Vista: Two Drivers Away From Linux

My seasonal shifting between Windows and Linux has stopped. However, I recently switch back to Vista since there are no drivers for my sound card or tv tuner. Both are being developed, so that shouldn't be too long of a wait.

Going back to Vista allowed for my sound card and tv tuner to work. The nice part of it has been using my computer to record my favorite TV programs. Yes, I am using Windows Media Center at the moment. While it does the job, there are several options for Linux.

When I installed Vista, I had to make the dreaded call to activate Vista. The phone activation system had problems of not recognizing what I said, not recognizing what numbers I punched into the keypad and took far too long.

Once those two drivers work with Linux, I'll be switching. I don't plan on having a dual booting system. I plan on having only Linux installed.

Activation

I had to call Microsoft in order to activate my computer. This happened once.

I'm not sure why it happened. They had asked me if Vista were installed on another computer or if hardware had changed. My copy of Vista has never been installed on another computer. My hardware has never upgraded since I purchased the computer in December 2006!


Another update: I still have no 64-bit version of Vista. I do have a 64-bit version of Linux installed. Should I Vista ever want to activate again and Microsoft says no, I'll just tell them I'm moving to Linux since their software would have been the cause of the problem.