Difference between xp and vista drives

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What the difference between Win XP and Win Vista?
whai the drives of xp don't work with Vista?
 
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Oops. What Am I Saying? This Is For Help With Vista Issues, Not My Mental
Issues. Just FYI.

Did You Know That I Say Just FYI All The Time? Just FYI. This Is Because
Messages Are Just For Your Information And My Poor Mentally Retarted Brain
Doesn't Know That So I Have To Say Just FYI.

Just FYI

Just FYI

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Did I Say Just FYI? IF Not, Just FYI
 
They took XP, threw it in a blender and puréed it, them poured it in the
sandbox at the Nanny's house to dry.
By rearranging everything, and adding a Nanny (called User Access Control),
they claim it is more secure.
IF you are buying a new computer, with a 2 Ghz or better dual core CPU and
at least 2 GB RAM and 256 MB or better graphics, you may get along ok with
it.
If you're thinking of upgrading existing hardware, forget it.
You're better off sticking with a mature OS until you get new hardware.
Others may have a different opinion, but that is mine.
 
What the difference between Win XP and Win Vista?
whai the drives of xp don't work with Vista?
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Run the Vista Upgrad Advisor and see what it says.

If you don't have a really powerful machine, I would recommend staying
away from the fancy-schmancy versions with the "Aura" interface. Home
Basic is recommended for less-capable machines.
 
Hi Pedro,

There are a lot of differences, far too numerous to list here. Some basics
to consider: XP was designed around hardware available in 2000-2001, Vista
around 2006-2007. If your components are older than 3 years, then XP is
likely to be a better choice. You also need to look at what you plan on
doing with the computer, ie: what software you are planning on running.
Check each program for OS compatibility, as that may also help you determine
which OS to choose based on what is required to run it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
XP was designed around hardware available in 2000-2001, Vista around
2006-2007.
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Sorry for challenging you for the first time, but...

Does that imply XP cannot take advantages of today's hardware?
 
Thank you :)

I failed to find any creditable source for that kind of benchmark, so could
you kindly provide one?

I don't need Vista vs. XP as that is not my interests. I only need those
can show why and how XP cannot take advantages of today's hardware and/or
especially for laptops.

Thanks in advance.
 
Thank you :)

I failed to find any creditable source for that kind of benchmark, so could
you kindly provide one?

I don't need Vista vs. XP as that is not my interests. I only need those
can show why and how XP cannot take advantages of today's hardware and/or
especially for laptops.
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Mainly because the manufacturers aren't providing XP drivers for them.
 
Nonny said:
Mainly because the manufacturers aren't providing XP drivers for them.
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Interesting. I bought a Toshiba Satellite L40 about four weeks ago that came
with Vista Home Premium, a SATA HDD and a duo core processor. Toshiba
supplies a full set of XP drivers for this machine for download....
 
HeyBub said:
Yes.

Especially laptops.
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What on earth would Vista run better on a laptop than XP? Did you not get
that backwards?

Please cite, I can't believe Vista is faster than XP.
 
Nonny said:
Mainly because the manufacturers aren't providing XP drivers for them.
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In many cases they are already in XP.

In others you need to go to the manufactures web site for them if the OEM
does not supply them. For example Intel, AMD or the mobo manufacturer.

Not to say one does not exist, but I have yet to have a confirmed no XP
drivers for model.

The truth is the OEM vendor under Microsofts guidence does not want to
support XP. Which is quite a bit different statement than it will not run
XP. And XP is faster, so if performance is what your after, XP.
 
Gordon said:
Interesting. I bought a Toshiba Satellite L40 about four weeks ago that
came with Vista Home Premium, a SATA HDD and a duo core processor. Toshiba
supplies a full set of XP drivers for this machine for download....
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Most do. And those that don't you can find them at Intel, AMD or the mobo
manufacturers site.
 
Interesting. I bought a Toshiba Satellite L40 about four weeks ago that came
with Vista Home Premium, a SATA HDD and a duo core processor. Toshiba
supplies a full set of XP drivers for this machine for download....
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Insert "many of" between "because" and "the".
 
Mainly because the manufacturers aren't providing XP drivers for them.

Of course. The system will not work properly without device drivers but
it's a cross-OS requirement and shouldn't be the reason for one cannot take
advantages of the latest hardware.
 
Hi,

No, but there are cases where it can't make as full use of it as Vista does
because some of the capabilities didn't exist then. Most if not all modern
hardware still has XP drivers available for it. That statement was meant
more to imply that Vista should not be installed on XP-era hardware.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
xfile said:
Thank you :)

I failed to find any creditable source for that kind of benchmark, so
could you kindly provide one?

I don't need Vista vs. XP as that is not my interests. I only need
those can show why and how XP cannot take advantages of today's
hardware and/or especially for laptops.

Thanks in advance.
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Google "no+xp+drivers" yields over 2 million hits.

Dell and Toshiba are particularly prominent in the first few Google entries.
Toshiba actually says they are under no obligation to provide XP drivers for
a machine on which Vista is pre-installed.
 
Hi,

Thanks for you explanations.
That statement was meant more to imply that Vista should not be installed
on XP-era hardware.
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I agree that, in this case, the risk for a problematic system will increase
though not always.

Thanks again.
 
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