Will SP3 Save Windows XP?

[Devrath_ND]

the question should have been "Will SP3 save Vista or Kill it?"

 

[ravi_9793]

the question should have been "Will SP3 save Vista or Kill it?"

Yes.......it is true that XP itself is biggest threat to vista at present. But I dont see XP SP3 is going to kill vista. People are not using vista..only because they dont have good hardware configuration. Most branded system comes with pre-installed Vista......so, like this vista is getting momentum.

 

[The Conqueror]

50:50 chance,

There will be a big war between Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1.Let us see who wins

 

[motobuntu]

I like Vista because of the clear type font or whatever it is called. Is there any way to get the same in XP?

yes!
Display properties>Appearence>Effects>
and to fine tune it ClearTypeTuner PowerToy can be downloaded from *www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

 

[hahahari]

waiting for windows 7. most probs skipping vista

win 7 is win vienna and will relise in 2010/11 only.

 

[nvidia]

yes!
Display properties>Appearence>Effects>
and to fine tune it ClearTypeTuner PowerToy can be downloaded from *www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Hey thanks for the link
Will try it out

 

[lywyre]

MS wants Vista to sell and their own XP turns out to be the biggest competitor. Soon, they gonna stop selling XP and consequently support also. Then, Vista will be their primary selling product which already has poor reputation. Now SP1 seems to fix some of the problems though not all. Some new problems seem to be cropping up like DirectX 10.1 conflicts (means the latest off the shelf graphic cards are already obsolete !). On the other hand XP has found its feet firmly after SP2 though it still has some security problems (which may also be present in Vista). However, one does not know what SP3 is going to patch in Vista. Is it going to patch up security holes or is it going to back port newer features of Vista or is it going to add support for DirectX 10 (may be).

Whatever, but I suspect, given MS's reputation, SP3 is going to ruin XP anyway to boost sales of Vista.

 

[anandk]

XP is like an old shoe, warm, cozy, comfortable, which no one wants to discard... yet ! Over a period of time, (what 5 years?), its been patched patched and patched to make it what it is today! And Vista, like a new shoe is biting some

Everyone today is waiting for Windows 7. There is talk of it being released in even 2009 H2 ! Dont think its possible, nor would MS like to rush into 'it' ... again ! The official timeline is 2010. Wont be surprised if it goes upto even 2011. None of us can be sure.

In case you have missed this thread, check it:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74305

Time to move on !

 

[ejvyas]

Vista is much better than XP. I have been living with it without any issues. I wonder why ppl criticize it. It has been in out blood to resist change. This starts way back when we were resisting XP!!!

 

[°K£l†huzaD°]

Can anyone tell me how much RAM is needed for Vista to run all latest games comfortably at high settings ?
For XP i think it is about 2-3 GB?

 

[nvidia]

^^In Vista it is recommended that you have 2GB atleast for most of the games... 2.5GB will be fine.
In XP 2GB is enough to play all the latest games.