Windows Vista - Updated for anyone interested

**DJFyrewolf36** · 02-01-2009, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Reggie

Thats true. Try installing Vista or Windows 7 on a Pentium III Celeron with 512MBs of RAM and a Geforce 6200. That would be fun.
Now, try installing a nearly totally custom Linux build on the above said system. Easy as cake. Then play games on it. They will actually play

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If you want a real challenge try getting Vista to run on a 32mb Matrox video card...I did it! Honestly, I expected vista to complely fail on me but it ran rather stable all things considered. I ran vista on my main computer rather stabily until I started having hardware issues and then vista stopped working properly. All in all, I would say vista has its share of problems but with a little bit of work it does what it needs to do. Vista is a good OS for the average home user, and from what Ive seen Windows 7 will be even better.

Microsoft knows they will never claim the power user market, and have stopped catering to them in my opinion. I don't forsee any windows releases built with power users in mind coming out anytime soon.

**Sirrahsim** · 02-01-2009, 01:16 PM

I have 64 bit Vista and my husband has 32bit. We have had a few minor issues, but nothing that wasn't easily fixed with a little bit of tinkering.

**ChrisH** · 02-01-2009, 02:10 PM

Thanks for your very valuable input everyone.

I have researched and read much in the vein of kokopup's post and I needed to hear from PT day to day users on what they think and perhaps gain some reassurance. Which I have and I thank you.

I love the laptop I have now and have been loath to give it up but the time has come when I must. Not solely because of the screen failure a while ago - my solution is using an external monitor - but that plus just a 512mb ram and 40gb hard disk made my 'buy new' decision inevitable, and sooner rather than later.

As to Vista, I didn't have any choice in my buying area and price range, all come complete with Vista. I know Windows 7 is on its way but I wouldn't get it until it had been in use for a while and the bugs ironed out anyhow. And by then I hope to have saved up enough to get a Mac.

Thanks once again everyone.

p.s. If you are using Vista you may enjoy this website, it info, tips and ideas aplenty.

http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/home.aspx

**Hellow** · 02-01-2009, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisH

I love the laptop I have now and have been loath to give it up but the time has come when I must. Not solely because of the screen failure a while ago - my solution is using an external monitor - but that plus just a 512mb ram and 40gb hard disk made my 'buy new' decision inevitable, and sooner rather than later.

My desktop has /less than/ that, yet I still use it daily and even play games on it

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**ChrisH** · 02-06-2009, 07:30 AM

I have my new laptop with Vista up and running and so far I am very pleased, in fact I don't find it that different from using XP.
Transferring files from my XP laptop was easy, all my progams work - even those that shouldn't.

It is a lot faster, though that could be because of the laptop itself rather than Vista.

I'm a happy camper.

**Logan** · 02-06-2009, 09:27 AM

Glad it all worked out for you, Chris. We have Vista on Scott's laptop and Helen's laptop. All the computers I use still have XP but moving between them has not been hard for me.