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You wouldn't! Stick with XP, more stable, programs work better, printer
drivers, video drivers, etc... work better with XP. Maybe in 6 months or
when MicroSquish releases the service pack, that might be the time to
switch.

Read the forum and look at all the problems people are having with Vista
right now.
 
That is a dangerous question to ask on this newsgroup...unless you just want
to start a war. There are some in here that delight in causing more
confusion rather than actually helping.

Go here and read the reviews. There are also comparisons of Vista and XP.
Windows Vista Review
Part 1: Introduction
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista.asp

There are about 8 sections there that will tell you the good, bad, and ugly
about Vista in a non-biased manner. I don't know who to listen to on this
site. I haven't decided for myself, but I do know I have it on my new
computer and have had nothing but problems and cannot get anyone on this
site to tell me why I should keep it.

Also, this is a comparison guide from MS you can look at and decide for
yourself.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

Good luck.
 
Why would I want say Vista Home Premium over Xp Home?

would like to help, but, why would I or anyone else, know what you want?

want another opinion?

Vista is far superior to XP

If you are unsure of yourself, keep XP


Rich
 
Vista is far superior to XP - NOT !

Give it the service patch and maybe it will just be brain damaged!
 
vernon said:
Why would I want say Vista Home Premium over Xp Home?
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Well for one thing, if you want to run DX10 games you'll need Vista and
a DX10 capable video card. Also make sure you have the correct hardware,
i.e., enough System RAM (1-2gigs) and that the hardware/software that
you intend to run has Vista drivers available.
These drivers must come from their respective manufacturers, not from MS.
So if you have the correct hardware requirements and drivers, you'll
really enjoy the Vista experience.
As for waiting for SP1 before using Vista, forget it. SP1 will not
upgrade your hardware nor will it provide the correct Vista compatible
drivers for your hardware/software. And there is nothing majorly wrong
with Vista as it is that requires SP1 to fix.
Frank
 
cnic said:
That is a dangerous question to ask on this newsgroup...unless you just
want to start a war. There are some in here that delight in causing more
confusion rather than actually helping.
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For sure, but they are easy to discard.

I know there are differences. Today, I would have to go out of my way to
get Xp
 
You tell us. Why would you or wouldn't you.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Spanky said:
Vista is far superior to XP - NOT !

Give it the service patch and maybe it will just be brain damaged!
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Hey monkey boy...as for waiting for SP1 before using Vista, forget it.
SP1 will not upgrade your hardware nor will it provide the correct Vista
compatible drivers for your hardware/software.
And there is nothing majorly wrong with Vista as it is that requires SP1
to fix.

Again, SP's do not upgrade nor fix hardware nor provide 3rd party drivers.
Is this difficult for you to understand?
Frank
 
Frank is right. Third party drivers are separate from OS and a SP will not
fix anything. Until the third party companies put out software made
explicitly for Vista, there will be problems. Updates aren't always a fix.
Unfortunately, who has the funds to purchase all new apps that were built
from the ground up explicitly for Vista? I don't. I think Vistas has some
very great qualities, but I simply can't afford it right now due to the
imcompatibality issues with such a huge amount of software and drivers. It
is not Vistas problem, but it is their fault. They have the know-how to
make downward compatibality. I am not dissing Vista, I just don't understand
it right now.
 
OK Frank, who got your panties in a bunch? I never said that SP1 will fix
hardware issues or solve driver problems. If SP1 comes out later this year,
then the manufacturers will have time to update the drivers so there will be
less issues. If you read these posts, you will see that lots of people have
problems with Vista and some of those problems will be fixed. Not all, but
some. It sounds like he wants to make the move, but it is better to wait a
while.

It's not difficult to understand, maybe you are just cranky. What's wrong?
The wife or boyfriend isn't putting out?

