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With SP1, Vista (64-bit) has been quite nice.
Win7 has promise, but having been burned by Microsoft's effective ditching of the promises made for Ultimate (retail, not OEM), I'm going to be hard pressed to upgrade and go through all that again.

With enough RAM, Vista is pretty darn good and depending on the benchmarks you read, it's going to be faster or slower or "no difference". Plenty of them out there. It suffers with games, but for productivity apps it seems to fare better. And is remarkably stable (64-bit).

How will upgrading to Win7 help me? How did the footprint get lowered to XP's size? Was superfetch dropped? Or the whole Vista core, in favor of starting over (again) with XP's core?

I have toyed with Win7 beta -- not bad, I must say, but it's going to take a lot to convince me to upgrade again, and many people have stuck with XP because of existing bias (just due or otherwise; a lot of flak wasn't deserved, but some was).
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With SP1, Vista (64-bit) has been quite nice.  HypnoToad | 02/11/09
...  Zlatko.Lakisic | 02/11/09
Impressive.  HypnoToad | 02/11/09
High end apps...  James T. Kirk | 02/12/09
Nothing stopping you  rtk | 02/12/09
Maybe...  James T. Kirk | 02/12/09
for sure  rtk | 02/12/09
I would agree  billbryan516 | 02/13/09
"and then there's bioshock"  rtk | 02/13/09
Started Bioshock...  Dave32265 | 02/13/09
sweet  rtk | 02/13/09
Better shell out some more money on MS's say so then wink  fr0thy2 | 02/22/09
The real question is hardware compat  daengbo | 02/12/09
That's correct  library assistant | 02/24/09
nope, no hardware  rtk | 02/24/09
My Vista is not fixable and there was no application manual.  rtirman37@... | 02/11/09
Still cheaper than a Mac  MGP2 | 02/11/09
"Cheaper" has soooo many meanings and they all  James Quinn | 02/12/09
Well there is "Cheap"...  XweAponX | 02/12/09
Yeah, but...  rag@... | 02/12/09
If only it were something original...  reibertg@... | 02/12/09
As with everything...  Dr. John | 02/12/09
What a stupid comment  Metronome49 | 02/12/09
What a stupid comment  bwchato | 02/12/09
Mac and Windows software same $$  StraussWylde | 02/12/09
that's not his point  nothingness | 02/12/09
Not Quite the same  XweAponX | 02/12/09
How much for Windows only apps that aren't WINE compatible?  evilkillerwhale@... | 02/12/09
Good points evil...  JCitizen | 02/12/09
Mac Blah,Blah  sderf@... | 02/13/09
re.....  doh123 | 02/13/09
Duh?  TechInsider | 02/23/09
mac too expensive?  rcbarr83@... | 02/12/09
The reason your G4 tower dropped so dramatically  Joel R | 02/18/09
No, evil's points are NOT good.  Joel R | 02/18/09
You sound like a liberal Metronome  dougbeer | 02/12/09
Back when Ronald Reagan was president...  John L. Ries | 02/12/09
Reagan ???  the.seeker@... | 02/12/09
Read what I responded to  John L. Ries | 02/12/09
To me...  djchandler | 02/13/09
MAC  cne@... | 02/19/09
Actually NO  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
Godwin's Law Violation  reibertg@... | 02/12/09
godwin's law??  rcbarr83@... | 02/12/09
Wasn't MS-DOS bought by Bill Gates from IBM?  jaybyrd | 02/14/09
They basically stole...  Dave32265 | 02/14/09
cheaper than Mac  rcbarr83@... | 02/12/09
My time is worth something?  RedVeg | 02/12/09
PC is a better VALUE  hines1957@... | 02/13/09
except...  doh123 | 02/13/09
More apps?  Joel R | 02/18/09
True for a few niches  hines1957@... | 02/24/09
PC is better  jdieter@... | 02/20/09
LOL  hines1957@... | 02/24/09
Only if time is free.  Bruizer | 02/20/09
Windows 7 Is Great  CGMorvant74 | 02/12/09
Windows 7  vsrkmurthy@... | 02/17/09
vista sp1 still can't get it to do what I need  dfinn@... | 02/12/09
Can't get Vista to work??  dougbeer | 02/12/09
Operator Error  de-void | 02/16/09
Vista Is Still Broken After Two Years  roywinters@... | 03/01/09
Where are the 64bit apps  batman5035214@... | 02/13/09
Most people don't need 64bit  de-void | 02/16/09
I agree  ghost13 | 02/24/09
Get rid of XP  Alan Smithie | 02/11/09
I was thinking the same thing..  MGP2 | 02/11/09
Bingo!  Tracy_Barber@... | 02/12/09
