Just noticed this thread. I feel I have to point out that a lot of people are talking complete nonsense.
I run Vista Home Premium on a laptop; Pentium Dual Core @ 1.4GHz, 2GB RAM, on-board Intel GMA graphics. It runs perfectly.
I also run Vista Ultimate on an Athlon XP3000+ @ 2.16GHz, 1.5GB DDR RAM, 7600GT 256MB graphics. It runs perfectly. This is not a modern system!
Both systems use Aero. I use both systems for software and web development work, and also for video/photo work. The laptop, a Compaq Presario C700, runs for a good 3 hours or more on its battery.
I would not go back to XP in a hundred million years. Vista is awesome to use.
I'd wager a particularly large turnip that a lot of people who moan about Vista problems are using knocked off/beta/RC copies. I can think of no other reason why people would think Vista is bad.
I run Vista Home Premium on a laptop; Pentium Dual Core @ 1.4GHz, 2GB RAM, on-board Intel GMA graphics. It runs perfectly.
I also run Vista Ultimate on an Athlon XP3000+ @ 2.16GHz, 1.5GB DDR RAM, 7600GT 256MB graphics. It runs perfectly. This is not a modern system!
Both systems use Aero. I use both systems for software and web development work, and also for video/photo work. The laptop, a Compaq Presario C700, runs for a good 3 hours or more on its battery.
I would not go back to XP in a hundred million years. Vista is awesome to use.
I'd wager a particularly large turnip that a lot of people who moan about Vista problems are using knocked off/beta/RC copies. I can think of no other reason why people would think Vista is bad.