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04-28-2008

Thank You!

"Clear Windows" wrote...

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> Fed up with Vista? Here are step-by-step instructions for downgrading back
> to the warm familiarity of Windows XP
>
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2287685,00.asp
>
> My comment: UPGRADE to XP, and get several IQ points back. XP= The last best
> OS made by Microsoft.
>
> article (multipage)
>
> If "buyer's remorse" describes regret and self-doubt after a costly
> purchase, then "upgrader's remorse" seems to sum up the feelings some people
> have after switching to Windows Vista.
>
> And why shouldn't they feel that way? Windows XP is noticeably faster than
> Vista on the same hardware, and it gets by with much less RAM and hard drive
> space. Microsoft's Service Pack 3 makes XP even faster, but the same cannot
> be said of Vista's Service Pack 1. And Windows Explorer crashes far more
> often in Vista (preceded, of course, by the notorious Green Ribbon of
> Death). Why, XP's staggeringly superior hardware support alone makes a
> convincing case for dumping Vista in favor of its predecessor.
>
> Problem is, downgrading a Vista PC to Windows XP can be a chore, and doubly
> so if you want to do it without reformatting your hard disk. The main
> roadblock is Windows Setup, which won't let you install an older version on
> top of a newer one; you are left with the tedious task of fooling Setup into
> thinking that there's no Windows at all on your PC.-Next: Regress Without
> Reformatting >
>
>
>

04-28-2008	#4 (permalink)
Tony n/a posts	Re: Fed up with Vista? Here are step-by-step instructions for downgrading back to the warm familiarity of Windows XP Thank You! "Clear Windows" wrote... Quote: > Fed up with Vista? Here are step-by-step instructions for downgrading back > to the warm familiarity of Windows XP > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2287685,00.asp > > My comment: UPGRADE to XP, and get several IQ points back. XP= The last best > OS made by Microsoft. > > article (multipage) > > If "buyer's remorse" describes regret and self-doubt after a costly > purchase, then "upgrader's remorse" seems to sum up the feelings some people > have after switching to Windows Vista. > > And why shouldn't they feel that way? Windows XP is noticeably faster than > Vista on the same hardware, and it gets by with much less RAM and hard drive > space. Microsoft's Service Pack 3 makes XP even faster, but the same cannot > be said of Vista's Service Pack 1. And Windows Explorer crashes far more > often in Vista (preceded, of course, by the notorious Green Ribbon of > Death). Why, XP's staggeringly superior hardware support alone makes a > convincing case for dumping Vista in favor of its predecessor. > > Problem is, downgrading a Vista PC to Windows XP can be a chore, and doubly > so if you want to do it without reformatting your hard disk. The main > roadblock is Windows Setup, which won't let you install an older version on > top of a newer one; you are left with the tedious task of fooling Setup into > thinking that there's no Windows at all on your PC.-Next: Regress Without > Reformatting > > > >
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