"People are still chewing their first piece"  StraussWylde | 02/12/09
Is It Like...  Tracy_Barber@... | 02/12/09
Unforutnately, the new owners are stuck  library assistant | 02/24/09
I'm guessing  rtk | 02/24/09
try a new flavor-Linux  rcbarr83@... | 02/12/09
Can anyone tell me how to uninstall Ubuntu?  windozefreak | 02/13/09
If...  djchandler | 02/13/09
Maybe...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/13/09
Duplicate post (nt)  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/13/09
Easey peasey  Ole Man | 02/13/09
Depends.  Mitch 74 | 02/16/09
Indeed, let's drop all microsoft products  dutchroy@... | 02/13/09
If your business is isolated  clareJ | 02/13/09
how long ago was that...?  doh123 | 02/13/09
It might even be cheaper  library assistant | 02/24/09
Microsoft is Commiting a Travesty in this Ecomony  Lmoroz@... | 02/15/09
What? Who's forcing you.  de-void | 02/16/09
I'm not convinced  library assistant | 02/24/09
Your point isn't valid for another 5 years for XP.  Sephoroth | 02/24/09
re: I'm not convinced  rtk | 02/24/09
travesty  jmqwerty | 03/05/09
(paraphrasing) ... we need your money  oakland1000@... | 02/12/09
Does M$ deserve our money  kctcom@... | 02/12/09
Shock! Horror! Microsoft is a business!!  de-void | 02/16/09
and how much is it going to cost you?  library assistant | 02/24/09
So, being a business justifies anything?  GeniusWorking | 02/27/09
your left  cwallen19803@... | 02/12/09
Please, please, please!!  kozmcrae | 02/11/09
WRRROOOONG!!! They spent over $8,000,000,000 in marketing, not R&D  InAction Man | 02/11/09
Unfortunately MS was never good at marketting  T1Oracle | 02/11/09
They excel at thwarting competition, no need to excel at anything else (nt)  InAction Man | 02/11/09
It's not that they thwart the competition...  Sleeper Service | 02/11/09
Exactly, and in North Korea no one really cares about freedom  InAction Man | 02/11/09
Except here people have a choice...  Sleeper Service | 02/11/09
... XP (@Sleeper Service)  InAction Man | 02/11/09
Really?  Sleeper Service | 02/11/09
But you said they had a choice  InAction Man | 02/11/09
Pay attention, Bond...  Sleeper Service | 02/11/09
"Choice"  James Quinn | 02/12/09
@ Sleeper Service - Choosing  jacarter3 | 02/12/09
here they have a choice  rcbarr83@... | 02/12/09
choice  rcbarr83@... | 02/12/09
Not thwarting but excelling  dougbeer | 02/12/09
Bill Gates offers Widows for Free  blaze1024 | 02/13/09
RE "Unfortunately MS was never good at marketting"  RedVeg | 02/12/09
Macs sucked back then, and they were even pricier than now. nt  T1Oracle | 02/16/09
Well if Macs sucked back then  GoPower | 02/20/09
Microsoft was brilliant at Marketing...are you kidding?  notlehs | 02/20/09
Please tell us then.  kozmcrae | 02/11/09
I don't know, or care  InAction Man | 02/11/09
Looks like those  Richard Flude | 02/11/09
So...  Sleeper Service | 02/12/09
During FY 2008, research and development expense was $8.2 billion  de-void | 02/12/09
Sorry.  kozmcrae | 02/11/09
Marketing  dougbeer | 02/12/09
I'M A PC!  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
our stuff sucks, so buy more of it  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
"Migrate 2K to Vista"  artwest | 02/12/09
sucks more money  BillAlexander@... | 02/12/09
Why leave XP for Vista or 7?  T1Oracle | 02/11/09
Thanks.  Sleeper Service | 02/11/09
It's much less moving to Linux.  TripleII | 02/11/09
No it isn't....  Sleeper Service | 02/11/09
That is not the industry trend.  TripleII | 02/11/09
I'm afraid it is...  Sleeper Service | 02/12/09
TripleII  justanitguy | 02/12/09
Not really  Linux User 147560 | 02/12/09
Also to TripleII  royala@... | 02/12/09
The true migration  PhilippeV | 02/12/09
sharepoint  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
Oracle Linux  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
Yes it is: think mobile and connected  PhilippeV | 02/12/09
I'm still waiting for an answer  windozefreak | 02/13/09
If you can't figure it out  Linux User 147560 | 02/13/09
Great example  rtk | 02/13/09
You disagree? That means you believe the cost is **much bigger**  InAction Man | 02/11/09
