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    XPS 16 and windows XP

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by cedchung, Mar 29, 2009.

  1. cedchung

    cedchung Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi to all,

    Just wanted to know if anyone has been able to install windows XP on an XPS 16?
     
    cedchung, Mar 29, 2009
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  2. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    Check the Official Studio XPS 16 thread. I believe I read someone was able to make it work. I gotta ask why? Your machine even with low specs should run Vista just fine. ;)
     
    Rodster, Mar 29, 2009
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    KingRaptor Notebook Evangelist

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    Although it'll Vista just fine, it'll run XP much better. :wink:
     
    KingRaptor, Mar 29, 2009
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    StudioXPS16 Notebook Consultant

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    That's like saying a Ferrari 430 is faster than a 911 Turbo. Yes, it is, but how much faster can it get? Speed is a poor reason to downgrade to XP.
     
    StudioXPS16, Mar 29, 2009
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    ronnieb Representing the Canucks

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    I agree with this. If speed is what you're really after, you should upgrade to Windows 7, not to XP. Driver compatibility is a lot better in Windows 7 for your notebook than XP.
     
    ronnieb, Mar 29, 2009
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  6. cedchung

    cedchung Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's not just speed but personal preference also.

    I installed XP on my M1530 as soon as I received it. Windows 7 is not officially available as far as I know, right?
     
    cedchung, Mar 29, 2009
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    ronnieb Representing the Canucks

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    You can find BETA versions of it legitimately and use that.

    It's a huge difference over XP, and can run with 512 mb of RAM.
     
    ronnieb, Mar 29, 2009
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    Koer Notebook Deity

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    i would recommend you just tweak vista a bit and wait for windows 7, windows xp is too old IMO, and it still has A LOT of annoying bugs i have experienced since its release!!! ( ahem... 2001? = 8 years? ) leave xp to old computers with Pentium 4 processors and 254 megabytes of RAM :D

    and by the way, im using windows 7 right now, and its simply 10 times better and faster than poor old vista (ahem... 2006? ... heheh just kidding :D )

    and i really dont think the studio xps is designed to run with xp, at least my xps m1530 wasnt lol. you might hit a LOT of issues, and end up upgrading (err... downgrading.... err... Moving! ) to vista again... but its your decision :D
     
    Koer, Mar 29, 2009
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    mtness loitering

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    mtness, Mar 30, 2009
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