[poll] worth switching to beta vista from xp?

[thisdorkagain]

i dunno what to do but vista looks hott right now

[thisdorkagain]

well i mean to stick to the beta version now

[Lare2]

How can someone answer that, if nobody knows the final product. ?

[FiREFLi]

well i mean to stick to the beta version now

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No, that would be a rediculous thing to do.

It's a beta, for testing.. it is not meant to be used as a primary operating system yet.

Would you switch to a half built car if you already had a fully functioning one, it just wasn't the newest model? Would you move into a brand new, but half built house if you already had a house that was a few years old?

Note the rhetoric. :rolleyes:

[NightmarE D]

Yeah you can't really answer that since it's only beta. It's nowhere near done yet. What if you planned on keeping it as your main OS then bought some new hardware and it didn't work.

Just because it has all that eye candy doesn't mean it's usable right now. IMO that's all this beta is right now is eye candy to show off part of the new look

[Morgan]

Ummm no...

[mntbikeracer1]

No, that would be a rediculous thing to do.

It's a beta, for testing.. it is not meant to be used as a primary operating system yet.

Would you switch to a half built car if you already had a fully functioning one, it just wasn't the newest model? Would you move into a brand new, but half built house if you already had a house that was a few years old?

Note the rhetoric. :rolleyes:

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Stupid thread, it is beta because it is not ready to be primary OS.

[Frogboy Administrators]

We have the betas right now. Only someone not doing anything remotely resembling real work would use Windows Vista currently.

Beta 2 should be much more solid when it comes out.

[andykling]

this thread is very stupid.

Anyone who thinks beta1 is good enough to be a standalone OS is CRAZY!

[Code.Red]

If you really want to try it out go ahead and dual boot, but really, do not use it as your main OS.

[+Warwagon MVC]

actually, if you want to use it as your primary OS, fine go head and do it, but if it crashes on you are wonde why there are no security updates for it. An't our problem

oh I have a better title for this thread

"Should I stick my head in an alligators mouth"

Yes

No

Edited October 2, 2005 by warwagon

[insanekiwi]

atm no. maybe when i can get a few % off and buy a retail copy.

[soldier1st]

mntbikeracer1:the thread is not stupid just the poster should look for other threads that answer that question instead of making a new thread about something thats already been asked.

anyways

i would advise against using it as your main os.for one thing it is beta quality and that in itself is not very stable and there are lots of bugs still,i would wait till the final product arrives but testing vista would be alright but stick to xp for now.

andykling:read above where mntbikeracer1 is mentioned and you will get the idea.

[Roger H. Veteran]

well i dunno about vista but i think he's prolly asking because alot of us used whistler as our main os (i know i did with no dual boot) and while it crashed a few times but i loved having something to work on, test and try and fix. Windows 2000 is stable as a rock and that gets boring after a while.

I would do vista but i know my laptop can't run it ...

1.2Ghz P3-M

512MB Ram

40GB

So that's why i haven't.

[russ0943]

lol, are you kidding. vista isn't neccessarily unstable but gimme a break, its in beta 1!

[Buttus]

what benefits does Vista have over XP? it looks pretty, but other than that, what else is there?

I haven't read much about what's new...

[benplace]

I am running Vista 5219 MSDN as my day to day box. I of course still have XP on dual boot when I run into issues. Actually the only problems I am having is playing videos with my 6600GT. Since I am using it at work, its not really an issue.

Just dont use Vista if you expect to play any games.

I'm really liking the search bar for the start menu, other then that I havent found much of an improvement over XP. Maybe Beta 2 will bring alot of new features.

Glass is pretty, but most of the stuff can be done in Windows XP with a few tweaks.

Most of the features such as stack by author and what not in Explorer are too slow to even think about using.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

The question is somewhat pointless.

If you are a Microsoft Beta tester than you have an obligation to run Vista for testing purposes.

If you are not a Microsoft Beta tester than you shouldn't be using Vista at this time.

[maxsquared]

wait at least beta two and then use it as primary.

[xxdesmus]

it's not even close to being ready for a full time OS. There are lots of problems installing software still. Wait until RC1 at least. :rolleyes: :whistle:

[atleeit]

Microsoft Windows Vista Beta2 Build 5219

I had a meeting with Microsoft and Beta 2 is the final stage, After that it goes to RTM.

This is the Ultimate version as well. 2.8GB i think.

[Lee G. Veteran]

Don't even think about it :pinch:

[KW13]

Vista is definitely something you should try if you can on a SECOND machine or even seperate Partitions...

You will get fed up of it and have to reinstall over again OR worse it won't work fully from the start or something goes wrong ;)

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

still in beta.. don't knock it until you've tried it...

it will be worth switching. sure its gonna cost $$$, and people like there uber pirated XP

can you really put a price before your privacy and security? Windows Vista is gonna have a major overhaul of improvements.. specially for security. so, switching worth it? Yes, 500%

[Yume]

I'd love to try vista if I could get my paws on it, but replacing XP with it is just nuts in my humble opinion. It's beta software and so 1) it is likely to be riddled with even more bugs than the "official" releases of windows and 2) Beta software almost always comes with little or no support. I'm not saying I know what the support situation with Vista is because I'm perfectly willing to admit I haven't checked, but I just don't trust beta software as a rule.