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I go to HP as well as other computer companies and you could only purchase Vista...........Where can I buy a NEW computer that is XP?
 
Posté Mon 23 Jun 08 @ 10:01 pm
Oh man I think I'm going to have to buy Vista.............um which version of Vista is the one that is not crap, I herd home edition sucks.
 
I have a HP DV 9205us laptop came with vista but was able to uninstall and reinstall with xp and with a little help from hp online tech support we got all hardware working with xp drivers from their other computers they carry, or mabe I should say they used to carry. LOL

P.S. I do not mix video this computer does not have a very good video card. :-(

Hey By the way you should go pro with vdj it is worth in the end!

 
Just buy any computer and install XP yourself. It isn't too hard with all online info...
I've installed XP as a second OS and now I can trash my Vista with all programs and then reboot in XP and run VDJ only.
 
I buy OEM XP in large quantities as a system builder and unfortunately MS appears to be stopping the sale of ALL XP and OEM XP at the end of this month :(!
 
check the manufacturers refurbished listings, I know that Dell has plenty of factory refurbished systems available with Windows XP loaded.
 
Checkout the business section of Dells website. Lookup the Vostro line of computers you can specify Windows XP to be installed at no extra cost.
 
Is making a vista into a XP risky.........I mean can your computer get messed up? Does your computer work right after you go from vista to XP? And if for some reason you don't want XP anymore can you go back and use vista again?.....................By the way which version of vista is good?
 
Don't buy one retail...go to the manufactures website and customize your own.

Many manufactures have prebuilt machines on their website that have xp. I have Vista and have not had one of those single issues ppl love to trash vista about...VDJ works great.
 
Vista is a clusterfuck extraordinaire and to be avoided at all costs. Some people like the new flashy stuff, but I couldn't be done with the hassle.

From an operational perspective, XP is far better and a lot less hassle.

You can eother have a dual boot system with both OS installed and choose between them or a virtual environment running XP within Vista. In haven't tried this yet but I believe it works. All my 6 computers are XP and it's just hassle free.

Vista will end up like ME (if it isn't already LOL)
 
I'm going to buy XP, but m afraid Vista will soon become better in every way and I'm going to be screwed and stuck with XP.
 
Vista is present now and working well, you need better hardware to be able to use that OS. If you buy now, go with Vista.
 
I have a Dell Inspirion e1705 XP laptop and have no issues with it. I've been using it since January 2007.
 
If you are buying a new laptop get the Vista with it. If you find an little older laptop for some good $$ then go with XP.

Vista will be better for you going forward, most all the bugs are worked out and all the new hardware is being designed to play nicely with Vista.
 
Sorry for the thread hi-jack, BUT - If i buy a system with vista 64, can i reinstall the 32 bit version of it without major consequences ? Or should i stick to finding something with a 32 bit OS already.

Thanks, Alex
 
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Q9300 Quad-Core (6MB L2 cache,2.5GHz,1333FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Professional
MONITOR 20 inch SP2008WFP Wide Flat Panel with Webcam and Mic
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 750GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD+/-RW Drive
VIDEO CARD Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included
MODEM No Modem Option
WIRELESS Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCIe Card


Subtotal $1,259

for a dell Inspiron 530...................so what do you guys think? i wonder how it will run with VDJ?
 
scribe_oner wrote :
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Q9300 Quad-Core (6MB L2 cache,2.5GHz,1333FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Professional
MONITOR 20 inch SP2008WFP Wide Flat Panel with Webcam and Mic
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 750GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD+/-RW Drive
VIDEO CARD Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included
MODEM No Modem Option
WIRELESS Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCIe Card


Subtotal $1,259

for a dell Inspiron 530...................so what do you guys think? i wonder how it will run with VDJ?

Bad bargain, you have quad CPU which will not run at full at XP, and XP will see only 3GB ram which is in this case not bulid very good. Which firm sells this please? If you can get Vista on this machine than take it.
 
 
Put freakin Vista on there with those kind of specs
 
you can only choose XP pro or home.....................will it still preform well?
 
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