I am pretty happy with XP at the moment, but everyday, Vista is all I hear. My current machine does not have enough power to run vista, but I plan on getting a new box soon. Would Vista be better for this box or XP? I assume new drivers will start coming out for both Vista and XP, and eventually, only Vista.
Also, how stable is Vista currently?
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Anonymous2006-06-22 3:21
Why in @$!%'s name do you want to run Vista?
Seriously, visit almost any tech site, and all they do is rag on it, for good reason.
Repeat after me: newer does not necessariy imply better.
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Anonymous2006-06-22 3:36
newer does not necessariy imply better
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Anonymous2006-06-22 4:13
stick with xp until games force you to use vista. that would probably in 5 years times
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Anonymous2006-06-22 4:16
XP, stupid. Vista is made of digital restrictions management, treacherous computing, bloatware, waste of system resources, money expenditure on new hardware, useless transparency, and non-functional eyecandy. I wouldn't use it even if Microsoft paid me to.
Seriously, I use Windows 2000 at home, and I'll move to Windows XP 64 bit once I get a couple of device drivers I need ported. Then I'll stick to it for as long as I can, and then I'll move to ReactOS (if it's mature enough) or Linux, but I won't ever use Windows Vista.
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Anonymous2006-06-22 12:31
>>5
people said the same when xp came out. two years later everyone used xp because of the pretty colors.
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Anonymous2006-06-22 12:45
newer does not necessariy imply better
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Anonymous2006-06-22 12:45
newer does not necessariy imply better
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Anonymous2006-06-22 12:45
newer does not necessariy imply better
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Anonymous2006-06-22 12:54
>>6
If you were to ask me, everyone was overreacting back then. Even with that said, Vista is horrendous from the DRM measures to absurd security prompts to commercial tie-ins.
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Anonymous2006-06-22 14:51
>>6
XP doesn't have so much AIDS as Vista has, and never made such a leap in hardware requirements.
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Anonymous2006-06-24 9:03
Get a mac.
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D14BL02006-06-24 13:09
Wait a few years to get Vista. Not only will it have fewer bugs than the first version of the OS, but you'll also have more security options, and some programs will be more compatible with it. A friend says that he can't run Winamp on his Vista Beta box but can run Spybot, but another friend says he can run Winamp and NOT Spybot. Right now, the Beta's very picky on hardware. And proper driver support won't be expected for a little while after release of Vista.
I suggest toying with the Vista Beta, but not to use it as a serious OS. Not for a few years, at least.