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vista home basic software loading

Feb 16, 2007 1:27PM PST

JUST BOUGHT NEW COMPAQ C504US LAPTOP WITH VISTA HOME BASIC......CANNOT LOAD OFFICE XP; (COMPUTER LOCKS UP).....SOME OTHER PROGRAMS WILL NOT LOAD WITHOUT AND ERROR MESSAGE; (SUCH AS PRINTMASTER 17 ETC.)
ANY HELP

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It's new so exercise your warranty.
Feb 17, 2007 12:04AM PST

Office XP should be fine. If not, pack and return it as defective.

Bob

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Return It
Feb 17, 2007 2:49AM PST

In all fairness I wouldnt recommend buying a laptop with vista home Basic. Rather stick with Xp than change to Home Basic. I think its a waste of time and should never have been created.