XP vs Vista Users

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Pie_uk, 16 Feb 2007.

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What OS are you currently running

  1. Vista 64bit

    21 vote(s)
    15.7%

  2. Vista 32bit

    25 vote(s)
    18.7%

  3. XP

    88 vote(s)
    65.7%
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  1. JesterQ

    JesterQ What's a Dremel?

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    Vista Ultimate x64 for a week now. A few driver issues .. zBoard don't bloody work.

    But otherwise like it.
     
    JesterQ, 9 Mar 2007
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  2. d3fiant

    d3fiant What's a Dremel?

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    I have dual boot XP and Vista 32bit but due to problems with games and nvidia drivers my XP build is the only one seeing the light of day.
     
    d3fiant, 9 Mar 2007
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  3. Rage.

    Rage. What's a Dremel?

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    vista has toooo much security and wouldnt run fast enuf on my comp.. XP 4 me!
     
    Rage., 10 Mar 2007
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  4. JesterQ

    JesterQ What's a Dremel?

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    Think I'm going the same way. Tried BF2142 last night and was as jerky as hell. Really annoying. Which has pee'ed me off considering i'm running a AMD 4400+, 2 gig of ram and a 7900 GTO on a 10 mg internet connection.

    I think the over head of vista is just getting in the way. But going to see if the problem was in the network layer on the machine. Any one know anything about the QOS in Vista ?
     
    JesterQ, 10 Mar 2007
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  5. nry

    nry Minimodder

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    XP as my pc is pretty crap, and XP is stable as a rock for me
    Don't think its crashed in months now
     
    nry, 10 Mar 2007
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  6. malccy72

    malccy72 Minimodder

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    Think will move upto Vista with Cysis or similar quality DX10 game arrives.
     
    malccy72, 10 Mar 2007
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  7. traderonline

    traderonline What's a Dremel?

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    I'm using Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit :)
     
    traderonline, 12 Mar 2007
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  8. TMM

    TMM Modder

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    XP 32bit with most of the rubbish stripped out (the XP cd is only 200mb). I'm old school :p.
     
    TMM, 13 Mar 2007
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  9. keir

    keir S p i t F i r e

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    I've moved from vista 32bit to vista 64 bit :thumb:
     
    keir, 13 Mar 2007
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  10. Lazlow

    Lazlow I have a dremel.

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    64-bit Vista Ultimate edition (OEM FYIW). I switched from XP as I wanted to get in early and get used to the O/S. I jumped on the XP bandwagon a few years in...
     
    Lazlow, 13 Mar 2007
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  11. severedhead

    severedhead What's a Dremel?

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    Vista 32bit Ultimate, OEM.
    Gameplay seems pretty pants, having 2GB is like 1GB was on XP. Certain games feel laggy, and some will not run at all. Otherwise its a very nice OS.
    I'll be installing XP again when I've got a spare few hours though.
     
    severedhead, 13 Mar 2007
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  12. DJW33

    DJW33 What's a Dremel?

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    hi there, i have got vista ultimate 32 bit as an OEM package and have installed without any problems, although a recent problem which isnt really the issue requires me to reformat my harddisk and install vista again. what is the deal with the product activation and the product key then? will i still be able to activate windows successfully, it is still all the same hardware as before windows just needs reinstalling. Please let me know if the product key wil still be valid and if the activation process will still work even though it has already activated once. Many Thanks
     
    DJW33, 13 Mar 2007
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  13. Ramble

    Ramble Ginger Nut

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    You can activate + reinstall on the same hardware as many times as you want.
     
    Ramble, 13 Mar 2007
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