Lulzno...  Sleeper Service | 02/11/09
Patronizing (unsuccessfully) is the weapon of the weak  InAction Man | 02/11/09
It's not patronising...  Sleeper Service | 02/11/09
What field?  InAction Man | 02/11/09
Do you get paid by the word or by the insult? (NT)  kozmcrae | 02/11/09
That's why we're here.  kozmcrae | 02/11/09
Wrong...  Sleeper Service | 02/12/09
Oops!  InAction Man | 02/12/09
"or take the occassional break"  kozmcrae | 02/12/09
I did...  jacarter3 | 02/12/09
How Can I uninstall Ubuntu from My Laptop? (NT)  windozefreak | 02/13/09
If you have to ask  jacarter3 | 02/13/09
You are sitting on the answer  Ole Man | 02/13/09
Simple.  T1Oracle | 02/16/09
You must be smoking crack  homant@... | 02/12/09
Dont forget the Prozac too  answrtek | 02/12/09
leave XP and Vista  rcbarr83@... | 02/12/09
AMEN!  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
why leave xp at all?  cwallen19803@... | 02/12/09
Please get off of XP, it's killing us ...  MisterMiester | 02/11/09
It's killing computers  Lerianis | 02/12/09
What he can afford  Metronome49 | 02/12/09
Hmm.  HexHammer67 | 02/12/09
Sounds good for netbook users.  TripleII | 02/11/09
A cut & slashed OS is needed from MS  alpyne2@... | 02/12/09
Windows Embedded ...  de-void | 02/16/09
"No Media center, no Video DRM support,.."  jacarter3 | 02/12/09
DRM is dying too  answrtek | 02/12/09
As it should...  jacarter3 | 02/13/09
Similar to XP Lite.  TripleII | 02/12/09
Sorry, but XP is secure  jacarter3 | 02/13/09
While you CAN make XP more secure ...  de-void | 02/16/09
Micro XP  teckk@... | 02/14/09
You must be mad!  de-void | 02/16/09
Yes, a Google netbook  PhilippeV | 02/12/09
No Windows! Microsoft is STILL an Illegal Trust!  qaliqo | 02/11/09
I think you mean an illegal MONOPOLY  Lerianis | 02/12/09
You do understand...  wolf_z | 02/12/09
Not a trust  John L. Ries | 02/12/09
Obamessiah put antitrust teeth into...  RS9 | 02/12/09
funny...  doh123 | 02/13/09
Why would I waste my money on either???  sean_hando@... | 02/11/09
Out of curiosity...  Tony Agudo | 02/11/09
Ubuntu  sean_hando@... | 02/11/09
PCLinuxOS 2007  kozmcrae | 02/11/09
...  sean_hando@... | 02/11/09
You are not ready for Linux.  kozmcrae | 02/12/09
Non Issues  Stan57 | 02/12/09
PC guy  GAXXIS | 02/12/09
@Stan57  kozmcrae | 02/12/09
Just so you will know  Ole Man | 02/12/09
@ GAXXIS  Ole Man | 02/12/09
re: Ole Man  doh123 | 02/13/09
re: doh123  Ole Man | 02/13/09
Ditto!  Linux User 147560 | 02/12/09
Ditto here for Ubuntu!  todbran@... | 02/12/09
Are you sure the hardware is OK?  InAction Man | 02/12/09
Hardware is working fine  sean_hando@... | 02/12/09
Linux Mint..  Dave32265 | 02/12/09
could be just not enough ram....  sir_cheats_alot@... | 02/12/09
or...  doh123 | 02/13/09
Windows 7 seems to be an exception.  CobraA1 | 02/11/09
bells and whistles  TedKraan | 02/12/09
"don't waste your money upgrading the O/S"  kozmcrae | 02/11/09
Re: 'don't waste money and lost revenuse on Windows'...  Christian_<>< | 02/11/09
Look everyone, it's opensource_user01  MGP2 | 02/12/09
True  TedKraan | 02/12/09
Friendly fire it_wk.  kozmcrae | 02/12/09
XP user  dch48 | 02/12/09
You should keep using what you are using then.  kozmcrae | 02/12/09
If you're happy with XP, then stay with it ... so long as ...  de-void | 02/12/09
You just described  homant@... | 02/12/09
What the deal with the "2 gigs"?  Ole Man | 02/12/09
Extended support isn't free.  de-void | 02/16/09
Microsoft bumps support prices for Windows, Office  Ole Man | 02/17/09
not concerned, that's the point  hizaleus | 02/12/09
re: OS X upgrading  macadam | 02/12/09
I agree  jim@... | 02/12/09
MS is telling you WHY  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
XP, Vista, Or Windows 7???  itanalyst2@... | 02/11/09
I would get Windows Se7en Starter Edition ...  MisterMiester | 02/11/09
Eventually stuff just gets old  Heatlesssun1 | 02/11/09
RE: Eventually stuff just gets ole  n0neXn0ne | 02/11/09
It's as true of hardware as OS  Lerianis | 02/12/09
I've got a couple of 10 year old machines...  wolf_z | 02/12/09
Yep...  Metronome49 | 02/12/09
