Which Windows Xp? Or Vista?

[mddharma]

I am going to load parrell on my Imac core 2 duo and I have 2 Gbs of memory. The only thing I need presently to run with windows is a contact program called ACT. So, my question do I just get Xp (as I keep thinking Vista will be buggy for a long time) and I don't want to use windows for anything else. Or... if XP is more stable at this time which version do I really need home or professional. Who can help?

Thanks in advance!:)

One last thing, I do think I will network that database to one other computer in the future

[psychofreak]

Vista is no good with parallels, but good with boot camp...
If you're gonna be using it much, vista has a nicer UI but is a bit messy, and takes up a load of HD space...

[Teh Don Ditty]

Stick with XP b/c it's not as demanding on the computer as Vista is.

[killr_b]

I'd recommend XP because it's been out for so long. It's probably more stable and support for it will continue for years.

[tipdrill407]

Stick with XP, cuz Vista is too hardware demanding, the GUI with it's over abundance of transparencies is too cheap looking and annoying, takes up less hard drive space, and genearlly speaking, doing simple tasks in Xp takes less steps than it does in Vista. IMO Vista is definitely a step backwards in usability.