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Vista, or XP?
Hi all!
I am about to install a new system. I have Win XP Pro laying around here, but also RC2 of Windows Vista. Which should I install? The end-user of the system prefers Windows Vista, but also the least amount of possible hassle... Since he'll be wanting Windows Vista Home Premium when it becomes available, I am wondering what path to follow: I XP now, upgrade to Vista Home Premium later II RC2 now, side-grade to Vista Home Premium (is this possible?) III XP or RC2 now. Fresh install of Vista Home Premium later The 3rd option is obviously the one with the most hassle, but also the one that will give the cleanest system... Is option II possible anyway? Or can the RC2 (which is Vista Ultimate), only be turned into Vista Ultimate? Regards, Evert |
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"Evert" wrote in message
... Hi all! I am about to install a new system. I have Win XP Pro laying around here, but also RC2 of Windows Vista. Which should I install? The end-user of the system prefers Windows Vista, but also the least amount of possible hassle... Since he'll be wanting Windows Vista Home Premium when it becomes available, I am wondering what path to follow: I XP now, upgrade to Vista Home Premium later II RC2 now, side-grade to Vista Home Premium (is this possible?) III XP or RC2 now. Fresh install of Vista Home Premium later The 3rd option is obviously the one with the most hassle, but also the one that will give the cleanest system... Is option II possible anyway? Or can the RC2 (which is Vista Ultimate), only be turned into Vista Ultimate? Regards, Evert Is the user likely to want to upgrade the hardware anytime soon? Don't forget, the Vista licence looks to be VERY restrictive in this respect. Personally, I'm not coming off of XP until all the fuss about Vista licencing and activation dies down and we know whats really going to happen. SteveH |
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SteveH wrote:
"Evert" wrote in message ... Hi all! I am about to install a new system. I have Win XP Pro laying around here, but also RC2 of Windows Vista. Which should I install? The end-user of the system prefers Windows Vista, but also the least amount of possible hassle... Since he'll be wanting Windows Vista Home Premium when it becomes available, I am wondering what path to follow: I XP now, upgrade to Vista Home Premium later II RC2 now, side-grade to Vista Home Premium (is this possible?) III XP or RC2 now. Fresh install of Vista Home Premium later The 3rd option is obviously the one with the most hassle, but also the one that will give the cleanest system... Is option II possible anyway? Or can the RC2 (which is Vista Ultimate), only be turned into Vista Ultimate? Regards, Evert Is the user likely to want to upgrade the hardware anytime soon? Don't forget, the Vista licence looks to be VERY restrictive in this respect. Personally, I'm not coming off of XP until all the fuss about Vista licencing and activation dies down and we know whats really going to happen. Since this system will be quite high-end, I do not think there will be any hardware upgrades needed in the coming 2-3 years, so the answer to your question is: no 8-) Regards, Evert |
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"Evert" wrote in message
... SteveH wrote: "Evert" wrote in message ... Hi all! I am about to install a new system. I have Win XP Pro laying around here, but also RC2 of Windows Vista. Which should I install? The end-user of the system prefers Windows Vista, but also the least amount of possible hassle... Since he'll be wanting Windows Vista Home Premium when it becomes available, I am wondering what path to follow: I XP now, upgrade to Vista Home Premium later II RC2 now, side-grade to Vista Home Premium (is this possible?) III XP or RC2 now. Fresh install of Vista Home Premium later The 3rd option is obviously the one with the most hassle, but also the one that will give the cleanest system... Is option II possible anyway? Or can the RC2 (which is Vista Ultimate), only be turned into Vista Ultimate? Regards, Evert Is the user likely to want to upgrade the hardware anytime soon? Don't forget, the Vista licence looks to be VERY restrictive in this respect. Personally, I'm not coming off of XP until all the fuss about Vista licencing and activation dies down and we know whats really going to happen. Since this system will be quite high-end, I do not think there will be any hardware upgrades needed in the coming 2-3 years, so the answer to your question is: no 8-) Regards, Evert Fair enough. Personally, as I said, I'm gonna wait until all the fuss dies down and Vista has had it's first (inevitable) service pack before I take it seriously. I've got RC2 dual booting with XP here and I honestly don't see what all the fuss is about. It's just XP with shiny bits on, higher hardware requirements and lots of interfering and hand-holding rubbish included. It's like their new flight sim, a triumph of form over functionality. SteveH |
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On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:59:47 +0100, Evert wrote:
Hi all! I am about to install a new system. I have Win XP Pro laying around here, but also RC2 of Windows Vista. Which should I install? The end-user of the system prefers Windows Vista, but also the least amount of possible hassle... Since he'll be wanting Windows Vista Home Premium when it becomes available, I am wondering what path to follow: I XP now, upgrade to Vista Home Premium later II RC2 now, side-grade to Vista Home Premium (is this possible?) III XP or RC2 now. Fresh install of Vista Home Premium later The 3rd option is obviously the one with the most hassle, but also the one that will give the cleanest system... Is option II possible anyway? Or can the RC2 (which is Vista Ultimate), only be turned into Vista Ultimate? Regards, Evert :-) Don't load either. Load Linux. __________________________________________________ __________ Jack Conners Linux *is* User-Friendly. It just isn't Idiot-Friendly or Stupid-Friendly!!! XUbuntu 6.10 'Linux for Human Beings' |
