which version of vista are you going to buy.... (if any)

[elkinm]

Originally posted by: InlineFive
IIRC, Microsoft is going to support XP Professional through at least 2010. If you are using Home support will end in about a year.

How will that affect activation? Will the XP users be screwed or will the be a activation free patch?

 

[corkyg]

Will stay with XP Pro on the desktops - and get a new laptop bundled with Vista Premium.

 

[MagicConch]

If I decide to forget PC Gaming, I will never buy Vista for existing computers.

 

[Robor]

Right now I would say: None of the above

I installed Ultimate (via MSDN) to test it on my home desktop on Friday night. I put XP back on last night. Why?

1. The Audigy2 drivers (only 'beta' available) suck. To get a reasonable volume level I had to set max volume on my system (in Vista) and 3/4 volume on my speakers.

2. Firefox installed and worked until I closed it. After that any re-launches resulted in an error - something about a previous installation already running (according to Task Manager there wasn't)

3. Ghost Recon: Advance Warfighter. Installed fine. Launched multiplayer and it wouldn't take my GameSpy account (verified working web based). Patched GR:AW and after that the game wouldn't launch anymore.

4. The default 'Explorer' file browser theme/view is awful. I don't know if there's a way to use Aero and get a 'XP style' Explorer view or not. I didn't have Vista installed long enough to try it.

5. UAC. I know it's there for a reason (security) but it's just too annoying. If I ever install Vista again I will disable it.

 

[nweaver]

Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze

Originally posted by: greylica
Since there is no Good Vista around I will continue to use my Linux. Linux is fifteen years ahead.

Do you have Duke Nukem Forever yet?

Nope, it's ETA is more then 15 years

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by: elkinm

Originally posted by: InlineFive
IIRC, Microsoft is going to support XP Professional through at least 2010. If you are using Home support will end in about a year.

How will that affect activation? Will the XP users be screwed or will the be a activation free patch?

There's an aritcle at Dailytech today that says Microsoft has extended support for XP Home and XP Media Center to match the support for XP Pro.

Activation shouldn't be a problem through at least 2014.

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