Is it wise for me to upgrade from Windows XP to Vista?

Question

I have a desktop running XP professional with the required specs to run Vista and I would like to upgrade but I hear of so many people having problems making the switch I was wondering if it is worth it to upgrade.

Answer 1

YOU SHOULD NOT UPGRADE TO VISTA. Vista was a big disappointment. XP's much better than vista. The only reason you would upgrade to vista is for the look and for games. Vista supports the directx 10 which is useful for gaming. So, only if you want directx 10 then you should upgrade to vista otherwise it's pointless. Wait for windows 7 though. Hope 7's not like vista

Answer 2

Hello,



(ANS) I am a computer veteran with many years experience of running windows (literally every version of windows Microsoft have created from Dos through to Vista).



No.1 Officially Microsoft say you can upgrade from XP to Vista but from past experience I sincerely definitely DON'T recommend this approach as its fraught with a disaster waiting to happen. Its NOT a method I would use myself ever.



No.2 Please NOTE that I have myself installed Windows Vista on a top specification workstation that runs windows XP SP3 perfectly (a DELL Workstation Precision 330) Vista runs dog slow on perfectly sound XP hardware. So my advise is DON'T install Vista on XP level hardware. You will only be extremely disappointed by the end results.



No.3 There is no doubt that you can only run Vista on the latest hardware, that is hardware that is specifically designed to run Vista. I have a second DELL system purchased only a couple of months back (DELL Studio 540) I have Vista Home Premium SP1 and even though its configured & tuned to run Vista its still slower than XP, I have both machines running side by side and its clear that XP is the faster & more responsive in sheer performance.



No.4 If you really must have Vista then you only really have x2 realistic options a) Buy a new machine with Vista pre-installed or b) buy a system & vista DVD and perform a clean fresh install.



No.5 In terms of the "timing of a purchase" now is an incredibly good time to buy a new PC or Laptop if you have the funds available. Because prices are at rock bottom & computer stores are totally desperate for retail sales. You wont see computer prices as low as this for a very long time in my opinion. They can only go back up.



**Windows Vista will be Microsoft toast by next Christmas as Windows 7 is almost at the point of completion and may be going to Microsoft manufacture by June or July this year. But I doubt it will be in the shops before Xmas or early spring 2010. If you can wait for windows 7 I would as some of the windows 7 features do look interesting.



**Timing is everything dear boy!! timing (as well as cash of course).



Kind Regards Ivan



MCSE trained, many years in IT.

Answer 3

It doesn't make any difference which Windows you use. They all have bugs and quirks and fixes that need to be corrected. Just look at how long it took to make Windows XP a fairly stable operating system. I really don't see Vista being one to survive the long haul. The corporation I work for will not even consider Vista on their 150K+ computers. A good indication of which Windows is best is what Corporations use the most. Unfortunately new computers come with Vista installed. It takes a lot of patience to get use to it and the stupid way it does things. Without a detailed user guide that explains how to disable the crap that irritates a user, you may not like it or enjoy using it. You need to stay away from the low end Vista like the home edition and install one higher on the list to get one that is stable.

Answer 4

"I have a desktop running XP professional with the required specs to run Vista "



Required specs? If you mean 'required' as in 'minimum' requirements then don't even bother. I fell into that same trap and I was in computing hell before I upgraded my PC.



Is there a program you have/need run better/have more features when it's run in Vista? IMO, that's the primary question people need to answer when upgrading to Vista.



Don't 'upgrade' for upgrading's sake.



Regarding the other guy's "Pirate bay" comment I am now free of both XP and Vista and running both (a hacked) Mac OS and Ubuntu on my PC. It flies!

Answer 5

Most of the early problems have been worked out (either patches from Microsoft or better 3rd party support by vendors).



As for upgrading, why do you want to upgrade? What feature in Vista or what application do you have is requiring you to upgrade? Please don't upgrade just for the sake up upgrading. It is a waste of time and money if you can't justify it.



Also, for hardware specs, make sure you are well above the minimum specs. For Vista to run at a performance level of XP, you almost have to double the RAM requirements, you'll need more hardware space, and a dual core CPU will keep you from being upset with Vista.



