Glad I installed XP!

yes for me also...windows 7 was a horrible experience...when i got my XP again..i was so so happy...i am very much used to it...

I'm going to be getting a new desktop computer this Christmas season, since it's been about 7 years since I got the one I have now, and I'm really looking forward to having windows 7 on it. (Ha, 7 year old computer being switched for a computer with windows 7!). Windows 7 is a really great system for new computers, because it gets past all the horrible flaws that Vista had, has the same great pieces that XP had, and I've even heard that it puts together your whole system so well, that as long as you remove the extra visuals that it does, it works with your computer even better then XP! Only bad part about having it on an older computer, is hard drive space... but really, if you have an old computer, you should at least get a new external hard drive. The size of everything is going up and up and up, and nowadays you can get something like a 500gb external drive for about $50. But yes, if you have to make the choice between Vista and XP, then go with XP. Vista was just terrible.

I am not interested in the latest version. As long as the current operating system works well, I won't consider to upgrade it. Right now I also use Windows XP and I am satisfactory to it. I love China

hi diamania, i havent tried vista ever. but it really is a relief when you are using something that you already know of. am glad your pc is doing well now. have a very nice day. ann

Definitely Vista was a bad experience, but Windows 7 is really good. Of course, Windows 7 is for them who have at least 1 GB of RAM and at least dual core processor. Otherwise XP is better choice.

The problem with Vista is that it was installed on a lot of systems it shouldn't be. It's a resource hog, and it doesn't run very well on computers with less than 2 gigs of ram, but it was put on lots of netbooks and things like that that didn't have enough ram to support it. My husband's computer, which has 4 gigs of ram, runs Vista beautifully. I use Windows 7, which I am a huge fan of.

It is really good that you can fix it yourself. I do not know what it means when the hard drive gets partitioned or how it happens, so I hope it never happens to me. My desktop has XP and my laptop came with Windows 7

I have XP onmy desktop and Windows 7 here on my netbook and thankfully I was saved from any experiences with Vista. Everything I heard about it was always negative. Hey, old stuff is often better!

I don't really have a problem with Vista but it does require a fairly new computer to run it smoothly. You need a dual core and a good bit of random memory. Visa has a lot of good qualities such as self maintaining to keep it running smooth although I always install "Tune Up Utilities" on all my computers for regular maintenance to keep them running smoothly. I do a lot of work on computers and repair all my friend computers. I personally use windows xp and like it just fine. I don't see any reason to upgrade until I need to and when I do I will probably upgrade to windows 7. I have to agree with you. I could run any version on my computer but I also choose xp.

yes i agree with xp is much better than vista and windows 7. vista makes your computer slow and windows 7 is not much familiar with many software and as well as games are not supported with them. i am currently using the windows xp sp3 and i have not any problem with it.

Two years ago I bought my boyfriend a PC with Vista it was a nightmare. Nothing worked properly and although we had Vista applications sometimes they did not recognize any of them. It was so stressful that I too replaced it with XP.. YEAH!! He has been enjoying it since.

I agree with you. Old computers can't handle Vista! So just stick with XP. =) You can also try Windows 7 because it is much faster than Vista but requirements are the same as vista.

Yes, xp is more stable and light weight operating system. I never use vista either win7, both are not good enough for my old computer, lol.

I always recommend to all my friend to use windows xp OS because its simple, easy to use, Requires lesser RAM can run almost all software other than Linux based. If you love to play games on computers then i think window xp is best os for you because of lot's of RAM is available to run your game but if you play same game in window vista or window 7 you will feel reduction in speed. XP Rocks !

Congratulations! That's the best choice nowadays. Vista is really bad, incompatible with everything, slow and with an horrible UI. Much better stay away from it. XP on the other hand is relative fast and compatible with most soft and hard today, and is much easier to use. Micro$oft will take ages in developing an OS better than XP.