Windows Vista

[DHS1]

I have windows XP pro right now. Is it worth the $150 to upgrade to vista? What are the pros/cons? Thanks

[Maid]

Re: Windows Vista

Not worth it, even if for free.

[Tps222]

Re: Windows Vista

There's obviously some problems with Vista, but not as many as people say. They tested this for 2 years. I know there are some driver issues, so I'd recommend waiting a couple months. Other than that, you need pretty new comp to run it efficiently.

[TrueX2]

Re: Windows Vista

Pros: none that I can think of
Cons: Worse for gaming, slower in general, waste of HD space, billions of bugs

If you want to upgrade to Vista, wait a few more months @ least

[Squeek]

Re: Windows Vista

You really should wait a while before thinking about it.

Also, moved from Media.

[SethSquall]

Re: Windows Vista

I agree with most of the people here. I personally really like the look of vista although I wouldn't buy it right now though. I'd wait a while first for microsoft to get loads of feedback from it.

[nforcer06164]

Re: Windows Vista

I'd actually wait until the first service pack comes out, so that the major problems are all covered and integrated into one bundle, instead of having a hundred separate hotfixes.

Oh, and you are SO much better off buying a computer with Vista preinstalled. The upgrade causes so many problems for XP computers that it's totally not worth upgrading at all. PCWorld recommends that you avoid an upgrade to Vista, and that you buy a new PC with Vista instead.

[Afrobean]

Re: Windows Vista

There is no good reason to switch to Vista.

That is, unless you want your operating system to be "pretty" at the expense of functionality. Have you guys seen this advert? I had Vista for about a day when this new computer came in, and it's disturbingly accurate. That aside, XP is easier for your computer to run, thus leaving more resources for things you need to do rather than making your operating system look fancy.

Maybe once Vista is the standard it'd be worth sacrificing resources to use it, but it's really not necessary now.

Also, this is incredibly subjective, but when I was running Vista, it didn't feel like I was interfacing with an operating system. It felt like I was running software that mimicked an operating system. I know this probably sounds weird, but that's what it felt like to me.

[shade11]

Re: Windows Vista

Not a good idea to switch to Vista right now. It has many compatibility issues regarding many commonly used programs.

It's from Microsoft for god's sake, it's gonna be buggy when it's released. I say, wait a year.

If you want the look of vista:
Try this
And this, but not so much.

[justom]

Re: Windows Vista

Yea I agree with all of you. I got vista for 30 bucks to try it, but it's really bad. A lot of games dont function properly and it takes up a lot of CPU. If you're thinking about upgrading, upgrade your RAM first.

[SethSquall]

Re: Windows Vista

this advert?.

Lmao.

"You are coming to a sad realisation, cancel or allow?"

"..........Allow...."

[nforcer06164]

Re: Windows Vista

Actually, WindowsBlinds works a lot better for modifying the look of your OS. You can make XP look exactly like Vista, Aero and all, without upgrading. It doesn't use system resources, either.

[TD_Project]

Re: Windows Vista

I bought Vista a while ago, i think 3 or 4 weeks ago, and it runs okay. Very unstable as you would guess, and I bought Home Premium.

I was looking forward to Windows Aero but I need to switch my video cards around (right now I have the worse one in here) and I need 1gb of ram. Wait until they fix half their problems. I'm constantly updating from Windows Update, hurray.

I love the black bottom bar and things are clearly organized. If you want gaming power, get Windows Vista Basic. Because Home Premium is just a sugar coated, fancy looking version of it, and Ultimate just gives you more backup problems if your computer jumps out of the plane.

Good luck all future Vista Users

[RandomPscho]

Re: Windows Vista

Most of the bugs aren't Vista's fault, it is just that there aren't the correct drivers out for the other hardware. Vista itself is a lot more stable than XP, also. It boot ups faster on my computer than XP ever has and it looks amazing.

Most games actually get higher benchmarks on Vista (or so I've read) and Vista is a good upgrade for games because it fully supports Direct X 10, which you would need a compatible video card.

Other than looks and hardcore games, there's no real reason to upgrade.

[SethSquall]

Re: Windows Vista

Well, I have a lot of equipment that needs drivers installed. So I'd need very reliable confirmation of the driver situation being fixed before I buy Vista.

I hope that made sense. I don't know much about PC's and such so I assume drivers as in drivers that you install with say, a camera and such.