Windows XP vs Windows Vista

[LoStNBrOkEn]

Now this is going to be interesting!!!! 

I have made up a customized installation DVD's of Windows for myself so far ive created one for  Window XP SP3 and Vista SP1 I guess im asking what does everyone in this forum use or prefer!!! pretty muchly i use NLITE for Windows XP and VLITE for Windows Vista and golly gosh!! Vista has got a huge amount of crap in it the sample music and sample pictures take up 480meg and thats just two things!! the Media center takes up 380meg like who would wont that when you dnt even use Windows Media Player as ya default music programme OK!!! some people would but I use JetAudio as it's small and compact and alot more user freindly!!!!! Ummm yeah I guess i got to much time on my hands tweaking and customizing Windows Installations lol...........

At the moment im running Windows XP Service Pack 3......But will have to move to Vista if I wana play ne of the latest games that require directX10 as XP only goes up to DX9


But now they are bringing out Windows 7 and it seems not long ago they brought out Vista!!! and they are still trying to iron out the bugs with XP!!!!!!..........Wouldnt it be better if they fixed ONE OS instead of bring out others to try n cover up there shotty jobs!!!! sorry for being so direct!!!!

Now dnt get me wrong im not dissing Vista but for what it actually is it takes up a huge amount of hard drive space for just the OS not that i'm complaining ive got a 500gig hdd!!  but im making my install dvd's so i don't have to bother taking out what i don't use after installing!!!! so it makes me life alot more easier!!! and the good thing is you can tweak the OS even more if you know what ur doing!!! lol.......

[TheException]

I use Windows Media Player as my default music playing program. I also occasionally fiddle with Media Centre.

I use Windows Vista.

[renaeden]

I use Windows Vista. I don't mind how much space it uses as mostly use the internet on my computer.

[LoStNBrOkEn]

Currently  im using Vista Home Premuim loaded it this morning it's not too bad actually just downloading the up to date drivers then im going to run my favourite game Need For Speed Carbon YAY!!!!!!! brings out the boyracer in me hehehehe haven't played that game with Vista b4 so it will be interesting my computer is only running 1 gig ram 500 gig hdd and a AMD Athlon 3000+ 64 bit Processor  2.00ghz if that means anything to you guys 

[Aspergers Girl]

I use XP. I heard Vista uses up heaps of space, also my new eeepc will have XP.

[TheException]

My computer specs are:
150gb HDD
300gb HDD
Intel Core 2 Quad 3.10Ghz
2gb RAM
nVidida GeForce 8800GTX 756mb

[LoStNBrOkEn]

Whoa!!! wouldnt mind having that graphics card  but you can keep the Intel YUCK!!! im an AMD boy!!! Intel are just a imitation chip of the AMD and its been proving that the AMD operates 80% faster then a same chip in the Intel range!!!!!.........Gawd!!! Fiona would be able to tell us some stuff she did a degree in computers ive just self taught myself n read n read n read some more til i absorbed it all........ I'm not even qualified but Fiona is 

And no im not having a go at ne1 this is a friendly debate!!! BUT yeah COMPUTERS is partially my life its all ive had!!.............

Been told to go and do a course but why go n put up with some clown teaching you crap that u already now PLUS!!! sitting there thinking to yaself yea yea blow it out ya arse u moron and you feel like saying to the tutor sit da heck down junior while i teach the class and u might learn something too.............. all that for just a tiny stupid piece of paper that say YES!! he has done the COURSE!!!!!   

[TheException]

I'm also a qualified computer technician

[LoStNBrOkEn]

Awesome bro  ive been into comps since I was 12 my first computer was a 286 then I had a 386 haha then a 486 DX 66 thats going back a few years!!!!!!!

[renaeden]

I use XP. I heard Vista uses up heaps of space, also my new eeepc will have XP.

Some places won't sell their computers with XP on them anymore.

[LoStNBrOkEn]

Umm pretty muchly yeah but you can also tell them as part of the sell you wont the machine with Windows XP loaded instead of Vista but yeah theres a few machines still being sold with XP that I have noticed!! But have u noticed that there is still more drivers and programmes that wont work on Vista cose XP is still being recognized as still being the most used OS...........

I have now taking Vista off and gone back to XP cose a few of my programmes didnt run unda Vista  apart from that I wouldve stayed with it but theres programmes are like life or death for me!!! 

But you are right more machines are being sold with Vista!.............

BUT BE AWARE XP will now longer be support in 2014..................So I recommend stick  with Vista!! unless ur like Myself AG and The Exception and you support yuor own computer that's what I do 

!!! Shorty's Modified XP SP3 Pro (Full Version) With Updates Until Oct 2008 !!!!

For More Info You Can Reach Me At The Addy Below
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Short's Computer Services
32 Alva Street
Dunedin
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Thats on every version of my XP and theres a few versions installed round Dunedin

[Aspie-Ogre]

I own a bunch of computers. Three near by me and my mom has my laptop. I have another desktop in storage, but its a cheap piece of dell junk.

This machine is a dual core 3.0 ghz with four gigs of ram running xp. The other two near me are Ubuntu linux machines, with dual core and 2.0 ghz. I normally use the first one for web browsing as it is safer than windows. The second is my test machine so that I dont break anything on my browser machine.

On this computer I have a geforce 9800 GT PCI-e card, and I will SLI it with another soon. It uses a 24 inch wide screen LCD @ 1920x1200. The linux boxes have respectively a CRT monitor at 1600x1200 and the test machine makes use of my HDTV which sits atop it.

The laptop runs ubuntu as well.

Windows xp is slowly dying on me and will likely be the last OS I buy from microsoft.  Its registry seems to be mucking up and If I have to install again, I might as well install linux. I hardly game anyway.

[Aaryk Noctivagus]

My Internet Computer is Windows XP, SP 2.

My Composing Computer is Windows XP, SP 2.

My Wife's Laptop that I bought her for Christmas today is Windows Vista.

I do not wish to upgrade to Vista until I absolutely have to... and I'm also not upgrading to Service Pack 3 because of the problems people have had with that. Why risk it.

[Elselia]

I use XP. I heard Vista uses up heaps of space, also my new eeepc will have XP.

Yay for Eeepc <33  I sold mine on Saturday.. I miss it!!  I was using Xandros though (Linux distro).

I'm currently using Windows XP with a bunch of free software...and have no intention of upgrading to Vista!!! 

side note: In fact I'd be using kubuntu if I could, but since I dual boot kubuntu/XP, and my install of XP network card drivers overwrote the network drivers for kubuntu or something (how silly), I'm having to survive on Windows-based internet applications at the moment.

Well, I survived on Windows 2k until February this year, I'll be fine without Vista for the next decade ty

Aaron - I also agree it is a bit amusing they're coming out with Windows 7 so early into Vista!  It seems like it's mostly an interface change though, lots of spiffy effects rather than fundamental overhaul.  They're keeping the Vista UAE etc to support the users who upgraded to Vista.  I think it's the best thing they could have done in the circumstances, so well done to Microsoft.  Unfortunately...I also think Vista was a bit of "oops" on their part!  Hopefully they'll keep improving!

[AlexTheGreat]

I use Windows XP slipstreamed with Service Pack 3.

Windows Vista is a horrible operating system.

My default music player is Foobar2000, my default program for movies/videos is Media Player Classic, I use Mozilla Firefox for browsing the internet, and I use Miranda IM as my primary instant messenger.