Purchase Vista vs. XP

Vista is getting better and does have some nice features. It's also more
secure, however that security can make Vista a royal pain to use and there
is definitely a learning curve. With that said, if you never have Vista you
won't miss Vista but if you do get Vista there is a decent chance you'll
miss XP.

Mark

"harryhacker" <harryhacker.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a desktop with XP SP2 and it works fine.
>
> I am planning on buying a laptop and want to know if I should get
> XP or Vista in my new PC. I hear there are Vista problems.
>
> Comments welcome.
> Thank you
> harry...

Vista works fine for me, how it works for you depends to some extent on the
hw of your proposed Laptop.
But then win2k worked fine for me, but I had to upgrade to winxp in order to
run certain software.

"harryhacker" <harryhacker.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a desktop with XP SP2 and it works fine.
>
> I am planning on buying a laptop and want to know if I should get
> XP or Vista in my new PC. I hear there are Vista problems.
>
> Comments welcome.
> Thank you
> harry...

Well, Vista seems to have a lot of "glitches". It seems not enough time was
spent on it. But anyways, for any problem, there's some way to get around it.
I just reccomend that if you select Vista, Back Up all your files ASAP!

If you are used to XP and can get XP on a laptop, I would go with that.
Although Vista is the newer operating system, its not the better one. The
biggest differences are that there are a lot of "visuals" that are pointless.

XP seems to be the better candidate.

"DL" wrote:

> Vista works fine for me, how it works for you depends to some extent on the
> hw of your proposed Laptop.
> But then win2k worked fine for me, but I had to upgrade to winxp in order to
> run certain software.
>
> "harryhacker" <harryhacker DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:74D25E27-839F-4238-8A5B-E3EF63A1AA60@microsoft.com...
> >I have a desktop with XP SP2 and it works fine.
> >
> > I am planning on buying a laptop and want to know if I should get
> > XP or Vista in my new PC. I hear there are Vista problems.
> >
> > Comments welcome.
> > Thank you
> > harry...
>
>
>

Vista requires more powerful hardware than XP.

I use both (Vista on my desktop, XP on my laptop). I prefer Vista, but to
be honest it's a bit of a disappointment, all things considered. Bearing in
mind that even really good laptops seems sluggish compared with desktop
machines, I'd probably recommend you choose XP for your new laptop.

SteveT

Any Intel Core 2 Duo with 2GB RAM will run Vista Home Premium nicely. My
laptop runs Vista BETTER than it did XP. Lots of times XP became sluggish
when was doing something else. Vista stays responsive and quick.

Whether or not one is a gamer largely determines if integrated graphics is
acceptable.

"Steve Thackery" <nobody.DeleteThis@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Vista requires more powerful hardware than XP.
>
> I use both (Vista on my desktop, XP on my laptop). I prefer Vista, but to
> be honest it's a bit of a disappointment, all things considered. Bearing
> in mind that even really good laptops seems sluggish compared with desktop
> machines, I'd probably recommend you choose XP for your new laptop.
>
> SteveT

Hi,

It's really up to how one sees computers in general (i.e. are you a hobbyist
or enthusiast vs. a regular user who has no interests at all other than
seeing it as a tool).

My personal view is that the primary role of an operating system (of any
kind) is to support applications and hardware so that the user can
accomplish what he or she intends to, not the other way around. It is for
that purpose why compatibility and stability for an OS are important.

In that regard, I have no hesitation in buying new and high-end systems and
applications with a mature and dependable OS (XP, in this case) that is
quietly doing its supporting job without much of unneeded attentions from
the user.

My two cents for your reference.


"harryhacker" <harryhacker RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a desktop with XP SP2 and it works fine.
>
> I am planning on buying a laptop and want to know if I should get
> XP or Vista in my new PC. I hear there are Vista problems.
>
> Comments welcome.
> Thank you
> harry...