Re: Which XP to use
- From: "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:09:45 -0500
cnic wrote:
I just purchased a new laptop. It came with Vista on it and I have
had so many problems with the display drivers that HP has decided I
have a faulty card and is now sending me a brand new laptop to the
exact same specs. My thought on it is that since I am still going
to be getting the Vista OS and the same Nvidia video card, that the
problems will still be there. I have researched and seen in
several places that even though they (MS and Nvidia) say the two
are compatible, they are having a LOT of problems. The screen
randomly goes black for various amounts of time and sometimes comes
back up in safe mode while other times coming back with all the
icons on the desktop scrambled. Yet at other times, the whole
system locks down and I have to do a hard re-boot to turn the thing
off. My screen saver (simple default slideshow) locks the computer
everytime it comes up so I had to disable it. In the middle of a
power point slide show, it randomly locks up and while I can move
the mouse, the slides will not advance. It is also so slow that
the blue circle of death just hangs in the screen for as long as 40
seconds just to bring up a new message window in the mail. To reply
takes even longer. It takes at least 1-2 minutes to boot. Just a
lot of irritating stuff like that.
What I plan to do is purchase a new full install of XP and wipe out
the Vista when I get the new computer. I have had XP Home on 3
computer and have had absolutely no problems in 3 years. What are
the differences in Home and Pro and is it worth the extra $$ to go
with Pro over Home.
Those on the Vista newsgroup are very critical of anyone wanting to
go "back in time" and re-install XP over Vista. They say people
like me are just stupid and don't know how to run a system so
therefore cannot handle a powerful hack-proof program like Vista. In fact,
they are very rude a lot of times. I just want an OS that
will actually run and not waste my time with unnecessary messages
that pop up all the time telling me what I already know I am doing.
I also have had too many programs not function properly and I
cannot afford to purchase thousands of dollars of new programs to
accommodate Mr. Gates.
I have not seen this rudeness from those trying to actually help - those
who say things like that are basically immature and not used to dealing
with people of any sort.
The "certified" techies on the Vista site have said that a Vista SP
is not scheduled until the 4thQ of '08. That is too long for me to
mess with their "bugs" and problems. Even if it were the 4th Q of
this year, that is still too long. My time and sanity is worth
more than that.
Your problem (between Vista and an NVidia card) may have been
strictly hardware related. It may be your Vista installed new laptop
will run just fine. However - it may not.
As far as SP1 - there is no guarantee that would fix your issue - as
it may be one of a third party driver... NVidia in this case - and not
the OS.
I do graphic design out of my home and run high end graphic
programs (Adobe, Corel).
As for which OS (Windows XP Home, Professional, x64, Media Center) you
should run - that would be decided by your needs and capabilities
(actually - your machine's capabilities.)
If you have a 64bit processor in that machine of yours and want to utilize
more than 3GB of memory for your applications - x64 is the way to go - as
long as all of your normal applications will run on it (would be even better
if they had a true 64 bit version) and all of your hardware has drivers for
Windows XP x64... (Semi-same boat as Windows Vista...)
If you have need for domain joining capabilities or need more granular
control over user/file/folder permissions and the likes - you can go Windows
XP Professional.
If Windows XP Home Edition has worked fine for you so far - you will be
running basically the same software on this machine as the one that has been
working fine for you before - then why ruin something that works (and why
spend the extra money on features you won't be using...?)
Now - whether you get Retail or OEM is your next choice.
OEM is less expensive but is non-tranferrable and no Microsoft direct
support.
Retail can be moved from machine to machine and you get a support call or
two for your purchase - but you paid for it - trust me. heh
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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