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| Holmes |
 Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:35 am Post subject: xp vs vista |
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vista seems faster but is my processor just bigger?
i sometimes think xp is ok but then microsoft botched it by"updates"to slow it so we will buy vista |
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| SuperNatendo |
| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Big arguments here, I think it is more on what you want your computer to do. For businesses, larger more profitable organizations who do not use prorietary third party software will have no problems running vista, but smaller less-profitable business who run third-party software may run into some problems. Same with home users, If all you do is surf the net, check e-mail, watch videos, etc... Vista and XP will both work just fine, as long as you can learn the differences in vista.
If you have trouble learning new things your gonna try to stay on XP longer than the rest of us.
They both have security problems, they both have bugs, they both can sometimes be slow. Vista usually requires more processor power and RAM than some non-computer enthusiasts or non-gamers are used to, so that has been a huge hurdle for some.
Personally, I am done with Microsoft, My current PC has XP and Ubuntu dual booting. I only use XP to lan party, but that doesn't happen often.
Everything else I do is done in ubuntu, and most of my gaming is done on the wii. This setup works fine for me, is less of a headache, and saves me money, but other people have other needs and this might not be good enough for them. If I were to pay money for a new computer I would either build my own and put Linux on it, Or I'd buy a Mac.
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| Pong |
| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: xp vs vista |
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| Holmes wrote: |
| vista seems faster but is my processor just bigger? |
Short answer: yes. |
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| lep |
| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Vista is getting faster with each set of updates. Service pack 1 helped out a great deal. XP is faster than Vista (which I still use on some machines), but corporations which still use XP will be in trouble when MS stops supporting it in a couple months. |
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| KALSTER |
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| lep wrote: |
| Vista is getting faster with each set of updates. Service pack 1 helped out a great deal. XP is faster than Vista (which I still use on some machines), but corporations which still use XP will be in trouble when MS stops supporting it in a couple months. |
I heard that they will extend support for a while? Anyway, XP with the new SP3 is supposed to blow Vista out of the water. 
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| SuperNatendo |
| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:16 am Post subject: |
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after the release of xp service pack three, Microsoft will be supporting XP for two years past the release of the service pack. They will also give extended support for corporations who pay for it.
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| Holmes |
| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| i wonder in ten years will we be able to activate it the same way so it lasts past the 30 days |
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| KALSTER |
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| Holmes wrote: |
| i wonder in ten years will we be able to activate it the same way so it lasts past the 30 days |
Yes, you will 
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| CShark |
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| SuperNatendo wrote: |
Big arguments here, I think it is more on what you want your computer to do. For businesses, larger more profitable organizations who do not use prorietary third party software will have no problems running vista, but smaller less-profitable business who run third-party software may run into some problems.
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I didn't know it was possible to run any flavour of Windows without third-party help!
My 2 cents worth: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. XP has been around long enough for most of the troubles to be ironed out. I will personally avoid any new OS for at least a few years/service packs. Even with my dual core system, I don't need Vista to make my system prettier. |
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| SuperNatendo |
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I mainly meant by that statement computers running windows with Microsoft office and a few other programs that are known to be compatible with vista. Companies running this or home users will not run into many problems with vista, at least not as frequently as someone with a lot of software or hardware that might not be compatible.
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| JaneBennet |
| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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I’ve had Vista for almost a year now (having previously used XP). I did have some software-compatibility problems at first as a number of programs did not run on Vista then. I believe the problem has since then largely been solved. More and more programs have become Vista-compatible now.
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| CShark |
| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:42 am Post subject: |
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When XP came out, I was forced to re-code a program I was selling over the net, even though I was using a Microsoft tool (VC++) to write the source! I can imagine having to redo that for Vista, something I have been putting off until enough customers yell at me!
Apparently, when Vista first came out, an internal memo went around complaining about upgrade problems. Guess what company this was ?!! |
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| JaneBennet |
| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:46 am Post subject: |
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At least the “leap” from XP to Vista isn’t as sharp as the one between Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 all those years ago. 
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| CShark |
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| JaneBennet wrote: |
| At least the “leap” from XP to Vista isn’t as sharp as the one between Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 all those years ago. |
Jane, what about Vista would you say is superior to XP ? I was very impressed with the uograde from 98 to XP....would I feel the same going to Vista ?
A point: I have had one complaint that my software will not run on VIsta. One. Now, the program is a simple game (www.cryptagram.com) so my customers are 99% home users. This hints that most of my customers still run XP. I am not judging vista, as I have not had a close look at it; just saying that it 'seems' most people are not upgrading. Would you agree? |
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| Pong |
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| XP's native facilities to boot under different hardware profiles, and also enable/disable services per user (OS profile) made it perfectable by gamers. One could have "the works", or, a snappy bare-bones OS temporarily optimized for a particular application or game. Vista lacks those options. |
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