Vista Wipe
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- ItTango
Gotta buy a new notebook and that fu*ker's gonna have Vista installed. I've read through a number of surgical procedures on how to wipe Shista and downgrade (a serious misnomer) to XP.
Has anyone here actually done it?
How's it workin' for you?
Thanx.
- Mishga0
why do you want to do that?!?
come on!! i am on vista since a month, and i have no complains...
- Witt0
it's not as stable as XP but it's rather improved in navigation, overall looks, access, etc. You can use a classic windows layout without the 2A stuff.
- lvl_130
resource hog.
my brother just went back to xp from visa, but it wasn't preinstalled on his machine...
- ItTango0
That's a rare testimony, M.
Most of what I've read is nightmarish. And there are a few components I use that don't play well with Vista.
- lvl_130
^vista not visa.
shoots self.
- PonyBoy0
Just went backward this weekend myself...
... Vista needs another year to clean itself up... just not worth it... and there are a number of 3rd party apps that won't do a thing for you in Vista..
Apps like Particle Illusion and bunch of existing games etc... plbtthhh... nothin'. :(
- Mishga0
i have some trouble installing a wireless USB modem on it ...but with some search on the web, i found a workaround and it's fine now... and yesterday i found some new drivers...
..give it some time and it will be fine as XP is by now...
- ItTango0
The SATA driver thing seems to cause problems for most folks who wipe the drives on pre-installed machines.
There's a whole sequence you have to follow and some companies have stopped providing XP drivers.
I'm buying a DELL and have downloaded every driver related to XP I could find on their website...
and I'm still nervous.
- madirish0
is that like a Baby Wipe, only w/ Balmer Balm on it?
- ItTango0
is that like a Baby Wipe, only w/ Balmer Balm on it?
madirish
(Nov 6 07, 07:50)ha, h...
wait.
what is Balmer Balm?
- madirish0
basicall, the dark liquid on/in/out of his shirt...
- ItTango0
So, back to my original question:
Anyone here removed the preinstalled Vista OS from a new machine and lived to tell about it...
or are you buzzards just waiting to see if I'll survive?I feel so cold and alone right now.
- Shepstar0
Buy a Mac - bet it will make you much happier.
- ItTango0
Buy a Mac - bet it will make you much happier.
Shepstar
(Nov 6 07, 08:12)Don't think I haven't considered it. I hear good things about Windows on a Mac.
I think the famous Jaline is doing it. Don't know if she's lurking about, but I would like to know what she, or anyone else, thinks on that.
- Sophies_Design0
i bought one of the first vista machines not even knowing (like an idiot) that vista was even out yet.
it was a little weird at first, but amazingly enough i have no complaints... the only thing that i have found are some plugins like sapphire for after effects dont work. thats about it though. just turn off all the "gadgets" and stupid bells and whistles and its not as much of a hog as it could be. i think mine went from nearly a gig of memory JUST to run to about 500 mbs.... which i guess isnt too bad.
- flavorful0
To be honest, I have had no problems with Vista at all.
Also in terms of upgrading or downgrading Windows OS... the only thing you can do is wipe the entire computer and start from scratch.
Doing an upgrade, or a downgrade is just asking for headaches.
Those things are only meant for clean installs.
- Llyod0
"Shista"! hahahaha how clever!
- lvl_130
Buy a Mac - bet it will make you much happier.
Shepstar
(Nov 6 07, 08:12)i read your name as sheepstar...would have fit you better.
- ItTango0
flava...
may I ask what sort of stuff you're running on your computa?
and what version of Shi, uh... Vista?
- ItTango0
i read your name as sheepstar...would have fit you better.
lvl_13
(Nov 6 07, 08:57)*stifles laughter...
bad, lvl_13.
bad.