As long as they go x64...  takeos | 02/11/09
x86 is still going to be here for a while  de-void | 02/12/09
Yeah - I remember...  JCitizen | 02/12/09
In other words...  Henry Miller | 02/11/09
bingo  BrutalTruth | 02/11/09
Either that  Ole Man | 02/12/09
I'm sticking with XP  BrutalTruth | 02/11/09
XP old and clunky  FireThorn | 02/11/09
I agree totally  Lerianis | 02/12/09
IT Pro's do you agree?  wfeliciano@... | 02/12/09
To a point...  JCitizen | 02/12/09
stop using...  hizaleus | 02/12/09
Silly - This is why all the techies argue !  answrtek | 02/12/09
Vista isn't safer  JelMin | 02/25/09
XP is crap  FireThorn | 02/11/09
Your right  custserv@... | 02/11/09
it's you're not your. As in, you're wrong.  james.faction | 02/11/09
Is it really XP that's slow?  Ozone71 | 02/12/09
DOH!  rag@... | 02/12/09
Why should I shell out money for Vista Business...  jacarter3 | 02/12/09
because...  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
Exactly!!! LOLOL [nt]  jacarter3 | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  techdesk@... | 02/11/09
beta out Vista, then beta out Seven... or experience Ubuntu  PhilippeV | 02/12/09
Say Mr. Linux Master  windozefreak | 02/13/09
Same way you'd uninstall Windows  seanferd | 02/13/09
It's the $$$$$  CopierGuy | 02/25/09
Boring  nizuse | 02/11/09
XP is old, sure, but....  npiaseck | 02/11/09
In your situation, absolutely  wolf_z | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Dennis.Keeling@... | 02/12/09
Wow...  ExCorpGuy | 02/12/09
History repeats for Microsoft. This time worse  reachsankar | 02/12/09
"give Windows 7 for free and as a open source"  kozmcrae | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 02/12/09
New PSU and HD...  bjbrock | 02/12/09
No return on Investment?  Lerianis | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  jefflass | 02/12/09
MS will never go Open Source on the OS  chrome_slinky@... | 02/12/09
It's not that simple  Heatlesssun | 02/12/09
Actually, I can think of one exception to that rule  Lerianis | 02/12/09
MS isn't setting out to prevent 3rd party apps from running on Windows  de-void | 02/12/09
For companies already deploying  mtgarden | 02/12/09
As soon as...  jasonp@... | 02/12/09
THAT is the only thing stopping you from getting off XP???  de-void | 02/12/09
LOL!!! Right!  Redcell | 02/12/09
Bingo...  jasonp@... | 02/12/09
no source code  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
That was a single example...  jasonp@... | 02/12/09
Reading is a nice thing  answrtek | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  lektron | 02/12/09
Feared and Loathed  Feral Urchin | 02/12/09
You have NEVER worked at MS  de-void | 02/12/09
What about  NStalnecker | 02/12/09
"risks of skipping Windows Vista"  davidr69 | 02/12/09
Less pain if you have Vista  cputrdoc | 02/12/09
Excellent! MS don't want XP, and doesn't advocate Vista  PhilippeV | 02/12/09
As near as I can tell, there are not any business users here?  terry flores | 02/12/09
Yeah, here's a business  mike21b@... | 02/12/09
NT...What a JOKE  t5j1sr | 02/12/09
chastize me, enlightened one  hizaleus | 02/12/09
WOW!!!!!  Dave32265 | 02/12/09
Too True, Bravo to you Dave32265  goldenpirate@... | 02/12/09
I am a small business and I am NOT going off of XP  Lmoroz@... | 02/15/09
Try the whole of Belgium and beyond  JelMin | 02/25/09
Run It Into The Ground  jmanderino@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  lmaryfield@... | 02/12/09
Exactly!  srebmob@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Mmac608 | 02/12/09
No thanks...  kickinkz | 02/12/09
Linux to MS virtual machines  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
The problem MS faces...  John L. Ries | 02/12/09
Laughing My Mac Off  rwitte | 02/12/09
I hope nooone ever upgrades again  Metronome49 | 02/12/09
MS says what's good for MS  SteveMak | 02/12/09
Why does windows make things so COMPLICATED  encryptdesigns@... | 02/12/09
Apple won't lower the price...  JCitizen | 02/12/09
MIcrosoft is all about ...  dippleydokus | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  anogee | 02/12/09
