VISTA versus XP
 

Hi,
hope there are some users have VISTA installed some weeks, how much better it is in reality?
Can use XP installed programs together with VISTA?
Have in my XP my company Citrix program and need to use it.
Will I have problem if install VISTA ?
Valeri

ive tryed both XP and Vista, now u can run most XP programs on Vista *some Required to use compatibility settings( Windows vista is better, than XP) Butt , Its new, so dont install it yet ,wait at least half of year, because ive i can tell you, you cant find any drivers for vista, u cant download files with other programs then IE, Its using very much computer requirements, plus half of games dont work...:( uve got my point

Btw if you want to make your XP look like vista, u can download winows vista inspirat, it makes the theme look like vistas (Windows Aero) its free

vista will be a great OS there's no doubt, but as of this moment, i'm not jumping on the band wagon. I have a copy because my school supplied it for free, but that's as far as it goes.
There are many greate features, instant search, many great visual effects, but it comes at a cost... a memory cost, 2GB minimum for any vista gamer, and yes drivers are a BIG problem right now. All the companies will be rushing to scrap together some sort of patch work driver for their software, but it will be a few months before we see some good stable releases from anyone.

The lack of back compatibility in Vista can be seen as both good and bad. Yes some of your apps will have issues with settings, etc, but to move forward in hardware or software, backwards compatibility is the killer. The hardware we have today could be so much better if the guys designing the the software didn't want this compatibility. The software must work with the hardware, and forward software development is done on current hardware... i think you get what i'm going on about...

basically Vista will be great, it will be the same jump over XP that XP was over 98, it just takes a little time for the developers to catch up and make it worth getting.

Thats wat i said:sbiggrin: :sbiggrin:

Though fortunately this time we don't have to go via ME!

I'm with you on this one, and having tried it out there is no denying it is a huge step forward in terms of power and usability. It isn't an operating system for the faint hearted though, and if your PC is more than a couple of years old there is a good chance you'll at the very least need a bit more RAM to keep things running smoothly.

Fortunately, most of my hardware is pretty standard stuff from the big name manufacturers, so though driver support has been a bit buggy in the past month or two, I've been able to find drivers for the best part.

Don't rush out to buy it just yet, XP is still more than adequate. The only thing that really bugs me about Vista is the licensing, though I've not been impressed with that aspect of Microsoft software for oooh... ever? :icon_wink:

Vista is bigger than XP and changes users directories.
 

I just got an HP notebook with Vista. I have the same with XP and the Vista one boots 1-2 seconds faster to the sign-on, but they're about the same to the desktop. the "Settings and Documents" directory is called "Users" and there are several shortcuts within each users directory that are replaceing and moveing the directories from where they are under XP and 2k. also the "MY .." directories don't have the My anymore. things like the Internet Explorer temporary files directory have moved. The User Account Control feature is a pain, It is poping up whenever I do anything that changes a system setting. The control panel is changed also, "Add/Remove Software" is now "Programs and Features" for example. I've only managed to get one application window "Not responding" that I had to close. Overall I'm happy with the stability and functionality, but, I think the changes to the users directories names and locations and the use of shortcuts to point to the new locations is just tacky and adds clutter.

If you really want Vista so badly, you must have good reasons for that, either for:

1. Security
2. It's simply darn beautiful!
3. Wicked Sick - I'm geek! I need to test new software fast!
4. Crazy over Microsoft products

If you do not have any symptoms listed above, say NO to Vista. Wait for 6 months or 1 year for hardware makers to create drivers for Vista.

And yes, Vista have a new 'technology' to make your games run faster (although it's NOT).
Tomshardware have it's all covered. Any gamers here?

Vista VS XP
 

if yopu are not a advanced user that has volumes of time to be on the phone with microsoft, Do Not put vista in your computer here are the reasons:
1 The installation book says you can use cd or dvd to install...you need a dvd drive or 20 more bucks to order cd version from microsoft.
2 home basic has no dvd burn rights you will need home premium and that will cost you another 100+ bucks
3 hopefully your printer will work on vista because mines dont no drivers for lexmark
4 I hope that you will be using your computer for a toy because you will not be able to use your old programs
so have a back up computer to do your normal things on
5 it is good but be ready to be the crash test dummie like i was i purchased it the day it came out:help: :sconfused:

Did a clean install of Vista Ultimate 32bit on a five year old toshiba laptop, a 2415-s205 . Other that a weak graphics controller with only 16mb on it, which prevents the aero panes from running, the Vista runs very smoothly with no hic-cups.

System has been up and running for 12 hours a day the last two weeks, I've been poking aroung with it and this OS is stable.

Drivers are being released daily by alot of manufactures, but it will take sometime for the industry to catch up.

The backward compatibility was nice for the techs but its time to move forward.

I plan to keep a couple of older laptops around to run legacy programs, but the Vista machine is becoming a favorite.