How many of you still favor Windows XP Pro x64 over Windows Vista Ultimate x64?

Digital_Trans · 10-05-08, 02:29 AM

How many of you still favor Windows XP Pro x64 over Windows Vista Ultimate x64????

**K007** · 10-05-08, 02:53 AM

i don't use 64bit and i can tell you that vista 64 bit favors more driver support than xp64bit does.

top3koms · 10-05-08, 03:43 AM

Vista 64 for me.I have used it pretty much since the day I bought Vista Ultimate without too much headache but I did have trouble with finding drivers for XP 64 when I tried it long ago.

Toss3 · 10-05-08, 04:42 AM

Hated XP Pro 64-bit as the driver support was seriously lacking, even more so when vista came along.

Vista FTW!

glObalist · 10-05-08, 07:40 AM

Driver support is just fine now, out of all the hardware I have in my machine - and I have a LOT of it - the only xp64-bit driver missing is for my M-Audio soundcard but seeing as M-Audio don't even have the vista64bit drivers out yet I don't blame this on XP

Oh, and my Siemens Gigaset basestation drivers missing as well, but this is easily solvable through a virtual machine running XP32bit.

**K007** · 10-05-08, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glObalist

Driver support is just fine now, out of all the hardware I have in my machine - and I have a LOT of it - the only xp64-bit driver missing is for my M-Audio soundcard but seeing as M-Audio don't even have the vista64bit drivers out yet I don't blame this on XP

Oh, and my Siemens Gigaset basestation drivers missing as well, but this is easily solvable through a virtual machine running XP32bit.

I think the driver support for 64bit only picked up after Vista..

Lfctony · 10-05-08, 10:27 AM

Vista 64 for me. Used XP64 for a while when SLIed GTX2x0s kept downclocking in Vista... It's similar to XP32 and I prefer Vista over it...

ViN86 · 10-05-08, 08:39 PM

how the hell can anyone prefer an OS like XP 64 that has outdated drivers and all around poor support at this point?

Vista x64 trounces it imo.

**bob saget** · 10-05-08, 09:28 PM

64 bit ultimate here. no complaints....

Eliminator · 10-05-08, 10:09 PM

imo XP32>Vista64>XP64

glObalist · 10-05-08, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ViN86

how the hell can anyone prefer an OS like XP 64 that has outdated drivers and all around poor support at this point?

Vista x64 trounces it imo.

Updates are still being rolled out and drivers are being produced for XP64. What are you talking about?

Acid Rain · 10-05-08, 11:49 PM

Vista 64 since launch and I won't touch XP unless it's on someone else's computer and they're paying me.

View Poll Results: How many of you still favor Windows XP Pro x64 over Windows Vista Ultimate x64?
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	6	10.17%
Windows Vista x64 Ultimate Edition	53	89.83%
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10-05-08, 02:29 AM	#1
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10-05-08, 02:53 AM	#2
K007 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 9,405	Re: How many of you still favor Windows XP Pro x64 over Windows Vista Ultimate x64? i don't use 64bit and i can tell you that vista 64 bit favors more driver support than xp64bit does.

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top3koms Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mid-Atlantic Region Posts: 283	Re: How many of you still favor Windows XP Pro x64 over Windows Vista Ultimate x64? Vista 64 for me.I have used it pretty much since the day I bought Vista Ultimate without too much headache but I did have trouble with finding drivers for XP 64 when I tried it long ago. __________________ Asus Rampage III Extreme/Intel Core i7 960/Corsair H70 Corsair Dominator Gt DDR3 1600 (7,7,7,20) EVGA GTX 580 SLI/ Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Intel X25-M 80Gb SSD - WD Black 500Gb /LG DVD-RW Silverstone DA1000 / Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Coolermaster Stacker 830 / Alienware AW2310 NVIDIA 3D Vision

10-05-08, 04:42 AM	#4
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10-05-08, 10:27 AM	#7
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: How many of you still favor Windows XP Pro x64 over Windows Vista Ultimate x64? Vista 64 for me. Used XP64 for a while when SLIed GTX2x0s kept downclocking in Vista... It's similar to XP32 and I prefer Vista over it... __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

10-05-08, 08:39 PM	#8
ViN86 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,486	Re: How many of you still favor Windows XP Pro x64 over Windows Vista Ultimate x64? how the hell can anyone prefer an OS like XP 64 that has outdated drivers and all around poor support at this point? Vista x64 trounces it imo.

10-05-08, 09:28 PM	#9
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10-05-08, 10:09 PM	#10
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10-05-08, 11:49 PM	#12
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