how to check whether my o/s is under 32 or 64 bit ??

I dual boot my machine. VISTA is definitely faster and more responsive.

How fast do you want to run ur office APPS? The fact is VISTA is very responsive even after i throw in tons of apps, unlike XP which gets bloated and crawl like turtle. Having a responsive machine is  > than getting that extra 2fps in ur game when modern PC can easily handles 30fps to 60fps in ur game. Having 2fps extra is moot.

i think windows seven is the same as vista. My friend said all the looks are the same except for one round dock i think..just maybe the performance is different..well, its not launch yet, what he see might just be the outlook or review by some net bloggers..

from what i read:
- less bloated, can choose the components that u want to install
- some kind of super taskbar, more functionality
- ribbon interface on Wordpad
- directx 11
- less annoying UAC
- others all can't remember
it's a "minor" upgrade compared to from ME to XP or XP to Vista
this is something like from Win95 to 98 imho

How many % of time u spend on ur PC coying massive files???    Yes, this is one instance VISTA is slower but only by seconds. And there is a good reason behind why it is slower. The way XP copy the files is faster as it didn't take extra precautions to check the data u copied. VISTA rectify this issue and thus inccured some penalty in time taken to copy the files. I'll rather waste a few seconds to know that my data is handled properly... ..and the benefits of a fast boot up system (which i do a few times a day), already more than make up whatever time i lost when copying huge files.

1) Oh yeah...XP is more responsive...because you 'think' it is. It is this kind of rumour mongering mentality with no facts that spoil the reputation for vista...I don't 'think' that VISTA is more responsive, bro. I experienced it.

2) Vista crash more often - BS - I've NEVER EVER CRASH VISTA since DAY 1. Even when there's the rare occasion with explorer screw up, it'll recover by itself. XP lockups and hangs...like eating nasilemak for breakfast. 

3) Sounds like u have problem where i) you have doggy hardware. R u copying to external USB drive? Not all USB drive converter are made the same. ii) PSU not enuff power iii) You might have some renegade apps in your system. iv) Viruses?

Frankly, SP2 isn't going to help you if you don't want to check the problem yourself. I've copy over 100GB of data(including many huge movie files) from one hard disk to another the other day as i migrate from one drive to another (at same time terminated XP from my PC....)

100GB big enough for you??

(PS: Btw...why do you want VISTA 64-bit?? You have 8GB of RAM and need all of it??....64-bit isn't prime time yet...u should use the 32-bit version instead and see if it helps)

Sheesh.... Since when does 64-bit equals better gaming experience. Well, i haven't try 64-bits, no comments. Why don't you try XP 64-bit for a fair comparison eh?

Did you know u are wasting more RAM with 64-bit O/S?? It actually degrade your computing performance. Guess u don't have 8GB RAM either.

I have 3 sound driver enable same time (mobo realtek, X-FI, and ATI 4850 realtek) directed to different output. Never crash or hang. Not even once.

And my karsperksy runs great...
It's your PERCEPTION VISTA is bad becoz u want to run 64-bit when u don't have enough RAM and for most part, 64-bit is still not stable yet.

You are giving your comments based on a 32-bit vs 64-bit OS...I'm doing a straight comparison between 2 32-bit OS....who's the fanboy now??

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