XP or Vista

PC eye · 11-20-2007, 01:36 AM

XP was a sore loser just a few years back when people didn't want to leave 98SE or 2000 behind! XP more stable? HAR! Despite drivers for some newer hardwares Vista does offer better crash control for games and apps then XP ever will while lacking sadly in some other areas.

fortyways · 11-20-2007, 04:39 AM

Telling someone "your a noob" carries a lot of irony.

Jabes · 11-20-2007, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by fortyways

Telling someone "your a noob" carries a lot of irony.

are u sayin that cuz of my sig?

tlarkin · 11-20-2007, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by INTELCRAZY

What is EFI? Electronic Fuel Injection?

Extensible Firmware Interface. It means that firmware can be gigs in size, run its own 32bit or 64bit applications. Basically, it makes drivers obsolete. All the software you will need to run the hardware will be stored in firmware and talk to the other hardware through EFI. It is actually a very cool technology. The BIOS is old and busted technology and it is like over 20 years old. It is time they ditch that and go with EFI.

Google it or wikipedia it.

hpi · 11-20-2007, 02:13 PM

xp but yeah Im gonna make the move and get vista ultimate after I get my quad core.

Dollar · 11-20-2007, 02:17 PM

I am currently using win xp home on my pc with a p4 cpu, 1gb ram and 64mb graphics. I am thinking of getting a new rig with a dual core, 2gb ram and 256mb graphics. I was thinking if it would a waste if I am to buy a second copy of windows xp home.
Any suggestions?

lovely? · 11-20-2007, 02:24 PM

yes i suggest windows vista. as noted by pc-eye, it is more stable then XP... i have a system with xp and a system with vista running right next to eachother, and the vista one is cleaner and runs very crisply, at the expense of a paltry 150MB increase in ram useage

patrickv · 11-20-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jabes

are u sayin that cuz of my sig?

urrm yes

tlarkin · 11-20-2007, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lovely?

yes i suggest windows vista. as noted by pc-eye, it is more stable then XP... i have a system with xp and a system with vista running right next to eachother, and the vista one is cleaner and runs very crisply, at the expense of a paltry 150MB increase in ram useage

How is it more stable? Why have so many companies allowed users to downgrade to windows XP if it was so much more stable? You never see that. You didn't see downgrade options for XP, 2k, or even ME.

My XP machine at boot has like maybe 250megs of RAM being used when idle, my vista install on the same machine would have over 700megs of used memory idle. how is that more efficient? It is the band-aid approach.

Diamondsleeper · 11-20-2007, 07:44 PM

The only reason I voted for XP now is because of compatibilty and support issues. The performance is not an issue for me because my system is robust enough to run either one. Maybe later if they get all the bugs worked out I will vote for Vista.

View Poll Results: XP or Vista
Windows XP	47	58.75%
Windows Vista	33	41.25%
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lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 4,063	yes i suggest windows vista. as noted by pc-eye, it is more stable then XP... i have a system with xp and a system with vista running right next to eachother, and the vista one is cleaner and runs very crisply, at the expense of a paltry 150MB increase in ram useage __________________ E8400 @ 3.7GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 4GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT COMING: ATI 4850 OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE

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Diamondsleeper Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 198	The only reason I voted for XP now is because of compatibilty and support issues. The performance is not an issue for me because my system is robust enough to run either one. Maybe later if they get all the bugs worked out I will vote for Vista. __________________ M.B. - ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wi-Fi CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 6000+ Black Edition Socket AM2 3.0GHz+ RAM - Corsair 4GB XMS2- 6400 (800MHz) + LEDs Video - Qty 2 Nvidia 8800 GTS 512MB in SLI Mode Sound - S.B. X-Fi Fatality 64MB X-Ram Storage - Qty 4 - WD 10,000 RPM 74GB Raptors Split pairs in RAID 0, 138GB system and 138GB storage Optical - ASUS 20X Lightscribe DVD recorder. Power - "SilverStone 750W" / Modular Blue UV Cables Case - Antec - Nine Hundred - Gamer Case

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Dollar Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 180	I am currently using win xp home on my pc with a p4 cpu, 1gb ram and 64mb graphics. I am thinking of getting a new rig with a dual core, 2gb ram and 256mb graphics. I was thinking if it would a waste if I am to buy a second copy of windows xp home. Any suggestions?

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