Re: Ten Reasons Not to buy Microsoft Vista at this time
Actually I have it running on a 2000 machine that has only a CPU upgrade
and new Video card and it works quite well. It also runs under
virtualbox (with Ubuntu as Host) at the same time as XP on the same
machine but of course you lose some graphics like Aero.
oscar wrote:
> Overall, I'm happy with my Vista. I've had Vista for 8 months. It was
> installed on my new computer. I've had had no major problems. No reinstalls.
> No blue screens. No big crashes. No malwares or viruses. Vista has some
> quirks (as all OS do including Mac). In some case, problems were due to the
> computer manufacturer's poor software installation and not Vista's fault.
>
> I have 3 XP machines and they run FAST. But my Vista runs just as fast as
> they do and in most cases- 15-25% faster.
>
> I would advise against installing Vista in a computer that was originally
> buit for XP a couple years ago. And you definetly need at least 2GB RAM. I
> met a guy who is trying to run his Vista on an older computer with 512MB RAM
> and complains that Vista runs slow. Duh.
>
> The only reasons not to buy Vista are:
> 1) can't afford it.
> 2) don't want to put in the time to learn a new OS.
>
> cheers.... 
>
> "ToddAndMargo" wrote:
>
>>> 2.= Not 4 Long: (Again, Monday, June 30th, 2008 Is The Drop Dead Date, Also
>> Not really. More like February 2009. See:
>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/06/early-end-to-windows-xp-orders_1.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2008-06-06
>>
>> I do not know how to do a "foot note" in an eMail, so consider
>> the above link a footnote.
>>
>> From the above article:
>>
>> Some PC makers are taking care of that hassle for you. They'll
>> "downgrade" their business PCs to XP Professional, and ship you the
>> discs to install Vista later if you choose. (Microsoft requires that
>> they ship you those discs, as technically you bought a Vista PC, so you
>> can "upgrade" to Vista later under the same license.) Dell, HP, and
>> Lenovo will all offer the "downgrade" option on select business (and in
>> Dell's case, some high-end gaming-oriented systems) at an additional
>> cost. How long they'll make this option available is unclear, though.
>> Dell is committing only until February 2009 to have the "downgrade"
>> option available on its Vostro and select XPS lines of PCs, for example.
>>
>> The "downgrade" option will not be available from either Best Buy or
>> Circuit City.
>>
>> Businesses that have a Vista site license can also "downgrade" their
>> systems to XP, such as InfoWorld has previously outlined.
>>
>> System builders -- those who make custom PCs, such as at local computer
>> repair shops -- can sell XP until February 2009. And XP will be
>> available on ultra-low-cost laptops and desktops until 2010.
>>
>>
>> -T
>>