?

[@TheCanadianToast]

Rest in peace Windows Vista. I remember using the operating system on my Toshiba laptop before in-place upgraded it to Windows 7... Now I was a kid back in 2007, I was 10 years old at the time Windows Vista came out in January 2007. I would turn 11 years old in September. But now in 2017, I am 20 years old, turning 21 in September. Wow, time flies by really fast, that's for sure. Anyways, but now, Windows Vista has less than 1% market share at this time, so basically the operating system has been left in the dust, and is hardly being used by anyone. But wow Microsoft, 10 years of support for Windows Vista from 2007 to 2017 from an operating system that did get that much hate, but yet Windows XP got longer support then Windows Vista due to Windows XP's highly loved popularity at the time. From 2001 to 2014...

[@Michael-yd9em]

So this means 7 is up next... ;-;

[@SupertigerDev]

i will cri T^T

[@MidnightBoss_80]

Michael Shore+ Yep Windows 7 is next for end of the line... but Windows 7 Support doesn't end until sometimes in January 2020, so you don't have to worry yet....

[@irixperson]

I'll still be using it, to this day I refuse integrating myself into the Microsoft modern software conjunction Borg collective.

[@MidnightBoss_80]

True I still use Windows XP Which is even more out of date than the "wow" (Vista)

[@MidnightBoss_80]

I don't like it when companies like Microsoft force a tracking device down your PC's throat when it is sleeping, tracking and recording ALL OF YOUR DATA. (Spies) and putting it on pen and paper and then just storing it all for later, so much BULLSHIT really Microsoft, really?

[@rcollosi]

Ah, Windows Vista.. my childhood. I remember playing on my grandma's Dell Inspiron, downloading a bunch of toolbars and clicking on ads that said "Play Super Mario Bros. Online!", then playing crappy Mario flash games on the web. Then watching KZbin videos and having to get off because they said a bad word. I thought back then that toolbars were a good thing, probably because they provided even more crappy flash games, the main source of entertainment. Other than the Wii, of course.

[@bumblebee777]

i remember xp and 7, even never used xp, i remember 7

[@Andersstuff]

i used 7 until i was 10

[@rcollosi]

Ugh why did I make this comment when I was 10 years old

[@minecraftroblox4441]

@@rcollosi Maybe out of nostalgia? lol

[@aidan1585]

Vista was so good! I have a Dell Inspiron 530 in my house (not my main computer) it is fine, it has Vista Home Premium SP2. No issues.

[@sl21ls]

I never had a problem with vista. It always ran nice and smooth for me but that's (mainly because I had a pretty beefy computer at the time). I enjoyed my time with Vista and still to this day it's one of my favorite version of Windows and I love the way it looks with the aero glass, beautiful backgrounds, and with that cool looking taskbar and start button. I love Vista.

[@PurblePink8678]

Windows Vista is responsible for Hardware improvements. And that's why I love it EVEN MORE

[@artisary1393]

Aero glass*

[@sl21ls]

@@artisary1393 voice dictation moment

[@artisary1393]

@@sl21ls XD I didn't think you'd reply to this

[@alvzcizzler]

Windows Vista is a great OS, But It had it's flaws in the beginning, I've never had problems with Windows Vista, But some people where just plain idiots and blame Windows Vista.

[@MarkHyde]

Thanks for this retrospective. Great video.

[@GamerHD555]

To be honest, Windows Vista made Windows 7

[@sa6kod154]

GamerHD555 yep

[@sorenmaki]

GamerHD555 but no errors

[@אאא]

Yeah

[@אאא]

@@sorenmaki Vista is the best

[@Remastered-StyledTutorials]

Yeah. But Windows Vista failed on most Windows XP computers because of shitty 512 MB / 1 GB / 2 GB computers... Windows 7 was fixed to NOT fail. Windows Vista isn't bad, though.

[@aidan1585]

Most of the people that hate Vista are the people that never used it. ;-;

[@win_ini]

"The "Wow" ends now" is a beautiful title for a video talking about Vista

[@eupher2]

People hated Vista because they were running on hardware that couldn't handle it very well. Plus hardware manufactures dropped the ball on drivers for the first year or so. But after SP2 it was close to on par with 7.

