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    buy with Vista but reinstall with XP?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mbuckingham, May 6, 2007.

  1. mbuckingham

    mbuckingham Notebook Geek

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    Ok so I'm finally coming to the decision of a new notebook. I'm pretty settled that I'll buy a Dell M90 refurbished. Problem is that I of course can't customize those. It is very difficult for some reason to find a UXGA screen in refurbished...anyway as for my subject line.

    If I buy a machine with Vista Business, how difficult is it to start over with XP? I think I have my original XP CD somewhere, though I may buy XP Pro to install...I've heard some this is the way to go so that I can upgrade to Vista once the service pack is out and it's ready to use as my main machine.

    OR...should I just go with Vista? Here's the system I'm looking at:

    Operating System
    Genuine Windows Vista BusinessMemory
    2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)Hard Disk Drive
    100 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)Video
    256MB NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M, (dedicated), OpenGLCertified Refurbished
    Certified RefurbishedBase
    Precision Mobile Workstation M90 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.00GHz/667MHz/4MB)Media Bay
    8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capabilityNetwork Interface Card
    3945 802.11a/g Wireless Mini CardNoteBook Screen
    17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Notebook ScreenHardware Upgrade
    9 Cell Primary Battery

    I'll not be playing games on this...will be running CS2, Vegas Video, MS Office, Dreamweaver, Nero, Limewire...I will have 2 external monitors connected through a docking station, and I'll be connecting some sort of a device to allow me to bring in clips from my VCR/DVD player, other than that the only other hardware is a HP printer and and HP Scanner.

    Thanks!
     
    mbuckingham, May 6, 2007
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  2. Skye2

    Skye2 Notebook Evangelist

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    It is not difficult to re-image with XP Pro. Mine came with XP MCE and I re-imaged just to get rid of the bloatware. Even though I now have the Vista upgrade I will wait 'til SP1 is out before installing. There are tutorials on this site which will guide you through the process.
     
    Skye2, May 7, 2007
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