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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. As I have described previously, I spent a long time struggling with Vista on the S2110, before finally giving up and going back to XP Professional.
[January 9, 2008, 13:06]
Windows Driver Updates
Blog Because of my recent adventures with Windows Vista on my Lifebook, I've had to learn about and deal with the differences between Vista and XP in third-party device driver distribution and updates. I have seen a number of them included in the...
[May 13, 2008, 12:49]
2008-01-06 Vista Is A Downgrade.
Talkback Don't *need* another newer version of Windows, such as Vista. But with Vista? for some unexplicable reason so that if you need to go back there later you have to reclick that fine print link > Only now does it pop up the window that you were used...
[January 7, 2008, 8:22]
Vista Vs Ubuntu: This Time, It's Virtual
Blog Of course, I can't just put a Windows OS on my Ubuntu machinery - don't have an unused Genuine Windows Advantage XP or Vista, and to reuse anything would be against the licence. Haven't had time to do any performance testing, but subjectively...
[October 23, 2007, 14:20]
Windows Vista - Here I Go Again!
Blog 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 must be installed before SP1 will install), and reading David Long's good article about...
[February 19, 2008, 13:02]
S6510: XP Faster, More Stable Than Vista
Blog As I have mentioned previously, the S6510 came with a certificate of "Downgrade Rights for Microsoft Windows Vista Business", and a Windows XP Professional Recovery DVD. So I decided to get a second disk drive, so that I could keep the original...
[January 13, 2008, 20:44]
I Will Blog, Despite Vista's Best Efforts
Blog I had several thoughts that I imagined might be interesting to share: about how, despite all the advances that have generated all the product upgrades from the 'Wintel' duopoly, I have this week discovered that an eight-year old Toshiba laptop...
[March 20, 2008, 20:56]
Status Update, Vista To XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog Comment Look at how many people, and business, are still running Windows 2000, and there were compelling reasons and advantages in upgrading to XP; without any such obvious advantages in upgrading to Vista, the percentage who "stay behind" is likely to be...
[January 28, 2008, 8:17]
Alienware
Talkback I was quoted an additional £24 charge having XP Pro instead of Vista Home Premium. It looks like I will have to buy my system with Vista home and then use my ultimate edition to upgrade it. I already own a copy of Vista Ultimate and it's license...
[March 20, 2007, 11:44]
Tech Talk - XP To Vista, The Problem Details
Blog After my post about finally giving up on Vista and going back to XP Professional, I have had several requests for a more complete list of the problems that I had with Vista. We are sorry to inform you that a full feature driver for Windows Vista or...
[November 30, 2007, 9:58]
The Windows Vista Timeline
News As I began planning this edition of the Windows Vista Report, I began to look back at how long we've been anticipating Windows XP's successor and came to the conclusion that it goes all the way back to 2001.
[May 19, 2006, 13:20]
Do We Need A Campaign To Save XP?
Blog Comment Vista is no slouch in this department, either, as it seems to turn my Core 2 Duo laptop into the functional equivalent of my older AMD Turion (single) running XP. As I have mentioned recently, I have yet to see a "compelling need" for upgrading to...
[January 15, 2008, 14:18]
2008-01-06 Vista Is An Upgrade - Part 2
Talkback There is a whopping load of programs I used to run on a regular basis under XP that no longer work on Vista. Vista does NOT improve on XP ! Now in Vista when I click on Start I actually have to click on "all programs".
[January 6, 2008, 23:50]
Vista's Six Versions Finalised
News Microsoft did not disclose pricing for Vista, although Goffe said Vista Business will be priced similarly to XP Professional, while Vista Home Basic will have a price tag similar to Windows XP home. Vista Starter is similar to the starter edition...
[February 27, 2006, 10:30]
Interesting Write Up - Disagree With A Few Points
Talkback I have been using XP 64bit and now Vista 64bit for the last 2-3 years and refuse to load the 32bit versions. Recently they have added support for Vista 64bit, but do not offer a XP 64bit solution with their "new" Norton 360 app.
[November 28, 2007, 8:21]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I don't know what Microsoft tried to do with Vista.all I know is that I had to revert countless desktops back to XP over the last few months - not because I wanted to, but because hardcore Windows users asked me to do so.
[October 24, 2007, 10:33]
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]
Do We Need A Campaign To Save XP?
Blog The XP-to-Vista transition is a pretty clear example of the way proprietary operatings fail users. Moving people on, is obviously in Microsoft's interest, as more new PCs, mean more profits (though we've seen elsewhere that in many circumstances...
[January 15, 2008, 11:51]
Apple Mac OS X On X86: A First Test
Talkback New Intel Apple macs (iBook, Powerbooks, iMacs, Mac minis etc.need* to support dual boot to Windows XP/Vista. Yeah, that would explain why Windows Vista Beta 1 picked up my Soundblaster 16 on the ISA slot (I have a ISA bridge because it's a new...
[November 11, 2005, 16:36]
