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Dual-Boot Ubuntu And Windows XP Professional
Blog As always, I have started this on the older "test" laptop, a Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110, which has an AMD Turion 64 CPU. At least from my Fujitsu "recovery" media, installing windows always installs the standard Windows (Microsoft) boot loader...
[June 13, 2008, 10:30]
Windows XP Professional X64 Edition review
Reviews Acer, AlienWare, Dell, FSC, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, IBM, NEC and Unisys are expected to ship servers and workstations with either the server or workstation version of Windows x64 preinstalled. Microsoft reworked the Windows XP Professional interface...
[April 25, 2005, 20:00]
License Is Valid For Both XP And VIsta
Talkback My Fujitsu laptop came with Vista preloaded, and included both Vista and XP Professional recovery DVDs. As far as I can tell, as long as the recovery installation process is able to determine that I am installing on a Fujitsu laptop, it goes...
[April 29, 2008, 7:12]
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 have just been forced to that conclusion once again, on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510.
[January 13, 2008, 20:44]
Windows XP SP3 Installed
Blog I have downloaded and installed Service Pack 3 for Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510. I sincerely hope that OEMs such as Fujitsu, Dell, HP and the like, who will have to take the brunt of the customer support calls and...
[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]
SP3 Under Suspicion Again
Blog I had been running this Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 with Windows XP Professional for several months when SP3 came out. I find myself suspecting that there is something very strange wrong with Windows XP SP3, or at least with the installation procedure...
[July 18, 2008, 9:37]
Ya Need XP Service Pack 3? Yeah Buddy. I Got Ya Servicepack3 Right Here!
Blog Comment As part of my experimentation with multi-booting my laptops, I made a fresh installation of XP Professional, from the Fujitsu Recovery DVD that came with it. I know what those updates are, and I know that they are installed on this "live" XP...
[June 16, 2008, 9:39]
Weekend Detour, Vista To XP
Blog Although this Fujitsu-Siemens laptop came preloaded with XP Professional, it is listed as "Vista Ready" on their web page, so I bought Vista Home Premium and a new 100 Gb disk, and loaded it from scratch - keeping the original disk in reserve, so...
[November 26, 2007, 7:12]
PC Vendors Snub Antitrust Altered Windows
News Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Fujitsu Siemens all claimed to have no firm plans to install Windows XP N, citing a lack of customer demand. The only company that conceded it may pre-install Windows XP N was Fujitsu Siemens, which said it would...
[June 15, 2005, 14:35]
Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo Mobile U9200 review
Reviews The system is supplied with Windows Vista Business as standard, but Fujitsu Siemens also includes a Windows XP disc in the box. Fujitsu Siemens will need to clearly differentiate the two ranges to avoid confusing its business customers.
[October 25, 2007, 13:28]
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]
Fujitsu-Siemens Scenic S2 review
Reviews Among the functions supported by Fujitsu Siemens’ Pro Manageability software is Thermal Management, which can be adjusted either with a special application or in the BIOS. Because Fujitsu-Siemens’ D1332 motherboard with its 256MB of DDR RAM can be...
[May 1, 2002, 16:47]
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]
Quad-Boot Fun, And A Correction
Blog Therefore, what I did was install XP Professional in the first partition on the disk (I basically have to do that, because I am restoring from Fujitsu "Recovery" DVD, not installing from true Windows distribution media), then connect that disk to...
[July 2, 2008, 13:41]
Vista SP1 - One Week Update
Blog It has been a week since I installed Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 laptop computer. I think the fact that I have had Vista loaded twice before on this laptop, and both times decided that it wasn't stable enough or...
[March 31, 2008, 10:17]
Pricing Scuppers Media Player-free XP
News Earlier this month, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Fujitsu Siemens all told ZDNet UK that they aren't planning to pre-install XP N on their desktops or notebooks. As was made clear in the proceedings before the President of the Court of First...
[June 27, 2005, 17:15]
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]
Tablet PC Productivity Tips review
Reviews Not every tablet runs on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (the Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P1510D, for example, offers Windows XP Professional as an option), but the vast majority do. Even if you think manuals and help menus are beneath your dignity, bear...
[December 8, 2005, 12:00]
Microsoft Mira Hung Up On Licensing
News NEC and Fujitsu are making smart displays for Japan, and TriGem Computer and Tatung have signed on to create display designs for other manufacturers. When undocked, they use integrated 802.11b and Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), a...
[November 28, 2002, 14:44]
