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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Adrian Jones on March 02, 2014, 04:03:54 PM
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Thinking of reformatting the hard drive.
Should I say "Hasts la vista, Vista" and go with XP?
I've a feeling there wouldn't be much difference but thought I'd ask here first.
Cheers
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XP would be my choice but support for it ends next month. Why not Win 7?
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Alot depends on the OS and system,if you use 32bit vista then I would just go with XP if you dont have more than 4 gigs of ram. If you have more than 4 gigs of ram,you need to include the Vram also then I would go with vista 64 but as Max said why not just use win7.
I have an older comp that has vista64,got ti when vista was first released and after I got it setup how I wanted it it`s been a very stable machine. When Vista first came out there were alot of driver issues,these days not so much!
YMMV.
:salute
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Thanks for the replies!
I was thinking of either xp or Vista because I have the discs (and I'm cheap). Besides, if I buy a newer version of Windows, that will only encourage them.
(Just checked Amazon for Windows7 and they have 8 for the same price. Any reason you guys like 7 better?)
Cheers!
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Thanks for the replies!
I was thinking of either xp or Vista because I have the discs (and I'm cheap). Besides, if I buy a newer version of Windows, that will only encourage them.
(Just checked Amazon for Windows7 and they have 8 for the same price. Any reason you guys like 7 better?)
Cheers!
Windows 7 is built for a desktop, whereas Windows 8 is a more tablet based OS. I loathe Windows 8.
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vista is a poor gaming platform. short of spending $70 on W7, do a clean install of xp, sp's and hope for the best
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OK, thanks for the advice.
Found this on Craigslist:
Windows 7 windows 8.1 and office 2010 - $50
This are not boot leg copy. thay are good for multiple Inastalls and well validate. call ...
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sounds fishy :noid
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OK, thanks for the advice.
Found this on Craigslist:
Windows 7 windows 8.1 and office 2010 - $50
This are not boot leg copy. thay are good for multiple Inastalls and well validate. call ...
I agree with Max, for the most part... I've even been burned by a relative on something like this as well as some good friends of mine... Offering an old MS Office Pro 2000, or 2003 at discounted pricing, telling me he dealt in software ... bought bulk and purchased in bulk licensing blocks.....
I reported him to MS.... Never recovered any money and ended up buying it all over again from a local store....
Be weary of software deals to good to be real!
Good Luck and go with Windows 7 ( home premium version or Professional version ) 64 bit OS, if you can....
TC
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Go with Windows 7. I do not recommend installing XP because microsoft is ending support of XP on April 8th of this year. That means no more updates and they are not letting xp machines download Security Essentials. The ones that already have Security Essentials will receive updates for a limited time. Bite the bullet and install Windows 7 home premium and be happy (assuming your hardware meets the minimum requirements for W7).
End of support notice from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help?SEMID=1&WT.srch=1&ocid=XPEOS_SEM_google_FAM_WINDOWS_BRAND_NULL_LEARN_microsoft%20xp&wt.mc_id=XPEOS_SEM_google_FAM_WINDOWS_BRAND_NULL_LEARN_microsoft%20xp
Minimum requirements for W7: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements
:cheers:
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For an older gaming computer XP still works but you should not use that machine for anything but games after that. No internet surfing, no e-mail, no banking. You can dual boot to linux if you want a secure surfing / banking OS on the side of XP.
Oh and IF you choose to install XP, make sure your modem has firewall or at least NAT enabled, otherwise you won't get past install and it's infected.
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For an older gaming computer XP still works but you should not use that machine for anything but games after that. No internet surfing, no e-mail, no banking. You can dual boot to linux if you want a secure surfing / banking OS on the side of XP.
Oh and IF you choose to install XP, make sure your modem has firewall or at least NAT enabled, otherwise you won't get past install and it's infected.
:rofl :lol :rofl :lol Ripley telling jokes again.
Found this on Craigslist:
Windows 7 windows 8.1 and office 2010 - $50
This are not boot leg copy. thay are good for multiple Inastalls and well validate. call ...
i would not touch that with a mile long pole. it's definitely illegal.
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:rofl :lol :rofl :lol Ripley telling jokes again.
I didn't see the joke in that. Please inform me where you found it.
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I didn't see the joke in that. Please inform me where you found it.
Nor did I. Nothing Ripley stated is untrue.
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the entire wad of tripe i quoted Ripley. i have a laptop running xp sp3 and it is nowhere near as bad as you attempt to claim.
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I could argue with you concerning the "tripe" (which I did not say, btw)... but why bother?
XP is fine for the game. Security of your data is another matter...and it will get worse as time goes on. If you want to use it on as the OS for a pure "gaming" PC feel free....but I'd be careful what other activities you perform on the machine.
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Vista has these nasty little circles all over it, where folks have "touched it with a ten-foot pole". ;)
Microsoft has announced the end of Extended Support for XP on 14-Apr-2014, which means no more security patches. Unless you have the budget to negotiate a special support arrangement with them.
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?c2=1173 (http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?c2=1173)
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Oops, correct drop-dead date for XP: 08-Apr-2014
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The best thing a Vista DVD is for, is to test out the destructive capabilities of your shredder.
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The best thing a Vista DVD is for, is to test out the destructive capabilities of your shredder.
Now Skuzzy,vista isnt that bad,sure it took me 2 months to get it configured to work for me but once I got it squared away it's been a very stable machine.
Besides Win7 is just vista sp3.......... :noid
:rofl :rofl :rofl Evertone wants to blame M$ but really it was everyone else who didnt bother to update the drivers before vista was released.... :rofl
:salute
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There are fundamental design flaws, in Vista, which cannot be worked around. Then again, why risk wrecking a perfectly good shredder on something so worthless.
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windows vista, evidence that microsoft did not believe they could mess up windows millennium.
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windows vista, evidence that microsoft did not believe they could mess up windows millennium.
/me still has a copy of Windows Millennium somewhere around here (along with every other version of Windows going back to Windows 3.11 (for Workgroups). I also have copies of MS-DOS going back to 5.0...my older ones I threw out with my last 5 1/4" floppy drive. I still have a 3.5 inch drive around here somewhere.... :lol
No idea why I keep this crap.
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/me still has a copy of Windows Millennium somewhere around here (along with every other version of Windows going back to Windows 3.11 (for Workgroups). I also have copies of MS-DOS going back to 5.0...my older ones I threw out with my last 5 1/4" floppy drive. I still have a 3.5 inch drive around here somewhere.... :lol
No idea why I keep this crap.
During my last inventory I decided not to throw away the 98 booklets with a valid license code. I also seem to have a couple of dozens of bootable 3,5" floppies including Win95 cd drivers and some hard disk tests. And I still have a floppy drive in my PC. It must be in our nature...
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During my last inventory I decided not to throw away the 98 booklets with a valid license code. I also seem to have a couple of dozens of bootable 3,5" floppies including Win95 cd drivers and some hard disk tests. And I still have a floppy drive in my PC. It must be in our nature...
My son says I'm a horder. I disagree...then tell him to not throw away that old drug bottle as I can use it to hold nuts and bolts. :uhoh
It's a sickness... ;)
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My son says I'm a horder. I disagree...then tell him to not throw away that old drug bottle as I can use it to hold nuts and bolts. :uhoh
It's a sickness... ;)
No, not a sickness. It's the way to pay for his college and still have something else than your upper lip on your bread.
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:rofl i used to keep old hardware and software around, then i found the easiest way to get rid of all that crap you have laying around not really serving a purpose...move. if you only get a vehicle/trailer big enough to carry the necessities, you will find a lot of stuff that isn't necessary.