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re: Question about Laptop & Vista or XP
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 3:01 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by alex
(1992 messages posted)
BSing as you call it, he was and he wasn't.
It will work but like he said you will need XP drivers.If I can give you an advice
don't dump the Vista,keep it and install XP as 2nd OS dual boot.
Many people do that.I did it with my ToshibaSatellite.Visit and search in the Vista
Forum.Many posts there about dual booting Vista & XP.
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On Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 2:40 am, GraphicQueen wrote:
>The biggest and most important question I have is if I buy this laptop, will it
run
>ok if I reformat the hard drive and install Windows XP Home Edition on it? That
>is what I have on my desktop here.
>
>That brings up another question I have because I need to know if the sales person
>was BSing me or not. He said that XP Home Edition might not work on this laptop
>because the drivers were made for the Vista. I wanted, and still do for that matter,
>to buy another XP and reformat the hard drive on the laptop and do a clean install
>of the XP I would buy. Why is it that it would not work? I just didn't understand
>his explanation about the drivers wouldn't be there for XP because they are new
and
>different drivers for Vista. I am one of those people out there that likes my hard
>drives partitioned and don't want all of that trial-ware that they stick on the
machine,
>so I have always just reformatted and started clean by installing the OS myself
and
>that way I get it installed the way I like it. Actually, I am kind of a bit**
>when it comes to stuff like that. If anyone can explain to me what he was talking
>about and let me know if it was BS or not I would greatly appreciate it.
>
>I will let you know up front that I have no knowledge about laptops at all, except
>for the bare basics I would guess. I have used desktops for well over 20 years
now
>though and can even replace or add my own hard drives, sound cards and such as that.
> Have never messed with a motherboard and really don't want to.
>
>I am wanting to buy a laptop to use on trips. I do not need it for any kind of
business
>or anything, just want to access the internet for information and email and such
>as that.
>
>I saw one today at the local Best Buy. This is it. They are selling it for $599.99
>It has 4 USB ports and the guy told me that I could also connect to a data port
via
>modem. I would also be buying a cool deck (or whatever it is called) to have the
>laptop sitting on it to keep it from getting too hot.
>
>What I want to know is if this is a good buy and about right for a laptop for my
>needs? Is Gateway any good? What all do I need to know about laptops? Any help
>would be greatly appreciated because I need to buy this by the end of the week if
>it is a good buy and such.
>
>They have the memory I would need on sale and it would be another $50.00.
>
>Full Specifications: Gateway MX8738 Laptop Computer
>CPU and Memory Processor Brand Intel
>Processor Class Pentium Dual Core
>Processor Speed 1.73 GHz
>Installed Memory 1 GB
>Memory Technology DDR II SDRAM
>Cache Size 1 MB
>
>Storage Hard Drive Capacity 160 GB
>Included Drives DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
>CD Write Speed 24 X
>CD Rewrite Speed 16 X
>CD Read Speed 24 X
>DVD Read Speed 8 X
>DVD Write Speed 8x (DVD±R), 2x (DVD-R DL), 2.4x (DVD+R DL)
>
>Display and Graphics Display Size 17 in
>Display Type TFT active matrix
>Graphics Processor Intel GMA 950
>Resolution 1440 x 900 pixels
>
>Battery Type Lithium ion
>
>Communications and Networking Modem Speed 56 Kbps
>Network Support Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
>
>Software Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
>
>Connectors Interface Provided S-Video, VGA, Phone line, Ethernet
>
>Warranty Information 1 year warranty
>Base Warranty 1 year warranty
>
>General Product Info Input Devices Touchpad, Keypad
>Included Sound Card Sound card
>Weight 7.3 lbs
>Also known as Gateway MX8738, Gateway
>Manufacturer Part No. MX8738
>Dimension 1.4 in x 16.1 in x 10.9 in (HxWxD)
>
>
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