This is the Windows Vista update thread. I will be posting regular updates on the new operating system, due out in October 2006. Remember that even though Windows Vista was built on the Windows Server 2003 code base, many applications now running under Windows XP will be compatible. Some applications will meet the same fate as when a user upgraded from Windows Millenium Edition to XP.

Windows Vista's code base is much less complex that XP's, which removes a ton of bug issues. Microsoft threw out all of the old Longhorn Code and started over using the under-pinnings of the highly stable and secure Windows Server 2003. The new GUI, Aero, will give Vista a whole new look... sleek, sharp and sophisticated. No doubt, the hardware requirements will be more than that of a PC running XP. There are several different sources providing different minimum system requirements, but I will confirm the final system requirements in the updates to come.

Beta 2 is due out in a few months, but there will be issues with Beta 1 as we progress.

This thread, as well as others I have posted, are a result of heavily increased competition between software conglomerates and open source communities waging a war over the best computing features, all to attract a loyal following. So far, as I concerned, the battle is head to head, with the "BIG THREE" using the weapons of 'security', 'reliability', 'stability', 'best gaming', 'best productivity' and the largest install base.

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