Windows Windows Vista vs Windows XP

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  1. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    As some of you may know, I'm building a computer for a friend

    I have a spare copy of Windows XP Home, and also a spare copy of Windows Vista Business

    Hardware aside, which would you go for, and why?
     
  2. murraynt

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    vista as it has most of the features of 7,The bugs have been finally fixed and xp is old now along with support starting to freeze up
     
  3. NethLyn

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    I had Vista Biz before the Home Edition and 7x64, yep stick with Vista now for a new mate's build and let your friend downgrade it for himself if he can't get on with it.
     
  4. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    Cheers guys.

    I think that makes sense. Last time I used it, it seemed fine (though 7 is the way forward)

    I think its advantages come in security, support and networking - and to be fair, it does look prettier :)
     
  5. Pookeyhead

    Pookeyhead It's big, and it's clever.

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    I put Vista 64bit on my server as a temporary measure because it was the only OS I had a license for at the time. I intended to change it for windows server 2008 or maybe even go the Linux route, but as it's been up and running continually for months without a hitch, I'm tempted to leave it.

    I've had no problem with Vista, either on my server, or when I ran my desktop with it.
     
  6. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Vista. I would put Win7 of course, but if we ignore Win7, Vista absolutely.

    My recommendations:
    - Vista 64-bit
    - 4GB of RAM
    - A nice CPU, such as (depending on budget) one the latest Core 2 Duo generation CPU, or Core i3, or Core i5.
    - Dedicated graphic card with 128MB or more of memory. (for 23/24inch (1920x1080, 1920x1200) you need 256MB of graphic memory for a smooth Aero experience, even with a lot of windows open. Vista Aero ran smooth with my Geforce 6600 GT with 128MB of memory. Soo anything today will do. Including Intel X4500 or the ones that is embedded in the Core i series, solution is fine.
     
  7. unknowngamer

    unknowngamer here

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    Vista wasn't as bad as people said.

    It is just different.

    The best way to describe what Vista is like is...... it's a new car.


    Allot of cars have the indicator on the left, my old one did and my new does, sometimes you get in a car with the indicator on the right.

    For the 1st few weeks you will find your self CONSTANTLY indicating with your windscreen wipers (or flash with your waher jets).
    And there are times when it will really annoy you.

    Thats Vista.
    You are used to doing everything a certain way, you have been doing it that way scince Windows 95.
    Vista was different, Folks kept "indicating with the windscreen wiper" and folks just went off on one.

    I liked Vista, I'm on Windows 7 now, but woulda stayed on Vista if I hadn't been offered a good deal on Windows 7 and needed a new OS for a new build.
     
  8. bestseany

    bestseany What's a Dremel?

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    Defo Vista.

    I agree with the statements about it not being that bad. I actually have more little niggles and crashes with 7 than I did with Vista. The only reason I moved to 7 is because I wanted a 64-bit OS.
     
  9. shadows

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    807, just disable UAC and vistas nagging goes away. It's the first option on any Vista / Win7 reinstall for me. Loose the UAC, I hate it.
     
  10. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Update your software to be Vista/Win7 ready, and you won't have the problem. The reason for this is that the program you are using writes where it SHOULD not right. Since Windows 2000, Microsoft put FULL documentation on where to put/save files properly. Those (the developers) who took 5min to read this documentation, don't have any problem with UAC. Those you don't, piss off the user of the program. Microsoft put the documentation and marked the old way (Win9x) of doing things as deprecated. So company had 6 YEARS to get it right, and Microsoft warned them since 2002 that under Longhorn/Vista it will cause problem.. and still choose to ignore that.

    The only company/product you should be angry at, is at the one of the software that you use. Not Microsoft/Windows. At least now, people can have accounts and have fully functional software without being Admin. The Basic 101 in security.. like this goes before protecting your wireless signal and all that. Unix was using this layout since the early days of it's existence. And today every OS, except Windows until Vista followed the same way. Pff and people complain about viruses.
     
  11. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    Cheers lads!

    Yes I used Vista for a couple of year and it was stable - by the end I actually quite liked it.
     
  12. Daedelus

    Daedelus What's a Dremel?

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    To continue your car analogy.....

    XP does 50mpg while Vista does 8mpg on a good day.


    Vista was utter **** compared to XP.
     
  13. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Sure, maybe on your 200$ Dell laptop that can't even run XP in the first place properly.
    But other than that, Vista runs very well. My 5 year old computer that you see on my signature, ran Vista 64-bit above and beyond in smoothness and responsiveness.
    My computer was not even this crazy top of the line computer.. it is mid range. And today I still play the latest games at max settings at 1920x1200.
     
  14. Yslen

    Yslen Lord of the Twenty-Seventh Circle

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    If you have good stable hardware, vista is a great OS, I found it to be extremely stable - in two years I didn't have any crashes that weren't due to me messing with CPU multipliers or ram timings.

    7 improved the interface and speed (about 10-15% with my system), but other than that I've found no difference between the two. So yeah, Vista gets my vote too.
     
  15. Teelzebub

    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    I've got Vista ultimate 64 on two of my rigs never had a problem with them I actually quite like it.
     
  16. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    Definitely going with Vista now, networking etc is so much easier, and its stable and secure. I'm so looking forward to this build!

    XP was great! It was the king of its day!
     
  17. Coltch

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    Have Vista Ultimate x86 on my main machine, which I barely touch now as I use Win 7. Haven't got XP installed on anything anymore. Vista, Win 7, Ubuntu & Debian
     

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