should I gwt windows vista? ive head good and bad reviews. im not sure?

Answer 1

Excellent answers everyone. Personally I have it and LOVE it. But it was already installed for me on a brand new laptop (Toshiba), everything else that was on the laptop was made for Vista. So if you are getting a new computer and you don't have any other hardware to worry about - go for it.

On the other hand if your updating - what's the big rush? I highly recommend waiting 6 - 12 months. If you insist on wanting to be one of the first, know this, every driver you that was installed in the past (monitors, keyboard, printer, scanner, mouse, etc.) will have to be reinstalled again. So look around the internet to make sure there's a driver for your stuff made for Windows Vista - Windows XP downloads do NOT work on Vista. Some people have bought it, it didn't work, tried re-installing XP and got many, many error messages, problems, etc. Once you go forward you can't go back.

In a nutshell - buying new: yes, updating old: no.

Answer 2

I've said it before, I'll say it again. If you're running a system that is already marginal, don't bother moving to Vista, even if it is possible. You'll absolutely hate it within minutes of completing the installation. The idea that Vista will run on 512MB of RAM is a joke. It will crawl and gasp for life on 512MB, but what it won't do is perform in a manner that 95% of users will find acceptable. Dump Vista on a machine with a marginal processor, graphics card, and memory and you'll say "WOW" alright, but it won't be a good WOW - I assure you of that.

Go to the source link for a lot more information.

After I read where MS has extended non-technical support for XP for another 5 years, I happily decided to stay with XP.

Answer 3

Depnds on what you use your computer for. Windows vista works rather poorly with a computer with low specs you have to check those also if you do not want your windows vista to crash every 5 seconds. To check erm click start --> run and type dxdiag. In the first page you will see something like xxx mb ram . If it is 512 or more then i would say you are in the safe size but the reccomanded mb ram is 1024. But vista is really user-friendly and it has many new functions which are extremely cool to use

Answer 4

update an older computer to vista? NO!!!! very bad idea vista requirs high end graphics and processing that older computers mimght not have. its not any better than windows xp as far as most people are concerned, and the fact that its so knew means its bound to be flawed. wait till service package one. this will appear on the package or asking forit at a store will work. once this is released vista will be a good idea. but get a new comp that comes with it. dont update from an old one.

Answer 5

It depends on what you use your pc for. If your current OS is doing all you need, no need to upgrade to Vista yet. I use Vista Ultimate and it still has bugs that need to be worked out. Advantages are improved searching, better integrated security, and media center. It may not work with some of your hardware, so visit windowsvista.com and take the compatibility test. It will give you an idea of how your pc will perform and any changes in software or upgrades in hardware that will need to be made.

Answer 6

By Interest

* Communication
* Gaming
* Memories
* Music
* Productivity
* TV & Movies
* Dive in: See how Windows Vista transforms your PC experience

By Benefits

* Easier
* More entertaining
* Better connected
* Safer
* Connected for Small Businesses
* Efficient for Small Businesses
* Future Ready for Small Businesses
* Safer for Small Businesses

By Edition

* Home Basic
* Home Premium
* Ultimate
* Business

Answer 7

stay with xp.....vista needs more time to work the bugs out, plus xp is a really good os......