Microsoft has already announced that the new Vista operating system will come in as many as six different versions. Not sure which version of Windows can be upgraded to which version of Vista?
Microsoft has laid it all out in an easy-to-understand four by six matrix.
Oh Good Grief!
(with apologies to that funny round headed kid!)
Well, in the studio my primary DAW runs XP, but the GigaStudio machine and the office machine are still running Win2K (which is why I haven't yet upgraded GigaStudio!)
The main machine was upgraded from Win2K at the behest of Sonar5... I wasn't really planning on the OS upgrade!
The laptop has XP-Pro on it, but only because I do some IT consulting, and I need to be able to connect to other folks domains from time to time. That, and it came pre-installed!
I imagine it will be some time before I upgrade any of my machines to Vista. I understand that they are hoping to provide a cleaner interface to audio routines, and from those routines to the hardware, but I'll believe it when I see it!
In general, I upgrade operating environments when a tool I depend on puts a gut to my head!
Even with the matrix I can't imagine doing an upgrade. I've tried that approach once or twice over the years, and every time I've gotten better results (fewer problems) by just flattening and installing from scratch.
Bill
Pretty cool matrix, Gary. I have no idea what any of it means.I have XP pro.
???
David
Or you can just get an Apple Macintosh with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (which will probably be released before Microsoft Vista).
Now if we could just get Native Instruments to finish porting everything to universal binary...
So, does this mean I have to put very dark sunglasses, a long black trench coat, spray paint my PC black, get it to bend 90 degrees backwards and fight Macs in slow motion stop action virtual cyberpunk space millennium matrix?
Did Microsoft seriously name the pinnacle system "Vista: Ultimate Edition"?
That seems a little dweeby...
But there probably won't be time for Microsoft to copy any of the Leopard features.Originally Posted by Wheat Williams
I dropped you on your head when you were a baby- My ex-aunt Peggy's recent confession. Possibly one of those life changing events.
It's not a race. Though if it was, you'd be losing. While you wait for everyone to conform to your needs, we're getting on with our work.
R.
Another vote for Mac OSX! I have been on smooth running since it came out! Wish I could say the same for my PC, maybe Vista will change all that?
Peace
rikp
Or another vote for staying on XP: you don't *have* to upgrade.
- m
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