About to upgrade to Vista.

Hey.

After alot of thinking and reading I've decided to do it. I've had Vista Ultimate disk around for months but I never dared to open it. o.o
But there are few questions..

As I'm using Dell, I know their Windows versions are a little diffrent (somehow) than original, like Dell logos here and there and maybe something else..so can I upgrade my orignal Windows XP Pro (Dell version) to normal Windows Vista Ultimate?

Next, will I need to uninstall some drivers before I upgrade? Or install new ones after upgrade?
Anything else I should know before doing it?

Also, what's your opinion on upgrading? The main cause why I want Vista is DreamScene and some other minor improvements.


Thanks.

 

Dell just brands Windows, but they are exactly the same, you will have no troubles. Are you going to do an in-place install or a clean install when you upgrade? You won't have to worry about removing drivers, you will need to find the Vista compatible ones when you finish your install anyhow.

I think Vista is worth it. I have been using it for a year and a half now and it works great.

 

When I got my Dell I did a clean install with the Home Premium disk they gave me and found that it ran terribly. But once I installed ultimate, I fell in love with Vista. I recommend the upgrade, not so much for dreamscene though, but for the improved file browsing system and other usability improvements. I would also say do a clean install, just to make sure everything is all cleaned up, but of course, you'll have to back-up your files if you don't have your hard drive partitioned.

And you should be able to download the drivers for your machine here: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=VOS_N_1500&os=WLH&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Enjoy Vista!

 

You'll be fine. Go for it.
If the disc doesn't include SP1, download and install that first thing.
Here's the install/upgrade method I recommend: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=3482796&postcount=2

If your disc already has SP1, then there's no need to do that.

 

I'd suggest doing a clean install rather than an upgrade....

 

always do a clean install... then kill all the extra processes MS turns on by default (unless you really need them)

 

Thanks, so far it's all good. All the programs I need work and games aswell.
Though there is something bothering me, when I boot up the computer, after seeing the Dell screen I see two screens with some other text, like booting up GRLD and some other things, but the screens go away too fast so I have no idea what these are. o.o
Any way to check?

Thank you.

 

Wouldnt he need AHCI drivers?

 

Why waste your time with Vista which is a flop? SP1 will create new problems for you. As a general rule in IT, it takes about 5 years to have a new platform running more or less smoothly. Look at XP which still has a few drawbacks after 6 or 7 years of existence and SP3 creates new problems (which is nothing more than a collection of fixes issued by Microsoft since the release of sp2)! But you're still better off with it than Vista which sucks up all the extra resources you get with new hardware without giving you much more than does xp except cosmetic changes.

150 million Vista licenses sold while there are 1 billion pc's out there. "You can fool people sometimes but you can't fool people all the time".

In 2 or 3 years time, when Windows 7 is released, you'll hear the same people who backup Vista today tell you : "yes, Vista isn't that good. Switch to Windows 7 which is terrific" and we'll be back to square 1.

 

Really depends on your system. My desktop ran Vista smoothly as soon as it came out but my laptops didn't. Ever since SP1 came out, my XPS 1530 with Vista has been the most stable operating system I have ever used, going all the way back to WFW 3.11.

 

It's your choice, so good luck with Vista. Please note that 3.11 is not necessarily a basis for comparison. A friend of mine, ex-HP man, is very happy with W98-SE for e-mailing and Web browsing (which is what most of the general public does).

Today, the best in the Windows series is Windows 2000-sp4 if you're looking for performance and stability. It's compatible with practically all hardware and software on the market (except maybe some games).

"New" does not necessarily mean "better".

 

So you have Vista Ultimate! I would say go for it and I guess you got in SP1. I have been using Vista Ultimate 32 with SP1 for quiet some time now, and I have absolutely no problems at all. Follow Les' guide on things you could do with Vista and be a happy Vista user, and you'd probably have a pretty, decent machine running well for a long time. Good luck.

 

Bad news for the Microsoft reps on this site. Microsoft are so sore in their sales of Vista that they just announced that they would stop supplying xp to their outlets for good as of next Monday. If you still have any doubts...

I have yet to see one advantage to switch to Vista as opposed to XP or w2k.

Even the Department of Defense request that their suppliers do not run Windows in general.

 

You need to stop spamming. Your not contributing to this thread at all, take your anti-Microsoft bashing somewhere else.

 

You want to install the drivers after the switch. I have been using Vista for almost a year, and I love it.

 

i've used vista for about a month and i like it most than xp.

 

Hey Akuma, even INTEL, of all people, have decided to drop Vista and stick with XP. Read this article published on July 4th by THE ECONOMIST, a british weekly, respected in the business world as are The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times: http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11692316&fsrc=RSS

 

They're included with Vista. You don't need to install anything separate.

So... they stopped selling Windows 2000 too... it doesn't mean that XP is terrible.

Well, if you don't want to run Windows in general, then fine. But this has absolutely nothing to do with Vista specifically.

What Intel does with their corporate PCs isn't really relevant. Sure, it's bad PR for Microsoft... but it doesn't really mean anything. Large businesses have a different set of needs and aren't usually too quick to upgrade things.

You are of course entitled to your opinion, but plenty of us (including me) prefer Vista over XP... so where's the great harm if the OP gives it a try? He can always go back if he doesn't like it.

 

Upgrading thousands of workstations isn't free. Plus it leads to a lot of downtime while a new OS is rolled out. It doesn't make sense to upgrade to the latest and greatest for corporations. However, new computers will most likely come with Vista.

 

Why won't mods remove posts like those? They're everywhere. Years after the release you'd think that the Vista hate would be gone, but it really isn't and it's driving me nuts.

 

Just how it is, dont worry it will happen again with the next release of windows. atleast you can find an equal amount of Vista love threads

 

Guess you're right. Of all places this one has got the least haters though.