Hey all,
I'm now on a new computer here, and it's a quantum leap over my previous machine. 16 times the RAM, 100 times the HD space, and a proper graphics card, even though it's still an ATI. However, I can't help but suspect that the performance of this machine is being held back by the system I am running, which just happens to be Vista Home Premium 64-bit.
To tell the truth, there's no specific reason that I dislike vista, it's just the fact that I would much, MUCH rather have XP. Less automatic garbage, I guess. But I digress. The thing is that My brother has a new notebook on the way, and it just so happens to come with XP Home Edition. I was thinking of Nixing Vista on this machine and then loading XP from the disc provided with my bro's notebook.
First of all, I'd like to know if this would work. I'll have to research if I can use the same drivers for video card, sound card, all that stuff If I were to run XP. If any of you guys out there could lend some advice, I'd appreciate it immensely.
Second, there's the fact that this comp qualifies for a free update to Windows 7 once it becomes available. Should I give it a try before reverting to trusty old XP, or will it be more of the same Vista rigmarole?
All I really want is a lightning fast Flight-simmer, web surfer and file modifier. I don't need 8 different programs for playing DVDs, a billion useless Windows Live abominations and more trial software then I can wave a cursor at. I've even noticed that since Vista has been (automatically) updating itself, Start-up and loading times have lengthened noticeably. Please help, I don't want a big, bloated system bogging down my awesome machine.