Thread: Roll Back to XP
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Old 11-03-2007   #7 (permalink)
Michel


 
 

Re: Roll Back to XP

Thanks Mr. Bruce Chamber for your responce, i would like to kindly ask you to
keep your responce technical and not drive it personal as its a technical
forum and not individual, your entire responce been so offensive without any
reason therefore kindly readjust your responce inorder for me to respond to
your claims.

No need to get angry if someone proves that there is problem with your work,
just try to respond in nice way like previous responce by Microsoft Experts.

Regards,

Michel

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
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> Michel wrote:
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> > I'm a computer expert ....
>
>
> Why do you make such a claim when the rest of your post so clearly
> disproves it?
>
>
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> > .... whom been waiting badly for the long waiting Microsoft
> > Vista, and after all this time, I got the shock of my life when I have
> > purchased and experienced vista.
> > As a computer and technology expert, ....
>
>
> Again, why do you make such a patently absurd claim when the rest of
> your post so clearly disproves it?
>
>
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> > ....I will loudly say Vista is the biggest
> > mistake I have ever done in my life, my comments about it is simply:
> > 1. Slow down your machine "Kill your computer performance to do basic
> > activities"
>
>
> As a "computer and technology expert," surely you took a few minutes
> before upgrading to determine whether or not your laptop was capable of
> adequately running Vista? It certainly doesn't sound like it.
>
>
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> > 2. Huge problems in compatibility with other required applications "if you
> > feel like paying thousands for compatibility just try Vista" I have changed
> > the Antivirus solution, I had to upgrade my Adobe graphical pack as it
> > created many problems with the stability of my laptop.
>
>
> As a "computer and technology expert," surely you took a few minutes
> before upgrading to determine whether or not your installed 3rd-party
> applications were fully Vista-compatible? It certainly doesn't sound
> like it.
>
>
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> > 3. Network problem : I don’t know why the network sometimes get completely
> > vanished for no reasons, even if you reboot and it’s not a hardware problem,,
> > it’s purely a software problem, as i have already diagnosed it.
>
>
> What happens when you installed the Vista-specific network adapter
> drivers provided by the laptop's manufacturer? You did do that, didn't
> you, as a "computer and technology expert?"
>
>
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> > 4. The Biggest Mistake "IE7" i have already done with trying to solve the
> > problems that IE7 has generated and i teached myself to work on FireFox as
> > Microsoft Team failed to answer my queries or solve any problem I have
> > reported to them earlier.
>
>
> What IE7 problems? Identify some. Could it be that no solutions were
> forth-coming from Microsoft because the only problems stemmed from your
> encountering a steeper than expected learning curve?
>
>
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> > 5. Start Menu: I don’t know who told Microsoft that the current vista start
> > menu is good, but actually it’s not, it’s not useful and it’s hard to know
> > the software’s you have before of the size of menu in All Programs, I don’t
> > need to explain it more because I know that many are facing my problem, and
> > we even forgot what is the applications installed on our computers.
>
>
> If you can't learn to use the Start Menu's default configuration,
> simply reset it to the Windows classic style, Mr. "Computer and
> technology expert."
>
>
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> > 6. Continuous Illegal operation for explorer.exe : is this sounds familiar ?
> >
>
> Nope. Never heard of or seen such a non-specific error report from
> even the least experienced of users, much less an expert.
>
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> > So whets good about Microsoft Vista ?
> >
>
> It's largely a matter of taste. Vista has a few new features, but
> nothing radically different.
>
>
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> > We have to give it for Microsoft for developing a nice graphical interface,
> > that it.
> >
>
> Ah, of courser a "computer and technology expert" would immediately
> spot the most obvious but least significant of the changes.
>
>
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> > What’s my suggestion and request :
> >
> > I need to roll back to Windows XP Professional, I still am a big believer in
> > that operation system, in spite what every person has said about it, I
> > believe that it’s a great operating system, however people needs to know the
> > details of it, and it will be a great secure operating system with excellent
> > performance comparing to Vista.
> >
> > Please send me the manual how to roll back my Laptop from Windows Vista to
> > XP professional keeping into consideration that I’m having a preloaded vista
> > on my laptop.
> >
>
>
> Why would "computer and technology expert" need a manual to roll back
> to WinXP? I should think the process would be fairly obvious to even a
> hobbyist of moderate experience. Anyway:
>
> After backing up any data you wish to transfer to the new OS
> installation, simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be
> offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part
> of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of
> boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)
>
> HOW TO Install Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;en-us;316941
>
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
>
> Then the backed up data can be restored and applications (Those
> that are WinXP-compatible, that is) re-installed.
>
> There could be a couple possible adverse repercussions, however, of
> which you should be aware. First and foremost, if the specific computer
> model in question was designed specifically for Vista, there may well be
> no WinXP-specific device drivers available to make the computer's
> diverse components work properly. Consult the computer's manufacturer
> about the availability of device drivers. Secondly, removing an
> OEM-installed operating system and replacing it with another will almost
> invariably void any and all support agreements and, sometimes, even the
> warranty. You would, at the very least, have to re-install Vista before
> getting any support from the manufacturer. Again, consult the
> computer's manufacturer for specifics. Thirdly, there will be the
> additional cost involved in purchasing a WinXP license for this new
> computer.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
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