How good is Windows Vista? Has anybody tried it out yet?

Question

I bought myself a brand new computer today. I haven't turned it on yet. The specs for it are 512 MB of RAM, 160 GB hard drive, Pentium 4 Processor, and it's running Vista Basic. How well do you think it will perform? And is there any way to get rid of Vista and put XP on it? I didn't want Vista in the first place, but everywhere I went was only selling Vista enabled computers.

Answer 1

Vista is still fairly new, so you might find out that a program or device you want to put on your computer might not work because of compatibility issues. If you have a Windows XP CD, you can reformat your drive and put XP on it if you want. If you don't have an XP CD, I believe the full version of XP retails for about $300. If you decide to keep Vista, make sure that any new hardware you buy has the Vista compatibility logo on the box.

Answer 2

Its crap. I like Microsoft but this Vista ...no way. read the link I sent you below. I am a PC builder and I do not recommend vista I do offer Windows XP Pro 64bit as is has support till 2014! And yes just google for XP and find a cheap seller and reload XP and if you have any problems finding a XP legal disk let me know..

Answer 3

it rather is to severe priced to purchase, so I definitely have been given the corporate version from microsoft it rather is loose, then on a similar time because it put in I used the slmgr -rearm code to make it run continuously and so some distance it fairly is caught on the comparable day, and what I definitely reported is loose!

Answer 4

I would add at least another 512 MB of RAM to it, otherwise it will run very slow.

Answer 5

its pooop

Answer 6

its good