:-)
 
It was the same with XP. My favorite WP 7 quit being useful. It is
marketing, in that the third party vendors see it as an opportunity to sell
new stuff. As rosy as new sales may appear to the vendor, the purchaser is
at the worst end of the deal, especially as there may well be little or no
difference in the look, feel and capability of the program .


cnic said:
Frank is right. Third party drivers are separate from OS and a SP will
not fix anything. Until the third party companies put out software made
explicitly for Vista, there will be problems. Updates aren't always a
fix. Unfortunately, who has the funds to purchase all new apps that were
built from the ground up explicitly for Vista? I don't. I think Vistas
has some very great qualities, but I simply can't afford it right now due
to the imcompatibality issues with such a huge amount of software and
drivers. It is not Vistas problem, but it is their fault. They have the
know-how to make downward compatibality. I am not dissing Vista, I just
don't understand it right now.
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--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
 
The almighty dollar wins again. :)


Mike Hall MVP said:
It was the same with XP. My favorite WP 7 quit being useful. It is
marketing, in that the third party vendors see it as an opportunity to
sell new stuff. As rosy as new sales may appear to the vendor, the
purchaser is at the worst end of the deal, especially as there may well be
little or no difference in the look, feel and capability of the program .




--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
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Mike said:
It was the same with XP. My favorite WP 7 quit being useful. It is
marketing, in that the third party vendors see it as an opportunity to
sell new stuff. As rosy as new sales may appear to the vendor, the
purchaser is at the worst end of the deal, especially as there may well be
little or no difference in the look, feel and capability of the program .
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That's the Windoze way. Glad you are pointing this out.

Love and Kisses,
Doris
 
vernon said:
For sure, but they are easy to discard.

I know there are differences. Today, I would have to go out of my
way to get Xp
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Are you saying you want to get Vista for a computer that isn't even running
XP? In other words, if this is for a computer that you purchased before XP
came out or early in the XP cycle, you probably don't have enough horse
power on that system to run Vista at a acceptable level.

If you are planning a new computer or this is a relatively recent setup with
up to date hardware, the next question is what is important to you. If
you've been using a Windows 9x system, XP will be easier for you to
navigate. Also, if you capability is important to you, Vista Home has no
fax applet, you would have to use 3rd party software not that the Windows
fax applet was all that special but it's a consideration if you've been
using Windows fax capability in the past.
 
Spanky said:
OK Frank, who got your panties in a bunch? I never said that SP1 will fix
hardware issues or solve driver problems. If SP1 comes out later this year,
then the manufacturers will have time to update the drivers so there will be
less issues.
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If you read these posts, you will see that lots of people have
problems with Vista and some of those problems will be fixed. Not all,
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but some.


I don't have nor do I see any real problems with Vista that would keep
anyone who first investigates what they have versus what they want and
what is available from installing and running Vista. Way, way too many
of us aren't having any unsolvable major problems. That's a fact and you
know it and so do the linux loser trolls from trash dot. Heck, they've
got their own major problems with the recent release of Urbuttoo. It's a
mess!


It sounds like he wants to make the move, but it is better to wait a
while.
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If what he has meets all of the hardware/software requirements then
there is no reason for him to wait.


It's not difficult to understand, maybe you are just cranky. What's wrong?
The wife or boyfriend isn't putting out?
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Nah...my minkies just fine thank you very much. :-)
Frank
 
Spanky deMonkey said:
You wouldn't! Stick with XP, more stable, programs work better, printer
drivers, video drivers, etc... work better with XP. Maybe in 6 months or
when MicroSquish releases the service pack, that might be the time to
switch.

Read the forum and look at all the problems people are having with Vista
right now.
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Completely inaccurate. This forum is no basis to judge the general
effectiveness of Windows XP. The reason this newsgroup exists is for folks
having problems to post their problem and get help. All the people *NOT*
having problems are not posting here, so you are only seeing one side of the
story if you base your opinion on what you read here.

FWIW, most of the problems with Vista are due to the hardware it is
installed on (Cheap RAM, low end systems, on board graphics, etc.).

Honu
 
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