Is vista worth the hype?

g4m3rof1337

g4m3rof1337

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Is is rlly?
For my laptop, Ill be gaming and stuff.
And.... Well... What am I actually getting out of vista, compared to xp.
 
A different look with some new features and a serious lack of some old ones like the "add/remove Wndows components" options for setup in the add/remove programs section of the control panel. That's just for starts there. It's solitary advantages seen over XP is the automatic repair of Windows when booting from the installation disk over a recovery console, memtest and Windows Defender are now included, and the ability to reinstall it's own boot loader.

The installer will no longer allow you to create a custom sized primary with the total drive space number lowered. And to add a second OS you first have to shrink the Vista primary since Vista wants the entire drive to start off with. Did I say enough? The wait for more driver support along with the eventual service packs or 2nd edition can also be added.
 
g4m3rof1337 said:
Is is rlly?
For my laptop, Ill be gaming and stuff.
And.... Well... What am I actually getting out of vista, compared to xp.
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It's more stable. No virus's reported, new features, new look. DX 10. Those are the only things I can name off the top of my head. Personally, it would be nice to have, but not worth it quite yet. If you're going to get Vista, you better be able to duel boot XP.
 
A laptop has a hard drive like a desktop does. It just doesn't fit the 3 1/2" drive holders in desktops. But you would still need a partitioning tool like GParted to shrink the Vista partition to allow for XP to go on last. Or you would have to shrink the XP primary to see if Vista would go on a second partition. It didn't quite work out the first time tried here. http://www.apcstart.com/5023/dual_booting_xp_with_vista
 
What if...

HP offers dual hard drives. Which they do, for there notebooks.

Would I run into any problems with vista and xp.?
 
When you have two hard drives sata or ide you would get XP running on one and later install Vista to the other drive to either include the XP installation in it's boot loader or simply unplug the XP drive so no changes are made there. When you dual OS any system laptop or desktop you do so at your own risk due to it being a "learn as you go" process.

Vista will create a new folder on the XP drive named "boot" with a sub folder that's rather hard to remove. But it saves trips into the bios to keep changing the boot order if you don't have the option to press the F8 to select the drive to boot from seen next to the DEL or other key assigned to enter the bios setup.
 
g4m3rof1337 said:
Itll be a laptop.

Can I have multiple OS's?

Maybe use xp for now, and vista around summer?
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Yes you can, but usually laptops are alot more limited with the amount of space, so i'd say if you dont mind using another 20GB or so for Vista, then go ahead.

And I wouldnt use Vista on a laptop right now, it really isnt worth it. With current games and programs, XP still outperforms them all.
 
[-OMEGA- said:
]And I wouldnt use Vista on a laptop right now, it really isnt worth it. With current games and programs, XP still outperforms them all.
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True but it's coming installed on the laptop.
 
Emperor_nero said:
True but it's coming installed on the laptop.
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Well if it comes pre-installed then I guess you dont have a choice, unless you want to buy XP :P

Dell has great drivers for Vista however, im not sure about other laptop companies, but Dell has pretty much a driver and app for all the devices in their laptops, for boh 32 and 64 bit versions.
 
Even with Vista preinstalled you can use GParted live for cd to shrink that primary down in order to install XP on a new secondary partition. You can still order laptops with XP installed at this time. For how much longer will be another matter there. Dual OSing on laptops is going to be awkward regardless. For dual OSing as well as trying out a new version of Windows the best method is installing as a secondary OS on a desktop where you plan out things in advance. The best way to order a laptop is to have it come with no OS. Then you can install the OS you want on it without voiding any warranty when wiping the preinstalled Vista or XP installation.
 
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