If it is the looks that are important then why not just use the Vista skin in XP?

 

I have a vista question, I by no means want to hijack your thered
Windows vista as we all know, requires alot of system resource

Oem pc's like dell and hp use intergrated graphics and low amounts of ram, how are these pcs going to be able to use vista, becasue it seems as all new OEM pcs use the latest version of windows

jsut a thoguht

 

i like more then just the looks i like the feel of it and the options i noticed in it but i didnt get to use it to long due to driver support. yes i like the looks and it is a big part of why i like it but not only that. i like how it formats and partitions and how easy it is to setup. as for min requirments i dont know those answers but it did not seem to use much of my resources. it seemed to run a lil faster and with less probs then xp but then again i used it for a few days then put xp back on, also i have a gig of ram and a 2600xp @2.4ghz at the time. now im running a 64 bit setup so i dunno.

 

I dont think the system requirements are too bad! 512mb ram, decent cpu!
I feel sorry for the people that actually do fork out for the vista operating system on an oldish computer!

 

you know now that i think about it i think xp recomends 512 mem as well so i think the requirements are bout the same but i could be wrong.

 

there will be 7 versions of vista up to the Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
1. Windows Vista Starter Edition
only in emerging markets and will be severly limited run max. 3 applications.

2. Windows Vista Home Basic Edition
similar to XP Home and without advanced media support

3. Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
based on XP Home and with multimedia features like HDTV support and DVD authoring.

4. Windows Vista Professional Edition
similar to XP Professional
5. Windows Vista Small Business Edition
aimed at business, with basic integrated maintenance system.

6. Windows Vista Enterprise Edition
only available through enterprise agreements
7. Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
high-end PC users a combination of Home and Professional editions. It will include features like podcasting, game performance tweaking and support for online services.
I have the #7 on dvd it is 3gb of software

 

cool i want to get it!

 

You know what sucks
ive been reading online and derrict x 10 will only be supported if you have vista, whaitch means all gamers will have to upgrade

 

Damn that sucks. So people with intergraded graphics won't be able to use all those features? I have the beta. bittorrent caugh* It looks really good. One feature that no one is talking about is built in speech to text. I'll never have to type a school report again.

Check out this video:
http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0509/25074/ChrisCap_WinVista_mbr.asx

 

swker98 are you sure about the direct x10 only on vista thing you said? I mean, all of today's dx9 games can be played on 2000 provided you have compatible hardware!!!!!!!

 

im prety shore have a look here here

 

I doubt I will ever "upgrade" to vista. There would have to be a compelling app (read - game) that would drive me to do so. My two fav games are Tribes and Tribes2, dx6 and dx8 respectively. Newer games hold no interest for me, and are all just variations on a theme. The Tribes franchise may be variation on a theme, but then again it never set out to be more than it is. I use computers to edit code, watch dvd's, browse the outerweb and so on, but this can all be done on some relatively old and low spec machine quite easily, for instance my laptop, a 500MHz piii with 192megs ram, 12gig hdd, running xp pro. If vista played games better than xp/2k, I would look into it, but so far no real benches are shown to support this that I have seen. As well, it may just be collusion between software makers and hardware makers to generate funds in a decreasing market. Considering the requirements and all.