Which version of windows?

JonoB

JonoB

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Sorry, may sound like a bit of a daft question, which I am about to get new components for a PC, and I have no idea which version of windows to get.

I have Win XP Pro at the moment (32 bit version), which I am quite happy with.

Is there any advantage to going with a 64 bit version?

As far as Vista goes, well, ummm, I am not that sold on it tbh.

Thanks for any help that you can provide.
 
might as well go for vista, its a nice refresh and there's tons of small gui changes that you really miss when you back to xp (i don't mean aero or flip 3d thing)

if you play games, then def go for vista, as only vista will have direct x 10

go 64bit unless you need 16bit program support (you'd know if you had any 16bit programs..)
 
Absolutely zero point with going with XP 64. It offers nothing apart from 64 bit compatability which it can't really make use of.

Remember your PC will only be compatible with 64bit OSs if your CPU is. Depends how old the rest of your hardware is too. I'm running Vista 64 and have had the odd glitch. To be honest I wouldn't recommend Vista to anyone until Service Pack 1 comes out in November. I'd stick with XP.
 
yeah, xp64 can be hit and miss, some of the drivers written for it have are just shameful attempts at drivers, if your hardware works well with it it flies (its based on server 2003 so is a bit snappier than xp32bit)


vista x64 is the way forward :)
 
It's the way forward yes, but not much good here in 2007. Should be more useful in a couple of years.

I just went for it because I'm a geek :p
 
My advice: go to the websites of the manufacturers of the hardware you're thinking of buying and see if they have any Vista (x64) drivers available. If there's none available, then you could be in for some heartache when you buying Vista.

I found the following wasn't compatible with Vista when I upgraded: Linksys wifi card (brand new), Creative Labs sound card external bay (1+ year old), Logitech webcam (quite old) and Sony digital camera (1 year old).
 
Even if they do have drivers, the software accompanying them is sometimes crappy as well. nVidia's software for example in x64 vista - I couldn't enable digital vibrance and some other settings, and the nTune stuff just kept falling over. Also had problems with some other software (winamp for example).
I agree it'll be the way to go soon - just not quite yet.
 
Hmmm, some interesting replies there.

With regards to the questions on hardware, my list of new equipment is here:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=9103671

After reading your replies, its pretty much what I thought though; stick with Win Xp Pro 32 bit for now, and get Vista 64 when it settles down.

I guess that I can always create a dual boot system with each one, and see how it goes. Or even tri-boot when I add Linux into the equation :D
 
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