I just bought a Dell Dimension E521. Some of the specs are:
--AMD Athlon 64 Process 3800+
--160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
--2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
--256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro
Current operating system is Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005. Free Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium is available.
I've heard some bad things about Vista though (Office 2000 doesn't work, RAM, etc) ...what are some of the advantages? Should I upgrade???
2007-01-22 14:16:49 · 12 answers · asked by y2jasmine 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Upgrading to Vista is suppose to give you the latest operating system with new features. But that is only half of the question.
If all of your other software is based upon the XP operating system how many of the Vista features will you be able to use?
I worked for a company that had over 13,000 employees; over 7,000 computer users; and over 140 locations. We never upgraded when something first came out. We usually waited 9-12 months so that fixes could be supplied for all the bugs that were found in the new software.
2007-01-22 14:31:42 · answer #1 · answered by John Hightower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Microsoft never gives free Windows upgrades! That's why Bill Gates is a billionaire about 10 times over. The upgrade version will be cheaper than the full version.
2016-03-28 22:01:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought a similar computer only it was a HP a1630n and while trying to receive the Vista upgrade, the outside website distributor whom Microsoft uses, would not let me download the upgrade. I am glad now that I did not upgrade to Vista, from what I have heard it is only a cosmetic difference and takes up more of your memory and bytes. At the minute it is NOT worth the effort.
2007-01-22 14:33:36 · answer #3 · answered by John C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter in college bought a computer in November, with the promise of a free upgrade to Vista when it became available. She hasn't done it yet, and I don't think she will because there are no advantages that outweigh the features she already has.
2007-01-22 14:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If Dell is offering you a free upgrade, then I am going to assume that Dell feels your new system can handle it. Your specs certainly look good from here, especially your RAM and video card.
If you're uncertain, Microsoft offers a tool to help determine whether or not your system can handle Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
2007-01-22 14:22:59 · answer #5 · answered by Acadia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Office 2000 doesn't work??? First I heard of that one, thanks. I've heard that Vista is a video hog and you need a super duper video card to run it. I hope yours is Vista-capable.
I'd continue to read PC World and other mags that give reviews at least for a few months.
Good Luck
2007-01-22 14:21:22 · answer #6 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the free upgrade, which will be mailed to you. later install only after they work all the bugs out. the only advantage will be down the road when support runs out for XP(couple of years ro about the time the next OS comes out).
2007-01-22 14:27:36 · answer #7 · answered by ben e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend you to upgrade to Windows Vista.
2007-01-23 05:02:23 · answer #8 · answered by Potty G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had ie 7 and went back to ie6. It has worked better than the upgrade. You can try it and if you don't like it, delete it and revert to what you had.
2007-01-22 14:27:59 · answer #9 · answered by brain 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i tried vista not as user friendly as xp but im sure with use you will work it out.ive gone back to media edition. and sticking with it for a while
2007-01-22 14:24:12 · answer #10 · answered by conan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