using Vista Ultimate on a Pentium-M 1.6GHz with 1GB RAM and GMA 900

no complains...

Bro, I recommend that you write a review regarding your Intel Atom processor and post it in "Essential Reviews and Guides". Also, make a link in your siggy to that review so that people will not complain about using Vista and it's slowness. Once they see Atom + 2GB they'll all STFU.

Hee-hee...actually i'm planning to do that...but it takes time...also planning do capture videos of the desktop with Atom in action.... looking for software that can do the video capture. Just slipstreamed VISTA SP1 and trying install into a Virtual PC......No more double work in future!

Glad you decided to slipstream your SP1 into Vista. You can record desktop videos with CamStudio or FRAPS (Full-screen only).

XP 64bit.. i heard vista has compatibility issues..

every 64 bit windows also hav compatibility issues la.................
driver, s/w & everything, priority is 32bit 1st...........

No lagging meh and pentium 1.6 can run vista?

If u gonna play games that required DirectX 10, go for Vista then. It's worth it
I bet, most high-spec games nowadays, and in the near future required DX10
Alang- alang ma...

Yeah. It’s a normal reaction. At that time, XP driver support & compatibilities is low. But after 2 years (maybe 3)…people start to appreciate XP especially their built-in USB support. Then drivers & compatibilities issues are solved…then well…we have a mature & stable environment which we all are comfortable with.

Vista is suffering from the same cycle. The only different is Vista have a slower adoption rate compared to XP against Win9x. Why ? Well, it’s in the hardware requirement. Vista needs a significantly higher hardware requirement than XP compare to XP against Win9x.

Of course, the argument of hardware upgrade surface. But do bear in mind that we are looking at a massive hardware upgrade for companies with many PC’s…budget might forbid them in the 1st. place. Generally,: -

Hardware for Win9x uses XP – slower
Hardware for XP uses Vista – much slower

The fact remain that Vista have a significantly higher overhead than XP. Only a faster machine compensates these overheads.

Slower adoption rate causes support service like drivers, compatibilities, cross-platform environment & etc to come slower than expected from respective vendor. That’s why companies still stuck with XP & Microsoft acknowledged it & continue to sell XP to certain parties.

I think these are some point to ponder in selecting an OS for your current system. I’ll seriously stick to XP for now as the support for it is very matured. I’m not saying Vista is not matured…it’s just that Vista have not reach the height of maturity of XP.

I reckon XP will last long enough for the release of Window 7.

I post this on another thread...just to share my thought again.

ohh , so just get vista ulti 64bit ?

Yes, if your hardware fully-supports 64-Bit and you've got 64-Bit drivers.

okay thanks ! ;D

It is up to which one do u used to,but for me,I think xp will be better as vista sure will make ur pc lag and make u cant enjoy when playing game,so stand for xp!

Please stop the BS. We have people here who can run VISTA no problemo on Pentium-M 1.6Ghz and I can run on an Atom PC fine!! My main rig with VISTA plays all my games at max settings and max resolution. Lag my arse!!!

Grrrr...i'm going to put up a VISTA ATOM PC review to end all this BS once and for all....just need time to do it...

for a HTPC (less the HD video part) and Internet machine, no lags...

excluding the graphic (as GMA900 dun support Aero), the lowest score i get in WEI is a decent 3.2 for that kind of hardware...

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Added on December 11, 2008, 10:06 pm

lol, bro, u talking abt me???

in fat, i ve ran Vista on a P4 2.4B GHz with 1.5GB of RAM before as well during the early days... but got some problem with the Catalyst driver back then to work with my X1950GT... a quick check at WEI also show a score of 3.0 for the lowest...

so i believe as long as it's a P4 2.0GHz or more and 1GB RAM, it is okay, although it's not great... for those still better stick with XP...

but if u ve a dual core CPU, i dun see y it can't run Vista smoothly... in my school using Pentium D + 2GB RAM with GMA 3100, also very smooth...

This post has been edited by astria: Dec 11 2008, 10:06 PM

No problem man, don't hafta thank me.

Like what Mr. Matrix said, please stop the bullsh*t. We've got some forummers (like Matrix, Astria and I) who've managed to get Vista running on really low-spec'ed computers.

He's not talking about you, he's talking about "wayne322".

I'm not talking about u lah...LOL.

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So fast you reply @ 9.28 am? I sleep @ 5 am and just woke up 6 minutes ago @ 2 pm.

For now XP is still better... but soon Vista will overshadow XP like how XP did to ME

wrong...

98 already overshadows ME...