The only reason you would want to stick with XP is if yo are a business user with a significant investment in software such as Sage etc. Upgrading to Vista will be expensive because the user would require new versions of their software.
Vista has been completely rewritten. The coding makes better use of things like the GPU so that the CPU doesn't handle ANY of the on screen stuff (it does in XP which slows down your system.) The search facility is instant, it updates your options as you type, no more waiting for XP to find the file you want. Vista is the only OS that can use DirectX 10 and if you are a serious gamer you NEED Vista. The stuff Vista can do with Directx10 is awesome!! If you haven't seen it you couldn't posibly imagine what it does. The interface is very pretty as well. The security features in Vista are better than XP and with defender you don't need third party spyware etc - you do still need AV software though. The Media Centre section works unlike MCE 2005, as it absolutely seemless with an Xbox used as a media extender. Driver availability isn't much of an isse now, I haven't got any existing hardware that isn't compatible.
I sell computers, only about 3% of the kit I supply now has anything other than a version of Vista.
The bad press Vista gets is undeserved. The people who run it down don't use it, or had a beta version (which didn't work properly), or take what someone else has said and add to it.... everyone hated XP when it was launched (I bet you've forgotten that!), they wanted to stick with ME or even 98 but now people say XP rules, they are just used to it, it works well, it is still fit for purpose. If you buy/build a new PC though why wouldn't you have Vista? If you are building one you can get an OEM version for about £65 (for a full vesion) and that makes it VERY good value.
And, why would you take advice from an 11 year old (who is buying knockoff software) about your PC?? That says alot too!!
Get your heads out of the sand and upgrade - just use the full vesion!!!
And Vista really is vry good you know!!
Vista has been completely rewritten. The coding makes better use of things like the GPU so that the CPU doesn't handle ANY of the on screen stuff (it does in XP which slows down your system.) The search facility is instant, it updates your options as you type, no more waiting for XP to find the file you want. Vista is the only OS that can use DirectX 10 and if you are a serious gamer you NEED Vista. The stuff Vista can do with Directx10 is awesome!! If you haven't seen it you couldn't posibly imagine what it does. The interface is very pretty as well. The security features in Vista are better than XP and with defender you don't need third party spyware etc - you do still need AV software though. The Media Centre section works unlike MCE 2005, as it absolutely seemless with an Xbox used as a media extender. Driver availability isn't much of an isse now, I haven't got any existing hardware that isn't compatible.
I sell computers, only about 3% of the kit I supply now has anything other than a version of Vista.
The bad press Vista gets is undeserved. The people who run it down don't use it, or had a beta version (which didn't work properly), or take what someone else has said and add to it.... everyone hated XP when it was launched (I bet you've forgotten that!), they wanted to stick with ME or even 98 but now people say XP rules, they are just used to it, it works well, it is still fit for purpose. If you buy/build a new PC though why wouldn't you have Vista? If you are building one you can get an OEM version for about £65 (for a full vesion) and that makes it VERY good value.
And, why would you take advice from an 11 year old (who is buying knockoff software) about your PC?? That says alot too!!
Get your heads out of the sand and upgrade - just use the full vesion!!!
And Vista really is vry good you know!!