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    Vista Home Premium or XP MCE?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Bog, Sep 9, 2007.

  1. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    When I first bought the laptop in my sig below I thought that I would be formatting Vista based on my previous experiences with it (I am anti-Vista). But with the default Vista installed, all the devices like the microphone, webcam and remote control work perfectly and I am hesitant to delete Vista and start over again with XP. What are your opinions? Would it be difficult to get all the devices above working in XP MCE?
     
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  2. Thomas

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    dual boot 100gigs for each or 20 gigs for vista 180 for xpMCE
     
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If it ain't broke...don't fix it. If you aren't having issues with Vista (some do, some don't as you are well aware) then why change it now?
     
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    agreed there
     
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  5. Bog

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    That is a very good point. I've posted a thread in the Gaming forum about Vista compatibility with games; if it runs them OK, then I will prob keep Vista.

    Btw, is there any difference in battery life with Vista?
     
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    in AEro probably bc135
     
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    In my (somewhat short) experience with Vista, I actually had better battery life. Not by much, but I noticed the difference. My GUI always turned off transparencies when on battery, which really saved the GPU from working a lot.
     
    Greg, Sep 9, 2007
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