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antgonz · Joined: 30 Nov 2007

Is this safe? I have the windows XP cd and the reason I want to convert is because:
1. Vista is not that good.
2. I bought the laptop in South Korea and despite the seller changing the system to English many things are still in Korean.

So if I did install XP would I risk anything (because I bought a 20,000 version in Yongsan if you know what I mean)
Could I go back to XP if something screws up?

rabies.kills · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Location: Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul

any XP you bought in Yongsan is probably as safe as you can find. But if you reinstall XP, you're going to have to (probably) manually find most of the drivers for your computer. If it's a newish laptop, the manufacturer's website should have most of those for you. If not, it can be a pain in the ass.

ppcg4 · Joined: 16 Oct 2008

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

Jeff's Cigarettes · Joined: 27 Mar 2007

^I agree, I find vista much better than xp.

DCJames · Joined: 27 Jul 2006

I hate Vista.

Vista adds to many dialogue boxes. It's bloated with unneccessary redundant security features. It's a memory hog and it's slower than XP.

Vista is horrible and most people hate it.

sojourner1 · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:13 am Post subject:

Vista is all about bloatware, but it's more advanced. It's kinda slow, even on a dual core 2.2 gigahertz CPU with 2 gigabyte RAM kind of machine. I think a 4 gigahertz dual core with 4 gigabyte RAM would work wonders at running vista.

I just wish they'd fix all the glitches that cause application hang or freeze ups and slow downs that are so common on computers. Often, things go wrong internally and you have to retry for them to work. It's just such a complex issue, but the fact that someone could build it and get it to work is quite a marvel.