Comments on: Why I Downgraded to Windows XP From Vista http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Joseph http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-3/#comment-34890 Joseph Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:56:38 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-34890 Well first its kinda of stupid to have 3 monitors.You only need one.Whats the purpose of 3 no wonder your computer messes up.Vista is ram hunger and if you apply to much to it will overload and restart.I can tell you from my own exprience.I have a vista desktop sitting right next to me. Well first its kinda of stupid to have 3 monitors.You only need one.Whats the purpose of 3 no wonder your computer messes up.Vista is ram hunger and if you apply to much to it will overload and restart.I can tell you from my own exprience.I have a vista desktop sitting right next to me.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-22452 Jordan Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:31:50 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-22452 He said that apple wouldn't be all the "rage" if they didn't make the hardware and software... not that its worse. ;) He said that apple wouldn’t be all the “rage” if they didn’t make the hardware and software… not that its worse. ;)

]]> By: Tyson http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-3/#comment-18261 Tyson Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:06:18 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-18261 I just did the same thing to my PC. I can't believe I tolerated Vista for as long as i did. @Joe: The XP Pro disk should give you the option to configure partitions/ format the partitions before it asks you where you want to install. I just did the same thing to my PC. I can’t believe I tolerated Vista for as long as i did.

@Joe: The XP Pro disk should give you the option to configure partitions/ format the partitions before it asks you where you want to install.

]]> By: joe http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-2/#comment-16045 joe Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:13:45 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-16045 can you tell me how to down grade from vista home premuim to xp pro. it won't let me do FDISK or format the c drive. and if so will i have to change any thing in the bios setting. i have a gateway p6312 laptop, and i hate vista thx Joe can you tell me how to down grade from vista home premuim to xp pro. it won’t let me do FDISK or format the c drive. and if so will i have to change any thing in the bios setting. i have a gateway p6312 laptop, and i hate vista
thx Joe

]]> By: The_Truth http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-2/#comment-15223 The_Truth Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:01:51 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-15223 Upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP. You won't be sorry. No DRM, no I need 8gb memory just to stop pagefile swapping every 2 seconds, no I need 4 x 256gb SSD's in RAID array just to boot up in a sensible ammount of time. And Windows Aero sucks. Upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP. You won’t be sorry.

No DRM, no I need 8gb memory just to stop pagefile swapping every 2 seconds, no I need 4 x 256gb SSD’s in RAID array just to boot up in a sensible ammount of time.

And Windows Aero sucks.

]]> By: Davon http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-14077 Davon Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:39:06 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-14077 Why go after the author like that. He clearly is not a Microsoft basher. It isn't like he advocated switching to Linux. By this time, the troubles with Vista are all well known. Like the author wrote, the GIGANTIC SP1 speaks volumes. Even Microsoft is looking to put Vista, like ME) behind them. Why go after the author like that. He clearly is not a Microsoft basher. It isn’t like he advocated switching to Linux. By this time, the troubles with Vista are all well known. Like the author wrote, the GIGANTIC SP1 speaks volumes. Even Microsoft is looking to put Vista, like ME) behind them.

]]> By: FishStudios http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-10451 FishStudios Mon, 19 May 2008 19:31:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-10451 Hmm... I don't see how Mac is worse because they control the whole experience. I switched from Windows to Mac 6 years ago, and I've never been even slightly tempted to go back to the kind of trouble you mention in this article. I trust Apple with my hardware and OS, and I'm much better off this way. No more Windows- good riddance. As you say, Vista came out too soon. Why? They had to catch up with some of the innovation OSX has been doing in the past 5 years. Hmm… I don’t see how Mac is worse because they control the whole experience. I switched from Windows to Mac 6 years ago, and I’ve never been even slightly tempted to go back to the kind of trouble you mention in this article. I trust Apple with my hardware and OS, and I’m much better off this way. No more Windows- good riddance. As you say, Vista came out too soon. Why? They had to catch up with some of the innovation OSX has been doing in the past 5 years.

]]> By: Brian http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-2/#comment-10332 Brian Thu, 15 May 2008 10:57:10 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-10332 My friend just received her new laptop with Vista Basic since it was a low end one. It was terribly slow so I wipe the drive clean and installed Windows XP Pro now it runs great. I just cannot understand why put out such a bloated system, Vista is major work in progress right now Windows XP is still good My friend just received her new laptop with Vista Basic since it was a low end one. It was terribly slow so I wipe the drive clean and installed Windows XP Pro now it runs great. I just cannot understand why put out such a bloated system,
Vista is major work in progress right now Windows XP is still good

]]> By: Morgan http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-2/#comment-9690 Morgan Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:27:29 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-9690 I wouldn't think the stripped down version is necessarily illegal. Have a look at nlite, it would have been shut-down by microsoft in a second if it where illegal to do. I would say it is only illegal if you are using a stripped down version on a pc that you don't own a license for that stipped down version (ie it is stripped down vista ultimate, and you don't own any vista license or only a vista home license). That all being said I prefer to just steer clear of the license lock-ins and go Linux. Then I can lighten or load it as I see fit. http://www.nliteos.com/ I wouldn’t think the stripped down version is necessarily illegal. Have a look at nlite, it would have been shut-down by microsoft in a second if it where illegal to do.
I would say it is only illegal if you are using a stripped down version on a pc that you don’t own a license for that stipped down version (ie it is stripped down vista ultimate, and you don’t own any vista license or only a vista home license).
That all being said I prefer to just steer clear of the license lock-ins and go Linux. Then I can lighten or load it as I see fit.

http://www.nliteos.com/

]]> By: 998084 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/comment-page-2/#comment-9686 998084 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:42:32 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-i-downgraded-to-windows-xp-from-vista/#comment-9686 Well, you can't find those kind of specialized drivers through anyone but the manufacturer. If they haven't written a driver for xp, you'll have to either live with Vista or no integrated webcam. I personally hate windows Vista. I must say I tried some lite versions of vista that I was able to download via some torrents just to see what the appeal was with the other hackers, and I can now see the appeal. The hackers have created a lite version of vista, which uses 20% less resources than xp pro and it has almost all of vista's features. It's too bad it's illegal to use. If I had the expertise, I would take out the cracks and stuff that make the copy illegal so I could actually use it legitimately. I guess I'm stuck with xp since I can't do that. I wonder why Microsoft didn't release a slipstreamed version of vista like the one they have on the pirate networks. Well, you can’t find those kind of specialized drivers through anyone but the manufacturer. If they haven’t written a driver for xp, you’ll have to either live with Vista or no integrated webcam. I personally hate windows Vista. I must say I tried some lite versions of vista that I was able to download via some torrents just to see what the appeal was with the other hackers, and I can now see the appeal. The hackers have created a lite version of vista, which uses 20% less resources than xp pro and it has almost all of vista’s features. It’s too bad it’s illegal to use. If I had the expertise, I would take out the cracks and stuff that make the copy illegal so I could actually use it legitimately. I guess I’m stuck with xp since I can’t do that. I wonder why Microsoft didn’t release a slipstreamed version of vista like the one they have on the pirate networks.

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