Using Vista

I've heard a lot of speculation on Vista and that XP is still much better in
the long run. I'm going to be buying a laptop and right now, Vista is much
cheaper to buy as an upgrade on the system, than having the laptop come with
XP for some reason, probably promotional. Should I use Vista since it's
cheaper? I've never tested Vista before, only seen pictures that show that
it's looks prettier. Any suggestions? Thanks.

/Tejer/ said:
> I've heard a lot of speculation on Vista and that XP is still much
> better in the long run. I'm going to be buying a laptop and right
> now, Vista is much cheaper to buy as an upgrade on the system, than
> having the laptop come with XP for some reason, probably promotional.
> Should I use Vista since it's cheaper? I've never tested Vista
> before, only seen pictures that show that it's looks prettier. Any
> suggestions? Thanks.

While XP has points in its favor, it is fading. Vista is the MS O/S du
jour.

A properly configured, Vista-capable system runs fine, and has built-in
security protections not found natively in its predecessor. They may be
annoying, but less so than the nasties that they may help the average
user avoid.

Yes, you should use Windows Vista. Windows XP is an old
operating system that is approaching the end of its supported
life cycle. Vista was designed to support today's modern
hardware and also is far more secure than Windows XP.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

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"Tejer" wrote:

I've heard a lot of speculation on Vista and that XP is still much better in
the long run. I'm going to be buying a laptop and right now, Vista is much
cheaper to buy as an upgrade on the system, than having the laptop come with
XP for some reason, probably promotional. Should I use Vista since it's
cheaper? I've never tested Vista before, only seen pictures that show that
it's looks prettier. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Alright, thanks. Can someone also tell if Vista's performance will outclass
XP so to speak in the near future? I hear that even with SP1 that Vista is
not as performance capable as XP at the moment. Is there any hopes of Vista
ever being more capable?

"" wrote:

> /Tejer/ said:
> > I've heard a lot of speculation on Vista and that XP is still much
> > better in the long run. I'm going to be buying a laptop and right
> > now, Vista is much cheaper to buy as an upgrade on the system, than
> > having the laptop come with XP for some reason, probably promotional.
> > Should I use Vista since it's cheaper? I've never tested Vista
> > before, only seen pictures that show that it's looks prettier. Any
> > suggestions? Thanks.
>
> While XP has points in its favor, it is fading. Vista is the MS O/S du
> jour.
>
> A properly configured, Vista-capable system runs fine, and has built-in
> security protections not found natively in its predecessor. They may be
> annoying, but less so than the nasties that they may help the average
> user avoid.
>

Windows Vista vs. Windows XP: The duel:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...rres_duel.mspx

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"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:532E581B-F178-413B-8FB8-...
> Yes, you should use Windows Vista. Windows XP is an old
> operating system that is approaching the end of its supported
> life cycle. Vista was designed to support today's modern
> hardware and also is far more secure than Windows XP.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows System & Performance
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Tejer" wrote:
>
> I've heard a lot of speculation on Vista and that XP is still much better
> in
> the long run. I'm going to be buying a laptop and right now, Vista is much
> cheaper to buy as an upgrade on the system, than having the laptop come
> with
> XP for some reason, probably promotional. Should I use Vista since it's
> cheaper? I've never tested Vista before, only seen pictures that show that
> it's looks prettier. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Join Mark Russinovich and a panel of experts for a discussion on adopting
Windows Vista into a desktop infrastructure. The panel features subject-matter
experts and IT pros from around the world who have tackled Windows Vista deployment-
hear about the challenges, workarounds, and tips & tricks they have learned along the way.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w...?ITPID=an3980g

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

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"Tejer" wrote:

Alright, thanks. Can someone also tell if Vista's performance will outclass
XP so to speak in the near future? I hear that even with SP1 that Vista is
not as performance capable as XP at the moment. Is there any hopes of Vista
ever being more capable?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:C0917331-FFE9-4592-B94F-...
> Join Mark Russinovich and a panel of experts for a discussion on adopting
> Windows Vista into a desktop infrastructure. The panel features
> subject-matter
> experts and IT pros from around the world who have tackled Windows Vista
> deployment-
> hear about the challenges, workarounds, and tips & tricks they have
> learned along the way.
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w...?ITPID=an3980g
>
Hi Carey
Just went to that site, and WMP (on Vista) won`t play that WMV. ?????

bw..

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:04:01 -0700, Tejer
<> wrote:

> I've heard a lot of speculation on Vista and that XP is still much better in
> the long run. I'm going to be buying a laptop and right now, Vista is much
> cheaper to buy as an upgrade on the system, than having the laptop come with
> XP for some reason, probably promotional. Should I use Vista since it's
> cheaper? I've never tested Vista before, only seen pictures that show that
> it's looks prettier. Any suggestions? Thanks.



You'll get different opinions from different people. Here's mine:

If you're buying a new computer, get it with Vista. It works fine, and
it's the platform for future growth. It makes no sense to buy
yesterday's operating system.

On the other hand, if you were asking whether to upgrade an existing
XP computer to Vista, I would advise you to do so only if you needed
to.

If you do get Vista, be aware that it has much greater hardware
requirements than XP. If you get a machine with a minimal
configuration, you will undoubtedly be disappointed in its
performance. In particular, be sure to get at least 2GB of RAM.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Define "secure". Is that anything like "stable"? Vista has so many
apparent bugs, there must be a plethora of exploitative viruses in the
works. I am still getting security and other updates for my Windows 2000
and XP systems, and I don't think "the end of their supported life cycle" is
anywhere in sight. I am seriously thinking of "downgrading" my new Dell
laptop to XP...

Cheers,

Earle

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:532E581B-F178-413B-8FB8-...
> Yes, you should use Windows Vista. Windows XP is an old
> operating system that is approaching the end of its supported
> life cycle. Vista was designed to support today's modern
> hardware and also is far more secure than Windows XP.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows System & Performance
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Tejer" wrote:
>
> I've heard a lot of speculation on Vista and that XP is still much better
> in
> the long run. I'm going to be buying a laptop and right now, Vista is much
> cheaper to buy as an upgrade on the system, than having the laptop come
> with
> XP for some reason, probably promotional. Should I use Vista since it's
> cheaper? I've never tested Vista before, only seen pictures that show that
> it's looks prettier. Any suggestions? Thanks.

DON'T GET VISTA!!!

It is a nightmare of USB problems, and completely annoying "security"
features which are not even compatible with Microsoft own products.

Vista will make obsolete loads of your perfectly good software library and
hardware - it will all be dismissed as "legacy" software/hardware, even
though it may only be a couple of years old and may have cost you a lot of
money.