[@Gamer208010]

I remember PC’s being sold and advertised with XP even well after 7 came out

[@FireBlades]

My main computer was a windows vista laptop, both of them were. Even though vista was slow, i still remember playing Spore and minecraft on it, and its where i made my first animations. Now my current computer is a windows 10 desktop but i still miss the portability.

[@nkrio6107]

R.I.P Vista We all hated you but you were amazing at use.

[@win_ini]

except fr Sollitare; that crashes Vista.

[@AShifter]

I got Windows Vista on my first computer after it launched in 2007. For me, anyway, It was a very reliable OS and Windows Aero was just stunning. Rest In Peace, Windows Vista.

[@StriderRyu7]

Just updated a HP laptop to Windows 7 from Vista a few weeks ago. Believe or not,it worked on that laptop for 8 years! No BSOD or glitches....But it was time to squeeze the little life it still has.

[@elizabeth8853]

Windows vista, 7, and 8 will always be my favorite OS' they were part of my childhood and i love the designs and when you turn on your computer to the sounddd omgg.. Vista may have ended 5 years ago but i will always cherish my old computer.. if i can find the old dusty thing.

[@dummydodder]

An operating system that to this day shows how beautiful Microsoft PCs can be... Well, even though I had never had Vista I was well familiar with XP and 7. I was about 5 when it came out. I would like to try it on a virtual machine. Do you have an ISO? I'd really like to see the "wow" factor in this system. I love your videos and really enjoy your entire channel as well. Hopefully Windows Vista will be remembered as an operating system that was good in its second service pack.

[@Windows-hw3gs]

I HAVE WINDOWS VISTA

[@carenedinleechin3485]

Your wow is bad

[@Remastered-StyledTutorials]

@@carenedinleechin3485 Your life is bad Don't insult Windows Vista

[@themyersfan57]

@@carenedinleechin3485 Shut up

[@Browningate]

Good editorial. It was a tough time for the industry, but the modern kernel introduced in Vista, off of which every newer version of Windows is based, was an essential step in finally moving computing into the 21st century. For this, we are grateful.

[@kbhasi]

I still remember when I used Vista back in the day, but my "Wow" factor was hindered by the large amount of Acer bloatware (especially their "e" toolbar that would never go away) and lack of RAM on that Aspire 5050 I had, though I (at that time) bought a new PC with Vista because I (back in the day) did not know how to do a clean install of WIndows, and I wanted an Aspire 5580 (which was what my sister had) which I couldn't find and the 5050 was all I could afford back then. Even then, I somehow feel that Vista (especially the Ultimate version) just has this "Wow" factor that no other Windows version has. 9:31 Normally, a clean install of Vista would take you to the screen to create your user account, but instead, it goes to that first screen that is normally only shown on OEM installations, except there is no OEM logo under the keyboard layout thing. Weird.

[@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497]

I Remember When I Used Windows Vista In My Childhood When I Was A Kid R.I.P. Windows Vista 2007-2017 "The "Wow" Ends Now"

[@AlexandriAce]

I think a good way to make Vista a more incremental upgrade like they wanted would've been to include the libraries feature in Vista instead of 7, include the revamped layout of Windows explorer and the start menu, add the search function, add 64 bit support (which was one of the big things about Vista), not add Aero Glass until 7 to give computers more time to catch up performance wise and stick with Luna, include the improvements to default program settings and AutoPlay, the new IE and Windows Media Player versions, DirectX 10, and maybe still add the new sound scheme. The Windows Live stuff, the new security features, the new code base, the new desktop graphics engine, Aero, new power management options, all of that could have been pushed back to 7. And Vista would have, in my opinion, been better for it.

[@Mert_Dede]

The 'WOW' NEVER ENDS!!

[@natsukichr1004]

2007/2008: Fuck bsods i hate vista Now: I love vista i will always remember the old days

[@tantaf123]

April 11th 2017, I turned 7 and got a Nintendo switch. Although my birthday was on that very day.. vista became obsolete. Without vista, we would not have aero. One word to describe vista during its support streak: WOW!

[@Custmzir]

My windows experience was , windows xp-ubuntu-windows 10 , and then my computer is very outdated , so I installed windows 7 which is also kind of sluggish for me and the audio was clipping , and the. I installed windows Vista , and wow it is just soo smooth close to windows xp smooth , and I love it

[@albaformiga7932]

Vista has a special place in my heart, my first laptop came with Vista

[@ZeeAlEidAhmadRana]

You really deserve more subs!

