Windows Vista versus Windows XP

Windows Vista has many advantages against Windows XP. One of the leading new features is the startup repair feature. When windows Vista starts booting if it detects an error it automatically goes into the startup repair mode. In this mode it will be able to recover from a corrupt registry, missing windows vista files, driver issues and can even do a hard drive repair and memory test. As a computer technician I can say that windows Vista can do 80% of what I can do on startup repair. This alone makes Vista attractive. A few other great features are the search functions with in Vista right from the windows start menu. Another few others would be the Aero interface that lets shows a snap shot of the running programs as you tab between them. Another would be when browsing for programs it’s no longer all across the screen but in on a central location. The four different versions of Vista are also an advantage because business can get a more advanced version for data backup and encryption while normal home users can get the basic and premium versions that will meet their needs. Windows XP has been around for many years. Every new program still works with XP and most likely will for some time. You do not have to worry about any of your existing software not working because you are keeping the same operating system. Because Windows XP has been around the block most of the kinks have been worked out. The operating system as a whole is very stable. People are creatures of habit so not having to learn your way around a new operating system is also a plus. Many companies have proprietary software. Because of this some of those programs will not be compatible with windows Vista. Before getting Vista be sure and ask the software manufacturer you use if you need any updates or if their software supports Windows Vista.

I haven't actually used Vista yet, but I'm not too concerned with it at this point. I'm planning on taking a Microsoft certification test soon, and although if I pass it I might upgrade it to both an XP and Vista certification, I think for now XP is still the most practical thing to learn, since most businesses with pre-existing networks won't be making the switch for quite a while, and I don't think I'm going to like Vista much anyway. I don't like WMP 11 as much as 10 (although it does look quite nice), and I really hate Office 2007. Ughh. . . IE7 is nice, though. I do like it.

i dont know a lot about the windowns vista,but i hear that have more tools then the windowns xp...when comes another version about a product,i think is because come with new features and tools,maybe is what is happening with the windows:)

Last Year, YOU REMINDED me with the discussion I REMEMBER! Windows Vista was in beta, One of my buddies got it. So he download Ventrilio! its a microphone Chat Thingy WE ALL PLAY THE VIDEO GAME Battlefield 2! and 2142! so when we were loading, All of a sudden on his a microphone an Endless CAWING, It was a vulture on his Windows Vista! Its cawing, cawing, endlessly endlessly. Half an Hour later it stopped,he said there were more than 90 error messages that popped up. It stopped. 20 minutes later. It kept cawing, and doing that desert caw over and over! AHHHH! I like the Vulture! But I don't Want it cawing more than once! It Probably was because it was in beta! Microsoft probably fixed it!