Re: New PC's: 64-bit hardware/driver issues?

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I believe that most appliance PCs are sold with Vista 32 on them, whether the hardware is 64 bit capable or not.

The main problem would be that the manufacturers of new PCs may not sell them with XP, and not make XP drivers available for download for the individual model. I'd expect you to be able to find drivers on the Web for all of the pieces in the PC, but it would take more effort. (They may be on the manufacturer's site, but for other models.)

Why not simply stay with Vista? Unless your relative needs software that isn't compatible with Vista, it's not that different. (S/he may want to turn off UAC and use something other than the default interface.)

I assemble my own systems, so I tend to a sort of black-and-white attitude: if you want a good deal on a package, find an appliance PC that you like. (If you want XP, Dell still sells systems with it installed, although you'll have to search on "Windows XP" at their web site to find them. Circuit City may not be able to oblige you .) If you want a custom system, build it.

HTH.

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"(PeteCresswell)" <x@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:41rbb35dt1lpk20tmtc0vg7jnjl06a5dth@xxxxxxxxxx
I've been anointed to provide a PC for somebody in the extended
family.

All they do is web mail and web page browsing... period, although
I'd think any solution I provide should also be capable of
rendering You-Tube videos.

My first thought was dumpster diving, a little extra memory, a
low-end LCD monitor and a cordless keyboard/mouse. Got an old
Compaq Celeron 1.1 ghz/500-meg that I rescued from the trash
sitting right next to me as my own spare PC which does all of the
above adequately.

Thinking, on second thought, that maybe a new box would be cheap
enough tb worth the lack of hassle, I went down to Circuit City
today and looked around.

A guy there pointed out that if I'm thinking about formatting the
drive on a new box and building a WinXP system, that there would
be driver issues because new PCs are engineered with Vista in
mind.

I suspect an over-generalization/simplification.... but can
anybody comment on that assertion?
--
PeteCresswell

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