Author Topic: Vista 64 or Stick with Win XP?... (Read 1452 times)

FUBAR · « **on:** March 14, 2008, 10:56:59 am »

Vista 64 or Stick with Win XP?...

Which one to go for on a new PC, that is the question... as i'm hearing loads of things are not compatible with Vista 64..

what do you guys know?

ianjpage · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2008, 11:02:35 am »

Quoting: FUBAR

Win XP

Roadkill · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2008, 12:08:39 pm »

Until Vista has been around a bit longer I'd go for XP.

Isn't Microsoft already working on Vista's replacement ?

That shows confidence, that.

ianjpage · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2008, 12:35:14 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Isn't Microsoft already working on Vista's replacement ?

yup afaik

F Body · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2008, 12:38:52 pm »

I haven't got a clue about thses things but I stuck with good old XP even if the "geek" in the shop said I was mad

55starchief · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2008, 12:41:04 pm »

Let me look into my crystal balls

I predict the new OS will have some kind of auto backup called timeslice

some kind of file preview when you mouse over a file

parental controls and a host of other new items

ianjpage · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2008, 12:42:44 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Isn't Microsoft already working on Vista's replacement ?

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/86646

"Windows 7" - catchy name lol

F Body · « **Reply #7 on:** March 14, 2008, 12:45:33 pm »

Quoting: ianjpage

"Windows 7" - catchy name lol

Well I can see why Bill & his mates still with the Windows name ??

Because it's easily broken

55starchief · « **Reply #8 on:** March 14, 2008, 12:50:05 pm »

poor bill slipped into 3rd place on the worlds rich list

EDGE · « **Reply #9 on:** March 14, 2008, 12:52:31 pm »

im running vista on my imac and its fine...

55starchief · « **Reply #10 on:** March 14, 2008, 12:56:45 pm »

Quoting: EDGE

im running vista on my imac and its fine...

yeah i heard it runs better on the mac's than on the windows PC's there are a couple of reviews on the web about it lol

FUBAR · « **Reply #11 on:** March 14, 2008, 01:49:37 pm »

Quoting: ianjpage

Quoting: FUBAR
Win XP

Hmm yeah after what i read this morning thats what i'm thinking... + its makes the PC bill about £140 cheaper because I:

a) Don't have to buy vista
b) Don't have to buy a new keyboard because ideazon who make my Zboard have vanished off the face of the earth and there's no vista support so I don't have to buy a new gaming keyboard

ianjpage · « **Reply #12 on:** March 14, 2008, 03:02:22 pm »

there we go then - nice n easy - less money spent is always a good thing

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #13 on:** March 15, 2008, 10:22:06 am »

I have vista on my lappy, its OK if its set up right and it makes networking very easy.. I can easialy link to my gfs mac through to her printer. The rest of vista isnt much to jizz over though.

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #14 on:** March 15, 2008, 02:47:18 pm »

i have XP with a vista skin - best of both worlds

FUBAR · « **Reply #15 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:43:12 pm »

I heard today that Directx 10 is for Vista only... is this correct?

Allanv · « **Reply #16 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:50:34 pm »

lets go back a few years.

win 2k released around the same time as ME then a couple of years later XP was released. WinME was a virus masquerading as a OS so VISTA is the same considering the next OS time line.

Vista was not tested properly with the security issues, in our company we have only 1 printer that works with vista and 3 applications out of 20 how the fook are we to afford to upgrade?

oh nearly forgot

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55starchief · « **Reply #17 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:52:38 pm »

Quoting: Allanv

Vista was not tested properly with the security issues, in our company we have only 1 printer that works with vista and 3 applications out of 20 how the fook are we to afford to upgrade?

Love that backwards compatibility

Allanv · « **Reply #18 on:** March 16, 2008, 09:44:12 pm »

home use is not comparable with office use i have to deal with it day in day out. But even then i can not get have my crap to work ever

ianjpage · « **Reply #19 on:** March 16, 2008, 10:49:11 pm »

Quoting: FUBAR

I heard today that Directx 10 is for Vista only... is this correct?

not as far as i know .....

Quoting: Allanv

Vista was not tested properly with the security issues, in our company we have only 1 printer that works with vista and 3 applications out of 20

Yup XP it is then

Allanv · « **Reply #20 on:** March 17, 2008, 08:51:33 am »

If i recall correctly DX10 is vista and future O/S only

Kenny · « **Reply #21 on:** March 17, 2008, 09:20:55 am »

Yes DX10 is for vista only.

I nearly went for Vista 64 when I upgraded, but then sent it back after hearing that BF2 doesn't work with it.

But after the LANFEST I've changed my mind, 2 peeps had vista (32) on their PC's and all the games ran perfectly. And both said they have had no problems at all with the OS.

So once I've got the £56 spare I'll probably buy it. though I will keep XP on the other HDD.

FUBAR · « **Reply #22 on:** March 17, 2008, 05:53:57 pm »

Quoting: Kenny

vista (32)

Quoting: Kenny

Vista 64

I'm guessing that makes a difference to this:

Quoting: Kenny

all the games ran perfectly