Re: Vista  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
Ditch XP  Dan the man 64 | 02/12/09
Factually incorrect  answrtek | 02/12/09
What? You getting paid by Micro$oft to rubbish XP?  goldenpirate@... | 02/12/09
Just Sent MS the Money!  Bill N Poulos | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  garcinder@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  vnowlin@... | 02/12/09
They should be careful what they wish for  hizaleus | 02/12/09
Poor economics are no excuse to force millions.....  jgmsys@... | 02/12/09
Poor economics is the reason  answrtek | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  dogmo1001 | 02/12/09
The main benefit of W7: It's not Vista  dnheller | 02/12/09
We will stay on XP  MarkyGoldstein | 02/12/09
Vista = Ballmer  green alien | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  sauqli@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  boringlarry@... | 02/12/09
Flamer Wars  krsanford | 02/12/09
RE: 'you can buy Linux equipped PCs' - Choices  s.chantzis@... | 02/12/09
asus eee 1000  jdieter@... | 02/20/09
Good hardware and software from XP don't work on Vista.  thosmason@... | 02/12/09
How much are you willing to pay to be a guinea pig?  Cosmic1 | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  jsjag | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Tholian_53 | 02/12/09
Microsoft need to make this a free upgrade.  peter_erskine@... | 02/12/09
If it ain't broke, don't fix it  rle11wb@... | 02/12/09
re: If it ain't broke, don't fix it  DTansy | 02/12/09
The hardware cost is dropping...  JCitizen | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Bgcooley@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  kicksrve | 02/12/09
Uh, Hello!  Tracy_Barber@... | 02/12/09
Vista Is ME Reborn - With Gloss...  Tracy_Barber@... | 02/12/09
I notice you use the word "buy".  peter_erskine@... | 02/12/09
Yes, buy...  Tracy_Barber@... | 02/12/09
Another Thought  Tracy_Barber@... | 02/12/09
I think MS is right  BillAlexander@... | 02/12/09
Great idea!  bbneo | 02/12/09
VirtualBox  BillAlexander@... | 02/12/09
VirtualBox is free... from Sun  bbneo | 02/13/09
Stan 57 said......  todbran@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Ronim | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  jskline0@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  gpronger | 02/12/09
try beige, the new brown...  Silex | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Evisscerator | 02/12/09
Get rid of this shame..  green alien | 02/12/09
In my fraternity we called this a "self-moat"...  bbneo | 02/12/09
RE: WARNING: Stay with XP!!!  cwood@... | 02/12/09
What about DOS and Win3.1?  StraussWylde | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  DavidDinosaur | 02/12/09
Win7  StraussWylde | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Redcell | 02/12/09
Get rid of XP so that Microsoft can better control you...  xunil skcor | 02/12/09
linux isn't the cure...  nothingness | 02/12/09
Never even tried ....  Dave32265 | 02/12/09
I'm told that the Linux bunch will help if you have  windozefreak | 02/13/09
Your question was answered  Dave32265 | 02/13/09
I'd be happy to help you out  Ole Man | 02/13/09
get rid of XP so that Microsoft can better control you  rcbarr83@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  crad50@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  nannor@... | 02/12/09
VISTA or Windows 7?  XweAponX | 02/12/09
why buy Windows at all if in a couple years MS tell you it garbage  Randalllind | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  hammsailor@... | 02/12/09
We are on XP for another year, then on to Mac OS  Paul C. | 02/12/09
Your Business Must Be Special  John-D | 02/12/09
Have to use Windows for one program  bobpeg | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  psion@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  psion@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  mavr1c | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  newtbarrett | 02/12/09
The Move to 64-Bit Will Be the Trigger  John-D | 02/12/09
