Buy Vista ready (XP preinstalled) or wait and buy Vista preinstalled?

[Hood_Rep]

Given the number of good deals on laptops before and during boxing week, is it better to (1) buy one with Windows XP preinstalled, and upgrade to Vista later; or (2) wait a few more weeks and buy a unit with Vista preinstalled (let the manufacturer iron out the bugs)?

[Suresh]

Is this your first time buying a new operating system?

Because bugs aren't ironed out in a few weeks my friend, lol

[kornstar369]

i think vista is going to be directed on a larger scale towards bigger companies, xp is still gonna b up n running...i think xp is your way since alot of the ironing has been taken care of already as well...

[Cyber6]

Bud, get something now with XP Pro installed. Vista won't be 'ready' for a while.

Try to find one of those deals with XP Pro and free upgrade to Vista. That way you use XP Pro until you really need to upgrade to Vista.



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[Hood_Rep]

Is this your first time buying a new operating system?

Because bugs aren't ironed out in a few weeks my friend, lol

i know. but having upgraded OS on a number of laptops in the past, it is not as simple a task, particularly if you proceed with a clean install.

i rather have the manufacturer pre-install Vista and make sure that at least it is up and running.

[toujours]

WAIT !

Well, if you're happy with upgrading, then get one now, but if you can wait, then do so. You will have a cleaner system and less hassle with those mail-in upgrade coupons, etc.

[Hood_Rep]

WAIT !

Well, if you're happy with upgrading, then get one now, but if you can wait, then do so. You will have a cleaner system and less hassle with those mail-in upgrade coupons, etc.

setting up a laptop with a clean install is usually not that easy, particularly if it is a new OS that has just been released. upgrades are buggy and tend to fail in the long run.

i guess i have to decide whether i want to stick with XP or get a system with Vista preloaded.

[Cyber6]

setting up a laptop with a clean install is usually not that easy, particularly if it is a new OS that has just been released. upgrades are buggy and tend to fail in the long run.

i guess i have to decide whether i want to stick with XP or get a system with Vista preloaded.

Regardless if you go for Vista or get XP, anyone with half a brain will tell you to re-install the OS. Most pre-installed OS's are loaded with junk-ware (bloatware).


If you don't know what you are doing, even brushing your teeth is not that easy. Ask a friend who is computer literate to do a fresh install for you. A clean install is not that complicated. I am sure you could learn to do it in no time.


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[Hood_Rep]

Regardless if you go for Vista or get XP, anyone with half a brain will tell you to re-install the OS. Most pre-installed OS's are loaded with junk-ware (bloatware).


If you don't know what you are doing, even brushing your teeth is not that easy. Ask a friend who is computer literate to do a fresh install for you. A clean install is not that complicated. I am sure you could learn to do it in no time.


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the problem is that if you buy a XP machine, you can only get an upgrade to Vista, not a stand alone Vista. so you can't do a clean Vista install.

i wish i was as computer savvy as you are, but having spent countless hours trying to do clean installs on my old laptops before, i've come to learn that it's not that easy.

[Cyber6]

the problem is that if you buy a XP machine, you can only get an upgrade to Vista, not a stand alone Vista. so you can't do a clean Vista install.

Not true. If you start with a clean XP install, then the upgrade to Vista will be clean.



i wish i was as computer savvy as you are, but having spent countless hours trying to do clean installs on my old laptops before, i've come to learn that it's not that easy.

Maybe your problem was that old laptops need old drivers. If you don't have the right drivers it can be a pain the 'you know what'.


Bottom line. If you are a regular Joe, you do not need to upgrade to Vista... at least not until everyone and their grandma are using Vista. :twisted:


Get XP Pro, IMHO Vista won't be mainstream until at least 2008.


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[Codegen]

If you don't have the right drivers it can be a pain the 'you know what'.

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Say it with me: 'ASS!'

[Amourek]

I'm not going anywhere near Vista until Vista SP1.

[Cyber6]

I'm not going anywhere near Vista until Vista SP1.

I'm not going anywhere near Vista until Vista SP2. ;)


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[TenzoR]

i think vista is going to be directed on a larger scale towards bigger companies, xp is still gonna b up n running...i think xp is your way since alot of the ironing has been taken care of already as well...

I am pretty sure most large company won't bother with Vista until it's thoroughly tested by the in house tech. I know for a fact I'll be testing the new Vista but we won't be doing any Vista launch until late '07.

[TenzoR]

I'm not going anywhere near Vista until Vista SP2. ;)


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way to be ahead of the game ;)

[Cyber6]

way to be ahead of the game ;)

It really depends on which game you play.

Working in the IT department of a Governement office, we upgraded to Win2000 in Summer of 2003. I was testing the XML capabilities of Word 2003 (late 2003) on a Win2000 environment.

I did have XP Pro running at home, but 90% of the working environment (public, clients, stakeholders ..etc) were not using WinXP.



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[TenzoR]

It really depends on which game you play.

Working in the IT department of a Governement office, we upgraded to Win2000 in Summer of 2003. I was testing the XML capabilities of Word 2003 (late 2003) on a Win2000 environment.

I did have XP Pro running at home, but 90% of the working environment (public, clients, stakeholders ..etc) were not using WinXP.



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yeah Gov takes a lot of time to certify software and purchase large license