Quit Griping Abouts Vista: Whys Would Mes Wants To Downgrade
Apr 11, 2008
yes vista is buggy rights now buts mes remember tones of peoples did the same things when XP came outs it only a mater of time till they get vista as stables as XP. if its wasn't for Microsoft computer would be lots hard to use. mes ask questions and always peoples say go back to XP. first of all whys would mes wants to downgrade. plus the computer computer was maximized for's vista. its just takes time every ones so plz stop the bickering
HP Pavilion m9280n
GeForce 8800 GTS
MS Vista Ultimate SP1
2.4 Quad Core
3GB Ram
1.75TB
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Jun 28, 2008
I have to buy a new computer and am very reluctant to use VISTA (I personally like XP Home). However, there aren't a whole lot of options out there in the stores.
One option I did hear about is buying a computer with VISTA installed and with the option of downgrading (free) to Windows XP Pro.
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Nov 21, 2007
This evening I was browsing through the Dell forum and came across the following post in a thread initiated by someone who asked if it was possible to downgrade from Vista to XP. I thought it was pretty funny and those of you with a sense of humor probably will too. "Are you SERIOUS? Vista is the greatest thing since Internet porn.
Why, since I have installed it my dog has been cured of arthritis, and my johnson has grown by a full 4". I am no longer constipated, my skin has cleared up, and I have begun to win friends and influence people. I have won the lottery, single-handedly achieved world peace, and have convinced Nicole Richie to stay sober.
Adults and small children trust me, and my bank has decided to pay ME interest on the loan I took out. My lawn is greener, and my car never runs out of has. Global warming has reversed, and disease and famine have been wiped off the face of the earth. Get rid of Vista?
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May 20, 2008
Had a virus on my computer. Friend of mine was able to wipe out my hardrive and start over, and reinstalled Vista, but my pc is not able to run vista properly. When I try to reinstall XP, it gives me an error message saying I already have a higher windows version installed. How do I get Vista off my PC?
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Mar 26, 2008
I have a new laptop with Vista Home Premium and I want to downgrade to XP Pro. I have read that with the Business or Ultimate editions that I can phone customer support and do a downgrade to get an XP key if I give them my unactivated Vista key. Since I don't have Business or Ultimate, can I do an upgrade to that and then downgrade to XP Pro (as it will be cheaper than buying the non-OEM XP Pro)?
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Mar 26, 2008
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Mar 26, 2008
I just dont like it, theres a lot of things I DID on my old computer (XP) that I cannot do now, my question is this, is there a way to switch to XP on my new computer that came with vista?
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Apr 3, 2009
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Mar 23, 2008
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Jan 22, 2009
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Mar 23, 2008
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The biggest factor that explains why your scores between XP and Vista are so radically different is because the benchmark program you are using (you never said which) is likely written specifically for XP. The Vista scores cannot be taken as a true benchmark unless you use a benchmarking utility written specifically for Vista, such as PCMark Vantage. You can then compare scores between yours and other Vista installations. But unless you find a utility that can correctly test and recognize the differences between both XP and Vista, you cannot accurately compare scores.
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