Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Fielder"
<tfielder@...> wrote:
>
> I've noticed occasional references to Vista and also to XP.  Does anyone
> have experience with both?  Are you able to opine as to which operating
> system is best for photos? 

I see lots of replies, but what I consider the most important issue
has not (yet) been covered, and that is availability of drivers. Any
hw more than a couple of years old might ot be able to operate under
Vista as Vista drivers are not available.

This highlights to me one of the serious drawbacks of digital to the
serious amateaur. It is not only fully functioning cameras that become
obsolete, but also fully functioning printers, etc. Professionals will
probably have the throughput that would otherwise require them to
replace these peripherals more frequently, and "less serious"
amateaurs will probably not have a significant investment in these
type of peripherals.

So, use Vista, and replace all your essential peripherals! And then
you will probably have to do it again a few years down the line with
the next version of Window$.

I built myself a new PC recently, and I chose XP over Vista for mainly
this reason.

Steve