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Originally Posted by nikimcbee
Man this is a tough decision!  I read all of the reviews at newegg. Everybody loves it because it's "not vista" and it's not a resource hog. The only real issues are driver support, which looks like that has improved.:hmm: |
What? MCE 2005? Or Vista? MCE 2005 is still the best OS available.
MS is not going to push Vista for much longer (For good reason - no one likes it). They already have its replacement coming in 2009.
http://www.news.com/Windows-XP-outsh...3-6220201.html
Beginning to see the big picture? ME only lasted 1999 to 2001. Vista will have about the same lifespan. 2007 to 2009. Windows (9?) will be what Vista was supposed to be. All the cool features of Vista were chopped to make it ship in 2007. What Vista is supposed to be is coming. You just have to wait longer.
Until then, use MCE 2005. Best OS out there at the moment. MCE 2005 is basically Windows XP Pro enhanced. If you need to connect it to a domain, you still can if you manipulate the hive manually and set it to legacy enabled (Makes it think you upgraded from MCE 2004 so it keeps domain support).
-S
PS. Stay away even from Vista 64 - getting many tools that require their own drivers will still not work. PDFCreator for example. Ot anything that loads any sort of support for itself. Maybe you won't run across this much, but it is frustrating when it happens. I down-graded a few machines in this office from 64 bit back to 32 bit just to keep them compatible with various tools and utilities. I didn't think this upgrade to 64 bit would be a problem initially, but it bites you in the butt later on. There is no other reason to have 64 bit other than to have more than 4 GB of RAM addressable. Your 64 bit apps won't run any faster. just be able to use more memory. So if you plan on having 20 GB of RAM in your system, you need 64 bit. If you plan on having a normal 2 to 4 GB of RAM, stick with 32 bit. You will thank me later when all your programs you ever wnat to run work fine. Don't even get me started on the Windows certification process that is required for 64 bit - the very reason you have little driver support on either XP64 or Vista 64.
PPS. I leave you with this note:
Is MS Admiting Vista Is A Failure?
WITH TWO OVERLAPPING events, Microsoft admitted what we have been saying all along, Vista, aka Windows MeII, is a joke that no one wants. It did two unprecedented things this week that frankly stunned us. Dell announced that it would be offering XP again on home PCs.
The second that Vista came out, Microsoft makes it very hard for you to sell anything other than MeII. It can’t do this on the business side because it would be laughed out the door, but for the walking sheep class, well, you take what you are shovelled. This is classic abusive monopoly behavior, Microsoft wrote the modern book on it.
It pulled all the major OEMs in by twisting their arms with the usual methods, and they again all fell into line. Never before has anyone backpedalled on this, to do so would earn you the wrath of Microsoft. But Dell just did. This means that MeII sales are at least as bad as we think, the software and driver situation is just as miserable, and Dell had no choice but to buck the trend.
If anyone thinks this is an act of atonement for foisting such a steaming pile on us, think again, it doesn’t care about the consumer. What happened is the OEMs revolted in the background and forced Microsoft’s hand. This is a big neon sign above MeII saying ‘FAILURE’.