veryunhappy
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can anyone please help iam quite new to computers and i was wondering what the difference is between xp pro and vista prem and which is better thanks for your advice
vista or xp please help me
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I think there is really no definitive answer on this. Since you are "quite new to computers" all you should care about is stability. I use Vista Ultimate and XP Pro. I like both. XP is more responsive while Vista is more secure. However, if I was forced to choose I would choose Vista.
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If you'd like to use your computer for audio recording, mixing, synthesis, etc., use XP. There are still a lot of compatibility and speed issues with Vista.
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same here im a newbie too when it comes to softwares. im using xp but im planning to try vista..ive heard that vista is more enhanced than xp.. am i right?please give advice.. thanks!
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i have xp pro and vista x64 dual booting
in my case my music apps for my midi keyboard an vst programs all have problems
with vista x64
on x64 my apps suffer from bad latency problems where on xp pro there isnt a problem at all
bubba nope there isnt any writen law saying you need to use a overpriced apple
system to use music apps
almost all music apps come with a windows installer aswell as a apple so they SHOULD work with both
in my case my music apps for my midi keyboard an vst programs all have problems
with vista x64
on x64 my apps suffer from bad latency problems where on xp pro there isnt a problem at all
bubba nope there isnt any writen law saying you need to use a overpriced apple
system to use music apps
almost all music apps come with a windows installer aswell as a apple so they SHOULD work with both
My Computer
System One
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- CPU
- Q6600
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P
- Memory
- 4GB OCZ PLAT pc6400
- Graphics card(s)
- HD2600 XT
- Hard Drives
- 1 x 120GB Seagate 1 x 150GB Seagate 1 x 300GB seagate 150GB external
Well I just changed from XP32bit pro to Vista Home Premium 64 and so far I am impressed, it found everything I had installed with only my sound and video needing newer drivers. It did kinda freak me out on the initial install as it sat at a blueish green screen for 10mins before finally giving me the install screen, I am assuming it was inspecting hardware during that time, because the install went very very smooth after that.
If you have the hardware to support vista I would say give it a shot its so far after much skepticism by me its proving to be a good step to a new OS.
If you have the hardware to support vista I would say give it a shot its so far after much skepticism by me its proving to be a good step to a new OS.
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System One
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- CPU
- Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0
- Motherboard
- Asus P5Q
- Memory
- 8 Gig's OCZ Reaper DDR2-1066
- Graphics card(s)
- BFG GTX 275
- Sound Card
- OnBoard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 216BW 22" LCD Widescreen
- Hard Drives
- WD 250Gig
- PSU
- Corsair 850TX
- Case
- Antec Nine Hundred
- Mouse
- Razer Death Adder
- Keyboard
- Razer Lycosa
- Internet Speed
- 7Meg Cable
I have used both. I am using Vista now on a custom rig that I built for it. Most of my software works, the software that didn`t got patched or replaced by something else. Vista is the way ahead with hardware getting smaller and cheaper.
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System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Self Built
- CPU
- I5 3570K
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
- Memory
- 4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
- Graphics card(s)
- Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
- Sound Card
- creative x-fi
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- Both 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- 2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
- PSU
- Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
- Case
- Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
- Cooling
- 3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
- Mouse
- Technika TKOPTM2
- Keyboard
- Logik
- Internet Speed
- 288 / 4000
- Other Info
- Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
don't get me wrong i do like vistax64 and use it as my main os but my music apps work best with xp without any doubt
My Computer
System One
-
- CPU
- Q6600
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P
- Memory
- 4GB OCZ PLAT pc6400
- Graphics card(s)
- HD2600 XT
- Hard Drives
- 1 x 120GB Seagate 1 x 150GB Seagate 1 x 300GB seagate 150GB external
I have just replaced (actually accidentally deleted) XP pro with Vista Ultimate. I will say I am lucky that I got all the required drivers for my notebook, display is amazing, so far everything is working fine. I need to check for a while to make any definite comment, but my recommendation would be before installing vista just make sure you have the required driver support.