[@EddyGraphic]

Windows vista is pretty good, the problem was that PCs were shit during the time Vista was released, that's why people hated it so much.

[@dayron9802]

10:47 - "Turn everyday moments into lifetime memories." - Relatable. That's exactly what Vista was.

[@shreeneyajmeri8587]

Man even after all these years Windows Vista really gives me nostalgia. Was the first operating system I used myself.

[@Wolfpurr]

Same

[@windowsvista19]

oh my god... I just realized the standard vista background is slightly based on the XP background. It's the green hill bliss but made out of lasers and glass and it's underwater

[@swissbrony23ch72]

Vista was revolutionary, I even grew up with it! It was a great operating system!

[@railfanatic1416]

Vista aero vs 10 stupid theme... windows Vista aero look wins

[@railfanatic1416]

Speaker Sex I know edge sucks and my point was that Vista looked better while 10 is better, sorry that I wasnt clear

[@railfanatic1416]

Speaker Sex there was an ad that i just saw that made me laugh. it said "Edge is safer than chrome. start using edge," that was hilarious

[@railfanatic1416]

Speaker Sex first of all I would NEVER resort to apple crap, there computer are worth less than what you pay for them. There phones in my opinion are not as appealing to me as an android, not saying they are the worst, but i just don't like them. I've also never had to worry about viruses with chrome, I've been using it since 2012 and I've always seen it as the superior browser. not everything is there where I need it in edge. Based on NSS lab's testing with smartscreen, edge does block a bit more stuff, but i use malwarebytes and webroot antivirus and if I ever download something bad, they always catch it. Besides, the only time I am taking risks is when I download torrents.

[@railfanatic1416]

Speaker Sex I also use Firefox on windows 98 se... just saying

[@railfanatic1416]

Speaker Sex also, based on what NSS Labs have shown, assuming that's what your argument is based on, shows that chrome blocks 85.8% of socially engineered malware, while Firefox only 78.3%. now those are only SEMs, but that should set a basis on the potential malware that the browsers can block

[@TheJavw]

i remember i used windows vista fist when it has just come out and notice a lot of bugs weird graphical errors and so i just left the computer and got a new one and installed windows 7 to that one, and after some time after i installed windows vista back again with service pack 2 and it worked flawlessly, i had no problems with it, when it came out i was blown away because of how good it looked and i still have a windows vista theme installed in windows 7

[@stevin47]

im running vista ultimate 64 now cant beat the visual appeal

[@Sunsetdrivein]

Vista works fine for me. It's been very reliable and I'm still using it.

[@niklas7816]

*Idea for those who want to continue Vista:* 1. Don't click on suspicious Ads, don't run dangerous files. 2. Use a good Firewall and a good AntiVirus. 3. Use a modern and supported Web Browser, means that it receives security updates (Firefox (Derivatives), Opera, ...) 4. Use Adblock and other Add-Ons to protect yourself 5. Make and use a Standard User. *LEAVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS DOWN BELOW!*

[@HBC101TVStudios]

Dat was so true.. lol Long live Windows Vista.. (through Windows Server 2008)

[@HBC101TVStudios]

Dat was so true.. lol Long live Windows Vista.. (through Windows Server 2008)

[@niklas7816]

Adam Creed I don't Jean Win SVR 2008 R2

[@niklas7816]

Adam Creed No, Windows Server 2008 is not based of Windows 7! It was released before Win7, so it doesn't make sense. And you can use Win7 yeah, but you can use WinSVR2008 for 60 Days free and then reactivate using a command.

[@niklas7816]

Adam Creed I'm not talking about Windows Server 2008 R2

[@LOTR_BTTF]

Wonder what kind of world we'd have if Microsoft had the same attitude back then with Vista as they ended up having with Windows 10. Because they very easily could have just ended support on all previous Windows versions at some point and pretty much forced everyone to get Vista eventually.

[@zeliph]

I'm interested in hearing your commentary why people dislike Windows 8. Because I thought the interface was pretty cool. I disliked it, because I got a virus on it. But that's because I downloaded one of those questionable F2P Korean Steam games.

[@cpufreak101]

Matoro Zeliph even I remember how hard it was to use on a traditional mouse+keyboard setup... to search A file I had to rapidly move the mouse on the right side of the screen like it was some buggy program. And the no start button also complicated some things

[@zeliph]

Justin Noker I used the keyboard shortcuts, so I guess it didn't bother me too much.

