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    Ordered T61 with Vista, should I change to XP Professional?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by gary1958, Oct 8, 2007.

  1. gary1958

    gary1958 Notebook Guru

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    Last week (Wednesday), I ordered a T61 with Windows Vista Business. I am looking to purchase a NAS system to be used by the T61 and 2 other XP laptops. The problem is that all of the resaonable price NASs (sp?) that I see out there are not Vista compatible. So what should I do?:

    1.) Contact Lenovo and have them replaced Vista with XP

    2.) Get the T61 with Vista and wait for a NAS Vista compatible system.

    3.) Forget about NAS

    4.) If you have XP, can it be placed on a system with Vista? And when accessing NAS, run under XP?


    Thanks


    GAry
     
    gary1958, Oct 8, 2007
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  2. lifebytes

    lifebytes Notebook Geek

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    NAS = Network Attached Storage I assume? I was researching them recently and didn't notice any that had that issue - but then again I don't run Vista so I wasn't looking for that. What is your price range and goals for your NAS?

    As for the T61, keep it and follow these instructions:
    http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/VSTA-DWNGRD.html

    For $50 or less, you get the XP restore discs and can use whichever you prefer.
     
    lifebytes, Oct 8, 2007
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