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    Loading Vista on E7105.. Good idea??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ringostar, Jun 8, 2006.

  1. ringostar

    ringostar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Microsoft released a public beta of Vista last night and I am wondering if it's worthwile to create a partition for it on my E1705 and test the thing.

    If anyone else has tried this in their laptop, please post your experience here. Also a step-by-step guide would be very useful. Thanks.
     
    ringostar, Jun 8, 2006
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  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    If the 1705 is your primary computer, I wouldn't load Vista on it at all. If you don't mind things going horribly wrong, proceed with caution. Personally, I would buy a new harddrive and install Vista on it instead of creating a partition and trying to dual boot XP and Vista.
     
    kegobeer, Jun 8, 2006
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    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    When i get my bigger HD, ill try it on my current one, and do a write up.

    And, before that even, ill install it on my 8600 and do a write up...
     
    nickspohn, Jun 8, 2006
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  4. DoubleBlack

    DoubleBlack Notebook Deity

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    From what I heard, you should install it on any Dell laptop whatsoever!
     
    DoubleBlack, Jun 8, 2006
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