Should I Vista?
Nickboxer7
KC,MO
I'm building a new budget computer, 4000+ X2 (OC hopefully), 2GB DDR2 800, 7600GT, 2x160GB in RAID 0, and a decent board.
I was wondering if I should run Vista, since I have it already. I was going to run 64 bit Vista so that I could add 2gb more RAM later, but I was wondering how it would perform on my system? I do have XP 64 bit but I heard that didn't get as much support and drivers are harder to come by for it.
What are your guy's suggestions, because I have friends who love Vista (tech guys too) and other friends who can't stand it.
I was wondering if I should run Vista, since I have it already. I was going to run 64 bit Vista so that I could add 2gb more RAM later, but I was wondering how it would perform on my system? I do have XP 64 bit but I heard that didn't get as much support and drivers are harder to come by for it.
What are your guy's suggestions, because I have friends who love Vista (tech guys too) and other friends who can't stand it.
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I guess I could always dual boot, never even crossed my mind.
What are you running?
i disagree with the driver issues. It's easy to find a driver for the major parts of a system (video, most of the onboard stuff), but I've yet to get the hp driver installer to work for my printer, the remote wonder driver to work, itunes gives me an error every time it loads. There are also random crashes that I never had with xp 32 or vista 32 business.
vista x64 is supposed to have better driver support, though.
it is a little leaner than vista, but I notice all that much.
Either is fine. Might be a little slow if you really want Aero and all the glitz, but either's a solid pick and I run Vista Ultimate x64 with no issues. Enjoy your options.
On the XP 64 vs XP 32 we've got some printer driver issues and some PDA compatibility issues. Futhermore your OS will run at 64bit but many programs are only running in 32big mode inside of a 64bit frame. So much of the time having a 64bit OS doesn't create that much of a difference. Programs that are designed to run in 64bit mode will be faster, those running in 32bit mode will have no benefit, some may run slower.
I've heard of some problems such as with DirectX sound with Vista. So either system sounds like it may have problems with drivers.
Does anyone run Vista on specs similar to mine? I'm just curious as to how well it will run.
Is that the 6000+ X2? That sounds like a nice machine to me.
What exactly are you going to use this machine for Nick? Do you need the Vista glitz and glamor? I think I would try out XP64-bit first (I am assuming you want 64-bit because you want more than 3GB of ram).
Good luck with your OC.
Yeah, mainly for the RAM. After seeing some issues with my cousins 64 bit Vista, I'm thinking about just running the 32 bit. Some of his programs are struggling with it and he couldn't even get drivers for his wireless card. I only have 2 gigs right now so I can always change it later. I really do like a lot about Vista, but hate other things. I don't feel like it is any slower from the multiple machines I've tried, except laptops with built in video. It runs very well on my cousins machine, but he has 4 gigs compared to mine going to be 2.
I get my parts in this week so I think I will start out with the 32 Vista, just because I like the glamour
Man, don't go to vista. Please. You're hobbling yourself.
I have it on a laptop and quite like some features but I hate the way microsoft feel the need to rename and move features that have been a part of windows forever just to make them seem new.
Split your drive into two partitions allocating as much space as you want for XP and the remainder for Vista. Install XP first choosing the partition you want it installed onto. Now install Vista. During the installation process it will give you the option of installing to the second partition. You will now have dual boot options for both O/S's. This allows you to use XP for all the reasons we love it but also have a play with Vista. It's the best of both worlds. Also means if you want to get rid of one of the operating systems later it is easy to transfer your data and just format the partition.
If you want to rename what appears on the dual boot screen, simply boot up XP and run "msconfig". In the BOOT.INI tab you can change the wording between the "inverted commas" and that is what will appear on the dual boot screen.
If you need software to do any of the above let us know and myself or someone else here should be able to point you in the right direction. Also if you need more indepth instructions let me know.......cheers.
I got my new drive in yesterday so I might just make 2 partitions for OS and 1 large one for storage.
One question though. Can Vista be the first OS or does XP have to be. I know 95-98 had to be first if I remember correctly.
http://apcmag.com/5485/dualbooting_vista_and_xp
Im new to this forums. =D.
Well Im also debating on whethere to go with V64bit.
my comp I have has:
AMD Phenom 9500 Agena
NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT
4gbs of RAM
250gbs HDD.
Im going to use this computer for Modeling Projects, and I'm trying to see if V64bit is good, but then Most of the programs I have don't really support V64 yet. =/. So Im stuck.
whats the best solution?
If you have other incompatibilities with some special hardware you need for your modeling projects, then go with x86, but you'll be able to run x64 just fine.