Reasons to upgrade to Vista:

- Bought a new PC that includes it by default

- Lost old XP CD/recovery media

- Found a game that requires DirectX10 (no games out that I know of that require this, and from what I've read, DX9 performs better still)

- You need to learn Vista for your job

- You are taking a Microsoft certification class and need to be familiar with the new interface

- You are easily entertained by shiny new things.

Answer 6

well first off do a fresh install and make sure your pc actually has the specs to run vista good. and if you can't run vista you can forget windows 7 it is only minorly different in-fact sofar i like vista better. my main rig used to have xp on it and had numerous problems with xp fully updated bought a full install of vista ultimate 32bit wiped my hard drive and installed vista keep it fully updated and my system has never been as stable and smooth.



also the only real issues with vista are typically created by companies like dell, hp, compaq, and so on. if they would leave the os alone and not add on their dang craplettes vista would be a far better os. even xp when factory installed is a joke and fact is going purely on total time on market vista has been far more stable than xp. and i would be willing to say this early on in vistas life it is more stable than xp currently.

Answer 7

The stories you are hearing are quite true. Many many people have problems after upgrading to Vista; in fact, HP and Dell have each complained to Microsoft that they have a large number of customers asking to "downgrade" to XP. Vista is such a debacle that Microsoft is rushing Windows 7 to market to try to cover for the problems. Unless you have no other choice, I'd strongly recommend you stay on XP until 1) Windows 7 has been released, *AND* 2) it has been proven to be stable. Don't be suckered in by Microsoft's marketing fluff. Run, don't walk, away from Vista.

Answer 8

If i were you I would stay with Xp until it's completely obsolete. Reason being Vista is very hardware intense you need faster processor and at least 4Gb or more ram. If you do that you're better off getting 64bit rather then 32bit. 64bit will allow you to maximize your ram performance where 32bit is limited to 3.5gb. 64bit can recognized up to 128Gb of ram. But the biggest problem is a lot of software don't fully support vista even if they do they tend to have issues. So stay with Xp until later.



cheers

Answer 9

Ubuntu, Debian, gNewSense

All are based on the Linux kernel and all have support that is free as in freedom.

Or buy another PC, $1200, another Windows License, $350, and wait for another worm to bring it crashing down again.

Half of the responces are correct, win7 might be an upgrade, vista is just a bloated pile of mismatched code that never met the expectations of the IT community.

Just look at all the servers, even Yahoo! uses Apache, that is Linux.

Answer 10

First you will need more RAM.

Second you will have some incompatibility with some older programs.

Some people do the opposite, from Vista to XP Pro.

Answer 11

I've heard the same rumor however most of the programs coming out if not all of them are Vista compatible so sooner or later you might have to do it. I talked to Best Buy geek squad and they merely said I should do it. This was when I purchased this PC and it hasn't been a problem so far with Vista

Answer 12

Is there something that doesn't work now on XP? My philosophy is, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Vista won't run your programs faster.



There are two ways you could upgrade: Legal (why spend the money?), and illegal (why take risks, feel uneasy, etc.?). Neither of these appeal to me.

Answer 13

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Answer 14

Vista have a beautiful environment if you have high specs upgrade to vista

In the pirate bay have many vista dvd for downloading

vista ultimate is the best

Answer 15

Well,yes,Vista is better, but, ah, I have windows 7 already. The full version. I got the beta, then my brother found this program that neutralizes the expiration date. Windows 7 is better, and is free my way.

Answer 16

no, they are still working the bugs out and there are alot of questions in this forum concerning vista. I would stay with the xp.

Answer 17

vista works fine and is far better than xp

Answer 18

yes and no

yes because its better then XP to me and has alot of special features.



No because Windows 7 a new OS will be out soon and is much better then Vista.



now u decide

Answer 19

Microsoft is able to tell you if your hardware is compatible with your computer. It's very complicated though.

Answer 20

No no no no no. don't get vista. it is broken, thats as simple as i can put it. listen to Jerry

Answer 21

No it wouldn't be, best to wait as windows 7 isn't too far off.

Answer 22

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Answer 23

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