Vista may have flaws, but the 64-bit version has been rock solid.  HypnoToad | 02/27/09
MS needs to get back to innovating  ogletree@... | 02/12/09
Some would question the "get back to" part and change it to "start".  Dave32265 | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  michael_dick@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  neo_waxworks@... | 02/12/09
Skip Vista  weber@... | 02/12/09
XP Envy?  Tracy_Barber@... | 02/12/09
Win2K now, Win7....maybe  Bill_SixPack | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Georgia Madman | 02/12/09
Windows Lite  Warazen | 02/12/09
win7  neo_waxworks@... | 02/12/09
Some business apps don't work with Vista  dave@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  nworbekim | 02/12/09
Have been through ...  Dave32265 | 02/12/09
XP or Linux- the real choices  1101doc | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  zack402000@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  richard_hale@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  lcarliner@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  geekbrit | 02/12/09
Replying to the authors question....  ja4509 | 02/12/09
It's so true!  PhilippeV | 02/12/09
No Way Vista  FredOneSaid | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  CGMorvant74 | 02/12/09
MS pirated the source codes?  John L. Ries | 02/12/09
Oh yes...  athynz | 02/12/09
Facts!  readwrite | 02/14/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  CGMorvant74 | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  SummermoonUK | 02/12/09
Personally, I'd love for Linux to have one version that stands out  ja4509 | 02/12/09
Ubuntu rocks  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  financyone@... | 02/12/09
Ya, really...  mikifinaz1@... | 02/12/09
Don't last  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
Good time to try out Linux, say Ubuntu...  mikifinaz1@... | 02/12/09
Planned obsolescence The American Way  janitorman | 02/12/09
In general, though...  John L. Ries | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  rwgriff | 02/12/09
your left  cwallen19803@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  dch1969 | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  durrstein@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  machilders@... | 02/12/09
FLY! BE FREE!  jdieter@... | 02/12/09
Windows Vista and 7 are Ugly.  jamanderson245 | 02/12/09
I take that back!!  jamanderson245 | 10/15/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  morwen | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Jim5506 | 02/12/09
Whiners, shut up and eat your MS  Fred619 | 02/12/09
RE:Whiners, shut up and eat your MS  docpc58@... | 02/12/09
Vista doesn't work on my computer  caljen386@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  jerry@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  jvansanten@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  ksarkies@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  phatkat | 02/12/09
No reason to leave XP  brunnegd | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  redkcir@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  craftslady2008@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  cjking4 | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  davisthediver@... | 02/12/09
Imagine you bought a car, say a Ford, and....  toedipper | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  jefftech48328@... | 02/12/09
Windows 5 is DEAD!!!!  Narg | 02/12/09
Missing out???  Dave32265 | 02/13/09
What issues?  prvteye | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  toedipper | 02/12/09
Vista has been grreat for me but all my hardware and  tech_walker | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  lkujala | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  luckyg | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  glenndjones@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  v700jd@... | 02/12/09
Clear Choice  JavaCoder718 | 02/12/09
Of like minds....  JasonVene | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  support@... | 02/12/09
