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[MikeyM]

Vista has been giving me serious problems with programs. I can't take it anymore... What's the CHEAPEST windows XP with a free win7 upgrade coupon? I looked on new-egg and was unsuccessful at finding one.

-64 BIT Please!

[zezzex]

2 things...you are going to have a hard time finding anyone selling xp. And you aren't going to find a win7 upgrade from xp.

[Hi2u! Tw1TcH]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116677

This is the only upgrade option (via Vista)?

Or preorder W7 straight out:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

[Scholzpdx]

Vista has been giving me serious problems with programs. I can't take it anymore...

Well gosh.. What programs are giving you problems? YOU are probably not doing something right.

You are ripping on one of the most advanced, secure, efficient and reliable operating systems of all time.

I, for one, was not a fan of Vista when it came out. Not one bit. However, when I decided to purchase Vista (Ultimate x64) I got a pretty good deal at $79. I gave it an honest go and wow. It's great. The ONLY gripe that I have is that my 16-bit games don't work with it. I'm not bummed though, as it's not Microsoft's fault and dual-booting is easy as pie.

You are not going to get ANY sympathy here.

[TheMG]

I've been running Vista Premium 64 bit for almost a year now. Overall it has been very stable and has not given me many problems at all. If you're having as many issues as you say you are having, then perhaps the problem is something to do with the software or drivers you've got installed?

Also, keep in mind that driver support for XP 64 bit is worst than it is for Vista.

[T Rush]

you can not upgrade XP nor any 32-bit OS to 64-bit Windows 7
...and would have to do a clean "Custom Install"
http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/files/2009/08/windows-upgrade-chart.png

[zezzex]

Well gosh.. What programs are giving you problems? YOU are probably not doing something right.

You are ripping on one of the most advanced, secure, efficient and reliable operating systems of all time.

I, for one, was not a fan of Vista when it came out. Not one bit. However, when I decided to purchase Vista (Ultimate x64) I got a pretty good deal at $79. I gave it an honest go and wow. It's great. The ONLY gripe that I have is that my 16-bit games don't work with it. I'm not bummed though, as it's not Microsoft's fault and dual-booting is easy as pie.

You are not going to get ANY sympathy here.

Very well said. Vista got a very bad rap when it first came out. And even though microsoft has improved on some of the early problems, vista has not been able to recover from it's weak launch.

It really is a good OS. Windows 7 improves on it even more.

[steveroger]

If you have Vista just upgrade to Windows 7 temporarily now. I heard that there is a search engine that helps you find these kinds of things.

[Grüven]

Vista has been giving me serious problems with programs. I can't take it anymore... What's the CHEAPEST windows XP with a free win7 upgrade coupon? I looked on new-egg and was unsuccessful at finding one.

-64 BIT Please!

What problems? Do you think you should figure out their causes before jumping into a new boat with your same luggage?

[Pickanewnameplzkthx]

One thing to think about here is what some of the guys have already said, but there'sd a reason. Switching to Win7 is not gonna fix your issues becasue it's the very same OS. The exact same OS. It's just Vista with a few things added and some of the nag screens removed. It is probably something you are doing or some hardware that is not comaptible, but it's not the OS. If you load Win7 there's about a 99.9% probability that your gonna have the exact same issues, becasue you have the exact same OS. Win7 is identical to Vista except for some of the nag sceeens removed, some tweaks added to improve the way it runs, a little added driver support here and there, Native BlueRay support. It is the exact same Shell, exact same Kernel as Vista.

In fact, you might end up adding some new bugs you didn;t have before, because it is new, and there haven't been any service packs released yet. It WILL have issues of it's own. Every OS that has ever been released has, and this one will be no different. Vista on the other hand has been refined, the driver issues have been fixed, and they have released 2 service packs now.

You can upgrade to Win7 and there is nothing wrong with that if you want to, but I can just about gurantee it won't fix your issue. How about posting some details on the issues your having and let's get those fixed? How's that offer? :)

[General Frags]

If you are a student you can get Windows 7 professional for £30 or $30 now.

[MikeyM]

Ok, Here are my specs

AMD Phenom II 940: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471

Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128384

G.Skill 4 GB 1066 MHz DDR2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

XFX 4890: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150359

Corsair 750 watt: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Seagate Barracuda 1.5 TB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337

Vista Home Premium 64 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
is my current os.... I'd just like XP... I hate vista.
What is the best Windows XP I can get for around $1-$200 usd
(Fixing Links later)

[Baron_Fel]

W7 IS Vista, if you dont like one you wont like the other.

XP is old, outdated, and has no place on anything more powerful than a netbook. Certainly not on a gaming PC.

[rotNdude]

Ok, Here are my specs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
is my current os.... I'd just like XP... I hate vista.
What is the best Windows XP I can get for around $1-$200 usd
(Fixing Links later)

Here are some choices:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116515
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116511
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116049

W7 IS Vista, if you dont like one you wont like the other.

XP is old, outdated, and has no place on anything more powerful than a netbook. Certainly not on a gaming PC.

I agree.

[Combat Medic]

W7 IS Vista, if you dont like one you wont like the other.

XP is old, outdated, and has no place on anything more powerful than a netbook. Certainly not on a gaming PC.

^^^THIS

and seven is coming out VERY soon anyways so it would be a waste to buy a copy of XP only to upgrade to Seven soon after.My only issue with both seven and vista is that they didn't keep the windows longhorn look.

[Doc2142]

I dont agree with if you didn't like vista you wont like W7. Because i hated vista and i love W7. I dont have any performance lose with W7 that i had with vista. So far i had Zero problems with W7.

[IcarusNine]

and seven is coming out VERY soon anyways so it would be a waste to buy a copy of XP only to upgrade to Seven soon after.My only issue with both seven and vista is that they didn't keep the windows longhorn look.

The one that looks like Vista without Aero, or the one that takes up half the screen? =P

[Combat Medic]

The one that looks like Vista without Aero, or the one that takes up half the screen? =P

The curves the taskbar integrated sidebar the colors the explorer ect...

[YahooElite]

Very well said. Vista got a very bad rap when it first came out. And even though microsoft has improved on some of the early problems, vista has not been able to recover from it's weak launch.

It really is a good OS. Windows 7 improves on it even more.

thats true, ive only had my vista gaming rig since this past april and i LOVE it.. my previous comp was XP and i loved it, so much so that i wasnt planning on getting vista on my new rig, 1: because i knew XP in and out, and 2 because of all the things i heard about it but i said what the hell n got Vista HP 64bit and im very happy with it, havent had any problems at all with Vista, not even compat issues. took me a lil bit to get used to how vista's RAM cache works compared to how RAM is on XP but thats pretty much it.

and yeah Win 7 improves on Vista as 7 is based on much of Vista's code so it should definately be better. i however dont plan on getting Win 7 though, im fully happy with Vista, though years down the line or some such when theres plenty of win 7 compat drivers i may switch but until then probably not..