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    My boss has an SZ650N and wants it to be XP instead of Vista

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jesuscakes, Aug 31, 2007.

  1. jesuscakes

    jesuscakes Notebook Enthusiast

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    Basically Vista sucks and my boss hates it. He wants XP on the SZ650N, but when I just called Sony they told me that I can't downgrade and that there are no XP drivers for this laptop. Is she lying or telling the truth? Has anyone else tried anything similar?
     
    jesuscakes, Aug 31, 2007
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    Hartman Notebook Consultant

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    This topic is covered about 25 times each day. Do a search.
     
    Hartman, Aug 31, 2007
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  3. Phil

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    lol. so true!
     
    Phil, Aug 31, 2007
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    wow the downgrader comes by the bucket a day!
     
    wobble987, Aug 31, 2007
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    Ya because Vista blows lol.
     
    jesuscakes, Aug 31, 2007
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    I wonder if people would change their opinion if they actually be patient and take some time to get used and learn how to use Vista. It's not like Vista crash all the time or whatnot. I personally prefer Vista's explorer than XP's. I like how you can group your shortcut links into one section.
    Although I can understand if they don't like Vista because of old or relatively old hardware incompatibility.
     
    Valkyrie, Aug 31, 2007
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    vista isn't the problem, it's the business applications that are behind the curve. Microsoft's apps are some of the only enterprise level software that's actually vista ready lol... smart move on their part!
     
    zkaudio, Aug 31, 2007
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