OT: Good article on buying XP systems new

riredale wrote on 3/13/2008, 6:50 PM

For those of you who, like me, prefer a REAL operating system, there's still hope. This article lists the various vendors that still offer XP on brand-new systems. Often one needs to go to the small-business portion of the sales site.

I am amused by the news that some sort of on-line petition is building in order to persuade MS to keep XP going for much more than the official June 08 deadline.

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fldave wrote on 3/13/2008, 8:12 PM

My limited experience with Vista is atrocious, with one exception.

I was able to record 8 tracks of 24bit/96Khz audio via a Presonus FP10 firewire box recently using Vegas 8b. No problems with an opening act or the main 100 minute main artist. On a $600 Gateway Dual Core laptop.

But I can't copy pictures to my Pictures folder and easily see them through the links presented to me. Says I don't have the "rights" to view that folder.

I am an XP program developer, BTW.

I view Vista as a failed attempt to make a Windows like Mac system, one that you don't have to think about.

Except, it doesn't work very friendly with anyone.

I am ready to sue due to loss of productivity. I would gladly take an XP Pro license instead, though.

==>Edited to add Gateway laptop to FP10 setup!

DGates wrote on 3/13/2008, 8:42 PM

And it's not even a good imitation of a Mac system. Seems more like a Window Blinds skin.

Harold Brown wrote on 3/13/2008, 8:50 PM

I like XP but I just built a new machine and I couldn't see putting XP on it so I went with the newer Vista Ultimate. I like it so far but there are some things it does that are weird. There is a learning curve, not that I am saying there isn't anything wrong with it. I just bought it so I don't have any war stories yet.