XP or Vista? That is the question!
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vista takes a lot of memory, vista stinks! I have a xp computer, I am keeping it forever! getting a new hard drive to keep the computer pretty free of extra junk I do not need. I will never have vista!
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That makes no sense at all. Vista uses more memory than XP because it can do more than XP can. Maybe we should all go back to Windows 3.1.
To the Op, even a re-install of Vista will help, because you will have a virgin OS without the crap that many OEM's put on there. But...
I hate running Vista on laptops, I get quite of bit of side jobs downgrading comps back to XP. The only snag is usually finding network or sound drivers for XP, since most manufacturers dont wanna spend time supporting two seperate OS's. But one of the best ways to do your own downgrade is to google your laptop's model number with the keyword "XP or downgrade", there alot of forums and bloggers documenting the process and sometimes have driver bundles available too, especially for the more popular laptops.
But on the other hand Vista is starting to turn around and driver support is pretty solid now, but there is still a difference between the two operating systems in terms of speed and functionality. I currently have 2-3 copies of Vista that I dont use anymore and sadly I might just wait until Windows 7 to upgrade again.
I hate running Vista on laptops, I get quite of bit of side jobs downgrading comps back to XP. The only snag is usually finding network or sound drivers for XP, since most manufacturers dont wanna spend time supporting two seperate OS's. But one of the best ways to do your own downgrade is to google your laptop's model number with the keyword "XP or downgrade", there alot of forums and bloggers documenting the process and sometimes have driver bundles available too, especially for the more popular laptops.
But on the other hand Vista is starting to turn around and driver support is pretty solid now, but there is still a difference between the two operating systems in terms of speed and functionality. I currently have 2-3 copies of Vista that I dont use anymore and sadly I might just wait until Windows 7 to upgrade again.
With all the different options in Vista it's not that hard so customize it to make your PC run better.. There are several different versions capable of different functions. If your system is starving for ram, and is slow, turn off some of the animations, and special junk features like the gadget toolbar, and thimbnails and that hind of stuff that looks nice, but eats up all your memory.. Or upgrade your computers..
Although I did it, its not really something I would have done if I didnt have to, most all new software is going to require Vista soon.. However, With So many companies using XP since NT is no more, I would imagine that Microsoft will support XP a little longer than we all think.
I had to downgrade my system because my laptop got smoked in a thunderstorm, and a critical piece of business software was not vista compatable...of course NOW there is an Upgrade.. That I got for FREE... Now I could run Vista.. that figures huh??
Although I did it, its not really something I would have done if I didnt have to, most all new software is going to require Vista soon.. However, With So many companies using XP since NT is no more, I would imagine that Microsoft will support XP a little longer than we all think.
I had to downgrade my system because my laptop got smoked in a thunderstorm, and a critical piece of business software was not vista compatable...of course NOW there is an Upgrade.. That I got for FREE... Now I could run Vista.. that figures huh??
