im looking to get a laptop, but the majority of them sell with vista. if it so happens that i actually buy a vista laptop, is this as bad as i've been hearing? well, now you can answer in a simple survey!
1. Is Windows Vista an acceptable operating software?
2. If so, tell what you like about it. If not, leave this question blank.
3. If not, tell what you dislike about it/think is wrong with it. If you like it, leave THIS question blank.
4. If you said "no" to question 1, can you also let me know if/how it's possible to load a copy of XP onto a Vista laptop? If not, leave THIS question blank.
5. Final question; Is it possible to take an old recovery disk for Windows XP and put it on a reformatted vista laptop and load on Windows XP as the OS? If not/you don't know, leave this question blank.
i want you guys to be serious about this, no shitty jokes attempting to be funny or "i hear u liek vistaz" or any other predictable shit that i spent an hour factoring in and out when i was considering making this post.
- anigen
HRM
Hello, I am Trevor. I'd like to help you, so I will.
1.) Windows Vista is an operating system primarily used for work. It has many strong points including the Voice Recognition software for you slow people who can't type, but it also has many downsides. For example, you can't run many games on it without experiencing lag like hell on it. Take World of Warcraft, for example. Fine game. Very fine. But on Vista, it will run slower, so you can't set your settings as high. Not to mention add-ons would be a pain in the ass.
One of the good sides, though, is that if comes with a free temporary subscription of Norton Internet Security and Symantec. They don't affect performance, and your computer is literally IMPENETRABLE with it. It also has Windows Defender, but not as good as Norton. Now for Flash, I might suggest a mac, due to the fact that Mac has great processing speeds and low lag. It's also very good for MMORPG gameplay.
2.) I basically answered that already. But let me tell you, a useless feature is the 3d window jump. Ugh.
3.)Answered this too.
4.) Well, I have never heard of anyone ever adding XP to Vista. Only Vista to XP. It could be possible by going to a technician at places such as, oh, Future Shop. They have everything a geek like me could want, and their services are cheap. However, I am not sure if XP is even LOADABLE on a Vista. On an iMac, I know for sure that it has a switch so that you can change between regular Mac and Windows Vista iMac. Pretty neat stuff.
5.) No, I am positive you can't. You can't combine XP stuff with Vista unless you are some h@x0r or something.
Well, that basically covers it. If you need any extra advice, feel free to contact our account. I am positive I will answer your PM nearly right away.
See ya later, dude!
-Trevor
Negina
Thanks for your input on this.
Well, when you say "work", I assume you're talking about business, right? When I think about it, it might've been better of me to have told you guys what I meant to do on my laptop, which is in this case Animation and Graphics and such.
Games aren't much of a problem for me, as I probably won't be running any, especially not World of Warcraft-but the majority of laptops aren't good for games as it is, so that's definitely no problem.
About reinstalling XP, I've heard otherwise; that you can actually install it given that you reformat the harddrive, taking all of the VISTA components off of there.
But otherwise, thanks for answering my questions, it'll definitely help me formulate some opinions on this.