Vista or XP?

Discussion in 'Software' started by Lapsed, Nov 9, 2007.

  1. Lapsed

    Lapsed Corporal

    I was wondering , as im buying a new mid-range computer , as to wether it would be worth me buying Windows Vista 64 bit and an extra 2gb of ram ( 4gb all together ) or wether I should wait and purchase XP now , and vista in a few months when all the bugs are ironed out.


    Links to any articles , or any personal opinions would be perfect - thankyou.


    = Ryan
     
    Lapsed, Nov 9, 2007
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  2. wildwolf220

    wildwolf220 Oracle of Doom

    i reacently got a new computer with 32-bit vista Home Premium, cant comment on the 64-bit but have no problems with it so far. " fingers crossed " i know a lot of people dont like vista but im real happy with it.
     
    Last edited: Nov 9, 2007
    wildwolf220, Nov 9, 2007
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  3. ibbonkers

    ibbonkers First Sergeant

    I run vista ultimate 32 bit and now I like it better then xp. Some say they don't like it but it's not bad just different.some people just hate change :)
     
    ibbonkers, Nov 9, 2007
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  4. wildwolf220

    wildwolf220 Oracle of Doom

    time to change you sig then IB it says XP PRO;)
     
    wildwolf220, Nov 9, 2007
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  5. fatjake440

    fatjake440 Private E-2

    Im not gonna lie i like vista but xp right now works better for me so go with wat u want if u want power go for vista but if u want reliability until vista is buged out go with xp (pro preferably) thats my opinion do wat u want
     
    fatjake440, Nov 9, 2007
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  6. usafveteran

    usafveteran MajorGeek

    Why spend money on XP now and then get Vista in just "a few months"? Not my idea of wise spending. I'd either get XP and plan on using it for at least a year, or get Vista now. I think many Vista bugs have probably already been ironed out.

    Do you have any devices you want to transfer to the new computer that may not have drivers for Vista? I have a webcam that will not work with Vista. Other than that, no problems with Vista on a Notebook PC I bought about 3 months ago.
     
    usafveteran, Nov 9, 2007
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  7. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    I have to say what BUGS? please name them all?


    OK I joking on name them all, but no OS is perfect and generally they take 1 or 2 Service Packs to be OK, XP was same... Vista will be similar, but what I will say and as 1 who has had Vista is some form or another for nearly 2yrs it is the stablest OS from Microsoft I have ever used... my current Desktop install is the RTM from when I was given it in Nov06 and its not BSOD'd once... yes their have been 3rd party applications that have not worked, but that is not a Microsoft issue, I could not say the same of XP on its RTM release.

    Vista SP1 is much more inproved and the speed has increased in some areas, stability has also improved but its still a beat SP1 adn will be more improved by Feb08 which is rough release date.

    I will say if you have very new PC parts then Vista is a great option, XP will be more compatible with more of your software, but the 3rd party developers are catching up now with Vista compat versions of many applications.
     
    DavidGP, Nov 9, 2007
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  8. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest


    Everyone had good input till you spouted this nonsense.

    You can support XP all you want, but give some reasoning behind it.

    Sheesh.
     
    Adrynalyne, Nov 9, 2007
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