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Yes, it is obvious that we can make a drastic change from Vista to XP. There are a lot more advantages in Vista than XP. Vista provides features such as Windows Firewall and Windows Defender, which can help secure your computer.

Windows Security Center has links for checking your computer’s firewall, antivirus software, and update status. Also, user account control (UAC) can help prevent unauthorised changes to your computer by requiring permission before performing actions that could potentially affect your computer’s operation or change settings that affect other users.

When it comes to networking, Vista provides the best networking security features. It uses the network file and sharing center to get real-time network status and links to customised activities. As far as driver detection goes, Vista detects all the hardware drivers without installing the software.

And, the final advantage of Vista over XP, is an option called ‘switch between windows’ where the windows opened keep moving for which we need to choose the appropriate window for viewing. However, Vista does not support all the features that XP supports. Only 99% will be supported by Vista but the other 1% which are supported by XP may not be supported by Vista.

Sheshagiri S Rao, software professional:

Well, Vista, the latest addition to the Microsoft world of OS is quite marvellous and for me, it is worth changing from XP. The key features are better security, reliability, deployment and of course awesome performance. The most striking feature is the appearance. The live icon, visual chrome, Flip 3D, Windows Aero — all make it an eye candy.

But yes, you need a high-end graphics card for that. One of my favourite features is the Windows Media Centre. I can watch one channel and save content from other channel at the same time. Also, Vista’s Backup & Restore Centre provides automated backup feature which is really helpful for people like me who forget to save data. But the ultimate thing is that it is user-friendly and that’s the most important thing for me.

  Sandeep Nair, Oracle:

I personally prefer Windows XP over Vista,the major reason being the higher resource utilisation of Vista compared to XP. The major chunk of resources in Vista are being used for enhancing the graphics rather than improving the performance. I feel there is an excess of graphics with no real value. Many of my friends complain of poor performance and instability of the new version.

I feel that for the time being Vista features really aren’t good enough to be worth the trouble of an upgrade. But I remember that even XP faced similar problems when it was launched and people preferred to stick to Win98. So, it’s just a matter of time before Vista improves in performance and it will be necessary to upgrade.

Amrita Krishnamoorthy, Tavant Technologies:

Jumping from Windows XP to Windows Vista is something I wouldn’t mind doing, because the overall user experience in Windows Vista is far beyond what is available in Windows XP. If you are one of those who when switching on the system, want to see a cleaner, more aesthetically pleasing desktop with new transparencies, live thumbnails, live icons and animations, then Vista is just meant for you.

Apart from the excellent graphical features and visual style, Vista provides better security and search facilities within the system. The instability is something the critics of Vista love to dwell on. But this apart, I feel that those who are still deciding on switching to Microsoft’s latest entry to the Windows family, should give it a try, After all, the installation of Vista is going to take up just 35 minutes of your lazy Sunday and another 45 seconds to load.