Windows XP and Windows Vista Difference

[PARRISH]

I think this question has been asked many times, but I would like to what is the difference between Windows XP and Windows Vista. I read some of the forums relating to Windoes Vista, but that doesn't actually answer my question! Thank you

[unidentified]

There is alot of difference between these two Operating Systems and indeed this question has been asked serveral times on our forums. For instance see similar threads: What is the Basic Difference between Windows NT,XP Home and professional
Difference Between Windows Xp 32 Bit & 64 Bit?
http://forums.techarena.in/windows-v...nce/828357.htm
Windows Vista 64 & 32 Bit Difference?

[newtech]

The Home and Professional editions of Windows XP are nearly identical; the only differences are additional features found in the Professional edition that most likely won't appeal to home users. The primary differences, aside from the price and the color of the packaging, are as follows:

Windows XP Home Edition

• Contains basic support for security among multiple users.
• Built-in support for peer-to-peer networking, but only for up to five computers.
• The backup utlity is not installed by default, but is included on the CD.

Windows XP Professional Edition

• Includes extended support for security between multiple users on the same machine.
• Better support for peer-to-peer networking, plus support for joining a "Windows NT domain."
• The backup utlity is installed by default.
• The Professional edition includes the following components not found in the Home edition:

1. Administrative Tools (in the Start Menu and Control Panel)
2. Automated System Recovery (ASR)
3. Boot Configuration Manager
4. DriverQuery
5. Group Policy Refresh Utility
6. Multi-lingual User Interface (MUI) add-on
7. NTFS Encryption Utilitiy
8. Offline Files and Folders
9. OpenFiles
10. Performance Log Manager
11. Remote Desktop
12. Scheduled Tasks Console
13. Security Template Utility
14. Taskkill
15. Tasklist
16. Telnet Administrator

• Provides support for multi-processor systems (2 or 4 CPUs), Dynamic Disks, Fax.

Windows Vista
Windows Vista is the latest release of the Windows operating system for client computers. The five main editions of Windows Vista available are:

Windows Vista Home Basic - A budget edition of Windows Vista for home users. It includes a basic set of entertainment features, but does not include features for joining a domain.

Windows Vista Home Premium - An enhanced edition of Windows Vista that includes a premium set of entertainment features, but does not include features for joining a domain.

Windows Vista Business - A basic edition of Windows Vista for business users. It includes a basic set of management features as well as features for joining a domain.

Windows Vista Enterprise - An enhanced edition of Windows Vista for business users. It includes an extended set of management features as well as features for joining a domain.

Windows Vista Ultimate - An enhanced edition of Windows Vista that includes the best of all the available home user and business user features as well as features for joining a domain.

All the main editions of Windows Vista support both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware. While earlier releases of the Windows operating system could not be upgraded from one edition to another, Microsoft provides an easy upgrade path from the basic editions to the enhanced editions of Windows Vista.

[nitesh mehta]

Windows XP was released in 2001. Windows Vista was released in 2007. Vista is new, and therefore is not as stable at this point. Windows XP has less features, but with the upcoming release of SP3, is very stable and secure.

Many people are not upgrading to Vista because of the performance impact of the new UI and the instability of it thus far. Wait until SP1 is released later this year if you are considering purchasing it.

[Zachary]

Is Windows Vista Faster Than XP?
Our Windows Vista coverage began with a hands-on diary by MobilityGuru's Barry Gerber, followed by an assessment of gameplay under Windows Vista by graphics presidente Darren Polkowski, as well as a complete feature rundown of Vista. Barry took the new operating system and its look & feel with a grain of salt, while Darren was disappointed because OpenGL support was dropped along the way, meaning that Windows Vista currently offers horrible performance for graphics applications utilizing the Open Graphics Library.

We are sure that mainstream users will appreciate the improved usability of Windows Vista, and the average office/multimedia user will likely never notice the lack of OpenGL. However, a chapter on the overall performance of Windows Vista requires more dedication. In particular, two things require an in-depth analysis:

Basic Windows Vista Performance
How does Windows Vista perform compared to Windows XP? Will applications execute equally quickly, or will they even run slower due to the new features and the AeroGlass interface?

Windows Vista Performance Enhancements
With SuperFetch and ReadyBoost, Windows Vista introduces two features to make use of today's technology in order to improve the user experience. This means that more application data should be actively cached into all available memory (SuperFetch), whether that is physical RAM or a USB Flash memory device (ReadyBoost). Microsoft's goal was to create balanced performance by removing delays in everyday work.

For more information go to this link.

[JAMES_911]

These days with computer software programs whirring about, both new and old, consumers wonder time and time again if the latest upgrades are any different from the original. There are differences between Windows XP and the recently added to the Windows family, Windows Vista. What is the difference you ask? Is the consumer receiving more security and stability with one Software than the other? And most of all, why would you want to switch to Windows Vista after the Windows XP appears to have everything I need?
The short answer would have to be that there are several reasons why you should upgrade to Windows Vista because where Windows XP lacks, Windows Vista makes up for it. Therefore, that is where you will find the differences between both software. Windows Vista includes:
• New Features
• Improved Security
• Better overall user experience

Windows XP stands for Xperiences. XP was designed to help the user to communicate easier while being fun and interesting at the same time. With XP you could experience digital photography, digital video, digital music, the Internet, mobile computing, connecting home, and real-time communications. Applications were able to work more efficiently on tasks. For example you could use AOL and Netscape for web and email then be able to use Kodak and digital camera software to use besides the program Microsoft provides. Before XP was distributed in stores Windows wanted a new UI to provide various visual styles to the OS. The new UI only targeted the Windows Home Edition for the “Professional” look but after customer review the application was dropped. Nevertheless Windows invented a Web pane that was a folder with images that included Picture Tasks.

Source: oppapers.com