Have you moved to Vista yet?

***Veridian3*** · Apr 24, 2008, 09:43 AM

So Sp1 is now on automatic updates, and its been available elsewhere for a while. Have you made the move from XP yet?

Zelig · Apr 24, 2008, 10:58 AM

Going on 14 months since making the switch on my main rig.

glaurung · Apr 24, 2008, 12:11 PM

It's been a month already using Vista with quite a good experience but I'm actually thinking on moving back to XP 'cause of some compatibility issues, I'm waiting for SP3 first impressions.

**MIG-31** · Apr 24, 2008, 12:15 PM

Been using Vista Ultimate for the last 6 months or so....

defiantly more stable since sp1 was released.

***craig5320*** · Apr 24, 2008, 01:21 PM

Moved over at launch, never looked back

RoyBatty · Apr 24, 2008, 01:28 PM

I haven't moved yet and I won't anytime soon unless I buy a new computer.

Gizmo[5h1t3] · Apr 24, 2008, 01:43 PM

been on vista for a good while now, using Ultimate 32bit.
gotta say ive not had ANY compatibility issues at all driver wise, or software to be honest.
once u disable the stuff that blocks most of it, its a crackin OS

caqde · Apr 24, 2008, 02:18 PM

I'm dual booting... XP Pro 32-bit and Vista Business 64-bit, but I usually use XP so I voted No. I have Vista and use Vista, but I haven't really moved to Vista and I doubt I will anytime soon.

Lelisevis · Apr 24, 2008, 03:57 PM

Used Vista Home Premium 32-bit since launch and within the last fortnight moved to home premium 64-bit. Barely had a problem since day one and can hand on heart say XP caused me more problems.

On a separate note I now see that the top 3dmark 06 record is set on a vista system.

Judas · Apr 24, 2008, 04:10 PM

using vista pretty much as my main since Pre RC1

***Zardon*** · Apr 24, 2008, 05:32 PM

Have XP running on several machines, Vista X64 on the others.

Vista x64 is superior in almost all regards. I will keep saying it till im blue in the face.

CDsDontBurn · Apr 24, 2008, 06:23 PM

i'm still running winXP sp2. i will be waiting for sp3 and see how that goes.

however, i have decided that whenever i build my next rig, it will have vista x64 sp1

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**dj_stick** · Apr 24, 2008, 06:28 PM

was stuck with XP for my Music apps until i got Mac OSX as my secondary OS in Nov, replaced XP with Vista Home Premium 32 pretty much as soon as OSX was stable

Dark Lord · Apr 24, 2008, 06:47 PM

wont move over to vista till i build a new system, which probably wont be for at least another 2 years.

Iria · Apr 24, 2008, 07:03 PM

I've got XP on some boxes, but I have bought some new PCs and they all had Vista on them.

swimtech · Apr 24, 2008, 10:12 PM

Voted moving to Vista in the next three months. XP stays on the Athlon 1.2 system. Vista Ultimate (32 or 64 bit, with Ubuntu 64 bit I think...) on the new machine.

Markius · Apr 25, 2008, 08:23 AM

i voted that i use XP as its whats on my gaming rig
although i have vista on my laptop im not sure how much longer i will own the thing

Mourgolikos · Apr 25, 2008, 10:26 AM

I have both Xp 32bit and Vista Ult. 64bit but i mostly prefer Xp because of their better compatibility with applacations and old games

BWX · Apr 25, 2008, 11:51 AM

Still using XP SP2. Will probably go to Vista when I build a new machine, but that might not happen for a while. In fact I might just wait until whatever comes after Vista, "Windows 7" or whatever the codename is... when is that- 2010(ish)?? Who knows.

OldBuzzard · Apr 25, 2008, 12:09 PM

I'm running a multi-boot system with XP Pro SP3, XP Pro x64, and Vista Ultimate 64. I'll soon be adding Server 2008 Beta.

I am having a bit of a problem with both 64 bit OS's, but that has only surfaced when I went to 8GB of RAM. With 4GB, all of them are rock solid.

I prefer Vista to either of the XP versions.

Pluvious · Apr 25, 2008, 02:19 PM

Nope.. and I will never switch. I'll goto Apple before I do.

Falstaff · Apr 25, 2008, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pluvious

Nope.. and I will never switch. I'll goto Apple before I do.

that warms my heart....
"sniff"

Falstaff · Apr 25, 2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

Have XP running on several machines, Vista X64 on the others.

Vista x64 is superior in almost all regards. I will keep saying it till im blue in the face.

I just bought the A305 Toshiba with Vista Premium, do you think moving to a 64 bit version is necessary?

caqde · Apr 25, 2008, 11:02 PM

64bit OS's are definitely going to be necessary in the near future. You can only do so much with 2GB of RAM for applications(Yes only 2GB not 4GB[2GB applications/2GB OS]). Although currently this limitation effects Desktops far more than laptops because it is easier to exceed 4GB of Physical memory, but that is not the only issue.

As new applications take up more memory eventually the user is going to exceed 4GB of total memory usage while just using the desktop (2GB Application + 2GB OS (Virtual Memory/ Graphics/ Other System memory)). Having a 64-bit OS will allow you to exceed these limitations and allow programs to have access to more memory than it would usually have access to.

Heck it's the future, I don't see why all these companies have been clinging to a dead computing platform for so long.

Al_Vampyre · Apr 26, 2008, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craig5320

Moved over at launch, never looked back

Same here

**temeteus82** · Apr 26, 2008, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falstaff

I just bought the A305 Toshiba with Vista Premium, do you think moving to a 64 bit version is necessary?

How much you got RAM in that thing?

khelben1979 · Apr 26, 2008, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Pluvious

Nope.. and I will never switch. I'll goto Apple before I do.

I really like your comment! I personally thinks that Vista stinks all the way! It's a bloated system. It's like a hog just draining resources.

Why would one use a system which requires 2GB of RAM to work correctly and 4GB of RAM if one is really serious about good gaming performance? That really sucks!

I use XP because of the games and Linux when I want to do more serious stuff.

Lowfat · Apr 26, 2008, 10:34 AM

I do not like how there is no poll option for 'Moved to Vista, but then moved back to XP'

Just Learnin' · Apr 26, 2008, 11:41 AM

Personally the only benefit I have seen in Ultimate 32bit is DX10, built in DVD burning ability and it's back-up ability. Other than that I fail to see any reason to upgrade.

RoyBatty · Apr 26, 2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by khelben1979

I use XP because of the games and Linux when I want to do more serious stuff.

What is this "serious stuff" that it can't be done in XP? I'm just curious...