Should I get Windows Vista?

[LaurenLOVESTONED]

I have vista. I like it. It works fine for me. I don't know much about computers, but I've had it for six months and never had any problems

 

[sirboulevard]

sirboulevard: Did your friend upgrade his computer from XP using an in-place upgrade? $7000 is a fair lot; was it built by him?

No. It was built by Falcon Northwest (an elite computer manufacturer. they only build custom computers for about that much) out here in Washington. The computer is new bascially so it came with Vista. Totally ruined it. The thing has 2 processors, about 7GB of RAM, and 500GB of Hard Drive Space and it performed only slightly better then my $500 HP Laptop. When he switched to XP the computer ran like... well better than any computer ill ever own probably.

Edit: Ok, Maybe I exaggerated how bad it ran. But it was a major jump in performance.

 

[羨望]

No. It was built by Falcon Northwest (an elite computer manufacturer. they only build custom computers for about that much) out here in Washington. The computer is new bascially so it came with Vista. Totally ruined it. The thing has 2 processors, about 7GB of RAM, and 500GB of Hard Drive Space and it performed only slightly better then my $500 HP Laptop. When he switched to XP the computer ran like... well better than any computer ill ever own probably.

Just one question did it have SP1(Service Pack 1)SP1 Seems to help and fix many problems
on Vista.

 

[Pomum Lux]

I guess it depends on your version of Vista, but Home Premium hasn't been giving me much trouble. The only thing I would complain about is the lack of emulator compatibility and RAM, but thats really it. :\

 

[Young Stunna']

Windows XP has less problems than Vista...

 

[Jorah]

I got Home Premium for £15 (it was an offer that came with XP media center editiion) so that was cool. I say it's alright, I've had it for over 1 year now and it hasn't crashed once. Frozen, but unfrozen. And I haven't had a meeting with the blue screen of death yet. XP crashed about 20 times the few years I had it and the blue screen came up about 6 or 7. Vista looks cool and the snipping tool is really cool XD XP is faster to turn on though, by a long way. But I usually do stuff for the 1 min it turns on. oh, an annoying thing is the permission thing. Sometimes, I get it when I want to delete pictures o.O It won't let me delete them so I have to go into the folder and highlight them all, then delete

But I don't know really, the only stuff I've added is the internet, firewall, iTunes, office thing and PSP8

 

[txteclipse]

Absolutely, but only on two conditions: your computer is capable of running it, and you're not afraid to make a few tweaks.

Make sure you have at least two gigabytes of ram, and I would highly recommend a core 2 duo, but it is not unheard of to run vista on a single-core. I actually did so for a few days before I finished my PC upgrade. Also, a higher-end graphics card is necessary to run Vista Aero, which is that glass-like look that makes vista so visually stunning. Check the Microsoft website to see what would be appropriate.

Now for the tweaks. Vista, once installed, is going to baby you through everything, asking your permission to do pretty much any task. Needless to say, this is quite annoying, and you'll want to turn these messages off. There are countless websites explaining how to do so, and this is hardly even a con if you are willing to type a few words into the Google search engine to find said websites.

Otherwise, be very careful when buying software. Always make sure you check and see that the program is supported by Vista. So far I've had no problems running Microsoft Office 2003, the Vista drivers for my hardware (look for these online), and a few other things that aren't vista-specific (such as Manga Studio and an assortment of games), but don't try your luck.

As a final note, I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64, which is probably the most finnicky OS on the market today (it's vista, first off, and it's the 64-bit edition), but I haven't had any issues with my old programs yet. Hope that helped!

 

[Tk-mia]

i have vista, its ok, not too many problems and i say its better than Xp which has a lot of problems(for me it did XD) but thats just what i think

 

[Bianca Paragon]

1. I have used vista. Homebrew drivers DO NOT WORK without PAID signing by microsoft. Get your facts straight before you flame and de-rep.

bcdedit /set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
Alright, my facts are straight. I'll go ahead and de-rep you know, k? Flaming you can keep, it's not my flavor.

 

[Platinum Lucario]

I've got both XP and Vista, but the thing is that you shouldn't upgrade, because it might be a bit buggy.
Anyway if you do want Vista, you should buy another laptop that has Vista installed on it.
It does look better, but it can have problems on it. :x

 

[Bianca Paragon]

You guys, really.
THEY WILL NOT ALLOW THIS IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
Is it so hard for me to get my point across?
YOU CANNOT DO THIS.
It will disable tons of drivers already there in vista, causing you not to be able to play ANY copyrighted media (except pirated).

Incorrect. I've had driver signing disabled since my day1 install of Vista 64. No side effects. I own a BluRay ROM and use it to play legitimate, DRM secured movies without any side effects. I own some DRM secured music tracks in both WMA format and some iTunes tracks. They all work fine. None of my 'drivers were disabled' by disabling thr REQUIREMENT for driver signing. Are you like...five years old, or what?

 

[Eureka1]

Are you like...five years old, or what?

Probably, I personally have never encountered any of the negative parts of Vista.

I don't even know what DRM really does.

 

[Zet]

I don't even know what DRM really does.

DRM means only your computer can play the file meaning you can't share the porn/music with other electronics to play them

 

[score_under]

Seems like most people here on this topic are as hot-headed as me! Consider the last 2 posts of mine eradicated.

If anyone is curious, 2-layer-quoting is disabled so my quoted posts look really weird without them.

 

[GKS]

Don't upgrade your OS, buy a new computer with Vista if you want because without good DDR memory and enough ghz, something with much graphics as Windows Vista would run slowly.

 

[txteclipse]

Don't upgrade your OS, buy a new computer with Vista if you want because without good DDR memory and enough ghz, something with much graphics as Windows Vista would run slowly.

Or upgrade your current computer and save some $ if you're hardcore like me ;)

 

[Eureka1]

Don't upgrade your OS, buy a new computer with Vista if you want because without good DDR memory and enough ghz, something with much graphics as Windows Vista would run slowly.

Wish I had good DDR memory, enough ghz and a much graphics then Vista wouldn't run slowly.

That was probably the worst advice ever.

 

[GKS]

Fine, here is some better advice,
keep windows xp, i don't think many people even like vista most of the upgrades in vista is graphical and you could do without it. what i said before was the truth, sorry if the truth sucks.;)

 

[Gerri Shin]

Just to put this to bed If you really want performance go with XP, If you really want security go for Vista. If you want both Upgrade your computer and Go with Vista. (after SP1 quite a bit of the issues people blow out of proprtion are addressed)
I'm ok with using either one, they both work. Yes, UAC is annoying, but it can be turned off. the end.

Sources:
Microsoft Whitepaper comparing Windows Vista SP1 to XP SP3.
Windows XP SP3 Outperforms Vista SP1

 

[Mr. Curling Iron]

Vista has a very nice Look and feel to it, and the Start Menu's "Find" function saves lives =)

These are the Minimum system Specs I'd recommend.

• Atleast 2 GB of DDR2, or DDR3 (DDR1 is Really old, and out dated. Most New Motherboards also dont support it) RAM.
• A Processor that has atleast 1.8 GHz speed, and is Core2Dual (Dual is Kinda Outdated, but it still works fine)
• 256 MB Video Card.

I'm Using Vista myself, and I love it. If you want to try it out, and see what microsoft thinks of your laptop, use a 30 day trial one, and go to Computer > Properties, and look at the Rating, if the Rating is 3.5 or above, you can use it pretty efficiently.