2007-03-19 03:17:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
XP was the last revision for NT. XP says NT5.1 when you type ver in a command prompt. Vista is a whole new library of code offering Digital Rights Management so everyone will purchase their own copies of software or media entertainment.
2007-03-19 03:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference between the two is mostly cosmetic with Vista having the upgrade on looks and format. However, the security is still in question due to the 'bugs' in vista. It is expected for all newly released programs of this nature to have some difficulties in the beginning, most users have come to accept that. Personally I would stick with the XP until a later date when Vista is reported to be more stable.
Another reported difference is due to the graphics and such on Vista, it also takes a lot more memory to run it than XP. While vista requires a minimum of 1GB of memory, XP can run on a minimum of 256MG.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-19 03:31:58 · answer #2 · answered by zahiradumaroc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
features
security
easy access "so they say" in a way it is but its really not get my point
differant type of file and storage architecture
i have them both installed and i have to say i like xp a lot better because it is faster and simple to use also it doesnt ask me all the time if i want this and that, dont get me wrong vista does have a lot of visual stimulations but i could careless, vista arroe or whatever its called is nothing but hype it reminds me of a download that i end up deleting on xp
added: i have two partitions on my hard drive this is how i can use two only one at a time, i had a couple of bugs but worked them out and still didnt like it after using it for a couple of weeks, i like xp speed big advantage over vista
takes forever to install it
2007-03-19 03:21:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest difference I would say is looks and feel and the way users navigate on files.
But I think i'm not ready to make the change as yet, as I read many negative comments on Vista.
2007-03-19 03:29:18 · answer #4 · answered by AL75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
XP works and vista shut down on bill gates during a demostration
2007-03-19 03:24:37 · answer #5 · answered by Juleette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is suppose to have more features than XP, and it proports to be higher in security. From what I see about it on Yahoo answers, it has a lot of bugs which has to be panned out. This is why, I would not get it soon.
2007-03-19 03:22:48 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