Windows Vista Suicide Courtesy of McAfee [Video]

Windows Vista, Microsoft’s extensively applauded most secure Windows platform to date can be taken down [hard] by nothing more than a mere animated cursor. Want to see the bug in action?

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Consumer Reports: [Reliability an Performance Monitor shows] good reasons not to rush into using the new OS.

As with using any new computer operating system, pioneering Microsoft’s new Vista OS is an activity with high potential for failures, troubleshooting, and cussing. And unlike any other OS before it, Vista comes with a tool that allows you to monitor how well (or how poorly) Vista is working on your computer. Read more.

Milan Negovan: “Vista Sucks.”

As a diligent Microsoft MVP, I wanted to volunteer to help the mother empire with the Vista launch. I would go to a local BestBuy or CompUSA and help Microsoft promote the new OS. But after this experience, you won’t drag me there even with a free Zune. I just can’t offer people to buy such crap. I’m sorry for people who will buy and install it. Hey, at least I’m being honest about it! Read more.

What I Hate Most About Microsoft Vista

“My first disappointment was discovering that my new Vista computer was no faster than my old one running XP–despite having 2 gigs of RAM.  Vista is a ruthless RAM-sucker.  That’s not my least favorite thing, though.

My least favorite thing surfaced when I attached my Maxtor backup drive and tried to move some old files over to the new hard drive.  I clicked on a folder and a message popped up to inform me that I didn’t have permission to open the folder.  I tried another one.  Same thing.” Read more.

ExtremeTech.Com: Quick Fixes for Five Nasty Vista Problems

Windows Vista certainly has its quirks. Here are some common conundrums and how to thwart them.

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BBC: Falling into the Vista trap

Microsoft promises to wow people who are upgrading from Windows XP to its new operating system, but with the joys of Windows Vista comes plenty of pain. Read more.

Vista causes an array of problems

“Could Microsoft be the next IBM? Back in November, I wrote about how disappointed I was with both Internet Explorer 7 and Office 2007. I wondered if Microsoft was coming to the end of its reign as the 800-pound gorilla of the computing world. Since then, I’ve had a chance to put Windows Vista through its paces. If anything would help the kids in Redmond stay on top, it was this. And I can say confidently that it’s not yet ready for primetime.”

“If someone out there feels like spotting me the cash for a 20-inch, 2.33-GHz iMac and Photoshop, I’d be grateful.” Read the full article on USAToday.Com