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My 2cents worth on the matter:

I got my new computer 2 months ago. It's from Dell so Vista came by default on my new rig. I was a little hesitante but I figure, heck, if I hate Vista I'll reformat and install my older XP OS that's all. Afterall, I've read and heard so much negative things on it it gave doubts.

2 months later I can say that I have had on very minor issues with Vista and that overall, it runs well. Indeed my computer is brand new so that will explain it. However, I can still run older games like Master of Orion 2 on it with no glitches. The only issue I have had right now is with Outlook 2002 that can't save the username and password when you first open it for your session. It's a minor thing though and I was actually thinking of upgrading to 2007 as I loved what I have tried on the demo. Ditto and slow booting though.

If I hadn't changed computers though I have to admit I would of stuck with XP. There would of been no way, Vista would have ran correctly on it. Moral of the story, if you get a brand new computer, you might as well get Vista.

Office 2k7 is badass too.

Go w/ XP Pro sp2 64-bit! much stronger and more stable and recognizes more ram than older XPs. Vista isn't ready yet (read all the threads). As a WoW gamer, it's killer!

Vista is rubbish.

Don't use it, "DX10" now is no different to XP, I've seen some Vista VS XP crysis screenshots, and they look no different,

Go with XP. Remember THE inventor of 3D shootem ups? Yes, it was John Carmack leading ID Software. The inventor of lightning/shadows also. Now he has created another engine that will kick ass.....it's called the idtech 5 engine. The first DX9 game to shine on this engine will be the game "Rage". You should see some demo trailer of Rage displayed at Quakecon 2007. The gamemap was created in 10 days and the Artists have the ability to edit the game running within the engine itself. This is an artists dream come true as they can edit and develop in realtime. And best of all is....it's DX9 and you dont even need DX10. So no Vista or expensive 8800 card needed. You say Crysis? hehe...better wait another year before crysis can be played respectivly at 60 FPS. I still have to see the first DX10 card that will be capable of doing so. But than again...will the multiplayer mode of that game be worth the money? Dunno. I feel a bit sad for the people who've saved a lot of money on their first DX10 card while crysis allready makes them obsolete as it runs at 20 FPS. Talking about money....they also bought Vista for it. $$$ for what.....the first dx10 game they can't even play at the high quality dx10 level it supposed to be played in? No, they have to put this game on medium allready. Bye bye $$$. I'm glad I've did my homework and bought a X1950XT.
Anways....back to other cool stuff to come. The IDtech 5 engine is very versatile. When it renders the game it will automaticly render it to MAC OSX/WINDOWS/Consoles formats. That means the games running on that engine are also being released on those platforms. DX9 is not dead yet. Many game developing companies can't wait to get a fast developing engine in their power. This way it will not take like 4 or more years to develop a high quality game anymore. So my guess is....stay with XP because this new DX9 based engine will kick ass.

There really isn't a major downside to having Vista for gaming vs. using XP. You're talking about having the latest technology vs. something that came out back in 2001. YES there have been many many updates for XP and the up coming XP SP3 will bring a lot more. Still, there is nothing wrong with having the latest thing. It wont hurt you AND you'll be use to the new OS by the time it's ready to take advantage of the new games. And yes one day you willl HAVE to have Vista, so you might as well get it now.

Ive just bought a new computer with the E6750, 8800GT, 2gig RAM etc. I plan on getting Vista 32 bit. Sure, if i already had my computer for a while with XP installed, i probably wouldnt upgrade at the moment, but seeing as I'm getting a new computer with an 8 series card, i think it makes sense to go with vista. I chose 32 bit because i really wont the computer to be stable and compatable, aka i just want less issues. Thats the plan anyway, im still open to peoples thoughts if they have any...

XP vs Vista......XP

I have had enough of Microsoft's bugged disgrace of an operating system Vista. My games run worse, Blue screens constantly and freezing are just some of the issues I have been facing.

I bought Vista because I was stupid and listened to the hype about better security and Direct X 10 Gaming. Direct X 10 has in my opinion turned out to be an over hyped load of Junk resulting in much less performance than DX9 mode of a game while offering little visually, it's a joke!

Vista includes a Security feature called 'User Acount Control', which constantly asks for 'Allow' or 'Deny'. It might sound like a good idea, but constant alerts become annoying and I have have found certain software not to function properly when it's enabled.

My computer is capable and all of my hardware is Vista capable with latest drivers installed, but Vista is unstable. I often have a blue screen dump before I can enter windows and random freezes while I am working in the operating system.

Vista is junk

ok.....but that aside, don't you think that its sensible to go with vista if your getting a brand new computer, not just upgrading an old one?

I don't think new computer buyers will have much choice when XP is stopped. However presently (to Microsoft's dislike) many computer manufacturers are still offering XP, that itself proves that people are wary of Microsoft's vista Junk.

The problem with Vista is it's hardly an upgrade from XP, well apart from some minor usability improvements and fancy effects. However for offering so little it's much more bloated and more Buggy. I'm not the only one who hates Vista, do a Google to see what I mean.

I have downgraded (or Should I say Upgraded lol) my machine back to XP.

I'll be getting a new comp here this week. Q6600 OC to 3.0Ghz/2gig of 1066mhz/Os is on a 74gig raptor drive, with a 320gig drive for games and stuff/680i mobo/Vista Premium-64bit/8800GT. I'm thinking of probably dropping another 2gigs of ram in it in January or end of Dec. All cost $2400 at www.DigitalStormOnline.com. Its all inside a full tower case http://www.silverstonetek.com/prod [...] 9&area=usa

So yeah there it is.

I thought the same when I purchased my 2900pro, but now I realise DX10 is all hype and XP is better for games despite being DX9.

Hmm... seems everyone has their own flavor here. I personally really like Vista on my gaming rig. I like the way Vista manages the memory.. especially when it comes to load times for my games. I also like how much more secure vista is comparitively. With user account control and a windows defender that actually works.. they are just a couple extra tools to stop invasive and malicious programs.

And yes that does play into one game I play (wow) when getting mods for the game.. I am paranoid of any user created mod.. because there is no telling what "could" be in the program and be malicious.

My rig even runs Supreme Commander like a dream .. dual screen with 1,000 units on the map.

As long as you have the correct drivers that are compatible with Vista for all your hardware.. you should have no problems making Vista your new gaming platform.

People dont like change.. its a proven fact that we dont. I didnt want to go to Vista.. but I am glad I did now. I remember when I was hardcore Win2k back in the day and thought XP was crap. Once I went to XP.. I realized it was actually not that bad at all. I have 2 gaming PC's.. one is XP .. one is Vista. I prefer playing on the vista machine.. and the hardware is on par between both rigs.

The only thing I could state is.. if you dont have 2 gigs of RAM + .. dont go to Vista. If you do.. you should consider it.

Vista is more secure from default I'll grant that because it includes Windows Defender and the annoying User account feature , but Defender can be downloaded and installed into XP too. I don't believe Vista is any more secure than XP, once an XP system has the appropriate security software installed and has the latest updates installed from Microsoft.