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Vista Question

kimmarkimmar Member Posts: 446
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If I install Vista on my computer without doing any hardware upgrades, will it run slower than with XP?

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It all seems so stupid
It makes me want to give up
But why should I give up
When it all seems so stupid

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  • Unknown
    I do not speak from personal experience, but I understand that Vista runs much slower regardless.



    A friend just bought a new laptop with Vista on it, it ran like crap. He uninstalled Vista and put XP on, ran like a breeze. I'm not buying Vista.
  • xpowderxxpowderx Member UncommonPosts: 2,078
    Vista also is much larger OS than XP. In part that is why it does run slower. I prefer XP and Firefox for my browser. When I need speed I switch to my partitioned drive and use Linux.
  • baffbaff Member Posts: 9,457
    It's slower but if you have a machine powerful enough you won't really notice.
  • BrianshoBriansho Member UncommonPosts: 3,586
    Upgrading from XP to Vista is like putting a fartpipe on a Dodge Viper.



    It will make your car sound louder and "faster" but you probably won't notice much of an increase in horsepower. In fact, the fartpipe might knock your horsepower down a few knotches, but at least it will sound cool and aggressive!!

    Don't be terrorized! You're more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder! More people die every year from prescription drugs than terrorism LOL!

  • SpathotanSpathotan Member Posts: 3,928
    Instead of just throwing out half-assed answers and responses, it would have been a good idea to ask him what his current system specifications are.



    So I ask, what do you currently have in your system?

    "There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
    — Boba Fett

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