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Cobster

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I really hope my buddy at Microsoft can hook me up with free shit again.
If not, I'm sticking to my XP for a very long time and hello Linux.
 

adamx1x

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vista problems...

Hey guys,
Can u help me? I bought this pc which has a tv tuner card..
the pc is a hp elite ..
a) do i need an internet connection to view regular cable tv?
do i have to buy special software for this? or rent a digital box? frpm rogers
b) where can i find a copy of word / exel ? for my personal work...
c) if i install xp do i loose out on vista? ie if i dont have a b/u?
d) is it because vista is new that there r no ways around this?

thanks
 

baci2004

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adamx1x said:
Hey guys,
Can u help me? I bought this pc which has a tv tuner card..
the pc is a hp elite ..
a) do i need an internet connection to view regular cable tv?
No

do i have to buy special software for this? or rent a digital box? frpm rogers
No and no, it should come with the software installed.

b) where can i find a copy of word / exel ? for my personal work...
Futureshop or Best buy

c) if i install xp do i loose out on vista? ie if i dont have a b/u?
If you install xp vist is gone. You can reinstall vista again if you want.
d) is it because vista is new that there r no ways around this?
???????
 

Mack Bolan

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I have 3 500 GB drives; 1 is for XP and the 2nd is for Vista.
You can setup dual boot as I have. You are allowed to have a 2nd operations system on a new system. Both Vista and XP are OEM copies and therefore alot cheaper than buying from Best Buy or where ever. You should be able to order an OEM copy of an Operation system.
 

toughb

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Bass8lbs said:
HP would not give me an OEM of XP for my HPDV9000 Laptop that came with Vista. They did a check for me and said my laptop would run fine on XP but told me that Microsoft no longer supports any OS except Vista, and therefore strongly reccommended against it, but if I wanted to proceed I would have to buy my own copy of XP. Dam Microsoft & HP!
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I didn't know that XP isn't supported anymore.

As for computers, I only buy custom made machines to ensure I can have the configuration I want. If you get a good small to mid size firm you'll find that it will only cost about 10 to 15 percent more.
 

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toughb said:
I didn't know that XP isn't supported anymore.
Believe MS announced XP will be supported untill 2014 because of resistance to Vista.
 

Anynym

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And by 2014 they'll have the new O/S to replace Vista.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. They had started planning for Vista before XP was released, and XP was (officially) released October 25, 2001 - six years ago. I'm not aware of any plans for a new O/S to replace Vista (they're still far too busy addressing the problems with Vista), and 2014 is only six years away.
 

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Anynym said:
I wouldn't be so sure about that. They had started planning for Vista before XP was released, and XP was (officially) released October 25, 2001 - six years ago. I'm not aware of any plans for a new O/S to replace Vista (they're still far too busy addressing the problems with Vista), and 2014 is only six years away.
I want to say it was Gartner that said Vista would be the last MS operating system of its type. The future is modular and updatable, apparently.
 

Mack Bolan

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Bass8lbs said:
HP would not give me an OEM of XP for my HPDV9000 Laptop that came with Vista. They did a check for me and said my laptop would run fine on XP but told me that Microsoft no longer supports any OS except Vista, and therefore strongly reccommended against it, but if I wanted to proceed I would have to buy my own copy of XP. Dam Microsoft & HP!
HP Support lied to you! Do you know how many companies are using XP and 2000 as there desktop OS. I know we have nearly 10,000 desktops and only a very small number of them are VISTA. As we recycle these desktops, we'll move to VISTA, but this will take about 3 years....
 
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