Vista vs. XP

I am looking to get a new laptop...and evrything has Vista installed. I have
been doing reading and know a few people who have it and don't think I really
want it. I am very happy with my windows XP. Would it be difficult to have
Vista removed from laptop and then have XP installed on it?

Thanks,

Good question.. and here is how you should go to about it...

Buy Vista with DOWNGRADE rights with a Laptop that has drivers and support
for BOTH XP and Vista...

read the above sentence carefully!

With Downgrade rights you can install XP OR VISTA on the same machine (but
not at the same time)

for example you can install XP now that works well, and then after some time
install Vista (after the millions of bugs get removed - if ever)

In order to have Downgrade rights you must get Vista Business or Vista
ultimate...

but its best of both worlds and gives you so much flexibility...


"marpa" <> wrote in message
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>I am looking to get a new laptop...and evrything has Vista installed. I
>have
> been doing reading and know a few people who have it and don't think I
> really
> want it. I am very happy with my windows XP. Would it be difficult to
> have
> Vista removed from laptop and then have XP installed on it?
>
> Thanks,
>
>

O meant to say


Buy a **LAPTOP** that has Vista with DOWNGRADE rights **make sure** Laptop
that has drivers and support
for BOTH XP and Vista...


"Joe cann" <> wrote in message
news:479b341b$...
> Good question.. and here is how you should go to about it...
>
> Buy Vista with DOWNGRADE rights with a Laptop that has drivers and support
> for BOTH XP and Vista...
>
> read the above sentence carefully!
>
> With Downgrade rights you can install XP OR VISTA on the same machine (but
> not at the same time)
>
> for example you can install XP now that works well, and then after some
> time install Vista (after the millions of bugs get removed - if ever)
>
> In order to have Downgrade rights you must get Vista Business or Vista
> ultimate...
>
> but its best of both worlds and gives you so much flexibility...
>
>
> "marpa" <> wrote in message
> news:684166AE-859D-45CB-9A1D-...
>>I am looking to get a new laptop...and evrything has Vista installed. I
>>have
>> been doing reading and know a few people who have it and don't think I
>> really
>> want it. I am very happy with my windows XP. Would it be difficult to
>> have
>> Vista removed from laptop and then have XP installed on it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>
>

I was looking into that the other day for a friend.
There were a few XP laptops available, but they
were all relatively expensive. In looking at the
Vista laptops I noticed that a number of them had
SATA hard disks, which will present a challenge.
Then there seem to also be some hardware items,
such as newer graphic chips/cards, that don't have
XP drivers. If it were me I'd pick one or more
preferences and then research the hardware for each
before making a decision.

(SATA is a new standard for connecting hard disks
to the motherboard - serial ATA. I don't know of any
advantages, other than the ability to connect more
items than is possible with standard IDE connections.
On the down side, you need a specially prepared
installation CD to put XP on an SATA disk.)


> I am looking to get a new laptop...and evrything has Vista installed. I
have
> been doing reading and know a few people who have it and don't think I
really
> want it. I am very happy with my windows XP. Would it be difficult to
have
> Vista removed from laptop and then have XP installed on it?
>
> Thanks,
>
>

"mayayana" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> I was looking into that the other day for a friend.
> There were a few XP laptops available, but they
> were all relatively expensive. In looking at the
> Vista laptops I noticed that a number of them had
> SATA hard disks, which will present a challenge.
> Then there seem to also be some hardware items,
> such as newer graphic chips/cards, that don't have
> XP drivers. If it were me I'd pick one or more
> preferences and then research the hardware for each
> before making a decision.
>
> (SATA is a new standard for connecting hard disks
> to the motherboard - serial ATA. I don't know of any
> advantages, other than the ability to connect more
> items than is possible with standard IDE connections.
> On the down side, you need a specially prepared
> installation CD to put XP on an SATA disk.)
>
>
>> I am looking to get a new laptop...and evrything has Vista installed. I
> have
>> been doing reading and know a few people who have it and don't think I
> really
>> want it. I am very happy with my windows XP. Would it be difficult to
> have
>> Vista removed from laptop and then have XP installed on it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>
>
>

You are a moron. NOTHING you just spewed out is true.

"marpa" <> wrote in message
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> I am looking to get a new laptop...and evrything has Vista installed. I
have
> been doing reading and know a few people who have it and don't think I
really
> want it. I am very happy with my windows XP. Would it be difficult to
have
> Vista removed from laptop and then have XP installed on it?
>
> Thanks,
>
>

No...
if you do a quick google search you should find plenty of laptops that have
XP.

I don't know why you'd want to pay for Vista and not use it...
then purchase XP and install it. Sounds like a waste of time and money.

What I suggest is just purchase a laptop with XP already on it...
or else perhaps...wait for a little while and see how Vista with SP1 stacks
up.
If it gets generally good reviews...then maybe go for a Vista laptop

"marpa" <> wrote in message
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>I am looking to get a new laptop...and evrything has Vista installed. I
>have
> been doing reading and know a few people who have it and don't think I
> really
> want it. I am very happy with my windows XP. Would it be difficult to
> have
> Vista removed from laptop and then have XP installed on it?
>
> Thanks,
>
>


Run the Vista adviser on your present laptop..

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...deadvisor.mspx

Ignore anything regarding the hardware. If all software works other than
what was pre-installed by the OEM is ok, then go ahead and get a Vista
machine. XP will not be around forever, and sooner or later you will have to
make the change to something different. That time mat as well be now.

Liking an OS is very subjective, so where the views of others are useful,
you may find that you get along with it well..

--
Mike Hall - MVP
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

Hi,

Many companies still will install XP if asked. Select a model you like, then
contact the manufacturer directly to see if they will do the downgrade for
you as part of the purchase. Don't buy one at a store hoping to downgrade
later.

Keep in mind that many that are unhappy with Vista are so because they
installed it on inadequate hardware, or want to run older software that just
simply is not compatible. Personally,

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"marpa" <> wrote in message
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>I am looking to get a new laptop...and evrything has Vista installed. I
>have
> been doing reading and know a few people who have it and don't think I
> really
> want it. I am very happy with my windows XP. Would it be difficult to
> have
> Vista removed from laptop and then have XP installed on it?
>
> Thanks,
>
>

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:11:01 -0800, marpa
<> wrote:

>I am looking to get a new laptop...and evrything has Vista installed. I have
>been doing reading and know a few people who have it and don't think I really
>want it. I am very happy with my windows XP. Would it be difficult to have
>Vista removed from laptop and then have XP installed on it?
>
>Thanks,
>

No, it is not difficult. But, expect to purchase an XP license. An
OEM license (for XP Home) can be had for about $90+free shipping from
zipzoomfly. I recommend Vista for a new PC, unless you have
important legacy hardware/software. Despite negativity, Vista does
have some very good features that XP does not.

In article <#>,
mayayana <> wrote:
>
>(SATA is a new standard for connecting hard disks
>to the motherboard - serial ATA. I don't know of any
>advantages, other than the ability to connect more

3x faster transfers. Simpler cabling. Smarter controllers.