kill vista

bought a new laptop with vista on it.3g cpu 2 g ram...this thing runs slower
than my desktop that is only 2g cpu with 1g mem.....everything has
changed....and not for the better..is there any way to downgrade this thing
to xp? without having to buy another license?

"jeep" wrote:

> bought a new laptop with vista on it.3g cpu 2 g ram...this thing runs slower
> than my desktop that is only 2g cpu with 1g mem.....everything has
> changed....and not for the better..is there any way to downgrade this thing
> to xp? without having to buy another license?
>
>
Or install Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04, its a fantastic OS and you will like it
because its stable and a complete with lot of FREE programs.

You will probably find there are no XP drivers written for your new laptop.
So, no XP install available.
Check at Maker's site.
Some Makers have/had downgrade rights from Vista Business and Ultimate to XP
--
Mad Mike


"jeep" wrote:

> bought a new laptop with vista on it.3g cpu 2 g ram...this thing runs slower
> than my desktop that is only 2g cpu with 1g mem.....everything has
> changed....and not for the better..is there any way to downgrade this thing
> to xp? without having to buy another license?
>
>

brummyfan wrote:
>
> "jeep" wrote:
>
>> bought a new laptop with vista on it.3g cpu 2 g ram...this thing runs slower
>> than my desktop that is only 2g cpu with 1g mem.....everything has
>> changed....and not for the better..is there any way to downgrade this thing
>> to xp? without having to buy another license?
>>
>>
> Or install Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04, its a fantastic OS and you will like it
> because its stable and a complete with lot of FREE programs.

Yes nice idea except for many drivers will likely be missing. Plus the
thing is a beeyatch for most clueless Windows newbies to install; like
getting wireless to work can be next to impossible.

Setting up repositories; how many Windows users are familiar with that?

Missing drivers for peripherals: printers, scanners, MFD's of all sorts.

And if you've got proggies or games that require Windows to run, UR
hosed. And Wine ain't no good answer since it's so limited.

Linux just ain't ready for the Windows desktop user base as a substitute.

Give it a chance to break itself in. For a while, for instance, it will be
indexing which takes resources. You can speed up the desktop by removing
the "Highlight newly installed programs" feature. Right-click the Windows
logo and select Properties. Then select the Customize button on the Start
menu tab and locate that item and uncheck it and click OK.

There are many other things that you can do to speed up Vista depending on
your setup. Post on a Vista forum for help and some useful tutorials.
http://www.vistax64.com/

I use both Vista and XP and find Vista much faster, although in my case both
are pretty fast.

--
Peter
XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP1
"jeep" <> wrote in message
news:...
> bought a new laptop with vista on it.3g cpu 2 g ram...this thing runs
> slower than my desktop that is only 2g cpu with 1g mem.....everything has
> changed....and not for the better..is there any way to downgrade this
> thing to xp? without having to buy another license?

Bob H wrote:
> brummyfan wrote:
>>
>> "jeep" wrote:
>>
>>> bought a new laptop with vista on it.3g cpu 2 g ram...this thing runs
>>> slower than my desktop that is only 2g cpu with 1g mem.....everything
>>> has changed....and not for the better..is there any way to downgrade
>>> this thing to xp? without having to buy another license?
>>>
>> Or install Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04, its a fantastic OS and you will
>> like it because its stable and a complete with lot of FREE programs.
>
> Yes nice idea except for many drivers will likely be missing. Plus the
> thing is a beeyatch for most clueless Windows newbies to install; like
> getting wireless to work can be next to impossible.
>
> Setting up repositories; how many Windows users are familiar with that?
>
> Missing drivers for peripherals: printers, scanners, MFD's of all sorts.
>
> And if you've got proggies or games that require Windows to run, UR
> hosed. And Wine ain't no good answer since it's so limited.
>
> Linux just ain't ready for the Windows desktop user base as a substitute.

It's obvious you haven't checked out Ubuntu lately and still believe the
FUD from years ago. Try to get up-to-date before you put your foot in
your mouth again.

Alias

"Alias" <> wrote in message
news:gb2mtd$cng$...
> Bob H wrote:
>> brummyfan wrote:
>>>
>>> "jeep" wrote:
>>>
>>>> bought a new laptop with vista on it.3g cpu 2 g ram...this thing runs
>>>> slower than my desktop that is only 2g cpu with 1g mem.....everything
>>>> has changed....and not for the better..is there any way to downgrade
>>>> this thing to xp? without having to buy another license?
>>>>
>>> Or install Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04, its a fantastic OS and you will like
>>> it because its stable and a complete with lot of FREE programs.
>>
>> Yes nice idea except for many drivers will likely be missing. Plus the
>> thing is a beeyatch for most clueless Windows newbies to install; like
>> getting wireless to work can be next to impossible.
>>
>> Setting up repositories; how many Windows users are familiar with that?
>>
>> Missing drivers for peripherals: printers, scanners, MFD's of all sorts.
>>
>> And if you've got proggies or games that require Windows to run, UR
>> hosed. And Wine ain't no good answer since it's so limited.
>>
>> Linux just ain't ready for the Windows desktop user base as a substitute.
>
> It's obvious you haven't checked out Ubuntu lately and still believe the
> FUD from years ago. Try to get up-to-date before you put your foot in your
> mouth again.
>
> Alias
>


No. liar.

