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Top 10 Reasons to "NOT" Upgrade to Windows Vista

Friday, 13 April 2007

Planning to use Microsoft Vista on your old computer? Well.. Here're some reasons to think about before you upgrade.

Microsoft Windows Vista is the highly awaited version of Windows after Windows XP. It's highly awaited for two reasons – because each Windows version has progressively added something new for the consumers, and because each one has some vulnerability making it easy prey and many times money for spyware/adware/viruses and hackers. So while the consumers wait for Microsoft Windows Vista, so do the hackers. As such, it shouldn't be very hard to guess why I personally would advise against upgrading to Microsoft Windows Vista. However, the reasons why I think Microsoft Windows Vista is not the best option to go with are more than just one. Hopefully you'll find this guide useful and will have you think twice before shelling out more money on Microsoft Windows Vista.

Here are the top ten reasons to not buy Microsoft Windows Vista:

10. It's Microsoft. Yes, it's a lame reason, and that's why it's number ten. But Microsoft's history is plagued with many issues in their products, especially when released, and though I don't hate Microsoft, caution is necessary when getting something with the MS on it.

9. Microsoft Windows Vista is irritating – You know how seems cool in the beginning becomes bothersome very quickly? That's exactly the case with Microsoft Windows Vista. With endless advice from the OS, and all the automatic stuff that you're just informed of, Microsoft Windows Vista is not something that an experienced user will like very much. Yes, it's great for people just being introduced to computers, but Microsoft Windows Vista is rather in-the-way for people who are already well versed with computers. On top of that, it's harder to get in and tinker with the settings manually which makes life miserable for someone like me who likes to know EVERYTHING in my machine and not just the surface.

8. It's expensive – Even in a consumer driven society that we live in, Microsoft Windows Vista might make some people reconsider with it's high costs. Throwing away $300 on a OS is not what most people are okay with, and neither should you.

7. It is massive. Bigger is better only when talking about gaming environments, not when talking about software that eats up chunks of your hard-drive. Microsoft Windows Vista, it is indicated, will be between 3 and 5 GB. Other than the fact that it'll take up a ton of space, it also means that the loading times and re-installation, if required, with be a pain.

6. It has many compatibility issues - Microsoft Windows Vista might do what Windows XP did in the beginning. A large number of games and CDs may not (and some will not) work with Microsoft Windows Vista.

5. It has even more vulnerabilities – Microsoft Windows Vista will, if the demo patches are something to go buy, make it easier for hackers to get into the system. This is primarily because of the massive size of the program and the fact that it needs to carry the baggage of all the previous Windows systems too. While Microsoft Windows Vista also has many more tools to get rid of spyware and such, it's still a headache.

4. Most of the Microsoft Windows Vista programs are easily available – Many of the added features that Microsoft Windows Vista makes available can be downloaded or bought online easily without hurting your pocket. You don't need to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista to take advantage of these programs.

3. It requires immense system resources - Microsoft Windows Vista will need even more system resources than all the other Windows programs before it. Many people will need to upgrade the hardware on their computer, and some might even need to buy new computers all together. Microsoft Windows Vista is not worth shelling out another couple hundred bucks on top of it's cost to be able to use it.

2. You can't take the full benefits of it - Microsoft Windows Vista is designed for the highest of the high end users. Even if you have an Alienware high end computer, you'll need tons of added hardware to take full advantage of all that Microsoft Windows Vista has to offer. Unless you have hundreds to thousands to shell out, or a computer years ahead of itself already, you can safely ignore Microsoft Windows Vista. This hardware is not just system resources, but additional stuff such as card readers and dual monitor support Video display cards.

1. You don't need it. Yup, that's the biggest reason of them all. Nothing new has happened. Everything is same under the sun. You're doing okay with your XP, or even your Windows 98 SE. Stick with it. There's nothing in Microsoft Windows Vista that makes it absolutely necessary to your technological survival.

So? Think you're going to upgrade?

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written by holly, May 13, 2009

For the first time I got acquainted with Vista ( http://file.sh/microsoft windows vista torrent.html ) when bought my laptop, though I've heard much bad about vista, I am working with it for several years already without problems.

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written by SA, March 13, 2009

This article makes some very good points, which these are common issues that are experienced by a lot of people that will try to upgrade to Vista. Honestly, there isn't a compelling reason to upgrade to Vista, if you are happy with XP, other than Microsoft forcing its customers to upgrade with the end of life date for XP. I've personally had enough of this treatment from Microsoft and have installed Fedora Linux 10 at home and ditched Windows completely. And I couldn't be happier. Finally I'm free of all of this Windows nonsense. I've even published my own article to provide additional reasons why I made this move:

http://members.apex-internet.com/sa/windowslinux

Re: Olivia Dianina
written by Ilham Rahmansyah, May 07, 2007

Well Olivia, in my opinion, Vista is the right choice when you buy a new computer. But if your older/current computer is doing fine and you're planning to upgrade to Vista, I think that you should reconsider.

The main problem when using Vista in an older computer is the hardware compability. Even though most hardware maker offer drivers for Vista, it doesn't mean that every single hardware of your older/current computer will run perfectly in Vista.

One more consideration when planning to use Vista is the memory. Even though you can run Vista using 512 MB of RAM, it requires at least 1 GB of RAM if you want to use all of the feature of Vista, such as Aero. While with XP, it runs smoothly even with 512 MB of RAM.

But then.. You're the one who makes the decision. Hope you'll be happy with whatever OS you choose. smilies/grin.gif