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Should I use 64 bit Windows XP?
One of my students bought a new laptop and due to the monopolistic practices of Microsoft had no option to get XP and ended up with Vista. Well to make a long, and ugly, And the only laptop I've ever seen running Solaris (in the last 3 years) was a Mac and I know you'd not want to associate with one of those.

People do NOT want Vista
Hugh Watkins hugh.watk...@gmail.com comp sys mac system ridergroov wrote: Hey folks. Pretty set on buying a mac pro but I want to make sure that it will do the Run XP & Vista I'm pretty sure it will do all of that but I wanted to double check. Does anyone have any experience running Parallels? With my

my motherboard died
ANT...@zimage.com comp os linux hardware comp os linux setup Nah, this will be to complicated. I heard there's not a lot of 64-bit programs As far as the Windows platform You don't _need_ to update any software if you want to continue running in 32 bit mode. Right on software, but doesn't the newer Kernels have

Linux Loaded Lenovo Laptop..More Linux Slopware..This is ...
Roy Schestowitz newsgro...@schestowitz.com comp os linux advocacy Game makers hit out at Apple ,----[ Quote ] The current rate of game development requires a What about drivers, hardware support, and upgrades? Want to upgrade you XP to Vista? no chance. might as well do a fresh install and shell out $300.

Vista on Mac?
I'm running Vista 64 and all is fine, I have Vista 64 drivers for all my hardware and the software I've installed is all working after solving a few minor problems. But, Vista isn't what I want, too much stuff I don't use and had to remove, disable, etc. Basically my Vista 64 looks like my XP 32 bit which looks

Is it too difficult? Or...
Find yourself a *nix LiveCD, boot to that, and then browse the Vista file system to delete the file (I think). I know it'd work in XP. have to hope it does Linux CD to fix your Vista install. Microsoft doesn't make Live Linux CDs (or live CDs at all). You don't want to get crosswise with your Vista EULA, pal.

My College Doesn't Support Linux For Students Either.
It is why my best ISP client is dumping all of its Windows and converting to an all Linux shop. They (and I) have real world experience running high load a responsive enough XP system that wasn'ta fresh rebuild from scratch with an Athlon 64+ processor, and if you then install something like Office 2003 and an

4 gig flash drive out about the time of vista....
I have 1 last thing to try before i install my vista 64 ultimate, and that is a bios update(my bios is currently 1 version out of date) and switching from (I put 2 of my sticks into my brothers comp, but his system didnt run dual channel with 4 sticks in it.. his copy of xppro recognised 3.45g of the 4 then

Anyone upgrading to Vista?
You have to do THAT (disconnect the cable of the drive you don't want changed), set the drive you're installing to "Cable Select" (generally no jumpers installed) and put it in the end or MASTER of the cable. Then you install XP or Vista. When the new OS is up and running, THEN you can put the old drive back in at

WARNING: Do not use Vista for multiple versions of Access!
But the leap from XP to Vista is of dubious value. What can a user do with a computer running Vista that wasn't possible (and just as easy if not I'm sticking to XP until 7 is released. I will try the latest Linux distros, particularly Ubuntu, but on an old comp with a P2 CPU that I have stored away somewhere.

install cat driver/dual boot problem
I know have xp installed and works fine but I seam to have lost the other 250gb of the hard drive.... I have tried to re-install vista again but get the Thanks once again" Then he phoned me and I agreed to pop round this evening with my pressed Vista 64-bit DVD to see if we can get the trial up and running.

Anyone else have IE7 under Vista crash way, way (and WAY) more ...
My goal is to setup and configure the "Community MySQL server" on my "Vista" laptop. I want to run the server and clients on the same "machine" using the "loopback" IP I don't have Vista so not sure if they've moved it but on XP you can go to My Computer, right click, click on MANAGE and drill down from there.

can I change the cooler/ fan on my graphics card?
EX_ on my Windows XP CD and also in the Windows\I386 folder on my hard drive. But, since this isn'ta regular .exe file I can't run it as a separate program. Additionally, this must be an installable version of XP, not a "recovery CD". I'm about ready to give up on this and buy a VISTA upgrade then install it

Vista install space
YEAH, IM FUCKING SURE I WANT TO RUN IT, ASSHOLE. STOP FUCKING ASKING ME ALREADY. The UAC is great - it really focuses attention only on one thing - and that I'll have to use Lenovo's control for that. XP has always had good support for wireless. Vista even moreso. Search the web for Linux and wireless and see

Windows Vista Has a Lot of Catching Up to Do (with GNU/Linux)
r...@grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Currently running Vista Ultimate x64) "michael" <michae...@verizon.net> wrote in message news:0N6Qh.2849$%G4.1783@trndny05... I partitioned my main drive. C: partion is XP and V: partition is Vista...both on my main drive. I am installing vista driver while in vista.

Vista Myths
Rex Ballard rex.ball...@gmail.com comp os linux advocacy DFS wrote: B Gruff wrote: Sorry guys - but all those nasty things that we said about MS can't be true. Linux has an entire suite of 64 bit applications, including commercial applications that are running today. Vista may have trouble running any

We have to ake it all back:-(
(safe sites = your own webpage if you have one or Microsoft.com) Ever want to know how to turn a Microsoft apologist into an anti-Microsoft person? Install Vista on his machine. By far the most unstable and frustrating piece of Microsoft software I have ever installed on my machine I'm running Vista Ultimate 64 bit

Will XP 64 install OK?
Yeap I understand that you can'rt install both vista and xp on the same machine, and have them running at the same time. eg a dell windows xp installation CD If you've legally obtained both an XP Pro license and a Vista Business/Utlimate license, then yes, you can downgrade and upgrade whenever you want.

Cannot Get XP Installation CD to Run on New Box
Carlos "XS11E" wrote: Taking a deep breath..... OK, I'm about ready to install Vista Ultimate 64 as the OS on new harddrive. It's been up and running on my current dual boot setup for some time and all the problems seem to have been solved so... new harddrive is installed as slave, partitioned and formatted.

Vista or whatever follows that versus XP
TLK t_kear...@liamtoh.com nf comp misc You'd think that wouldn't you. I guess my 7+ years in the IT industry and running my own support business means nothing. version if XP Pro - can I buy a legitimate Vista upgrade edition to upgrade it or do I have to buy the full version and format and install? I don't want