# Vista vs. XP

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vista-vs-xp/232656
**Category:** random
**Created:** [July 16, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vista-vs-xp/232656 "2007-07-16T18:53:02Z")
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### Author: ![ar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ar1)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vista-vs-xp/232656/1 "2007-07-16T18:53:02Z")

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I’m having some second thoughts about using vista. I have 1 gig to use on my lappy, and vista takes up 500+mb ram, just after startup. Not to mention that it came pre-installed with only the 32-bit version.

Would it make too much of a difference if I just install 64-bit XP as a dual boot?