OS the good, the bad

[Mermaid Man]

I've got a computer more than capable for Vista, but my HD and LAN copying speeds are woeful compared to XP and Linux

[Brett_Henderson]

I've got a computer more than capable for Vista, but my HD and LAN copying speeds are woeful compared to XP and Linux

Vista 64-bit ?  And if so, where do you think data-speed problems would be caused ?  Hardware ? Drivers ?  Surely a brand new, 64-bit O/S itself isn't going to slow down data transfers.. if all its hardware and software are on the same page.

Let's see if Nick follows this post...  get his input.

[Mermaid Man]

32 and 64 bit. Vista is well known for these two bugs. Latest updates, drivers and disabling things like firewall, uac, defender, system restore etc (also something called remote differential something)

I also don't like the removal of EAX support in Windows Vista, you need to use Creative Alchemy. More fiddling around. My SCSI card is not supported either.

[Brett_Henderson]

Yeah.. I researched it... KB 931770  is supposed to fix it, but a lot depends on the hardware. Everyone from the motherboard makers on up are working to get on the same page.. it's still a 32-bit world  :D

[Wii]

Vista's UAC is so screwed up it's not even funny. Only downfall for vista.

[Ivan]

Depends on the system specs and what i want to do with it

Gaming use: Vista 64 bit (single machine)
Software development: XP Pro (but Vista Business at work)
General use: tie between XP and Win2K
Problem solving, backup system, anything that involves a lot of drive swapping: Win2K

[Alonso]

Dual boot.. XP-Ubuntu