Triple Boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP - No Go So Far
Blog Comment GRUB even shows that it knows the Vista boot is "special", because when I do it with XP Pro, the GRUB boot menu only lists "Microsoft Windows XP Professional", whereas when I did it with Vista, the menu says "Microsoft Windows Vista (loader)".
[June 18, 2008, 9:27]
S6510: XP Faster, More Stable Than Vista
Blog So I decided to get a second disk drive, so that I could keep the original drive with Vista intact, and load that new drive with Windows XP Professional. As I have mentioned previously, the S6510 came with a certificate of "Downgrade Rights for...
[January 13, 2008, 20:44]
More Pleasant Surprises With Ubuntu
Blog If all of that works, I'll keep Ubuntu on that one, and swap the S2110 back to the Windows XP Pro disk.jw 3/6/2008 Then I kept finding more and more problems, until they finally became so serious that I had to give up and go back to XP.
[June 3, 2008, 11:01]
Windows Vista - Here I Go Again!
Blog I want it to be better, faster, more secure, or whatever, than Windows XP - or at least as good. So, after reading all of the recent posts about Vista SP1 being available "Real Soon Now" (which made me aware that there are some Vista updates that...
[February 19, 2008, 13:02]
Vista Vs. XP: The Final Retreat
Blog My Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 is running Windows XP Professional again, and I have no intention of spending any more time or effort on Vista until Vista SP2 comes out, at which point I might consider it again.
[April 24, 2008, 20:19]
Vista Memory Leak?
Blog 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 retreating to XP Pro again. I have checked the memory use for remaining processes in...
[April 17, 2008, 13:39]
Vista To XP - A Forced Retreat
Blog Fortunately, I had the disk drive loaded with XP Pro for this laptop with me. 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...
[February 26, 2008, 8:49]
Laptop Review - Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog Although the system came preloaded with Windows Vista Business, the recovery media included both Vista and XP Pro disks, and there was a page included titled "Downgrade Rights for Microsoft Windows Vista Business" which states that the owner has...
[December 27, 2007, 12:15]
