thepilot91 wrote:
okay i've read almost every single comment in this post now. I myself do run windows XP never had any problems whatsoever at all .So I've come to a conclution almsot every of those who say vista is better admitted they have/ or have had some sort of problems or bugs/glitches...but they like the details and extra functions even tough it reduces the FPS rate while gaming compared to XP....while those who like XP better say that they don't like vista just for the bugs and the lower game preformance , that they rather have XP with better gaming preformance and less funtions.
So basicly its all up to what you prefer...and what you do on your computer...so neither is really better...but my opinion in this would be that you can be a cheaper gamer with XP than with vista...ain't I right aye?
Meh... Have you actually used Vista SP1?
I have a pretty average spec laptop with Vista Home Premium, and a decent desktop with XP.
I have a lot less problems and bugs with Vista. I had ONE problem that was fixed by SP1 otherwise its been better to use then XP.
I don't really prefer one OS to the other but even with a 1.5ghz C2d and 2 gig of OEM ram its ran fine.
UAC can be turned off easily, and you can free up a bit of resources by turning off the sidebar, Vista is better at finding drivers automatically, Vista has a useful search function for the start menu, and lots more little stuff.
The only program I have had compatibility problems with has been Solid Works 2007, and that is only because they specifically made an XP version and a vista version, and I am trying to install the XP version on Vista. Even then I could get it to work by just running the installer in XP compatibility mode. (Vista offers compatibility modes all the way back to 3.1)
BF2 also had problems that were fixed by turning off UAC. I think being paused a minimized causes some problems. I know on XP I have had lots of crashes with games when I tried to minimize them and do other things.
Overall vista has been fine, if not better then XP though. I am pretty convinced that most problems were either during the initial release before proper drivers had been released, or the users fault.