I wouldn't bother messing with a box that is already running XP. But if you get a new quadcore get it with Vista Ultimate.

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>>>>Funny stuff. Thanks for the morning laughs. One of the ones that got me was a quickie glimpse of "Windows FU."
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>>>>I must admit I decided to take the Weesta plunge a few months ago -- after a full backup and foolproof "go-back" strategy -- and like it just fine. Visually it is much more pleasing than XP, it never crashes, and it plays well with all my software. I had to upgrade a couple of programs but they were free or cheap upgrades. All my hardware works. Seriously, once I stopped reading so much about how much it sucks and actually using it I have few complaints.
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>>>>You probably think I'm going for some gullibility award, falling for Vista and Barack Obama in the same year <g>.
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>>>What about the so called constant request for permissions. Is that for real, or is it also just smoke? As you may have guessed, being razor sharp and all, I haven't taken the plunge yet.
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>>Easy to turn off. Two minutes with Google and all is well.
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>So, the real question then is this: one of the knocks I've heard about it is that given the work involved in starting from scratch and then reinstalling all the software from before, is it really worth it? Does Vista give me enough new necessary stuff that it's worth my time and effort to bother? Or am I just better off waiting for Windows 7?