Install Windows XP or wait for Vista Upgrade

[spartancal]

Just completed building my new computer. The specs are as follows:

Cooler Master 832 Case
Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo
Intel D975XBX2 Motherboard (Bad Axe2)
4 X 1GB of Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-8000 DDR2 memory
1 X 150 GB WD Raptor X SATA Hard drive
2 X 320 GB Seagate 7200.10 16 MB cache SATA Hard drive
EVGA Geforce 8800 GTS 320 MB superclocked video card
Corsair HX620 620 Watt Power supply
Lite-On LH-20A1S 20X SATA DVD Writer
Samsung SH-S183L 18X SATA DVD Writer
5 Silenx Ixtrema 120mm fans + Cooler Master cross flow fan

Should I install Windows XP Pro today or wait for Microsoft to send me the Vista Updgrade (just got the email - it will be another 4-6 weeks).

Can I do a fresh install of Vista with the Upgrade disc? Wouldn't that be cleaner than installing XP and then upgrading to Vista?

I dying to see what my new system can do, but my current system is working fine and can hold me over until the Vista disc gets here.

One more question - On my current computer, I have the original Windows XP Pro disc. However, it does not have SP2. If I ever have to reinstall Windows XP on my current computer will I have to install XP from my disc and then download and install SP2? Is there an easier way without paying for another license for Windows XP. Is there an Windows XP Pro to Windows XP Pro SP2 upgrade disc?

 

[Shawn]

You could always download Vista off the internet and install without the cd key. Then use your key to activate it when you get it.

 

[pcgeek11]

Google search for " Slipstreaming SP2 into XP ".

Here: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Slipstreaming+SP2+into+XP

Then you don't have to fuss with it.

pcgeek11

 

[Boyo]

I would wait on the Vista and install WinXP. Slipstream SP2 into your download.