Both. I have dual booted my machine with XP Pro SP3 for my older programs and
peripherals, and with Vista Ultimate. I much prefer the GUI and the search
feature in Vista and I use it most of the time even with it's problems.
However, I still use XP for many applications that I can't use on Vista. XP
will not be supported after this year, and Windows 7 is slated to come out in
2010...
"unknown" wrote:
Hi
Don't listen to Mr Angry....sorry Rich T.
Go for vista I've been using it for nearly a year and in the beginning
it was, I must admit, a bit flaky but I find it very stable now and
although I have XP as a dual boot I never use it. Oh,and all my
accessories work fine.
As the others have said it needs plenty of power to be at its best
though and I’m not too sure about Vista Home.
Forester
Hi, me again.
When I posted the above message I hadn't noticed there where loads more
pages, wow, this has really got the fingers tapping.
All I can say is I have no problems with my computers running Vista
Ultimate if you have problems, why is that?
Forester
"forester" <forester.3axu4f@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi, me again.
> When I posted the above message I hadn't noticed there where loads more
> pages,
There aren't any PAGES. What you are doing is accessing a global Usenet
NEWSGROUP that Vistaheads have poached and are passing off as their forum.
It is not true that XP will not be supported after this year. XP SP2 and
SP3 will continue to receive mainstream support until April 2009 and XP SP3
will receive extended support through April of 2014. XP will not be retired
until then. All that is happening this year is that distribution of retail
copies of XP will end. Some retailers will continue to have stock for a
while.
There is an incompatibility between XP and Vista such that booting XP can
destroy your recovery files, such as restore points, backup and restore
center backup files, shadow copies, etc. To prevent this you can use http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926185
It involves a simple registry key.
"CoCo" <CoCo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Both. I have dual booted my machine with XP Pro SP3 for my older programs
> and
> peripherals, and with Vista Ultimate. I much prefer the GUI and the
> search
> feature in Vista and I use it most of the time even with it's problems.
> However, I still use XP for many applications that I can't use on Vista.
> XP
> will not be supported after this year, and Windows 7 is slated to come out
> in
> 2010...
> "unknown" wrote:
>
>>
I much preferred Windows XP. The biggest problem is trying to join my
favorite bridge site only to find in fine print that I cannot get in with
Vista.
"mh64" wrote:
> We are getting a new computer and generally only buy a new computer every 5-6
> years, so we take whatever OS comes on the computer at that time(currently
> using XP with no real issues). I keep seeing all the negatives & problems
> with Vista, is it really that bad for a non-technical user like myself?
> Should I be opting for XP instead, because if I do it seems to really limit
> available computer selection?
You cannot get 'in' with IE7, or IE8.... or Firefox? It's nothing to do
with the O/S, it's to do with whatever browser you're using.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows
"visualsummer" <visualsummer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I much preferred Windows XP. The biggest problem is trying to join my
> favorite bridge site only to find in fine print that I cannot get in with
> Vista.
>
> "mh64" wrote:
>
>> We are getting a new computer and generally only buy a new computer every
>> 5-6
>> years, so we take whatever OS comes on the computer at that
>> time(currently
>> using XP with no real issues). I keep seeing all the negatives & problems
>> with Vista, is it really that bad for a non-technical user like myself?
>> Should I be opting for XP instead, because if I do it seems to really
>> limit
>> available computer selection?
'Sounds like you need a new bridge site!? LOL No, no - it's probably a
browser issue.
Try using Internet Explorer 8 - if that doesn't work, visit the website
again using IE 8, only this time click on the 'Compatibility View' button at
the right of the address bar. The button looks like a torn piece of paper -
this will change the rendering engine to IE 7 mode and the page should
render correctly and enable you to use the website.
Saucy
"visualsummer" <visualsummer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I much preferred Windows XP. The biggest problem is trying to join my
> favorite bridge site only to find in fine print that I cannot get in with
> Vista.
>
> "mh64" wrote:
>
>> We are getting a new computer and generally only buy a new computer every
>> 5-6
>> years, so we take whatever OS comes on the computer at that
>> time(currently
>> using XP with no real issues). I keep seeing all the negatives & problems
>> with Vista, is it really that bad for a non-technical user like myself?
>> Should I be opting for XP instead, because if I do it seems to really
>> limit
>> available computer selection?
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