He is totally correct.
Not to mention that Synaptic doesn't always get "package dependencies"
correct.
ubuntu is a headache.

--
Ens causa sui
Fit caedes omnibus locis

D. Eth wrote:
> "Alias" <> wrote in message
> news:gb2mtd$cng$...
>> Bob H wrote:
>>> brummyfan wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "jeep" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> bought a new laptop with vista on it.3g cpu 2 g ram...this thing
>>>>> runs slower than my desktop that is only 2g cpu with 1g
>>>>> mem.....everything has changed....and not for the better..is there
>>>>> any way to downgrade this thing to xp? without having to buy
>>>>> another license?
>>>>>
>>>> Or install Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04, its a fantastic OS and you will
>>>> like it because its stable and a complete with lot of FREE programs.
>>>
>>> Yes nice idea except for many drivers will likely be missing. Plus
>>> the thing is a beeyatch for most clueless Windows newbies to install;
>>> like getting wireless to work can be next to impossible.
>>>
>>> Setting up repositories; how many Windows users are familiar with that?
>>>
>>> Missing drivers for peripherals: printers, scanners, MFD's of all sorts.
>>>
>>> And if you've got proggies or games that require Windows to run, UR
>>> hosed. And Wine ain't no good answer since it's so limited.
>>>
>>> Linux just ain't ready for the Windows desktop user base as a
>>> substitute.
>>
>> It's obvious you haven't checked out Ubuntu lately and still believe
>> the FUD from years ago. Try to get up-to-date before you put your foot
>> in your mouth again.
>>
>> Alias
>>
>
>
> No. liar.

Yes, asshole.

>
> He is totally correct.

No, he isn't.

> Not to mention that Synaptic doesn't always get "package dependencies"
> correct.

Never had a problem with it.

> ubuntu is a headache.

Never got a headache either. My Ubuntu installs just work out of the
box, don't crash and are as solid as a rock.

Alias

I personally prefer XP for its ease of use.
Windows flunked when they made vista


--
Stand.by

"Alias" <> wrote in message
news:gb2nkj$id8$...
> D. Eth wrote:
>> "Alias" <> wrote in message
>> news:gb2mtd$cng$...
>>> Bob H wrote:
>>>> brummyfan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "jeep" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> bought a new laptop with vista on it.3g cpu 2 g ram...this thing runs
>>>>>> slower than my desktop that is only 2g cpu with 1g mem.....everything
>>>>>> has changed....and not for the better..is there any way to downgrade
>>>>>> this thing to xp? without having to buy another license?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Or install Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04, its a fantastic OS and you will
>>>>> like it because its stable and a complete with lot of FREE programs.
>>>>
>>>> Yes nice idea except for many drivers will likely be missing. Plus the
>>>> thing is a beeyatch for most clueless Windows newbies to install; like
>>>> getting wireless to work can be next to impossible.
>>>>
>>>> Setting up repositories; how many Windows users are familiar with that?
>>>>
>>>> Missing drivers for peripherals: printers, scanners, MFD's of all
>>>> sorts.
>>>>
>>>> And if you've got proggies or games that require Windows to run, UR
>>>> hosed. And Wine ain't no good answer since it's so limited.
>>>>
>>>> Linux just ain't ready for the Windows desktop user base as a
>>>> substitute.
>>>
>>> It's obvious you haven't checked out Ubuntu lately and still believe the
>>> FUD from years ago. Try to get up-to-date before you put your foot in
>>> your mouth again.
>>>
>>> Alias
>>>
>>
>>
>> No. liar.
>
> Yes, asshole.
>
>>
>> He is totally correct.
>
> No, he isn't.
>
>> Not to mention that Synaptic doesn't always get "package dependencies"
>> correct.
>
> Never had a problem with it.
>
>> ubuntu is a headache.
>
> Never got a headache either. My Ubuntu installs just work out of the box,
> don't crash and are as solid as a rock.
>
> Alias


So says the Linux advocate " alias" .... aka Linux Loon.

Sure, sure it works outta the box (what box ?)

Real software like Vista, Office come in a box.

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Fit caedes omnibus locis