Information about windows xp and windows vista

Windows XP has been out since around 2002. It is more stable, programs are generally centered around running on it, and most of the security issues have been resolved and patched from being out on the market for so long. Windows Vista is Microsoft's newest operating system, released in January 2007. It's newer and has more security and added features, but since it's so new there are very few bugfixes for it and many concerns about the security and usability.However, with Vista being the newest operating system, this is the direction Microsoft is taking computers. It's not as easy to find a computer with XP on it anymore (all computers sold at Future Shop now come with Vista loaded on) and all future software should be written to support Windows Vista. Before long, there will be programs out that require Windows Vista to run. games, Halo 2 and Shadowrun, which require Windows Vista . Just like Windows XP succeeded Windows 2000 and Windows ME, Windows Vista is looking to succeed Windows XP. Put in the plainest of terms, Vista is XP's sequel