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Am getting a new computer that has Vista. Am presently XP with BIAB 2008 Megapak. Planning to use external drive to transfer data files. Any suggestions or tips on this? Thanks



Make sure you have:
  • 4 GB of RAM - 32 bit vista can't quite use it all, but the price of RAM makes the amount unavailable irrelevant. 64 bit vista will use it all.
  • Drivers available for your chosen sound card (and any other HW not standard with the PC) - especially if you go the 64 bit route
  • A REALLY fast HDD with plenty of free space and cache, spinning at least 7200 RPM and fast access times - vista is very resource hungry and this will help.
  • As fast a CPU as you can afford, not less than a dual core at, say, 2.5 GHz - again, this is for vista's benefit.
  • A good backup system that can capture system state and that you will use - in case (when) vista craps itself or some other disaster befalls you.

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