The new one will be my sandbox, but I'm keeping XP around. Yeah, I'll be upgrading to Vista when I receive it pre-installed on my next computer. Get your Home Network ready for Home Server.It's a shame OneCare isn't built into Vista. If you can get a Beta User's key/link, it's $19 for 3 PCs for the next week or so. Early betas I tested were poo, it's true, but Windows OneCare has come a long way, and you can't beat $49 total for 3 PCs. It's out, and it's using the new Vista Installer technology - basically "Windows Update Local." This is an OS add-on, not an "extra app" and its fully supported. Do the work ahead of time and download the drivers you need to the USB sticks (before you use them for ReadyBoost). If you aren't ready to pay, you can install Vista without a Product Key and use it for 120 days by extending the grace period before ponying up.You can always do an "Anywhere Upgrade" if you really made the wrong choice. I got Ultimate for my main machine, Home Basic for the Wife's machine, and Business for my Tablet. It makes my wife's 512megs of RAM actually tolerable. There's literally NO reason for you to not pop this USB stick into the back of your machine, configure it for ReadyBoost and forget about it. ReadyBoost: Buy one Apacer Handy Steno HT203 for each computer.I got a 10,000RPM Raptor X and let me tell you, in the words of Atwood, the difference is not subtle. Buy New Hard Drives: Upgrading to Vista is also a great opportunity to get a new Hard Drive.Here's some tips to make your Vista upgrade suck less, especially if you're upgrading the Whole Family. My main machine at home was running Vista RTM the nanosecond it released, but the Wife and the TabletPC were running RC2 until yesterday.
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