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Originally Posted by Saxo
Just use Xp and sod Vista.  |
I thought that at first.
But I've had a few weeks to play with it and now I can't bring myself to go back. Here's why:
1. Media Center - just brilliant and works flawlessly. Beats any of the other TV programs I've tried
2. Old programs - all my old programs and games have been made to work really well
3. Hardware support - even where a Vista driver has been unavailable I've been able to use old XP drivers without too many issues
4. User interface - the 3-d effect really does make it a better experience in my view
5. Sleep mode - so much more effective than the old Standby and faster than the old Hibernate
6. Explorer - I much prefer having my own choice of folders and links in the left pane. The icon view is better, giving an idea of what's inside the folders.
7. Search - better implemented than any of the downloadable tools - just clcik Start and search for anything
8. Start Menu - I've finally stopped using the classic Start Menu from Win95 - this Start menu actually works really well
9. Performance - takes longer to boot up and switch between users which is a pain. But with 1.5GB RAM it flies better than XP and handles multitasking way better. I can run loads of things and the system remains responsive even when at 100% CPU
So I'm saying, stick with XP if you want to, but the future isn't XP.