Should you upgrade Windows XP to Windows Vista?
“Easier, safer and more entertaining.” That’s how the Microsoft team says the new Windows Vista experience is, and it may actually be that way.
Whether you think the changes are worth the money spent in upgrading the software and (most likely) upgrading your old computer or buying a new one, one thing you can expect for certain is to find that Windows Vista is a positive and rather natural evolution of Windows XP.
Maybe it took too long to develop, and most of the things it offers are not really new to the market, but working with it is easier (common tasks are simplified), users are indeed more secure (there are restrictions and safeguards at many levels) and it surely does look better (windows, dialog boxes, folder views, buttons, icons and backgrounds have been upgraded).
You may check a few Flash presentations that the Microsoft team prepared on Ease of Use, Safety and Entertainment with Windows Vista at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/seeit/