Re: Would like to install real XP home on Vaio, MediaCenter not wanted
- From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 20:36:58 -0400
There's nothing to prevent you from installing XP Home on the machine. However, you get the features of Pro with Media Center. If you don't use the Media Center functionality, simply don't run it.
You will need to ensure that you have downloaded the drivers for any propietary hardware on the PC.
The X300 (probably 128 meg of RAM) is at the lower end of the scale for ATI cards. So far with the Vista beta, I haven't been impressed with the performance on the one machine that does have the X300.
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"none" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:e7DrykGfGHA.5040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I asked Sony for assistance on this (before my 1-yr warranty on my.
VGC-RA820G ran out) and all I got was a rather snotty response - that I
could do whatever I wanted, but they would, at that point, drop all support
for my PC. Now there's no support anyway.
I have built my own PC's since 1991 and this was my first "storebought"
computer, but I have moved since I first got it. Mediacenter was - I dunno,
amusing but not terribly useful. I have a PVR with my cable service, with
two tuners, don't like or want the so-called apps shipped with the Sony for
CD and DVD creation, and would be much happier to buy a new XP Home and
install it.
Has anyone else gone this route? I would like to do it mainly because I'm
used to troubleshooting and doing "repair installs" and having system file
checker (that works) and these tools kind of leave me wondering "duh" when
I'm told to insert my XP disc 2. I don't have any XP discs, just that
damned partition (and 1CD/2DVD backups) of Windows "as it was installed at
the time of the PC purchase." I've had a few hiccups and when I do
reinstall their Sony-ized Windows, of course, I'm set back to the time
before a million patches and fixes. Thank goodness I have a cable modem,
that probably saves 3 or 4 days itself!
It also makes me wonder if Sony will be an obstacle to getting a better
video card (yes) and Vista next year (most likely).
I'd like to get a better video card one day for Vista at 1600x1200, not sure
if the X300 is up for that, and perhaps one that does capture, if I can't
maintain the Sony card. I don't need a TV tuner, at all.
Any advice appreciated. Again, many months ago all Sony would advise is
"your guarantee will be null and void" and I had to go through several
levels of supervisors to get a tentative "maybe" on the machine working with
a Windows that was not THEIR proprietary version.
Thanks - Bill Halvorsen
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