Windows Vista from XP - Worth it?

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Hi guys,

I'm debating if I should get Vista or not, I currently have Windows XP
home, it's 32bit (I think). I don't have a DX10 card, nor do I have any
plans to get one soon, other than having DX10, is there anything else
that it would be worth getting for.

Granted it looks amazing! but is it worth the up(down)grade?
 
lord111 said:
Hi guys,

I'm debating if I should get Vista or not, I currently have Windows XP
home, it's 32bit (I think). I don't have a DX10 card, nor do I have any
plans to get one soon, other than having DX10, is there anything else
that it would be worth getting for.

Granted it looks amazing! but is it worth the up(down)grade?
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Why? Just to have the "newest and shiniest OS?" If your current
operating system is meeting all of your computing needs, there's no real
reason to change your operating system.

How old is the computer you're thinking of upgrading? Have you run
Vista's Upgrade Adviser to get a feel (it's not 100% foolproof) for
what, if anything, will need to be done to get Vista to run on the system?


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lord111 said:
Hi guys,

I'm debating if I should get Vista or not, I currently have Windows XP
home, it's 32bit (I think). I don't have a DX10 card, nor do I have any
plans to get one soon, other than having DX10, is there anything else
that it would be worth getting for.

Granted it looks amazing! but is it worth the up(down)grade?
Click to expand...

As we old Brooklyn Dodger fans use to say, "Wait 'til next year".

Vista seems slower, particularly booting up. Some apps that run
under XP don't run under Vista. The Aero package is cute, but
not really better. UAC is a PITA. Vista certainly adds bloat.

And, Bill Gates does not need more money right now.
 
I had a friend buy a new Dell with Vista pre-installed.

But, many of his applications were incompatible with Vista, and patches were
not available.

He returned it and got a different brand with XP pre-installed.

I have recently heard that Dell is now offerring either Vista or XP, since
so many people were unhappy with Vista.

Unless you have some application that will only run under Vista, or need to
use more than 4 Gig or RAM, stick with XP for a while.

And, as with every other Microsoft operating system, the newest one will run
slowest on the same hardware, if it runs at all.
 
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