I'd like to see it that when "allegedly" newer, better, improved platforms are forced on everyone that they must also function with "backward" compatability - or so that software continues to function (as designed).
Fortunately, with the new 'puter, mine has 2GB RAM with the CPU. That has made a huge difference in running some programs (that previously ran poorly on my machines).
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Originally Posted by Chemar
oh Bobbi how my oldest son shares your sentiments
his story in brief:
he had a laptop purchased from HP that crashed non stop because of overheating and failed hard drives
after 3 years of paying for extended warranties to have them continuously take it back for repairs blah blah blah
they eventually agree it's a lemon and so say they will give him a new one
happy kid till...................
new one arrives with Vista cuz that is MS enforcement on all new HP laptops. Thankfully they had installed all the basic software on it for him so he dint have to upgrade etc....but.....he is unable to run much of his speciality stuff on it nor can he download the drivers he needs  he uses a lot of advanced digital music programs for his college major, senior year
he says Vista alone runs on sooooo much 'puter juice that it is a nightmare
his list of anti Vista complaints grows longer and longer by the day.......
we have stayed with XP on all the rest of our computers |
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