Why is Vista such a memory hog? Does anyone think it is much better than XP?

yes, it has many kernel improvments which organise the systems resources better. Plus DX10 and whatnot

Sure you may need a bit of RAM to run it smoothly now. But we all thought XP needed heaps when it came out. Vista will run fine when 16GB of ram becomes standard

Why is Vista such a memory hog? Does anyone think it is much better than XP?antivirus scan

Yes, better, and more interactive than XP. I love the visual effects it has. I think it's the best OS in the market.

Why is Vista such a memory hog? Does anyone think it is much better than XP?computer security

I LOVE vista it is much more user friendly and modern it runs well too.
I don't know and YES!