Vista SP2 vs Windows 7

So we all know about W7 I would hope. More then likely a few of us here have tired the betas. I have to say I am liking what I am seeing. It runs a hell of a lot better then what Vista did when it came out just as a beta and many say W7 is what Vista should have been.


That being said Vista SP2 will also be here soon. It's about a month away. SP2 promises a lot of fixes. 600 hot fixes if I remember right.


* Windows Vista SP2 adds Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved relevancy in searches.
* Windows Vista SP2 contains the Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack supporting the most recent specification for Bluetooth Technology.
* Ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista.
* Adds Windows Connect Now (WCN) to simplify Wi-Fi Configuration.
* Windows Vista SP2 enables the exFAT file system to support UTC timestamps, which allows correct file synchronization across time zones.

Not to mention a resource over haul. Vista will no longer be as much of a ram hog as it is now. For those of you only running 1Gb of ram I am sure you know what I mean.


So my question is will you stick with Vista and believe in SP2 to be your saving grace? Or will you switch over to W7 when it comes out?


I personally will not be switching over. Vista is working just fine for me on this computer and SP2 will only make it better.

Windows 7 is already on release candidate 1. Complete with some delicious wallpapers. P: Also, it uses less RAM than Vista, SP2 or no.

I know all that. It's what makes it better. W7 boots faster and in game testing I have seen actually runs games a good 2 - 7 fps better then Vista. It's the money factor people should be thinking about. W7 will not be free obviously. Is the wallpapers and less ram enough to make you pull out 200-400$ to switch over?

I have a MSDN subscription, so I don't really care. ;p

I don't like people like you (MSDN thing not you personally). You and Chaos get the good shit. Okay guess I will wait for others who are MSDNless like me..../sigh

From what I've read on Gizmodo, I've heard alot more praise and acceptance than disdain.

Also, Windows 7 wins for having an "XP Mode" built into it. No more of that backwards compatibility bullshit you get with vista.

I'm eventually going to switch over, but I'm running a modified build of XP with sooo many cool features that I'm waay used to. LOL.

It's just running a virtual XP in the background, which is kinda taking a step back in my eyes. Plus you'd have to buy the license for XP if that was the case, and then we'll end up with it only being marketed at companies that can't switch programmes to 'newer versions' that would work with Windows 7. For instance, I can't play Quake II on Windows 7 drivers. If I was a paying customer, I wouldn't pay 200-400+ to obtain software licenses just to play it. I'd fire up my older computers first.

So I think that that feature may be lacking...

Windows 7 is the only Windows OS I can tolerate these days. XP is ok, but too outdated, Vista has its faults, and 98SE is too old for me to cling to.

Windows 7 beta is heavily broken in some areas and the NTFS driver is quite broken when dealing with 10+GB drive transfers. Got a BSOD and lost something that time. I am running 7000 though, so I'm not on RC yet. Should be nice...

Yes, yes I do know; if that turns out to be true I'll be extremely happy. I don't really care about any of the other updates.

I am one of those with windows XP and personally quite happy with just that. I don't intend on spending any more money and it's thanks to my friend that I have this. When I bought my computer I was having problems with fucking vista..I had the black screen of "windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause" like 2/5 time that I would start my computer...wtf??? I've got XP and I'm sticking with it

Based from what I can see from the RC, I will definitely make the switch from XP to 7. XP doesn't even recognize all my 4GB of RAM on my MacBook (and I can't be stuffed getting 64-bit). It's fantastic benchmarks make it even more worthwhile.

Adding onto that, there are many things that 7 stole from OS X that will make the user interface ever so more pleasing to use. I see no reason not to upgrade from XP. Do not forget that XP is 7 years old.

For Vista users, SP2 might save you in many areas, but I still doubt that a Service Pack will reduce your boot time by 50%.

[size=5]Not that Windows will ever become my main OS. OS X FTW.[/h]

Well that may be a case, but genereally, it's still better than nothing. It's still a better option than running a VM Box, or should I say its more convenient?



Thing is Win 7 is on RC and its doing things Vista does and couldn't do. It's like XP and Vista had sex, and XP was the one with the dominant traits, and they birth'd a child.

No. 7 takes more advantage over mutlicore processors than Vista. It should in theory (and proven in benchmarks) run faster than Vista on top notch hardware.