My biggest concern is Intuits lack of Linux versions for their bookkeeping  Dave32265 | 02/13/09
Amazement at the power of monopoly - buy or else...  kanggheekeong@... | 02/12/09
thanks for creating the wheel, microsoft,....  lskong | 02/12/09
A word to Microsoft about Market economics...  whcressall@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  timmylmb | 02/12/09
Just get rid of XP, he says...  lordshipmayhem | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  SirCatlord | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  daves1646 | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  atari8bit@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  evans_5@... | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  randmart | 02/12/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  seberbach@... | 02/12/09
YOU'VE ALL MISSED THE POINT .......... [nt]  goldenpirate@... | 02/12/09
YOU'VE ALL MISSED THE POINT ..........  goldenpirate@... | 02/13/09
Get off XP and away from Microsoft  danbi | 02/13/09
sure thing Micro$oft ...  digitrog | 02/13/09
sure thing Micro$oft ...  digitrog | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  nomoreemails | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  johnroberts_abroad | 02/13/09
Have they heard there's a crisis going on?!  Kostagh | 02/13/09
Exactly, you're right..  fdilbar | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Kostagh | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  fdilbar | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  fdilbar | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  tigger71677@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  gcmurphy@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  cjinsomniac@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Dagdamore | 02/13/09
It's not about XP v Vista, it's about Word v Word  Patrick Neylan | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  michael.burgess@... | 02/13/09
What a Stupid Mess  SuperX3 | 02/13/09
XP 'till the hardware dies  pgit | 02/13/09
XP until the hardware dies  JRM827 | 02/13/09
They must not get CNBC in Redmond  cfrancis@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  IT@... | 02/13/09
Get a Mac  EmperorDarius | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  sauqli@... | 02/13/09
MS doesn't dictate our client's business practice  rcfoulk@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  masterherm | 02/13/09
I'm still trying to figure out...  prvteye | 02/13/09
The only reason why my personal computer is XP is:  Bill F. | 02/13/09
It's not that simple for enterprise users  Chad_z | 02/13/09
not to mention the hardware upgrade requirements  pcguy777 | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  tomscot2 | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  marpincan@... | 02/13/09
I think in many respects that's exactly what will happen (nt)  rcfoulk@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  marpincan@... | 02/13/09
Well that's an opinion anyway  Bill F. | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Provocateur_007 | 02/13/09
Nobody will pass anyone ...  rcfoulk@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Atari800 | 02/13/09
Im sorry. I Cant Afford to upgrade. I just cant right now.  pcguy777 | 02/13/09
Remember the IBM PC?  Tracy_Barber@... | 02/13/09
Not Necessarily...  Tracy_Barber@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  daniel.pereznet | 02/13/09
Not quite right here ...  rcfoulk@... | 02/13/09
Point taken, then how will MS dig out of this  daniel.pereznet | 02/13/09
Spot on  rcfoulk@... | 02/13/09
7 may be good but  myscarab@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  support@... | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  billbryan516 | 02/13/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  batman5035214@... | 02/13/09
Vista or Windows 7?  lord_beavis | 02/13/09
That's unfortunate  rtk | 02/13/09
Don't use Linux on your desktop  daileyml | 02/13/09
The truely....  Dave32265 | 02/13/09
re The truely....  goldenpirate@... | 02/13/09
