Please explain in ley-mans terms what the new Windows operating system will do (W/vista) over windows XP.
Can windows XP be upgraded to Windows Vista.
How much UK £
Not a computer expert so please explain in easy term's
2006-12-15 08:37:47 · 11 answers · asked by Russell B 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
proabbly around £100 - £150 for upgrade as there are various versions of the new vista all ranging in price.
But if you ask me apart from looking nicer there dosent seem to be any real improvements. Theres little bits here and there but nothing that would make me want to change yet....
Plus on release it will probably be full of security issues, xp is pretty secure now after all these years.
2006-12-15 08:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try to get one with XP. I had both my new laptop and desktop come with XP. I had to pay a little more but it was worth it. Windows Vista is having too many problems. Microsoft isn't supporting Vista anymore as to the amount of complaints about the Operating system. I work in IT and we refuse to switch to Vista until Microsoft can fix all the bugs.
2016-05-22 21:48:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows XP can be upgraded to Vista but it is not adviseable as there will be teething problems with Vista. The price for a Clean install [not upgrade] of Vista Ultimate is £200 but you also need to check if your graphics can accommodate the Ultimate Version.
For a very comprehensive explanation go to your search machine and type in, vista reviews. An article by Paul Thurrot will come up. Click on to it and you will find the necessary information
2006-12-15 20:54:20 · answer #3 · answered by D G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vista, first of all will incorporate Direct X 10, the new version. It also has a lot more "eye candy", if that's what you are into. It should be priced about the same as what windows xp was when it first came out. If you have no reason to move to vista, I wouldn't for a while. There is nothing wrong with XP.
2006-12-15 09:10:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vista looks "whizzier" and will have some new features, such as the ability to use external memory like pen drives, if an application needs more than the internal memory. It can be upgraded, but it could be pricey - after all, Microsoft has to make revenue from upgrades last for years! Personally, I don't plan to upgrade from XP to Vista until Service Pack 1 (the first bunch of fixes) arrives and the price has come down, or unless the reviews are phenomenally good and the price has come down.
2006-12-15 08:50:03 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
XP all the way.
The problem with Vista is that you need a really good computer to run it - around 1GB RAM etc etc.
XP needs really basic spec to run and pretty much does the same job, all Microsoft have done with Vista is change the way it looks.
So...in conclusion I would say XP as most peoples computers are unable to actually run the new Windows Vista properly.
2006-12-15 09:02:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Windows Vista is having more security tools, good memory management and better appearnce then windows xp. I don't know about Pound but it cost US $ 350 for professonal version of windows vista.
I will not suggest to upgrade from windows xp. Because it also ask for more processor and memory to run better perfomance.
bottom line stay with what you are having now.
2006-12-15 08:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by AMIT S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't want to upgrade until a few years have passed because new technology advances at such a rate that when it is "NEW" there are too many problems and too great a risk for your computer system. You can upgrade up the cost is usually a few hundred dollars. Sorry I don't know UK. There really isn't much of a difference.
2006-12-15 08:48:27 · answer #8 · answered by beaniejo_2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vista won't be released for the home consumer until next year.
If you are not a computer expert, stick with XP for the time being (and by that I mean for the next year at least). When a new operating system comes out there are usually problems with hardware and software compatibility until Microsoft iron out the bugs. Love it or hate it, XP is a stable product. Stick with it for the forseeable.
2006-12-15 08:44:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The changes so far I heard is cosmetic:
A new widget set (GNU term for buttons, scrollbars and elements)
This I am not sure if I mixed up with X11/Linux news: a new fully 3D desktop interface
Transparency effect
Built-in programs for MSN Live service.
It would need a good video card.
2006-12-15 08:45:33 · answer #10 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