[@cpufreak101]

Matoro Zeliph in my defense, I knew none of the win 8 specific shortcuts

[@zeliph]

Justin Noker Well at least for Windows 10, they merged the classic with the new. It seems they took lots of inspiration from the Linux desktop environments, like KDE.

[@kbhasi]

For me, I only really liked Windows 8 on touchscreen PCs.

[@wadmodderschalton5763]

For Windows Aero, Hardware-accelerated visuals styles were too ahead of its time, for pre-installation that is. Thank god that Microsoft went back to software-rendered visual styles in Windows 8 and onward.

[@Sb129]

It was hardware and software at launch, and you're right, SP1 even made it alot better but SP2 it was like a cut down 7 With hardware, lots of people tried installing it to their old XP machine probably not thinking about how powerful it was and not realizing how light XP was, even in 2005. So with all the overhead and fancy new things the computer just ran slow and that will frustrate anyone. 2nd to that was more hardware issues, like selling Windows Vista computers with less than 1gb of ram. Thx Best Buy. The software goes hand in hand with hardware. 64bit was the buzzword then, it's faster and better and more awesome! and it pretty much is better, but at launch not a lot of software was compatible with 64bit Windows. So for most average users, they just go buy some new computer with the newest shiniest OS and some software they use all the time won't work with it. It didn't take long for that to get fixed but the first impression was here and gone. Vista does get more flak than it deserves in it's state right now but back then it was a different story, and just about the only stories you here now is how it was either alright or terrible.

[@zeroeffortmemes]

I didn't mind Vista. It was the first OS I actually used cause my family got two new Vista computers the year it came out

[@morienbendinelli1554]

Vista was a good piece of advertisement for SSDs, back then: "SSDs make Vista usable" (Anandtech, I guess?)

[@dangduong1581]

The things i like was old design,old green theme,and that beauti background reminds me of a great shining day,and reminds some movies....

[@sodaos8910]

Why did people hate vista. I loved vista. The only reason I don't use vista is because my drivers are incompatible with vista, and most apps(Notepad++) don't work on vista. But, I still run it in a vm, and I love it. I just need some aero drivers. Michael MJD is the best tech channel ever

[@macinman]

Really interesting video. Vista was one version of windows that I never interacted much with. What I've heard though when it comes to windows 7, was Windows 7 is what Vista should have been, or the second common thing said is, Windows 7 is Vista with a service pack. What are your thoughts on this ?

[@MichaelMJD]

I personally think that Windows 7 was a major improvement over Vista. A lot of the UI elements were kept the same however, including the Aero theme, so I guess that some people might consider it to be more of a "service pack" upgrade for Vista like you said.

[@aaronmtvs5400]

No joke but Windows Vista is Actually My Favorite Operating System and it is nostelgia for me because my first laptop had windows vista and i loved and appriecated the aero theme and features and it just fit in with me and worked for me and it is really confusing how people and the media hate and make rude jokes about and i think that vista needs some respect.

[@NEEELYY]

Im using Windows 7 and its next... Welp, gotta enjoy the last 3 years of Windows 7!

[@TheBestGames974]

in Latvia Vista means chicken

[@unfazedd9558]

The Best Games lmao introducing Windows chicken

[@Nachoto]

The Best Games in Spanish means View

[@tageneislover]

The Best Games Windows Chicken ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@MrRe-ph2rq]

in lithuania too

[@TheYouTuberGuy]

lol XDXDXDXDXDXD

[@kevinjugroo985]

Used Vista from beta to Win 7..it was meant for an audience of power users which MS mistakenly took it's users to be..thinking that the eXPerience acquired from previous versions would be working in its favor. I never had any issues with RTM/SP versions..more of a misunderstood release and bad marketing decisions than a technically bad one to my eyes.

[@musicalplayzyt]

Stinks. Vista was my favorite os, and still is to this day. Vista will forever not be forgotten.

[@theboogeyman289]

R.I.P to the best version of Windows ever released, but I still using it today.

[@richardsequeirateixeira]

I believe Paul Thurrott made a comment back in the early 2010s was that the problem with Windows Vista is that some of the development and device manufacturers did not update their hardware. Microsoft warned these developers and manufacturers early in 2004 that they had to update their device drivers and software. What damaged Vista's reputation was the January issue of PC World where they essentially also predetermined the operating system's fate.

