I use Windows XP Home Edition SP3 on my desktop computer and Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 on my laptop. Both are great operating systems. Just avoid Windows Vista Home Basic, it is just too............well, basic!
After the introduction of SP1 on Windows Vista the gaming speed advantage of Windows XP is now marginal.
I also use both XP and Vista. Both work for me. I've been using XP longer, so I'm more familiar with it, but personally, I like Vista better.
Now, as to all the problems surrounding Vista. Most of these are from people who have tried to upgrade an older XP system to Vista. Those who do clean installs or purchase new systems with Vista have far fewer problems.
Vista does require a bit more horsepower than XP, so I'd recommend that you get a new system with at least 2GB of RAM, a dual core processor, and a dedicated video card. XP only out-performs Vista on underpowered machines.
If you have any older software or hardware that you plan to use on your new system, it would be wise to check for any known compatibility issues with Vista first. Do a Google search or check the developer/manufacturer's websites. Most issues have now been resolved, but there are still a few out there.
I run Vista Ultimate X64 on my desktop and XP home on my laptop. I only wish my laptop could run something better than basic then I would be running all vista.
I have found Vista to be a robust and with the 64 bit OS an extremely stabel OS. My bench mark scores from the same system(The DeskTop) when running XP and Vista are virtually identical so to me I took no performance hit by switching the destop to vista.
Sofu
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July 18th, 2008 14:00
I use Windows XP Home Edition SP3 on my desktop computer and Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 on my laptop. Both are great operating systems. Just avoid Windows Vista Home Basic, it is just too............well, basic!
After the introduction of SP1 on Windows Vista the gaming speed advantage of Windows XP is now marginal.
Grey Ferret
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July 18th, 2008 16:00
I also use both XP and Vista. Both work for me. I've been using XP longer, so I'm more familiar with it, but personally, I like Vista better.
Now, as to all the problems surrounding Vista. Most of these are from people who have tried to upgrade an older XP system to Vista. Those who do clean installs or purchase new systems with Vista have far fewer problems.
Vista does require a bit more horsepower than XP, so I'd recommend that you get a new system with at least 2GB of RAM, a dual core processor, and a dedicated video card. XP only out-performs Vista on underpowered machines.
If you have any older software or hardware that you plan to use on your new system, it would be wise to check for any known compatibility issues with Vista first. Do a Google search or check the developer/manufacturer's websites. Most issues have now been resolved, but there are still a few out there.
HTH
Grey Ferret
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July 18th, 2008 16:00
I run Vista Ultimate X64 on my desktop and XP home on my laptop. I only wish my laptop could run something better than basic then I would be running all vista.
I have found Vista to be a robust and with the 64 bit OS an extremely stabel OS. My bench mark scores from the same system(The DeskTop) when running XP and Vista are virtually identical so to me I took no performance hit by switching the destop to vista.