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I wouldn't advise upgrading anything to Vista. It's always best, especially
with regards to pre-release versionsof an OS, to do a clean install, but you already know this. I would also always suggest a clean install rather than an upgrade from XP Pro. doing an in-place upgrade from one OS to another is not the choice I would make unless there's no other option. RC2 (and all the beta builds as far as I know) actually contain all the flavors of Vista. The license key you recieved from Microsoft is for Vista Ultimate. From what I understand, when installing RC2, you can bypass the screen where it asks for your license key, then move on to another screen where you can actually select which flavor of Vista you wish to install. However, any flavor other than Ultimate will only run for a short period, because you don't have a key for the other flavors. I would suggest perhaps another option, Option IV. IV Partition the HD into perhaps three partitions. , install XP Pro in one partition. Leave one partition empty , and use the third partition for your data files.When Vista is released, install Vista in the empty partition, leaving you with a dual-boot system. from that point on, he would have a chance to compare both Xp Pro and Vista on the same hardware. If he then decides that It's Vista he wants, then he already has it. also, at that time he always has the option of wiping the drive and doing a clean install of Vista. "Evert" wrote in message ... Hi all! I am about to install a new system. I have Win XP Pro laying around here, but also RC2 of Windows Vista. Which should I install? The end-user of the system prefers Windows Vista, but also the least amount of possible hassle... Since he'll be wanting Windows Vista Home Premium when it becomes available, I am wondering what path to follow: I XP now, upgrade to Vista Home Premium later II RC2 now, side-grade to Vista Home Premium (is this possible?) III XP or RC2 now. Fresh install of Vista Home Premium later The 3rd option is obviously the one with the most hassle, but also the one that will give the cleanest system... Is option II possible anyway? Or can the RC2 (which is Vista Ultimate), only be turned into Vista Ultimate? Regards, Evert |
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"SteveH" wrote in message .uk... SNIP Fair enough. Personally, as I said, I'm gonna wait until all the fuss dies down and Vista has had it's first (inevitable) service pack before I take it seriously. I've got RC2 dual booting with XP here and I honestly don't see what all the fuss is about. Me too. (Well RC1). It's just XP with shiny bits on, higher hardware requirements and lots of interfering and hand-holding rubbish included. Agreed. The upgrade prices being proposed are truly shocking, so none of my PCs here will be "Upgraded." XP is very stable and safe if set up properly. Most of their sales will be on new PCs and they would have got the same income from XP anyway! SNIP SteveH |
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On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:22:27 GMT, SteveH wrote:
"Evert" wrote in message Is the user likely to want to upgrade the hardware anytime soon? Don't forget, the Vista licence looks to be VERY restrictive in this respect. Personally, I'm not coming off of XP until all the fuss about Vista licencing and activation dies down and we know whats really going to happen. SteveH http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/420/1 |
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On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:26:18 -0300, J. Conners wrote:
Linux *is* User-Friendly. It just isn't Idiot-Friendly or Stupid-Friendly!!! Haha..I like that one. |
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"Evert" wrote in message ... SteveH wrote: "Evert" wrote in message ... Hi all! I am about to install a new system. I have Win XP Pro laying around here, but also RC2 of Windows Vista. Which should I install? The end-user of the system prefers Windows Vista, but also the least amount of possible hassle... Since he'll be wanting Windows Vista Home Premium when it becomes available, I am wondering what path to follow: I XP now, upgrade to Vista Home Premium later II RC2 now, side-grade to Vista Home Premium (is this possible?) III XP or RC2 now. Fresh install of Vista Home Premium later The 3rd option is obviously the one with the most hassle, but also the one that will give the cleanest system... Is option II possible anyway? Or can the RC2 (which is Vista Ultimate), only be turned into Vista Ultimate? Regards, Evert Is the user likely to want to upgrade the hardware anytime soon? Don't forget, the Vista licence looks to be VERY restrictive in this respect. Personally, I'm not coming off of XP until all the fuss about Vista licencing and activation dies down and we know whats really going to happen. Since this system will be quite high-end, I do not think there will be any hardware upgrades needed in the coming 2-3 years, so the answer to your question is: no 8-) High-end compared to what, exactly? Please don't say *nix, as that's simply an OS that doesn't support hardware in it's nature (current or otherwise); If you believe otherwise, have a go on a lottery, instead. Been there, done that, came back, went away again, came back, gone away. Again. XP is f*cking excellent, and anyone that tels you otherwise has only one application in mind - the one they that they would love to use, but can't. Because they "know it all" and are too proud to ask for any help, they're double-****ed. Ah, Usenet - the People's diary. HTH, -- Useless tit. |
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