Don't really see...  Dave32265 | 02/14/09
Linux Help was started back in 1997  Ole Man | 02/14/09
re: The Truely...  daileyml | 02/14/09
You obviously...  Dave32265 | 02/14/09
Your posts COULD lead one to ask  Ole Man | 02/14/09
It's cool....  Dave32265 | 02/14/09
Agreed  Ole Man | 02/14/09
re Don't use Linux on your desktop  goldenpirate@... | 02/13/09
You don't really need to...  Dave32265 | 02/14/09
You sure took that bait!  Ole Man | 02/14/09
Nothing could be farther from the truth  Ole Man | 02/14/09
Why not?  John L. Ries | 02/17/09
Windose Is Already Gone And Now I Now Run...  robtjr30 | 02/13/09
WAS TEMPTED TO COMMENT, BUT ON 2ND THOUGHT CANT BE BOTHERED  goldenpirate@... | 02/13/09
you should consider working on the migration  SirCatlord | 02/14/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  daileyml | 02/14/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  mybunkaccount@... | 02/14/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  rfpcs@... | 02/14/09
To the user OS should NOT EXIST - Get rid of the UI  goldston | 02/14/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  CosmicChaos | 02/14/09
stay where you are  billw1234 | 02/15/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  becomann | 02/15/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  the_fiddler_on_the_roof | 02/15/09
I made a move...  Antton | 02/16/09
Please buy a new copy of Windows!  Fred Fredrickson | 02/16/09
Please buy a new copy of Windows!  DKen | 02/16/09
Too little, too late. Solaris and Linux  Crogon | 02/17/09
Hate to tell Microsoft. But consumers don't care what they think  Breetai | 02/17/09
Hate to tell Microsoft. But consumers don't care what they think  BigE123 | 02/18/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  sparky466 | 02/18/09
98SE?  rtk | 02/19/09
Ok.. stop the madness. 98SE?  notlehs | 02/20/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  hantoyo1@... | 02/19/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  cne@... | 02/19/09
Complete in 10 words or less: My business needs Vista because ...  suncrash | 02/19/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Tobby7 | 02/19/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  unholytech | 02/19/09
Agreed, except  rtk | 02/19/09
Windows 7 delayed?  Randalllind | 02/19/09
Its gonna take a little more persuasion then that  flipicaneze | 02/20/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  levbarg | 02/20/09
No need to "upgrade"  jave200372 | 02/20/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  bob_rayner@... | 02/20/09
one question  rtk | 02/20/09
Seriously, Ms. Schuster??  les304usa | 02/20/09
Vista's image is rapidly improving  rtk | 02/20/09
In your dreams  Ole Man | 02/20/09
very true  rtk | 02/20/09
I know  Ole Man | 02/21/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  TechInsider | 02/23/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  mikeholt007@... | 02/24/09
Microsoft is arrogant and has on blinders.  library assistant | 02/24/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  TNEAL1997@... | 02/24/09
Write your congressmen/woman and....  JCitizen | 02/27/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  lgeisbush | 02/24/09
Why dump XP now?  brian1russ@... | 02/24/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Randy P | 02/24/09
What  rdhalsteatzd | 02/24/09
What's a good reason to change from XP?  rdhalsteatzd | 02/24/09
They'll have toTake it out of My Cold Dead Hands  Aaron A Baker | 02/26/09
They'll have to Pry it out of my Cold Dead Hands  Aaron A Baker | 03/01/09
My Apologies to you all  Aaron A Baker | 03/01/09
No appology needed...  JCitizen | 03/02/09
Sticking with XP  LeonBA | 03/03/09
How to replace Windows completely with Ubuntu  Ole Man | 03/09/09
I upgraded to XP from Vista, Works MUCH better now!  modernchad | 04/15/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  micspe6514 | 08/01/09
Not the best idea for schools...  07palman@... | 09/14/09
RE: Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users  Jackie150 | 10/03/09

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