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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]
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]
S6510/Vista Vs. S2110/XP Professional
Blog What I want to concentrate on here is the difference between Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional. Windows Vista Business.Windows XP Professional SP2 As I have described previously, I spent a long time struggling with Vista on the S2110...
[January 9, 2008, 13:06]
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]
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]
Ubuntu On Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog If that works, I could even consider setting up the S6510 with three partitions, for Ubuntu, XP and Vista, so that I can go back and try Vista again from time to time, to see if the latest updates have improved that situation.
[June 5, 2008, 9:16]
Triple Boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP - No Go So Far
Blog The first problem that I ran into was that the Windows installation disks I have are actually "recovery" media from Fujitsu, and as such they will only recreate the factory-delivered configuration, with Windows (Vista or XP) in the C: partition...
[June 17, 2008, 15:16]
Windows Vista - Here I Go Again!
Blog First, installing the Vista updates which were released while I was running XP; then a couple of driver updates. So, after reading all of the recent posts about Vista SP1 being available "Real Soon Now" (which made me aware that there are some...
[February 19, 2008, 13:02]
Lifebook S6510 - Part 3; Networking, Software And Drivers
Blog There is practically nothing on the Fujitsu support web site for it; a BIOS update, which was already installed on mine, and a driver update for Windows XP, which doesn't interest me because I'm running Vista.
[January 3, 2008, 13:43]
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 The contrast with how this all went with Vista is interesting, I think. When I loaded Vista, I was very positive and hopeful, and...
[June 3, 2008, 11:01]
Thoughts On Windows Driver Updates
Blog Maybe, but that's not the only difference, and in some cases they use the same driver, and it has been updated in the Vista list and not in the XP list! By that I mean, for example, that for my S6510, Fujitsu has driver lists for Vista and XP.
[August 19, 2008, 13:42]
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 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. This morning when I turned the system on, it said...
[February 26, 2008, 8:49]
Maybe Vista Really Is Getting Better
Blog Comment If you have XP on your current computer, and you are happy with it, there is NO reason to upgrade to Vista. Not only does it not bring anything to existing systems that is worth the time, trouble and expense of upgrading, you are likely to end up a...
[August 11, 2008, 9:26]
OpenSUSE 11.0 First Impressions
Blog As I told my brother (who is still using XP, and has sworn not to touch Vista until Hell freezes over), in many cases the average user who is accustomed to Windows XP would have no more trouble changing to Linux (openSUSE or Ubuntu) than they...
[June 20, 2008, 12:45]
Maybe Vista Really Is Getting Better
Blog I am still primarily using Linux, and only run Windows during my morning and evening commute, but I will at least continue to run Vista rather than XP for a while, and see how it goes.jw 8/8/2008 This laptop (Fujitsu Lifebook S6510) has the...
[August 8, 2008, 7:51]
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'm wondering if anyone else has seen anything that looks...
[April 17, 2008, 13:39]
Vista SP1 - Now Installed And Running
Blog Ok, in large part due to some good advice from David Long, I now have Vista SP1 installed on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and after two days it is still running with no problems. I believe that I have determined that the problem I had previously...
[March 24, 2008, 10:37]
A Few Minor Windows XP Glitches
Blog As I expect Vista SP1 to be available soon, and XP SP3 not long after that, I suppose I will be playing "disc jokey" with my laptop again before long. These problems are occurring now, with the laptop running XP Professional.
[March 14, 2008, 15:03]
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]
