M4500 with XP Downgrade Problems?

Your other option is to cancel the minicard SSD and buy an aftermarket 2.5" SSD, and a secondary modular bay where the optical drive goes, I use a couple, and they work really well combined with an SSD primary.
Will be interested to hear what the outcome of the minicard SSD is though.



@Goodbytes...FUD aside, what's your personal experience with XP and an SSD ??, I've had nothing but amazing performance from it, boot's in 12 seconds with half a dozen or so services stopped that I don't use, thats with wifi connected and antivirus running @ 12 seconds, 99% of windows 7 users on this forum have mid 20s boot times or longer going by the SSD thread.

Most of those snake oil reg tweaks for XP and SSD's are just that, all they do is stop OS writing as much to the drive like you said....like anybody cares when it's still going to last past the pc lifetime by way of the SSD's warranty period.
I'd love to know how you know XP users using SSD's are a niche market.
I'd also love to know the statistics are on XP users trashing their SSD's.

I asked the question in the SSD thread a while ago about the "tangible" performance increases of windows 7 using an SSD compared to using XP, and no one could actually show any, all a couple did is start ranting like you about how terribad it is to use an SSD with XP without an ounce of substantiating proof, and they all had slower start up times despite the fact most have better SSD's than me.

There is still demand for XP, otherwise Microsoft would have killed it years ago, the fact they still tie downgrade rights to a copy of XP means they still worry their newest baby wouldn't compete if they gave the choice of purchase without downgrade rights], some people don't like vista/7's gay apple-esq looks, some people see it for the overall performance downgrade it is [except for multimedia instructions on a quadcore], some people like staying with what they like, some people have versions of very expensive software that doesn't support the latest OS, some people use their notebooks on their lap and don't want it burning their nuts off, some people like better battery life, some people like a 3GB OS intead of a 12GB one full of yet to be flexed DRM, some people just like to annoy OS fanboys on forums...Gedit chap?

 

It has nothing to do with performance (unless your SSD is the really fast ones where you need proper SATA support)... it has to do with durability.

YES, you have 3 year warranty, congrads... but it won't recover your data.

I don't believe people are idiots, where they get super high end computer of 2-3 k, to put Windows 3.1 and use Facebook all day. Having XP on such system is the same as putting any older Windows. You lock it down, and not taking advantage of your hardware. I UNDERSTAND that they are exceptions, as some people have specific reasons to stay with an older Windows (old and critical peripheral that can't be replaced for wtv reason, or some old software, and so on). But when their is NO real reason ("because I am comfortable with XP" and a-like is not a valid reason).

Also, on your performance speed time:
1- Windows 7 optimizes it's boot every 3 days or so, when you reboot, so the time will diminish.
2- Windows 7 is far more advance and has far more features than XP
3- Put DOS on it, you'll have instant startup... Based on your logic that you are seams to push on that sentence (but I don't want to believe that), that DOS is best for SDD's as it's faster.

You think it's the only forum I am actively participating?
Most people, when they buy a computer, especially a high end one, they want to use what they paid for. Last time I checked very few people buys a Bugati Veron (407Km/h max speed), or a Ferrari to drive in school zones (30Km/h).

You don't need a research for that. Google and prove me the contrary.. use proof by contradiction as it's called.

There is ONLY a demand for XP HOME, for netbooks.. as today netbooks are powerful enough to run Windows 7 (and that Win7 is much lighter and optimized than Vista), XP demand is not there. You cannot go to a store and buy XP since Vista release. XP support is finished. All you have is updates for critical issues until 2012. See Microsoft.com for more details.

I am SURE that if the OEMs could sell a system with ANY Windows, they will allow you to pick the version you want. Also, please see what I said above with some exception that some people faces.

Now I know you never look at Windows 7 screen shot. And you just voided all validity of your argumentation.

And if you are referring to me as a fan boy... you have serious issue. You should look into what fan boy is, before insulting people with words you don't know what they mean.