Vista Question

[den]

Okay, all you clever geeks, I have a problem.


New Toshiba laptop with Vista. Want to connect it to the office network (LAN And/Or Wireless) Can see the network, can't connect. Any idea how to do this? How do I change the Workgroup? In XP there is an option to connect to the Internet via a connection that is always on. Where is that in VISTA?

How the hell do you OPERATE Vista, anyway. It seems to work on a need-to-know system that the user doesn't need to know.

Comments

[camstone.livejournal.com]

This should be all you need to know...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0406.mspx

Good luck, I took VISTA off my laptop as soon as I got it, and put on XP Pro. Couldn't be happier. (And it's a freakin AMD turion 64x2 dual processor, and I'm only runnin' 32 bit XP Pro! XD)

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

If it were my laptop, it'd be XP'd immediately. It bugs me that it requires so much high-end hardware to run, and it's just a bloody OS! Great for users, bad for operators. I can see techos hitting the format/install button instead of trying to troubleshoot.

What is your Workplace's policy on Vista?

[camstone.livejournal.com]

What is your Workplace's policy on Vista?

"Just say no."

Actually, I think we're migrating to it in late 2008. Because we have thousands of users however, we're not about to upset the current workings for a lot of "glitz" and no real substance. However, by then, it's going to almost be an essential move since we get a lot of code support from Microsoft directly - and many major platforms (HP, Dell, etc) are moving that way already. And yes, our techs are about as adept as monkeys with a hangover.

Them: "But, in order to do that, you have to disable the proxy settings and..."
Me: "Okie, Done."
Them: "Uhm... buh... are you..."
Me: "Okie, go to where I needed to thanks, bye." *click*