xp-pro orvista home

[Dan Conrad]

Am upgrading and new unit has vista home OS. Will use in an office
environment with a number of other units linked. Should I stay with
vista home or load xp-pro?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Am upgrading and new unit has vista home OS. Will use in an office
environment with a number of other units linked. Should I stay with
vista home or load xp-pro?

XP Pro. Vista itself isn't ready for prime time, if you ask me, but even so,
the Home version does not belong in a business network.

 

[JS]

First be aware that Vista requires more memory than XP and a better video
card than XP
would need.

XP vs. Vista Features:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/138195/xp-vs-vista.html

For Vista PC requirements see:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/systemrequirements.mspx

Choose the edition of Vista that best meets your needs:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx

Windows XP Professional System Requirements:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/sysreqs.mspx

For XP Home PC requirements see:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/systemrequirements.mspx

Just keep in mind that these are minimum requirements and in reality XP
really likes 348 to 512MB of memory and Vista at least 1GB of memory
although 2GB is preferred. Vista also needs a mid to upper end graphics card
if you plan to take advantage of the 'Aero'

Be aware that if you purchase a PC with Vista and then decide to install
XP on it, not all new Vista computers and associated hardware may have
XP drivers available and therefore you may be stuck with Vista. Always check
with the manufacture before you buy. Remember it's your money and you only
get to spend it once.

JS

 

[DL]

And some units supplied with Vista don't have winxp drivers available from
suppliers.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Am upgrading and new unit has vista home OS. Will use in an office
environment with a number of other units linked. Should I stay with
vista home or load xp-pro?

That depends on what facilities you need, and how your computer is
configured. For example, if you need to join a domain in your office,
the Vista Home versions won't work for you, and you need either XP
Professional, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate.

That said, if your Vista version has the features you need, and the
hardware is adequate for Vista, I would stay with it. It works fine,
and I'm happy with it here.