To solve the Vista mystery, do you really need Vista?

Five years later, massive volumes of code have been transferred several times around the world, and developers have spent countless times. So many build, beta, and Release Candidates versions are available, maybe you need a supercomputer to record everything-now Windows Vista is coming.

Good. Vista is really cool and has some very good new features. But what do you think if you tell you that most of the new terminal functions you have, and the functions in Windows XP are no less than they do? Ignoring Vista can make your PC run faster, have better software and hardware compatibility, and have the same capability as other PCs running Vista. Do you believe this?

Without Vista, you cannot get the aero glass user experience. But do you really need aero glass and its annoying incompatibility that causes it to suddenly jump back to the Windows Basic interface? Although most of the security functions in Vista are not in XP, you probably do not need them, especially when your system is fully protected by hardware firewalls and good security software suites.

For purely end users, those programs that require Vista, such as Windows Sidebar, Windows Calendar, Windows Photo Gallery, and Windows Media Player 11, are indeed a rare new experience, however, you can still find similar alternatives on XP, such as Google Desktop, Mozilla sunbird, and digital image suite.

If you are willing to stick to Windows XP for a longer time, you really don't need Vista, because there are a lot of excellent solutions that can make you forget Microsoft's next-generation operating system, at least temporarily.

Five years later, massive volumes of code have been transferred several times around the world, and developers have spent countless times. So many build, beta, and Release Candidates versions are available, maybe you need a supercomputer to record everything-now Windows Vista is coming.

Good. Vista is really cool and has some very good new features. But what do you think if you tell you that most of the new terminal functions you have, and the functions in Windows XP are no less than they do? Ignoring Vista can make your PC run faster, have better software and hardware compatibility, and have the same capability as other PCs running Vista. Do you believe this?

Without Vista, you cannot get the aero glass user experience. But do you really need aero glass and its annoying incompatibility that causes it to suddenly jump back to the Windows Basic interface? Although most of the security functions in Vista are not in XP, you probably do not need them, especially when your system is fully protected by hardware firewalls and good security software suites.

For purely end users, those programs that require Vista, such as Windows Sidebar, Windows Calendar, Windows Photo Gallery, and Windows Media Player 11, are indeed a rare new experience, however, you can still find similar alternatives on XP, such as Google Desktop, Mozilla sunbird, and digital image suite.

If you are willing to stick to Windows XP for a longer time, you really don't need Vista, because there are a lot of excellent solutions that can make you forget Microsoft's next-generation operating system, at least temporarily.