XP, XP Pro or Vista? - ABA DSS

**lonster** · May 22nd, 2008

I currently have XP MCE.... I want better. What is the better OS for a 64bit system?

OSX is said to be able to work also.

Any feedback would be great

**clarencegriffit** · May 22nd, 2008

I like XP PRO myself Vista maybe o.k. but something don't work as will when their new on the market

**Itaintrite** · May 22nd, 2008

In my opinion, there isn't any 64-bit OS that are great. But if you had to go 64-bit, I'd choose Vista 64-bit. I had it running for a couple of months with no major issue. I'd still recommend XP Pro 32-bit over anything else though. Or Ubuntu

tattooz2005 · May 22nd, 2008

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Originally Posted by Itaintrite

In my opinion, there isn't any 64-bit OS that are great. But if you had to go 64-bit, I'd choose Vista 64-bit. I had it running for a couple of months with no major issue. I'd still recommend XP Pro 32-bit over anything else though. Or Ubuntu

Ok as far as a choice Itantrite is correct the only true 64 bit system is vista, how ever.... the in-compatabilty issues of vista are so vast that I wouldnt even consider it untill ALL the bugs were worked out of the O.S.

So really i guess that leaves you to xp, or xp pro
both are really the same save for the pro verion allows more admin rights...

Most dont or wont notice the difference...

So in my opinion either xp or pro will suffice untill the mico****(soft) team gets their head outta their asses and produce a 64 bit system that is compatable with ALL ( or heck most) of the programs that are produced for use with out finding a "compatabilty driver" for the new (5000.00 program) you just purchased

Just my opinion though

Tattooz2005

**clarencegriffit** · May 22nd, 2008

There is a 64 bit XP PRO OS just check around tiger egg zip all have it

basscat02 · May 22nd, 2008

Well I just fried my PC with XP and had to buy this one with VISTA. I can tell you it is day and night as far as performance and especially speed. And the one that crashed was one year old. So far , 1week into the Vista Program I am totally impressed.

basscat02 · May 22nd, 2008

Oh, if HP fixes my other computer(under warranty) I will spend the $90 to convert it to Vista

**SoDarkTheCon** · May 22nd, 2008

Vista is a decent operating system, if you know a little bit about computers you can tweak it a bit and it will run smoother. Only downside to vista is the fact that its still a new OS. XP was great when i had it, and i converted one or two computers back to it for certain software and programs to run easier.

tattooz2005 · May 22nd, 2008

Good luck,
Even the sp1 pack for vista wont help the higher end programs work...
This has been my experience...
You will need to find "compatability drivers" for such programs
I am not opposed to the newer os systems...
Now as far as speed goes....
try installing xp on the same system and see if it runs 2 times faster than vista will...

every time there is an os upgrade thay also include a lot more data for the system to work with ..thus slowing it down compared to the older system that you just replaced.
I have dont this experiment myself and I know for a fact that the older os runs faster.

Vista is a decent system ... but still has a lot of bugs in it.
Compare it to the floped version (milenium edition) of windows 98...
but at least milenium didnt have compatability issues...
make of it what you will...
Tattooz

**johnnybluedawg** · May 22nd, 2008

u need alot of patience and a lot of ram to run vista,,, vista is such a ram pig,,,

**lonster** · May 22nd, 2008

Do we have any Mac users?

mac osx is a decent OS but how well does it run on a P.C? Does anyone know?

Microsuck is pretty much out because I was hoping to learn something new since SP1 has been released.

Is XP pro 64 a true 64 edition? 64bit is said to be better for security.

**lonster** · May 23rd, 2008

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Originally Posted by Itaintrite

In my opinion, there isn't any 64-bit OS that are great. But if you had to go 64-bit, I'd choose Vista 64-bit. I had it running for a couple of months with no major issue. I'd still recommend XP Pro 32-bit over anything else though. Or Ubuntu

Itaintrite....

Ubuntu is open source right?

How secure is an open source OS in comparison, I have tried Ubuntu a couple times with a dual boot install, but never really took the time to familiarize myself with it.

Is it worth a clean installation. Or if a dual boot is the way to go which would be the better OS, Ubuntu or OSX Leopard.

Compatibility is always a problem so I stick with what I have.

Is XP Pro 64 not a true 64 OS?

If I have all of the mentioned OS's accessible what would be the best single OS, or best combination to run to achieve the 64 bit capabilities?

**DRFORMAT1** · May 23rd, 2008

i have both xp xp pro and vista i have vista and xp on a dual boot on my lap top i didnt want to upgrade all my programs like office etc to be vista capable just to exspensive a proposition not sure how it is with the sp1 add on
i like my xp xp pro systems and will stick with them untill sometrhing new comes along or they make vista backwards compatible with other programs.

Good Luck