Vista is Becoming XP.. Faster now

[Harper2.0]

my memory usage was between 29-31% before sp1, still is the same after sp1.

[Lao]

No BSODs until now. Vista Business 32bit, no SP1. I'll try it when it goes out in March.

[JCMS]

my memory usage was between 29-31% before sp1, still is the same after sp1.

That doesn't mean anything, the % of memory used and the speed are not really linked , because Vista has been optimised to use 2-4GBs of RAM. On XP, if you have 200MB used versus 800MB you will see a difference because the optimisation was made for 256-512MB.

Windows 98 might only uses 40MB of memory, and if give it 512MB, it won't be faster than XP....

Nonused RAM is wasted RAM

[Matt is Pro]

I've yet to experience a BSOD in Vista since I've began using it heavily on a daily basis, which was back in August '07.

SP1 will only make it better.

[jaxxx]

where is my vista updates??

on winxp I have that icon on the right side of my tas bar that tells me when updates are ready, I cant see it on my vista basic

[Matt is Pro]

Open the start-menu and in the search bar, type "Windows Update" and open it from there.

From there, you should be able to view anything regarding updates.

[JCMS]

where is my vista updates??

on winxp I have that icon on the right side of my tas bar that tells me when updates are ready, I cant see it on my vista basic

You should have the same thing, except if you turn them off..

[jaxxx]

cool, found it, had on on automatic updates and installation

[Calvin]

Everything everyone is saying about vista needing 2GB, and BSODing is chicanery. You only need 1GB MAX with vista. Aero barely uses any ram so it doesn't even make a difference.

I've installed, and uninstalled tons of software with no BSOD, even if the software messed up my system, system restore was good enough to get me back to normal.

Many people who are relying on SP1 to "fix" vista will be disappointed, it doesn't do much for vista, just a small update. The only reason people have for not using vista is because they are too afraid of upgrading to something better.

[orion23]

Some people still use XP out there?

I thought only companies did that....

Seriously, I started using Vista since the longhorn days, and on day 1, I switched to Vista and have been happy since.

It is prettier, faster, more stable and easier to repare.

The only thing that I HATE in Vista and which I hoped was to be fixed with SP1, was the SEARCH option.

Vista's search option SUCKS, it is un-usable. It was perfect under every previous OS, but Vista killed SEARCH for me!