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I currently have Vista and knowing that XP is buried and not supported anymore in standard cycle of life Vista is next after Win 8 comes out. Question is should I upgrade to 8 from Vista? Should I even do a move to Windows 7? Thanks.
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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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Not sure what the supported migration path from Vista to 8 will be; you might need to do a wipe and clean install.
I'd recommend going to Windows 7 unless you have a special attachment to Windows Vista; lots of improved functionality and at least you would be one version behind, not two
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Go to 7, 8 in its current form is trash.Comment
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8 is ROUGH right now. I'd go to 64b Win7 with 8GB ram. It flies. Toss in a SSD and it FLIES.I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
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Im still a fan of XP. 7 is good though so I would recommend going with Win7 unless you have to have the latest. Get rid of Vista quickly though, it is crapBrian Kelly
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microsoft support for ...
Xp is until 2014 ....
Vista until 2017 ....
Win 7 until 2020 ....
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i have Win7 and i love it.http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php
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Okay guys my wife said I should upgrade to 7 also. So I guess it is a done deal.
Okay next question. Go upgrade or Full install. I ask because I would like to keep some important programs and files w/o doing any transfers or to re-install them. I also do have a cloud based data recovery service. Thanks again.Last edited by Outta Control; 05-28-2012, 6:12 PM."People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
George OrwellComment
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Windows XP is a fantastic OS
Windows 7 is also a fantastic OS
Windows Server 2003 and 2008 R2 is also a fantastic OS
Windows Vista and Server 2008 32bit also based on the Vista Kernal both blow.
I have high hopes for Win 8, but if you have immediate needs, I would not hesitate buying Windows 7 now. For a modern/hardware PC, I would say it would be a mistake not buying the 64 bit version.ExtremeXComment
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They will have to rip XP from my cold dead hands.*REMOVE THIS PART BEFORE POSTING*Comment
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Its so old, but it works so well. My entire work environment is XP due to older hardware. Most of my virtual machines under Win7/Vmware Workstation are all XP.
I dont like to hear they will stop support for it... not 100% sure what that means, if its just no more windows updates? But I wont stop using it either way unless there are huge security issues they wont patch anymore.ExtremeXComment
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Lol - if you've been happy with Vista go 8, because 8 is the new Vista!If it was a snake, it would have bit me.
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http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php
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Thank your neighbor and fellow gun owners for passing Prop 63. For that gun control is a winning legislative agenda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Dj8tdSC1A
contact the governor
https://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php
In Memory of Spc Torres May 5th 2006 al-Hillah, Iraq. I will miss you my friend.
NRA Life Member.Comment
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Upgrade to Windows 7. It will run on your hardware and Windows 8 is going to be a major flop.Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison
The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)Comment
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If you're running 32bit Vista you're going to need to wipe since you want to install 64-bit 7. You do not need to format to do this though, 7 will move all the Vista stuff to c:/windows.old.
Windows 8 is what you get when you appoint Steve Ballmer CEO.Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison
The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)Comment
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