[Paleo Conservative]

I might just upgrade to Windows7. I only have one Vista computer, and I don't intend to ever get another. I need to get new 64-bit computers anyway, so I might get them with Windows7. I'm also considering getting them with 64-bit XP, and waiting till Windows7 SP1 comes out before switching to Windows7.

If I go the upgrade route, I will not install over the 64-bit XP but instead add another bootable partition. Hard disks are so big nowadays, having another 50 GB bootable partition doesn't cost much anyways. The laptop that came with 64-bit Vista, will be upgraded as soon as Windows7 comes out. From what I hear from beta testers, Windows7 is superior to Vista in compatibility and number of bugs.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

I made the mistake of going with the Vista 64-bit too early for my home computer. Many of the virus/firewall software makers wouldn’t support it yet, and certain applications couldn’t run on it period. Games were extremely hit and miss.
It finally became more stable after SP1 and more vendors built versions to support Vista64. But for about the first 6 months, I was really regreting not just going with the 32 bit version. Lesson learned.

[rmlew]

Unless you need it for a specific application, why would you want 64-bit XP? Vista has better driver support and is a better implementation, including its ability to properly run 32-bit applications.

I've played around with Windows 7 and like the betas. I will probably skip Vista altogether. However, I would not do so until Windows 7 has been out for at least 6 months or until SP1 roles around.

[birddog]

I rebuilt my work laptop with a BETA copy of windows 7 a couple weeks ago and I LOVE IT!!! I think it is faster that the XP os it replaced. Wireless config, our work VLAN, all my software - no problems.

The only problem I’ve had is IE 8 not loading some websites properly.

And it does takes up a rather large chuck of my hard drive.....

[dayglored]

> The laptop that came with 64-bit Vista, will be upgraded as soon as Windows7 comes out. From what I hear from beta testers, Windows7 is superior to Vista in compatibility and number of bugs.

I've heard that as well.

Do you know if the Vista->Win7 path will allow for in-place upgrade, and whether the result is stable? I've heard conflicting reports....