- Oct 6, 2007
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So I participated in the Windows Feedback Program and got one of the free Vista discs. I have a computer that's running just fine under WinXP. 4GB of RAM, I see 3.5GB, good enough for me.
On the other hand, the geek in me wants to see what Vista's all about and play around with it a bit. Is there any particular benefit to it over XP? Any risk in dual booting? Does DX10 make that much difference in gaming? I'm not worried about driver support. Printing is handled on another machine anyway, and I don't have anything else that would need drivers.
I assume that Vista can't make use of what's on the XP partition and vice-versa. Am I wrong about that?
Basically, hit me with the pros and cons of installing a Vista partition. (I have 300-400 GB of hard drive space to work with, so that's not a concern.)
Thanks!
On the other hand, the geek in me wants to see what Vista's all about and play around with it a bit. Is there any particular benefit to it over XP? Any risk in dual booting? Does DX10 make that much difference in gaming? I'm not worried about driver support. Printing is handled on another machine anyway, and I don't have anything else that would need drivers.
I assume that Vista can't make use of what's on the XP partition and vice-versa. Am I wrong about that?
Basically, hit me with the pros and cons of installing a Vista partition. (I have 300-400 GB of hard drive space to work with, so that's not a concern.)
Thanks!