Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Computer question(NFC)

[Jim Conforti (lndshrk]

At 10:00 PM 12/17/2008 -0500, jim wrote:
> Ok, I'm in the process of building a new computer.   I'm currently running
> Win2K and will need a current OS for things like my DigiCamCorder software.
> So now I have to choose between XP and Vista.    Any thoughts?   All the
> reviews I read still seem to lean towards XP, with Vista being close, but
> still not quite up to expectations.

  What will you use it for?

  If you will use more than 2GB of memory AND drivers are available
  for the 64 bit O/S (Vista 64, not XP!) then go Vista 64.

  If not, go XP 32 (SP2 or SP3)

  Jim

  PS: the sticking points are usually drivers for directly attached things
      that are a bit "old" - like printers and scanner and such.