Windows Vista 64 or Window 7 Beta

w7 is free, but its also a beta that will eventually expire.

does seem to be faster than vista but there are ofcourse driver problems with new operating systems.

vista would be the safer bet if you want less hassle, but its not free.
 
It is going to be my first build but i have people who know a lot about ocmputers so i get into trouble they will be able to help me.


Will it run all new gaems fine? Like left for dead
 
Yeah I've run L4D fine on it. But I would be very wary about running W7 as my only OS being as its in a beta stage. A very stable and functining beta stage, but beta nonetheless. Furthermore it will expire at the beginning of August, so you'll have to buy a new OS then (not sure when W7's retail release will be).
 
Vista Home premium retail. I've tracked 3 copies on that auction site in the last couple of weeks that haven't sold or have sold for under £50. Then when w7 comes out you can just buy the upgrade.
 
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lynchy6789 said:
Would you recommend going for vista then?
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Yes as w7 although good is still a beta and so is not guaranteed to work with everything. You could try w7 and if it works for everything great. But you will still have to pay full price for w7 when it's released.

Where if you get vista 2nd hand it'll cost you less than a oem version and when w7 comes out you can buy the upgrade which is vastly cheaper than the retail version.
 
You don't really want to be running a beta as your main OS.

Vista SP1 is far more stable than XP, so I don't understand why anyone would mention stability as a reason to chose a beta over an OS with at least one service pack under its belt.

If anything, it is less likely to be as stable as Vista. It may be that it is far more stable than Vista, but then no-one knows for sure. That is the whole purpose of the Beta.

I guess it depends how much a gambling man you are.
 
I wouldn't rely on a beta copy of an OS for every day use, it just isn't worth the potential hassle.
But if you're curious about Windows 7, as many people including myself are, you can still install the OS seperately on a different partition and boot to whichever you please.
 
wilsky said:
You don't really want to be running a beta as your main OS.

Vista SP1 is far more stable than XP, so I don't understand why anyone would mention stability as a reason to chose a beta over an OS with at least one service pack under its belt.
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On which planet is Vista sp1 more stable than XP because its not this one. I am not trying to pick you out here so please do not take think I am.

I have used both flavors of Vista and gone back to XP Pro for it's stability. The amount of times Vista just dumped me out the desktop was insane. XP isn't perfect granted and yes it has a memory limitation but 2 gigs of ram is ample and I have no problems running any game at full on a 24" monitor. I will keep Xp Pro until Win7 has gone to Sp1 then make the switch. Win7 is what vista should had been, but micro$haft more interested testing in the market place than making a better product.No product is perfect when it goes to market that I can agree but lets not forget Microsoft have been doing this OS software thing for many years now you would had thought they could get it a bit better than they do.
 
Think you have user problems. Vista is far more stable than xp ever was. I haven't even reinstalled vista. where xp needed doing twice a year to prevent slow down.
 
Andrew G said:
On which planet is Vista sp1 more stable than XP because its not this one. I am not trying to pick you out here so please do not take think I am.
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No offense taken. But Vista Sp1 is far more stable than XP.

Andrew G said:
I have used both flavors of Vista and gone back to XP Pro for it's stability. The amount of times Vista just dumped me out the desktop was insane.
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What you are describing is a driver issue. On XP you would be lucky to be dropped to the desktop if it was a kernel level driver. (Especially sound related drivers)

Andrew G said:
XP isn't perfect granted and yes it has a memory limitation but 2 gigs of ram is ample and I have no problems running any game at full on a 24" monitor. I will keep Xp Pro until Win7 has gone to Sp1 then make the switch.
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I can't argue with your opinion, but what has this comment got to do with Vista stablity or running a Beta OS compared to an OS with at least one SP1?

Andrew G said:
Win7 is what vista should had been, but micro$haft more interested testing in the market place than making a better product.No product is perfect when it goes to market that I can agree but lets not forget Microsoft have been doing this OS software thing for many years now you would had thought they could get it a bit better than they do.
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Is there any need to say "micro$haft", makes you come accross quite juvenile and you lose some credibility in my opinion.
 
I would have to disagree only me using my pc and vista made a nice pc run slow, I can only compare it to the difference of the same system with Norton's running and one without the performance difference is night and day. I am not advocating XP is perfect because its not. But it is a lot more perfect than Vista is even after Sp1 release. If this isn't your expirance then I guess some how I am just really unlucky.

I have fixed many difference systems in my 15 odd years in the IT industry and so fair I have yet to meet someone who actually liked Vista when they got a new pc Which in some respects might be down to it just being different which ok is fair comment. But conversely these same users still not liking the way vista does XorY when I come back in 12months to add hard drives, upgrade graphics cards. Like I said above I truly believe Win7 will be what vista should had been.
 
Firstly I'd like to point out this post is just a brief explanation of my experiences and I'm not targetting anyone here - just saying generally. Anyway...

Personally I haven't had stability issues with any version of XP or Vista. Any issues I have had have been down to dodgy drivers rather than the OS itself. So sure, Vista was a bit ropey at first as it had poor drivers, but since I switched to running it as my main OS over a year ago it's been solid.

I honestly can't say either OS is more stable than the other as they both just work without falling over. I see people saying even Windows 7 is far more stable than Vista and I just keep wondering what the hell these people are doing with their Vista installations - or even if they've ever used Vista at all. People keep on about how good Windows 7 is, and I agree, it's a great OS even now, but in reality it's not that much different to Vista. It's faster and uses less RAM but the UI itself isn't vastly different.

Anyway, when buying an OS today, a cheap copy of Vista Home Premium is the logical choice. I am running Windows 7 as my main OS right now and I am having no problems with it, but on a new build I wouldn't want to chance it as if any issues crop up you'll be wondering whether it's the OS or something wrong with the hardware.
 
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