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    m1210 Vista Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by sreymj, Nov 16, 2006.

  1. sreymj

    sreymj Notebook Enthusiast

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    Now that Vista is available, has anyone successfully upgraded from XP on an m1210? I don't want to start from scratch with a clean Vista install and was wondering if there were any noticeable drawbacks to upgrading. Also, what drivers should I be concerned with?

    Here is my config:
    T2600 @ 2.16 GHz
    2 GB RAM
    100 GB 7400 RPM
    256 MB GeForce 7400
     
    sreymj, Nov 16, 2006
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Vista is available? Idk bout where you heard this from, but Vista wont be released for the public untill sometime in January 07.
     
    adinu, Nov 16, 2006
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  3. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Oh, it is available right now. It is called RTM, released to manufacturer, and I installed it on my desktop computer. Works great, just need to get better drivers. :mad: Only problem is that I have 2 days to activate it until I cannot completely use the OS. Microsoft and their WGA :rolleyes: .

    Mike.
     
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  4. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes available, only pirated copies. Anyways if you upgrade now there will be a 30day activation period. There are hacks available to reset the limit, but still, better use XP as primary. Install it as a separate installation (dual boot)
     
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  5. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    I highly suggest you do a clean install, os upgrades ALWAYS have drawbacks, and they will always be more severe upon intial release, either way. if you lay vista on top of xp, do a full back of your important files, cause more than likely your going to need them, I'd also suggest investing in another hd to try out vista, you can get them for 100 bucks or less depending on speed/size, and wait till the first service pack is issued before making it your primary os, there will be growing pains, and an hd swap takes less than 2 minutes on the m1210
     
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  6. sreymj

    sreymj Notebook Enthusiast

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    sreymj, Nov 16, 2006
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