Going from XP to Windows, what can i expect

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Ive stuck with XP Pro since it came out, i moved to Vista on several occasions and still own several computers with Vista installed but i cant get used to it.

With XP all my programs snap open almost instantly apart from adobe products which go through the usual wind up procedure, even when opened using Elements 2.0 i can open 100 files simultaniously and Xp played with it, Vista always hung after about 5 files

Everything just seemed sluggish with Vista, even when it was doing something in the background you never had confidence it was going to complete it in a reasonable time.

I realise i will have some software compatibility issues if i upgrade but will 7 be more responsive than Vista and will it be as snappy as XP

Does Windows 7 see more than 3.5gb ram or does it still need to be a 64 bit version running.

Thanks
 
Windows 7 is more like an XP upgrade than a Vista upgrade, I have been using it on my PC since the Betas and it is super fast compared to Vista and very stable....
 
Suck it and see is my view, every machine will either run things smoothly or you might get a few glitches. I have built identical machines in the past for lan gaming and the result would be two different things. A computer will do what it wants to do, if its happy it will plod along nicely. Every component even resistors play a part in how stable any machine will be, or how good it can handle certain apps, even with the same OS installed.
 
Ive gone from XP to Windows 7 64 bit.

Vista seemed to have problems with Photoshop (taking ages to open and lagging etc)

Very impressed with 7 and you will need 64bit to see more than 3.5gb of RAM
 
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