xp vs vista

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Re: xp vs vista

liz wrote:
> can i keep xp when my new computer arrives

No one is going to take it away from you. If you mean can you remove
Vista and install XP, it will depend on whether the hardware on the new
computer is made only for Vista or not.

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Re: xp vs vista

liz wrote:

> can i keep xp when my new computer arrives

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Re: xp vs vista

liz <liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>can i keep xp when my new computer arrives

Assuming it comes preloaded with Vista, no. At least not easily. You'd
have to buy an XP disk (full or OEM), wipe Vista and install XP. And
you'd have to make sure that you have XP drivers for the chipset,
video, etc, etc. FAR more trouble than it's worth.

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Re: xp vs vista

"liz" <liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> can i keep xp when my new computer arrives


You may find it easier and less time consuming to adapt to Vista than to
travel along the downgrade path.

Forget the negative things that you have heard about Vista, and judge it on
its own merits..


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Re: xp vs vista

The date and time was 10/24/2008 6:03 AM, and on a whim, Mike Hall - MVP
pounded out on the keyboard:

> "liz" <liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E380EC62-4E6A-4FAC-8539-A1F5839B5FAF@microsoft.com...
>> can i keep xp when my new computer arrives
>
>
> You may find it easier and less time consuming to adapt to Vista than to
> travel along the downgrade path.

Unless of course you're one of those who have hardware and software that
won't run on Vista and refuse to purchase all new just to use an OS that
doesn't offer any better productivity than XP.

>
> Forget the negative things that you have heard about Vista, and judge it on
> its own merits..
>

Which are?

I think that's why she wants to stay with XP. ;-)

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Re: xp vs vista

Only if you paid to have XP installed on it.

liz wrote:

> can i keep xp when my new computer arrives
 
Re: xp vs vista

"Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message
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> The date and time was 10/24/2008 6:03 AM, and on a whim, Mike Hall - MVP
> pounded out on the keyboard:
>
>> "liz" <liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E380EC62-4E6A-4FAC-8539-A1F5839B5FAF@microsoft.com...
>>> can i keep xp when my new computer arrives
>>
>>
>> You may find it easier and less time consuming to adapt to Vista than to
>> travel along the downgrade path.
>
> Unless of course you're one of those who have hardware and software that
> won't run on Vista and refuse to purchase all new just to use an OS that
> doesn't offer any better productivity than XP.
>
>>
>> Forget the negative things that you have heard about Vista, and judge it
>> on its own merits..
>>
>
> Which are?
>
> I think that's why she wants to stay with XP. ;-)
>
> --
> Terry R.
>


But we don't know that for sure, do we..

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"liz" <liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> can i keep xp when my new computer arrives

That would depend on what you mean by the phrase "keep xp."
 
Re: xp vs vista

There are other considerations if you're thinking Vista:

(rant-n-rave on)

1) If you are a PC gamer and have loads of WinXP games, do NOT use Vista

2) Vista has some real annoying features, especially the @!#!!@ Vista
User Account Control

3) The biggest, is Microdunce deciding NOT to make Vista compatible with
WinXP drivers

(rant-n-rave off)


Additional comment:

A very long time ago I was asking a Software Engineer at Unisys about
Unix. The one thing that really stuck in my mind was that Unix *built
drivers* when installed. In other words, Unix did not have driver
problems because the actual driver file was built (compiled) by Unix on
installation.

IF this is true, one has to wonder why Microsoft does not use the same
scheme thereby Windows would not have driver problems UNLESS the
driver-supplier provided a faulty source-code. In that case the driver
install would fail with a msg that had enough info to pass back to the
driver-supplier.



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"Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message
news:uATmlTeNJHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

> The date and time was 10/24/2008 6:03 AM, and on a whim, Mike Hall - MVP
> pounded out on the keyboard:
>
> > "liz" <liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E380EC62-4E6A-4FAC-8539-A1F5839B5FAF@microsoft.com...
> >> can i keep xp when my new computer arrives
> >
> >
> > You may find it easier and less time consuming to adapt to Vista than to
> > travel along the downgrade path.
>
> Unless of course you're one of those who have hardware and software that
> won't run on Vista and refuse to purchase all new just to use an OS that
> doesn't offer any better productivity than XP.
>
> >
> > Forget the negative things that you have heard about Vista, and judge it on
> > its own merits..
> >
>
> Which are?
>
> I think that's why she wants to stay with XP. ;-)
>
> --
> Terry R.
>
> ***Reply Note***
> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
> Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
 
Re: xp vs vista

"Master Blaster" <nowhere@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:hamMk.247475$5p1.87349@en-nntp-06.dc1.easynews.com...
> There are other considerations if you're thinking Vista:
>
> (rant-n-rave on)
>
> 1) If you are a PC gamer and have loads of WinXP games, do NOT use Vista
>
> 2) Vista has some real annoying features, especially the @!#!!@ Vista User
> Account Control
>
> 3) The biggest, is Microdunce deciding NOT to make Vista compatible with
> WinXP drivers
>
> (rant-n-rave off)
>
>
> Additional comment:
>
> A very long time ago I was asking a Software Engineer at Unisys about
> Unix. The one thing that really stuck in my mind was that Unix *built
> drivers* when installed. In other words, Unix did not have driver
> problems because the actual driver file was built (compiled) by Unix on
> installation.
>
> IF this is true, one has to wonder why Microsoft does not use the same
> scheme thereby Windows would not have driver problems UNLESS the
> driver-supplier provided a faulty source-code. In that case the driver
> install would fail with a msg that had enough info to pass back to the
> driver-supplier.
>
>
>
> --
> ===============
> Master Blaster
> Computer System Specialist
> IT Technician
>
>
>
>
> "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message
> news:uATmlTeNJHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
>
>> The date and time was 10/24/2008 6:03 AM, and on a whim, Mike Hall - MVP
>> pounded out on the keyboard:
>>
>> > "liz" <liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:E380EC62-4E6A-4FAC-8539-A1F5839B5FAF@microsoft.com...
>> >> can i keep xp when my new computer arrives
>> >
>> >
>> > You may find it easier and less time consuming to adapt to Vista than
>> > to
>> > travel along the downgrade path.
>>
>> Unless of course you're one of those who have hardware and software that
>> won't run on Vista and refuse to purchase all new just to use an OS that
>> doesn't offer any better productivity than XP.
>>
>> >
>> > Forget the negative things that you have heard about Vista, and judge
>> > it on
>> > its own merits..
>> >
>>
>> Which are?
>>
>> I think that's why she wants to stay with XP. ;-)
>>
>> --
>> Terry R.
>>
>> ***Reply Note***
>> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
>> Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
>


My XP games work well with Vista

User Account Control can be tamed with TweakUAC

Hardware manufacturers choose whether to make drivers available for their
own products..


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Re: xp vs vista

Master Blaster wrote:
>
> 3) The biggest, is Microdunce deciding NOT to make Vista compatible
> with WinXP drivers
>

You've got it backwards. Driver authors make their software to be compatible
with the OS, not the other way around.
 
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