Quick Q..Is it still sane to get a comp with xp on it anymore? Or should we all punch up with vista and keep our fingers crossed?
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Quick Q..Is it still sane to get a comp with xp on it anymore? Or should we all punch up with vista and keep our fingers crossed?
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Dell's high end XPS 710 computers come with XP Media Edition. Vista is not even an option.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/cto_xpsdt_710?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
Until software vendors adapt to VISTA and MSFT works out the bugs with service pack 1, you may be asking for trouble with a VISTA computer.
AOl is still offered on dell's....Does it come standard one a regular windows disc?
AOL is prob losing money by the electricity it uses to make the prog copies.
Someone put aol out of its misery...youtube is for videos..not aol..good try. Time to put old aol yeller(spelling?) down....good pup......good pup.........
such as Newegg it is pure Win XP with non of the crap that Dell, HP et al force on you.
Such places can sell the CD's with the understanding that the buyer is supposed to only purchase it along with an item of hardware such as a hard drive. Never have had to buy a piece of hardware with such an order.
Full XP with SP2b is $140 at newegg and other places like it. Home is $90.
Are you missing the point?
The issue is VISTA.
I have AOL on XP as well as sbcglobal/yahoo.net but that does not relate to the problem at hand. VISTA problems occur without anything to do with AOL. ATT Yahoo.DSL does not make you sign on to AOL.
.....not a litany of problems.
Upgrade from XP to Vista on system - not a good idea right now.
Vista on a new computer - few problems reported.
XP on a new computer - whatever floats your boat. Lots of momentum to keep XP going for a while, and buys time to decide on Vista.