Re: eMachines OEM XP woes - time to buy $tandard?

Duncan905 wrote:

> I've had trouble with my eMachines desktop's WinXP from the getgo
> (11/03). The often reported "corrupt/missing Registry files" struck
> early, and I managed to get a Repair Console CD from eMachines. After
> doing a ghost install of OEM XP onto a new HD, which lasted a few
> months, and more recently restoring the OS to its install state and
> having the onboard nVidia devices 'disappear', I'm ready to try
> something else.
>
Great. May I suggest GNU/Linux. A Mandrake/Mandriva distro would serve you
well. Simple to install and loaded with useful apps. You can get it for
free by just downloading the ISOs and you will never have problems with a
corrupt Registry again. :-) Add to that, stability and security and
hundreds of free software packages and I'm sure you'll be very happy. You
won't even miss having to constantly worry about trojans, adware, spyware,
viruses and other malware. You computer will become fun to use again and
totally configurable with a beautiful desktop ... actually up to 8 if you
wish.

> Would purchasing a retail version of XP Home Standard (w/SP2) fix my
> woes? My hope is that installing the retail version will be more
> stable somehow. Can I rely on it detecting the onboard devices out of
> the gate?

No.

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