Any reason NOT to go back to Windows XP?

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I've been using Vista Business for about a year now, and it's been OK, but not really noticeably better than XP IMO.

I've just bought a new motherboard with a different chipset to my current one, so a re-install is probably on the cards, but my version of Vista is an upgrade one, so I'm going to have to install XP first anyway.

Are there any compelling reasons to complete the upgrade to Vista, or would I be better off sticking with XP? :)

I mainly use my PC for surfing, and playing the occasional game, with some video encoding thrown in, and both versions of Windows are 32bit. Thanks.
 
you've used vista for a year? i think you should be able to make your own mind up on this one.....:confused: :p

i'm quite surprised you don't find vista much better. most people do when they stick it for a good length of time. :)
 
Not really, XP will do everything you need.

The only plus to vista is it looks nice...

Some MS fanboy will come along any second now and talk about the new architecture and some other really boring stuff as to why its better, but on a whole XP can do everything vista can with a few extra apps.
 
I've moved my machines back to xp, I use real vnc from different locations, and found that vista was really slow updating the screen.

The Server with xp on, and the viewer with vista on was okay, but the other way around was plain sloooooowww.
 
Servo said:
I've moved my machines back to xp, I use real vnc from different locations, and found that vista was really slow updating the screen.

The Server with xp on, and the viewer with vista on was okay, but the other way around was plain sloooooowww.
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There is a fix for this, you just need to turn IPv6 off...

use this command : netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

However I dont think you have made a bad move. Why should you have to do work arounds on MS software? I dont think you should..
 
thought said:
Not really, XP will do everything you need.

The only plus to vista is it looks nice...

Some MS fanboy will come along any second now and talk about the new architecture and some other really boring stuff as to why its better, but on a whole XP can do everything vista can with a few extra apps.
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XP can emulate the changes made moving to vista with a few apps? Do you really think that?

There's a fanboy here, but it's not one whose pro-vista, it's an XP fanboy who is showing his bias...
 
thought said:
There is a fix for this, you just need to turn IPv6 off...

use this command : netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

However I dont think you have made a bad move. Why should you have to do work arounds on MS software? I dont think you should..
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Because within the next 12-18 months IPv6 will become standard? It's a little thing called planning ahead...

And do you really think that most people never used any workarounds in XP at all during it's 7 year lifespan?
 
thought said:
There is a fix for this, you just need to turn IPv6 off...

use this command : netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

However I dont think you have made a bad move. Why should you have to do work arounds on MS software? I dont think you should..
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Thanks for that tip, I might wait for the NEW windows to come along
 
thought said:
Not really, XP will do everything you need.

The only plus to vista is it looks nice...

Some MS fanboy will come along any second now and talk about the new architecture and some other really boring stuff as to why its better, but on a whole XP can do everything vista can with a few extra apps.
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So because it is boring to you, the point won't be valid?

I've had a few quirky things but generally i'm not bothered, it's an OS, does the job and it's a new toy to play with.

I'm curious as to what apps can do superfetching on XP, i've got several older machines that are pretty much dedicated to one or 2 applications, would be useful.
 
Ok lets look at the logic of this. If Vista is now as fast and stable as XP (i've been using it a few months now and love it), and has the added benefit of being able to run DX10 and the latest gaming technologies that XP cannot... then why the **** would you downgrade back to XP?

The more I see this debate the more I become convinced, as a former XP lover, that the only arguments people have against Vista are for the most part completely invalid, and borne out of blind loyalty to XP. You know the second someone says the words: "MS fanboy" that they are incapable of making any form of structured or reasoned argument.
 
I loved XP, installed Vista and then went back to XP. That lasted a week and I wanted Vista back, it just does things better. SuperFetch is genius for a start.

Go Vista ;).
 
Dolph said:
Because within the next 12-18 months IPv6 will become standard? It's a little thing called planning ahead...

And do you really think that most people never used any workarounds in XP at all during it's 7 year lifespan?
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haha, touched a nerve have I?

12-18 months, unrealistic.

I am running Vista as I type this message. I do like it, but I just dont think its all that great. From windows 98 - Windows xp - massive steps, from XP to vista, tiny steps.
 
Vista runs faster than XP for me, it always has seemed snappier and I've had fresh XP installs vs fresh Vista installs, Vista wins.

Nothing wrong with Vista like people make out either, maybe it's not a huge jump from XP but the little improvements make all the difference.
 
thought said:
haha, touched a nerve have I?

12-18 months, unrealistic.

I am running Vista as I type this message. I do like it, but I just dont think its all that great. From windows 98 - Windows xp - massive steps, from XP to vista, tiny steps.
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Not touched a nerve at all, just like pointing out the errors in your statements. The last one is a classic. You've made the mistake of assuming looks the same = the same. Vista is the biggest under the hood revamp of the windows platform since the introduction of the first version of windows NT... Win 98 to XP doesn't really count that much because XP was very similar to Win 2k, the only difference was that everyone had to move to the NT codebase. If you were already on it, there wasn't that much difference.

Vista has rewritten and revamped things that haven't been touched since win 3.1...
 
Dolph said:
Vista is the biggest under the hood revamp of the windows platform since the introduction of the first version of windows NT...
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And I think that’s where Vista failed for a lot of people who were expecting more. There have been lots of changes behind the scenes, but little to any affect for the average Joe to see.

I am hoping Windows 7 will rectify this, some of the video releases suggest so.
 
Dolph said:
Vista has rewritten and revamped things that haven't been touched since win 3.1...
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but they still haven't updated the "add fonts" dialog yet. :p

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I take it when they programmed that into vista, they just cut and paste from XP? which was cut and pasted from 2000.. ect ect?
 
thought said:
And I think that’s where Vista failed for a lot of people who were expecting more. There have been lots of changes behind the scenes, but little to any affect for the average Joe to see.

I am hoping Windows 7 will rectify this, some of the video releases suggest so.
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I hear this about every OS,expect the usual FUD when Windows 7,8 comes along ,you always get people not happy with product y but prefer product X etc...yes it does get tiresome ,especially when you see how much FUD is spread.

Getting back on topic,XP is not a bad OS but is coming towards the end of its life,also remember DX technology has stopped in XP and the only way forward is Vista and future MS operating systems,gaming point of view Vista is the way forward.
I could list the usual things that Vista does better then XP but I think most users know what they are.

I miss my good old DOS 6.22(runs rings around XP) but have moved with the times :).
 
If you have Vista, you might as well use it. No point having it laying about not being used when Vista is future proof compared to XP.
 
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