Stuart Johnson wrote a piece for WindowsSecrets.com with the following advice,
The bottom line is that if you’re using XP, there’s no point in upgrading to 32-bit Vista. It doesn’t make sense to upgrade your operating system without upgrading to 64-bit hardware and software in order to get the most out of both…
…The early word is that the successor to Vista, which is due to ship in early 2010, won’t be much different from Vista Service Pack 1.
I completely concur. Why move to Vista if you aren’t going to eliminate the 32-bit environment. Sadly, it sounds like Windows 7 may not be a major departure from Vista so there is no compelling reason to wait for it. If you need a new computer get 64-bit hardware and move into the coming generation of 64-bit computing.
