Posted 08/24/2007 at 03:51:47pm

All the horror stories I am hearing about Windows Vista, especially when it comes to trying to play games on it remind me of why I've given up on Valve's Steam based programs. I used to play Valve's Half Life and Half Life 2 games for hours. They are excellent games that test both your reflexes and your puzzle solving skills to the limit. They also have great stories told with amazing graphics and voice overs. For some strange reason though, about a year ago, I could no longer get my Steam program to run reliably. It would start to load but then hang or give me weirld error messages or claim that I didn't have a valid account. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Steam with no success. I even tried reinstalling my OS (Windows XP Home) with no luck. I finally gave up on it and no longer play Steam powered games. It's too bad, especially considering that there are more and more games using Steam these days. I'll probably switch from XP to Vista or at least dual boot the OS's when XP support starts to go the way of Windows 98 but not until then. XP works fine for the most part but I've heard nothing but bad news about Vista for gaming. They say it works find for productivity programs. But why in the world would you upgrade to the latest OS just to surf the net, type papers and do your taxes? You could do those things just fine on Windows 95. Gaming is the main reason why most people upgrade to new software and hardware. Why, I still use good ole Office 97 to type up letters and make spreadsheets. If Vista isn't good for gaming, what's the point of it? "Why yes, it's a screwdriver...but it's sonic." Doctor Who