help on choosing Operating System, no vista

i done with building my computer now i have to choose the operating system i have been using newegg for all my needs and ive seen the xp system builders edition that has great reviews but i dont know what it means.

so i need your help on choosing i mostly going to be gaming on it so what do you guys you or what do you recommend, i also know little about "64 bit" and "directx 10" so if ya'll can fill me in i will very much appreciated

And yes i dot want vista, unless you trully recommend it

Ubuntu:question:

Why you don't want vista? If you have over 4gigs of ram,going with XP 64 is a bad idea You could still consider Windows 7...MonsieurX

Ubuntu:question:

artiedeadat40

go to the microsoft home page and download yourself a free legal copy of windows 7 64-bit and burn it to a dvd. it'll last till next year when the real thing comes out.

i done with building my computer now i have to choose the operating system i have been using newegg for all my needs and ive seen the xp system builders edition that has great reviews but i dont know what it means.

so i need your help on choosing i mostly going to be gaming on it so what do you guys you or what do you recommend, i also know little about "64 bit" and "directx 10" so if ya'll can fill me in i will very much appreciated

And yes i dot want vista, unless you trully recommend it

nofriekinlemons

. Dive in tio Vista it's not as bad as people say, they're just typical Microsoft haters.gamer082009

go to the microsoft home page and download yourself a free legal copy of windows 7 64-bit and burn it to a dvd. it'll last till next year when the real thing comes out.

daGAWDly1

I blame Mac for their smear campaign against Windows. Vista is a GREAT operating system. After all of those ads, everyone things that windows is awful and cannot work properly, while myself and many others have been using Vista hassle free since its release. You're being lied to: Microsoft works. Accept it.

As others have stated: Get Windows 7 RC for free, and use it until march next year. Then either buy or switch to Linux. (If W7 is not your thing, Vista is not an option, and XP is not for sale anymore). Of course, if gaming is your thing, W7 is basically the only choice. Gaming is hard on Linux.

I heard if you have Vista you can upgrade it to Win7 or something for free whan it comes out? Maybe just a rumour I dunno.V4LENT1NE

[QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]I heard if you have Vista you can upgrade it to Win7 or something for free whan it comes out? Maybe just a rumour I dunno.Luminouslight

Never had a problem because of Vista, gaming or non gaming. It has some annoying features but they can be overlooked.

[QUOTE="gamer082009"] . Dive in tio Vista it's not as bad as people say, they're just typical Microsoft haters.ferret-gamer

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"][QUOTE="gamer082009"] . Dive in tio Vista it's not as bad as people say, they're just typical Microsoft haters.gamer082009

I blame Mac for their smear campaign against Windows. Vista is a GREAT operating system. After all of those ads, everyone things that windows is awful and cannot work properly, while myself and many others have been using Vista hassle free since its release. You're being lied to: Microsoft works. Accept it.

holmes88777

You said No vista so what other options do you have other than Windows XP? Ubuntu? I can't recommend anyone purchasing a 10 year old OS. Vista is much better.