What version of windows would you most recommend using?

what version of windows would you most recommend using?
XP Home, XP Professional, Vista Home, Vista Business?
I see that XP takes up 1.5GB versus Vista's 20GB. XP uses 128MB Ram versus vista 512MB.
It would seem like XP would run faster and take up less space... but is it the best choice? Thanks for the suggestions.

Jonny Apple Seed wrote:
What's the best place to buy windows xp professional cheap? the disc I had for my old pc is Sp1, which wont work with bootcamp.
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Professional
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