[@absolutestupidity]

6 years after vista end of support, i continue to use vista quite often (not as my main operating system, that being win7) just because of the fresh nostalgic look of the vista background among other reasons

[@computerkid1416]

I never minded Vista at all, I used it from 2007-2009 without having any major issues.

[@awakejake9296]

windows vista aged so well, to this day it still looks speak and crisp. in my opinion I think windows vista looks better than 7, but they're both awesome, and to think. WINDOWS 7 IS GONNA DIE NEXT NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@blueberry3663]

i need windows xp for development with assembly language. in cmd, there was a command not there in like about winvista

[@personwhowatchesyoutube5804]

I still have a Windows XP machine with the Windows Vista Capable sticker

[@justsomerandompersononthei2595]

Same here. Runs 7 now though.

[@KowboyUSA]

Was digging thru my disks a few days ago and came across my burned Longhorn dl. Didn't seem like it was so many years ago...

[@barrettreynolds1530]

We should push Microsoft into releasing windows 7 service pack 2

[@colescrustycars]

I liked vista. I still have two machines that run it and I will keep them like that as long as I own them and they still function. I have a dell inspiron 530 that I inherited from my mom. Still has a ton of her music and pics on it. Running vista flawlessly for well over 15 years now. I also have my first laptop, a cheapo acer aspire one. Had it around the time me and my wife got married. I keep it full of our honeymoon pics etc. Every now and then I get them out and power them up when I'm feeling nostalgic.

[@dummydodder]

I'll hate it when this happens to 7. But at least we have that specific version of 8 that supports the aero glass transparency theme.

[@shaun9107]

turn off windows updates for windows Vista and windows 7 . Opera browser suports all . Keep using it . do not use 8 or 10 , they are not good at all . Avoid using Chrome or Firefox . your browser is the KEY to the internet.

[@shaun9107]

its refused plus it is a tax search . The spyware updates non compatible as Microsoft & google have no interest in this one anymore . I am still using this set up now here . I have never used Anti virus on these boots due to this browser . Use the ad -on : Disconnect Me to your browser , it speeds UP your load ups too . and it blocks not " fights " other computer tracking . Its worth it as it is the safest computer there is , Chrome & co are more limited for search I see as well . Others use VPN as KZbinRS need it for there research . Hype Hype Hype just avoid it

[@shaun9107]

@@joebidenVEVO Windows 10 is as bad as Android , its there property , that means its UNSAFE for your private photos & vids & thats just the start . All rights lost

[@Vinc6366]

I called the windows xp support not that long ago and They answered and helped

[@weatheronthe8s895]

The first computer I owned came with Vista, its a Dell Inspiron 531s, it worked fine at first on its AMD Athlon 64 X2 at 2.10 GHZ, 1 GB of RAM, and some kind of Nvidia graphics chip, then it got real slow I think due to the dust it was collecting to the point where I was trying to get 1 file off it one time for a game, it probably took me an hour to get it off there because explorer kept not responding, system restore I think helped a little but not much, then I cleaned it some and put 7 on it, then it was a usable computer again, now I'm stuck with 10 on it because my product key decided to quit working after I was trying to reinstall it from where I had to put the hard drive in another computer, it runs 10 fine though, now it's kinda sad to see Vista go, first XP which was I find even sadder since it's the one I knew the name of first, I don't know if I actually used it first but I wouldn't be surprised, I used it a lot then mostly since most of our elementary school computers ran it, but I still use it on one of my computers, and now Vista which was on my first own one, it's like all my early operating systems are going away, I guess 7's next which will just be terrible in a few years since its probably the last one I have a quite a few good memories on, I used it mostly on some elementary school computers, a laptop, and hopefully the school I'm in now we can get beck to our Server 2008 R2 which is like 7 pretty much because I don't care for the Chromebooks they have, then 8 and 10 I don't really care about.

[@jwalton2000]

I miss my old dell inspirion 530 that had vista home basic it truly was one of those operating systems that was a hidden gem I loved it so much and wish I could go back to it. I don't know why people hated it so much all it took was the proper hardware for it to run good I never had any problems with Vista... now with windows 10 I've had so many issues since getting a new computer with it, it glitches and bsods quite a bit and my vista machine never did that

[@rogerm1111]

I like Vista a lot. With both service packs installed, as mentioned in the video, it runs really well (almost as well as 7). Personally, I upgraded from XP to Vista as soon as it was released and had no issues with it. What I have found with Vista, and it's a complete mystery why this is, is that on some computers, even without the service packs installed it runs really well, but on other computers it's really buggy and just does not work well until you install the service packs. It's just strange to me that on one computer it would run terribly and on another computer with similar specs it worked really well.

