which is better winxp or vista?

Answer 1

Our Windows Vista coverage began with a hands-on diary by MobilityGuru's Barry Gerber, followed by an assessment of gameplay under Windows Vista by graphics presidente Darren Polkowski, as well as a complete feature rundown of Vista. Barry took the new operating system and its look & feel with a grain of salt, while Darren was disappointed because OpenGL support was dropped along the way, meaning that Windows Vista currently offers horrible performance for graphics applications utilizing the Open Graphics Library.

We are sure that mainstream users will appreciate the improved usability of Windows Vista, and the average office/multimedia user will likely never notice the lack of OpenGL. However, a chapter on the overall performance of Windows Vista requires more dedication. In particular, two things require an in-depth analysis:

Basic Windows Vista Performance
How does Windows Vista perform compared to Windows XP? Will applications execute equally quickly, or will they even run slower due to the new features and the AeroGlass interface?
Windows Vista Performance Enhancements
With SuperFetch and ReadyBoost, Windows Vista introduces two features to make use of today's technology in order to improve the user experience. This means that more application data should be actively cached into all available memory (SuperFetch), whether that is physical RAM or a USB Flash memory device (ReadyBoost). Microsoft's goal was to create balanced performance by removing delays in everyday work.
This article deals with basic application execution under Windows Vista Enterprise, which is representative of the other editions. We put together a high-end test system and performed a comprehensive benchmark session both with Windows XP Professional and with Windows Vista Enterprise to see if there are differences. And indeed, we found that there are some...

Software And Vista
Although the main Windows Vista core has undergone lot of modifications, many of your applications will work with Vista. There is, however, no guarantee. You should definitely try any essential software on Windows before you upgrade.

Process scheduling and thread pooling have been improved in Vista; a deadlock protection mechanism and hardware partitioning for virtualization support were added, together with many more features.

We tried lots of different programs under Windows Vista Enterprise, and came up with a list of software that definitely works.

Games
Call of Duty 2
Far Cry
F.E.A.R.
Unreal Tournament 2004
Applications
Adobe Acrobat 8
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Autodesk 3DSMax 8.0
AutoGK 2.4
Hamachi
KeePass 1.06
LAME MP3 Encoder
MainConcept H.264 Encoder
Miranda Messager 0.5.1
Microsoft Office 2003
Microsoft Office System 2007
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9
Nokia PC Suite 6.82.22.0
Ogg Vorbis 1.1.2
OpenOffice 2.1
Picasa 2
Putty
Skype 2.5.x and 3.0
SmartFTP 2.0
Sungard Adaptive Credit Risk Calculation 3.0
SonyEricsson PC Suite 1.30.82
SQLyog 5.22
Symantec AntiVirus 10.2.0.224
UltraEdit 32 12.10
WinRAR 3.70
XviD 1.2.0
Benchmarks
3DMark 06
Cinebench
PCMark05 Pro
SiSoft Sandra 2007
SPECviewperf 9.03
In other cases there were some issues.

We found Vista updates for the Futuremark benchmark programs 3DMark and PCMark, as well as the popular data compression tool WinRAR. Lots of video-related software such as DivX could no longer be installed; new versions are required. The popular audio player WinAMP 5.32 throws up an error at startup, yet it works properly. Quake IV can still be executed, but the installation program did not work. Applications that run their own memory management won't benefit from Vista's SuperFetch function. For example, Adobe Photoshop takes care of creating a temporary work file every time it launches - Vista has no access to this process and cannot speed it up.

There are some types of software that you should only use if they have been specifically designed for Windows Vista: firewalls, anti-spyware and anti-virus software needs to be Vista-Ready.

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Answer 2

well it depends on your computer. Can your computer fits the requirments? If it does than go for vista. It has been a yr already since vista came out and all the programs and softwares have been adjust to vista so no worries about that. For xp its a good OS but it isn't as fast as vista nor as appealing. I used both OS and i seen notthing wrong with it. Its faster, the vista dosen't max out ur cpu and ram like XP.
:)

Answer 3

Its obvious that the latest softwares , updates from anyting is good...

so Windows Vista is naturally the BEST OS at present...

however if u want all the features of vista, thn u hav to buy windows Vista Ultimate.. & ur computer should hav a decent configuration..

so my choice is Windows Vista

Answer 4

It depends on what you want to use it for. Let's just have a run-down of Vista vs. XP here.

Vista has compatibility issues (esp. with hardware support software,old DOS-based apps and some games), XP supports most of your older software. But applications are catching up to Vista and there are work-arounds to many problems.

XP looks good (as compared to Win9x and 2k) but Vista UI is even better (with Aero enabled, of course). Then again, there are themes for XP that make your OS look better!

Vista is supposed to be more secure with the addition of (if you ask me those annoying) prompts for verification (e.g: when you fire up the applet to un-install software)

Vista needs top-of-the line hardware, where as XP can manage with relatively low-end hardware (Older PCs with no/low-end graphics cards and less RAM).

So given a situation, its upto you to decide wheather you wanna go for the older but friendlier and familier XP or the better looking and more advanced Vista.

Answer 5

i might in basic terms propose upgrading 6months-one million 365 days after the launch of Vista. by utilizing that element an mind-blowing style of the bugs might have been worked out whilst they launch provider %. one or maybe 2. In concept, Vista might desire to furnish greater suitable protection and cooler photos. yet you may desire to comprehend that the 1st launch of vista would be slower for video games in comparison with XP. value sensible, in case you purchase vista, you will additionally desire greater present day application utility to take income of the hot constructive properties. So for utility on my own, you may desire to be paying some thing like 600usd(for living house windows and the hot workplace), to no longer point out any hardware improvements. finally, in case you plan to enhance you hardware, you may desire to comprehend that pc costs are taking place around 10% each 2-3 months. on the comparable time the specs are going up. So i might say that next summer season would be an extremely heat summer season and by utilizing then the machines will contain vista pre-put in(except you purchase a Mac which could additionally in all probability run vista)

Answer 6

Although Vista may seem better from the descriptions, in reality XP is better.

Answer 7

XP, especially for games, but Vista is good for programs...designed specifically for vista, otherwise you'll download countless patches, updates, and get frustrated because nothing works like it should,

Answer 8

There are a lot of questions similar to yours that have already been answered, you can try searching for it next time.

Both operating systems have their ups and downs. I posted a long answers stating the Pros and Cons of this same exact question yesterday, and I don't feel like being repetitive at the moment.

If you are going to be using Windows for Every-Day Internet, Document Writing, Graphic Design, and Programming, go with Windows XP.

Answer 9

If you want more programs to work, XP, but supposedly vista looks better and have less security problems.

Answer 10

We are used to XP. Vista takes a little time to learn and unfortunately many users want to learn via osmosis.

If you set Vista to "classic view" it will resemble XP and help you get started. Additionally, Vista has many free helpers:

Vista – Set to Classic View
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/b32f7ecb-fc45-490c-8482-6d9e9663f3c71033.mspx

Vista Tutorials
http://www.vistastic.com/

Microsoft Assistance Home Page
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX100647101033.aspx?pid=CL100569831033

Vista – Help and How to
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/results.aspx?qu=3d&sc=9
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/default.mspx


Vista 4 Beginners – Tutorials (Taskbar in Vista)
http://www.vista4beginners.com/tutorials

Vista Tips
http://itsvista.com/topic/tips/