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  • Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

    I have been using XP pro since it came out and its been the best OS I have used. I have never upgraded to vista 64, even though I am a big gamer, because I hear nothing but terrible things about it.

    What I would like to know is, what is the terrible experience people are having with it, and is the problem for all users or just gamers or what?

    And second, should I just wait for windows 7 coming soon? Only reason I ask is it usually takes like a year for microsoft to iron out tons of bugs when they first release an OS, and I dont want to wait for windows 7 and go buy it when it first comes out, just to find out there is major problems with it, just like when vista was first released. Then have to wait forever for a service pack to be released.

    Thnx for the replys ^^
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    Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

    I'm not really sure what "terrible experience" people talk about when using Vista64. I've been happily using it for two years now and have yet to find any serious issues with it. Some of the problem that caused the big "Vista is Bad" thing was people trying to use underpowered systems that were already boarderline for running XP properly. Every now and then someone will mention program compatibility problems but I don't recall any. I use my computer for whatever I want: gaming, surfing, Photoshop, burning (movies/music, data, photos), online videos, banking, word processing, etc, etc, ... sometimes multitasking several of the above and very rarely have a problem.

    Having said that ... I've already ordered a copy of Windows 7, Mostly because it will give me a good excuse to buy another hard drive and a new videocard and a new ...... well whatever hardware I can sneek past the wife......
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    • #3
      Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

      Actually, a lot of the "Vista is Bad" press was due to program compatibility. I also had issues with the stupid UAC nag screens that came up all the time. This was the case with me and I tried Vista and soon dumped it. While Microsoft realized their blunder and began trying to solve some of the issues, I never went back.

      As to the OP's question, as long as XP is still suiting your needs, I would wait for Windows7 to make an appearance. It has addressed most of the concerns of Vista haters and they have toned down UAC to a more acceptable level while still maintaining some safety features to help you from being made into a SPAMbot or similar. With the release of Windows7 coming soon, you can get into the fresher OS and still not have to worry about potential issues with Vista.
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      • #4
        Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

        Cool, I think I will just stick with XP pro for now till Win 7 comes out. So, is Win 7 supposed to be optimized for compatibility problems when it comes out like drivers, software/hardware that Vista had problems with?
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        • #5
          Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

          x64 Vista Business user here and would never look back to XP and actually do not like Windows 7

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          • #6
            Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

            Most of the compatibility problems were resolved in the RC versions that came out, so yes, issues should be minimized. And for those that aren't, I believe the Ultimate and the Business versions come with a XP mode, which if I understand it correctly, is an inbred VMware type setup that allows you to run older programs that don't play nicely with the Win7 core to work like it was on an XP box.

            And yes LSD, I realize a lot of folks like Vista as it is now, but it lasted all of about a week on my systems before I rolled back to XP Pro. I have played with the final RC of Win7 and like the way it works, much more so than Vista.
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            • #7
              Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

              Originally posted by Brigs View Post
              Cool, I think I will just stick with XP pro for now till Win 7 comes out. So, is Win 7 supposed to be optimized for compatibility problems when it comes out like drivers, software/hardware that Vista had problems with?
              it is a lot better than Vista was on release, why don't you dual boot RC1 to try it out?

              Originally posted by Lsdmeasap View Post
              x64 Vista Business user here and would never look back to XP and actually do not like Windows 7
              Ha, sounds like the anti Vista camp during beta testing

              You'll grow to love Win7 too

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              • #8
                Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

                As a power/large file user i'll admit that Vista just plain sucked when compared to XP Pro but with Win7 almost all of those problems have been fixed.

                Gamers and Benchmarkers are the only ppl i found satisfied with Vista.
                Last edited by wayout44; 09-04-2009, 09:12 AM.

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                • #9
                  Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

                  Originally posted by wayout44 View Post
                  Gamers and Benchmarkers are the only ppl i found satisfied with Vista.
                  That resembles me, right down to the scull

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                  • #10
                    Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

                    Quick question about new Win 7 64bit; Was wondering if all the benchmarking and tweaking tools that are posted in the Gigabyte forum will be able to be used in Win 7 64bit? Ones like Prime95, IBT, Memtest86+, Everest, LinX etc... Or are they going to heave to come out with new versions of all these programs to be compatible with Win 7 64bit? Cause I plan on getting Win 7 64bit when it comes out so was just wondering in advance.

                    thanx in advance
                    Last edited by Brigs; 09-23-2009, 12:53 AM.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

                      Yes, you will be able to use those programs in windows 7 just fine

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                      • #12
                        Re: Have XP pro now, is it worth upgrading to Vista 64bit?

                        Wait for the Windows 7 itll be just few weeks dont upgrade on Vista Seven is the way to go ive been using W7 & a lot of drivers now are poppin up so no worries for that softwares & games too! Read some of the reviews! Ive been a XP user too & comparing to Vista Vista is a resource hogger! Windows 7 on my low rig is running very very smooth!

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