[@barrettreynolds1530]

What do you think windows 7 service pack 2

[@MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay]

Windows 7 had two code names Blackcomb and Vienna

[@LellePrinter82]

I had a X2 6000+ dualcore cpu with 4gb DDR2 800mhz, it was fast with windows vista. It booted to desktop under a minute with a mechanical drive. Many of my friends hated vista, but I mostly liked it. And I missed the Vista Beta sounds. I've seen a video of someone tweaking Windows Server 2008 to Windows Vista. Server 2008 is the Server version of Vista.

[@tageneislover]

It's true that Windows Vista had a lot problems. It seems like it was dead from the start with all these negative rumors about it. Anyway, Windows 7 was pretty much an improved version of that system. Nice video by the way!

[@Etriland]

Vista lots of fixing that nobody knew, mostly because of the RTM. The RTM sucked bad, and even as a Vista fan, i hate RTM. That was the worst. It always blued screened. SP1 fixed this, and SP2 improved it. Thank you for this. RIP Vista

[@user-your-mother]

I have the rtm version of vista on my laptop and it works fine

[@Etriland]

@@user-your-mother probably an older laptop lol

[@AgrimarYT]

Without Vista there wouldn't be 7.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Something interesting, on XP you can hack the registry to make he OS think it's Windows POS Ready 2009 and still get updates till 2019, I wonder if we can do something like this for vista

[@Jxoshh]

Adam Smith probably something from Windows Servee 2008. Not R2.

[@Josh.Davidson]

Haha, almost a year since end of support and I still use Windows Vista, and have been installing the Server 2008 security updates. It runs extremely well, and I love it!

[@dagestan7734]

*Watching this on Windows 7, in 12th May, 2020*

[@m_acg]

Just wondering if someone could make a video building a Vista ultimate PC which can proof its potential performance. I have seen some people saying it performs better than Windows 7 on specific hardware. What I only know is that Nvidia GTX 9 series have drivers that support Vista on a desktop computer.

[@therealnikkydragon]

R.I.P Windows Vista January 30, 2007 - April 11, 2017

[@barrettreynolds1530]

Vista was my first laptop os I ever used. It was on a compaq laptop with vista home basic. Good bye windows Vista. RIP. 2006-2017

[@TheLucidLuxray]

I never had any problems with Vista on my old Gateway MT6451.

[@MaxwellTornado]

I don't get the hate for UAC. I always thought it's amazing, and wondered why it wasn't in earlier versions. It's literally just a screen lock when you want to access crucial things. I still have it set to the highest possible setting even in Win10.

[@justsomerandompersononthei2595]

Same here.

[@geom9_downwithmawxp]

THE Wow never ends With Microsoft Windows Vista Jr The Wow for 10 more years!

[@claudio8895]

R.I.P. Windows Vista "The WoW! End Now " :'( #WindowsForever

[@Aranimda]

I love the Aero Glass and Windows DreamScene. I won't switch to Windows 10 as long as it does not have these.

[@ArtieArchives]

I get the "wow" joke Some unfortunate Windows user in 2007: *gets blue screen" "WOW! Just fricking wow! I lost all my GTA Vice City save files"

[@Remastered-StyledTutorials]

**gets blue screen** "mom please pick me up im scared"

[@isaiahash9697]

THe computer i am using now came with vista, the only reason i upgraded is because some hardware that i got didn't have drivers for vista :( Now i have both windows 10 and vista on my computer. I just put vista on a few computers i have around the house last year. Can't believe that the computer we bought in 2008 already has an unsupported OS, time flies.

[@billymcveigh5720]

windows Vista will be remembered for ever as long as Microsoft lives

[@michaelaranda5220]

Anyone???? Is Windows 7 like Vista...I mean, the folder system of Vista I need. I especially like how I can order the folders and docs in the order I feel like...using the black border where I want to position my stuff. So does Windows 7 do the same thing as Vista? If not I will keep Vista forever.