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

[Quasimodem]

@XWalrus2

Vista defenders don’t believe me? Check this knowledge base article: Windows Vista can’t get an IP address from certain routers or DHCP servers - Microsoft Support.

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

[yoyodyne]

@Hari_Seldon

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.

[Sunspace]

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.

[ReuvenB]

@Quasimodem

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

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.