[CTS] Re: Vista PC Downgrade to XP
- From: Hal Brown <hal.brown@xxxxxxxx>
- To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 07:38:36 -0500
Because Vista requires something on the order of a Cray computer to run all
the crap on it, you might have a driver issue trying to install XP. You would
have to know the components and if drivers are available to know if you could
install XP on the same machine as Vista.
I know this is old news, but why not simply build your own? For several years
its just a matter of plugging components together for the most part.
Especially since you said you could upgrade parts.
On 03/05/2007 07:06 am, Ray Roney wrote:
> I'm in search of a new PC.
>
> I've looked at HP, Compaq, Gateway, and an E-Machines.
>
> It makes me very ill that i can't just upgrade the parts as i've done in
> years past and have a very economic upgrade....what upgrades I want, would
> cost me at least 40-50% more than a whole new computer at this point for
> everything i'd get on the upgraded new one.
>
> I went & looked at a couple nice PC's at CompUSA (since they're going
> out-of-business) and was informed by the Salesperson that if it came
> pre-loaded with XP on it, it'd be fine with XP, but if it came pre-loaded
> with VISTA on it, i could not DOWNGRADE it to XP because of "Hardware
> Problems".
>
> Now, i've done complete "ground zero" reloads of my computer for MANY years
> whenever i've had to. So if that's what i'd have to do to make a Vista PC
> work on XP, so be it.
>
> I just want to know if this guy was just BS'ing me to get me to buy a Vista
> PC (Which I can't stand Vista until they get the bugs worked out --OR-- SP1
> (whichever one comes first)).
>
> Thanks... :)
>
> -- Ray --
> "Still re-learning my tech skills" :)
>
> "You Can See How Spoiled A Society Is...By What It Throws Away." -- Lynn
> Johnston
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