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S6510/Vista Vs. S2110/XP Professional
Blog I have also noticed some strangeness in the Vista network connections this week. What I want to concentrate on here is the difference between Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional. For those who just want the bottom line first, here it is...
[January 9, 2008, 13:06]
S6510: XP Faster, More Stable Than Vista
Blog Comment I like many people looked forward to Vista; XP had been a massive step from Windows 2000, i thought maybe Vista would be the same, after all it took 6 years. Vista SP1 is in Beta testing i believe, lets hope it will be what you expect!
[January 14, 2008, 23:23]
S6510: XP Faster, More Stable Than Vista
Blog Comment You really hit it right on the head, that's exactly what I meant when I said "I want Vista to be better than XP". There were a number of good reasons to switch to XP right from the start, and as we have both said now, I can't think of a single...
[January 15, 2008, 6:09]
S6510: XP Faster, More Stable Than Vista
Blog I suspected that it was the "Intel Turbo Memory" option, and a little research on the Fujitsu web page confirmed that this is only available with Windows Vista. I want Vista to be "better" than XP. So I decided to get a second disk drive, so that I...
[January 13, 2008, 20:44]
Vista SP1 - No Go For Me At The Moment
Blog I have been waiting anxiously for the public release of Vista SP1. I had reloaded the Vista disk for my Lifebook S6510 a week or so ago, so that I would have a fresh load ready for update. On the other hand, considering how unprepared many (most...
[March 19, 2008, 19:38]
Ubuntu On Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog Having had so much success with Ubuntu on the older "test" laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110), and not expecting to want to try Vista on the newer Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 again anytime soon, I decided to try installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron...
[June 5, 2008, 9:16]
Status Update, Vista To XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog It has been two weeks since I switched from Windows Vista back to Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and two months since I made the same switch on my Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110.
[January 25, 2008, 12:00]
Lifebook S6510 - Part 3; Networking, Software And Drivers
Blog I'm planning to write one more time about Vista and XP, making a side-by-side comparison of the S2110, now running very nicely with XP Professional, and the S6510 with Vista. That includes the Cisco VPN Client and the Swisscom Unlimited Data...
[January 3, 2008, 13:43]
Windows XP SP3 Installed
Blog Overall I am very happy with the S6510 running XP since my latest retreat from Vista last week. Moreover, they have not only held back XP SP3, they have also stopped Vista SP1 from Automatic Download (again) for the same reason.
[April 30, 2008, 8:53]
Triple Boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP - No Go So Far
Blog Comment My experience has been a bit different, in that I had no trouble getting GRUB to boot Vista, when I installed VIsta first and then Ubuntu. GRUB even shows that it knows the Vista boot is "special", because when I do it with XP Pro, the GRUB boot...
[June 18, 2008, 9:27]
Thoughts On Windows Driver Updates
Blog If you're running Vista, and you choose to use Microsoft Update (rather than the older default Windows Update), it will occasionally update device drivers, but not always. Are the XP drivers better than the Vista drivers?
[August 19, 2008, 13:42]
Wireless Network Flakiness
Blog One was the difficulty getting Vista to connect consistently, but I wrote that off as a Vista problem, and since I reverted to XP Professional anyway, it didn't bother me. Then, last week, my brother was here to visit, and his Vista laptop had...
[June 11, 2008, 14:57]
Vista To XP - Two Weeks Later
Blog Comment My new laptop, a Fujitsu S6510, came preloaded with Vista Business, so I am once again on the Vista trail. I will be making another blog posting in the next few days about that, with comments on loading drivers and application software and...
[December 31, 2007, 15:35]
Vista To XP - A Forced Retreat
Blog But I said that I would keep this blog up to date with my Vista/XP adventures, and I want others who may run into this situation to know they are not alone, and they are probably not at fault. It has been exactly a week since I put the Vista...
[February 26, 2008, 8:49]
Vista Vs. XP: The Final Retreat
Blog I suppose that most people are getting tired of reading about Vista vs. The problem I have written about previously, where Vista makes the Wireless-N connection the first time without trouble, but on some subsequent attempt it will no longer...
[April 24, 2008, 20:19]
Vista Memory Leak?
Blog I'm wondering if anyone else has seen anything that looks like a memory leak in Vista? I've been running Vista Business on my Lifebook S6510 for several weeks now, and overall I'm pleased - at least pleased enough to keep it this time, rather than...
[April 17, 2008, 13:39]
Vista - Is It Some Sort Of Drug?
Blog I have known since the Vista disk in my Lifebook S6510 got corrupted and wouldn't boot that I would have to reload it before SP1 comes out. Last night I decided that I probably had enough time to do that, so I swapped the XP drive out and the Vista...
[March 7, 2008, 14:06]
Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Confusion
Blog Comment I have now installed Vista SP1 on my Lifebook S6510, and it is working very nicely. Like you, I have several of the "questionable" drivers (fingerprint, sound and display), but so far, two days after installation, I have no problems.
[March 24, 2008, 10:11]
Renewed Adventures With Vista
Blog Please give Vista another try". I have said before, and I genuinely mean it, I would like for Vista to work properly. It has been a few months since I last gave up on Vista on my Lifebook S6510 laptop.
[August 5, 2008, 8:48]
Vista SP1 Installed, Working OK So Far
Blog The installation of Vista SP1 completed normally on my Lifebook S6510, and it seems to be running normally for the time being. However, Vista is still displaying one symptom that I find irritating, which the other two don't have.
[August 6, 2008, 11:12]
