I’m a pc Hardware, software Nut! I know most things about pc products as my line of work, I tend ...
I’m a pc Hardware, software Nut! I know most things about pc products as my line of work, I tend to have ether handled or used them.
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Well, are you thinking of getting vista? Well a few things you might want to know before you decide.
Vista home basic is well, basic. Maybe suitable for the basic user who has no idea how there pc is working. Its security is regarded by Microsoft as the best yet. Maybe so, but when things go wrong, because its basic, the recovery tools to fix your system without losing everything is next to nothing, hence Basic.
If you do chose to buy vista, I would recommend buying Home Premium as that has everything you need to keep your windows sweet & secure. If any problems, crashes or data lass happens. It has good recovery tools to make sure the loss is kept to the minimum.
Windows Vista is a powerful windows. Everything is designed for high quality graphics & style. So, if your pc has limited memory
& CPU power, you’re going to have serious speed problems or if it’s that bad, vista won’t let you install it.
The minimum spec’s you must have for Home Basic is:
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 512 MB of system memory 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory DVD-ROM drive Audio Output Internet access
For the Home Premium is:
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 GB of system memory 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Support for DirectX 9 graphics with: WDDM Driver 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum) Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware 32 bits per pixel DVD-ROM drive Audio Output Internet access
The Ultimate Version is really a waste of money. It’s aimed more at the developers as it has loads of debugging software & tools amongst other things.
However, if you already have xp installed, I would not recommend upgrading to vista any time soon. The difference on the layout is huge. It took me a good 10-15 minutes to figure out how to setup wireless, find the specific folders. Some of my applications that was made since xp was released that Microsoft say will work, well, they do but there not very stable or reliable. It requires some tweaking to make it 100% compatible & if you’re not an advanced user like me, this will be a real problem.
Also, the resolution required is huge also. So, if your monitor is an older CRT design. You will need a new one as the resolution on most CRT monitors older than 1998 do not rise above 1024x768. This will mean your icons/menu will be distorted or even half missing on your screen. You need a monitor that can reach 1280x1024 at 75 MHz refresh rate, or you will have problems on viewing your entire desktop.
Some good news... Gamers will love the speeds they get from the directx10 & if you are using a NVIDIA graphics card/motherboard chipset, the speed will be amazing. This depends on the specs of your system.
Microsoft have decided to stop the sale of windows xp some time in 2008, so from then on, you will no longer be able to buy Microsoft xp from any retailer or online store, unless it is 2nd hand such as EBay or Amazon. But the updates will continue although they did consider a final day for that to. But as over 78% of the world still use xp. This would be a disaster for them. So, the plan to stop the sales of xp is to push people to buy vista or have it pre installed on new pc bundles.
If for some have a 64bit system & have xp 32bit & considered vista for its 64bit ability, I would search out for xp pro 64bit. The speeds will be just as great & if the directx10 is what you like, there is currently work in progress of a directx10 for xp that’s not the work of Microsoft, but some very good developers who are lovers of xp.
If you’re currently on 64bit windows/system I would stick with what you have god. At the moment prices are to high for something over complicated, stressing & would take you months just to figure out how to do the most simple tasks you currently do on your current windows. By 2008, prices will have dropped greatly and thus benefiting you, the customer.
However, I strongly object to anyone buying the OEM version of Vista. It is poor for service, support & once you have installed it, you have to pay to re activate it if you make too much of a system change. A good friend found this out. However the fee is small, but that’s beside the point.
So, Final thoughts… If you have xp already, stick with xp. If your buying a pc & wanting to know if you should have xp or vista. I would go for vista as you will have problems finding someone who supplies with xp now vista is all the rage, and will save you money later down the line.
Hope this helps.
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