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Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Clive on September 24, 2007, 09:06

Title: The XP alternative for Vista PCs
Post by: Clive on September 24, 2007, 09:06

While Microsoft is still pushing Vista hard, the company is quietly allowing PC makers to offer a "downgrade" option to buyers who get machines with the new operating system but want to switch to Windows XP.

FULL STORY (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39289592,00.htm)

Title: Re: The XP alternative for Vista PCs
Post by: Simon on September 24, 2007, 09:58

As a new Vista user, on my laptop, I don't find it too bad.  It's a bit like when XP first came along.  Everything is there from the old version - you just have to look harder for it.  I don't think I've explored it properly yet, as I have spent most of the time trying to make it behave like XP!  ;D