Are you upgrading to Vista tomorrow?

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John

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I'm sure Vista will eventually make it's way into the MS Action Pack quarterly update. However I have a free upgrade coupon to Vista Premium so I'll send off for the software as long as it doesn't nix my Media Center 2005 product key. XP Pro does everything I need and I don't feel like upgrading to headaches anytime soon. According to the poll results I am not alone. :)
 
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Megatomic

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I'll get my express upgrade copy from hp when I get my dv6000t, but I'm not going to be in a huge hurry to get it installed. I still like XP plenty.
 
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Noema

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Screw it...I'll bite the bullet and upgrade as soon as OEM is released and I get my new computer :)
 
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tatteredpotato

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Im upgrading as soon as my University will sell it to me for 12 bucks. I got lots of wasted CPU cycles anyways, and I really like the look of Aero.
 
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Schnieds

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Originally posted by: Ausm
A wait a couple of years for the idiots who jump in blindly to finish Beta testing Microshafts product for them ;)
Ausm
Click to expand...

And I sir, am just such an idiot.

I am going to install it on my laptop probably next weekend and on my desktop sometime around February when a side development contract I am working on is over. I am installing the Ultimate version from MSDN FYI...
 
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Butterbean

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I thought I would wait for the first SP - but with the way things go these days you never know what nasty bit could be added by then.

 
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bigdaddy51

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I've been running Vista Ultimate ever since RC1 was new. I agree that not everybody needs to upgrade to Vista, particularly if your machine doesn't meet the specs. I needed a new OS for my Asus biuild, so I bought a copy of MCE2005, and will get the free upgrade. I like Vista, and my new pc was built to get the max out of it, with 2gbs of 3200, and a 256mb Video card, and a FX55 AMD cpu.RC1 and RC2 both have run very well on the pcs I have them installed on and it's a learning tool for me. I sell new custom built pc's and customers are already asking about Vista. XP PRO still has at least a 5 year EOL, so it's not really necessary to upgrade right away. Beta testers have it free until June 07 anyways.
 
grrl

grrl

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Jun 21, 2001
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I'll stick with 2K a bit longer. I saw no reason to upgrade to XP and see even less for Vista. Especially since I'll have to pay even more to upgrade my programs.
 
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bendixG15

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There's no rush..I have been thru all the upgrades, this one's no diferent,
and I ain't a boy no more to rush out and get the latest.....just ho hum here we go again.

All my software runs fine on Win2k and WinXP

 
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Robor

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Oct 9, 1999
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Nope... I'm not going to pay $$$ to run a brand new OS that's still got driver and software compatibility issues.
 
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drum

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Feb 1, 2003
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not for a long while. My box is nowhere near the required specs anyway
 
corkyg

corkyg

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Mar 4, 2000
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No. Vista brings nothing to my party at the present time except possible aggravation. Waiting until SP1 comes out might not be a bad idea. It has some EULA problems for DIYers.
 
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duragezic

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Oct 11, 1999
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How come it's not on my MSDN software list? I just checked and they removed xp64 from the list but I see no Vista version on there.

I was really counting on MSDN AA through my school to get Vista, as it allowed me a genuine copy of XP Pro 32bit. I hope they get it on there for my school/account! I would like to try it on a 2nd hard drive, otherwise if I can't get it or it sucks I'll just put Ubuntu on a 2nd drive.
 
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Genx87

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Apr 8, 2002
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No upgrades here, I will evaluate Vista to determine if I should allow any new systems to be installed with it. Right now not having much exposure outside of the Release 2, I cant gurantee it works with anything we have here.
 
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Traveler

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wanna, but hardware and wallet are in imbalance... so it ll take some... time to get there.
 
BurnItDwn

BurnItDwn

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Oct 10, 1999
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Unless other options become more attractive sooner, in 2 or 3 years I will consider purchasing Vista.
Until then, I will consider completely ridding myself of MS Windows every minute of every day.
 
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