# For Those Of Us Who Bought Vista-Equipped Computers.....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-us-who-bought-vista-equipped-computers/499259>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 9, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-us-who-bought-vista-equipped-computers/499259 "2009-06-09T22:02:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-us-who-bought-vista-equipped-computers/499259/61 "2009-06-12T01:41:55Z")

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> [@XWalrus2](#):
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> Vista defenders don’t believe me? Check this knowledge base article: [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233).

Okay, **Wallie** (don’t be offended at me shortening your nick, please? Consider it a “term of bud-ness”, if you would!:)) **Now** you have me frightened!

I read all of what you linked us to, and I think I better just “tread water” for now.

Thanks!

Q

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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-us-who-bought-vista-equipped-computers/499259/62 "2009-06-12T04:01:39Z")

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> [@Hari\_Seldon](#):
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> What I did wrong was buy a computer with Vista. So Vista hides exe files. Wonderful. Just what I wanted to find out. Well, I use need exe files.

Vista doesn’t hide exe files, it hides known file type extensions by default. Exactly the same way XP does. This behavior can be changed in about 10 seconds if desired.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-us-who-bought-vista-equipped-computers/499259/63 "2009-06-12T04:50:46Z")

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When time came for me to update my computer, Vista was just being released. I bought a Mac. Later, I found myself needing to use Windows. I bought a copy of XP and loaded it on. The company I worked for was still using XP, and as of two months ago showed no inclinations of using Vista.

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**Author:** ![ReuvenB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-us-who-bought-vista-equipped-computers/499259/64 "2009-06-12T10:53:41Z")

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> [@Quasimodem](#):
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> Okay, **Wallie** (don’t be offended at me shortening your nick, please? Consider it a “term of bud-ness”, if you would!:)) **Now** you have me frightened!
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> I read all of what you linked us to, and I think I better just “tread water” for now.
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> Thanks!
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> Q

You shouldn’t have to worry about it as someone who buys a router at Best Buy or something, it’s more of a pain in the ass for people on large scale networks with dedicated computers (or two dedicated computers, in our case) acting as DHCP servers.

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