How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

[Rene Stephenson]

You're right, Dennis. I checked with an IT guru buddy who has done a lot of reworks of Vista machines when his clients got bitten by one of its bugs and wanted to roll back to XP, and he said it was a complete nightmare, every single time, and a couple of times was such a colossal headache that he just told the client to return the computer for a refund and buy an XP machine. He said if I go to a Vista box, I'd better be prepared to do it come what may without looking back.


 
Rene L. Stephenson



----- Original Message ----
From: Dennis Brunnenmeyer <dennisb at chronometrics.com>

Rene....

Whatever you do, don't fall into the trap of buying a Windows-based
laptop with VISTA installed on it, hoping to *upgrade* to Windows XP. In
some cases, this is possible, but look into it first. With brand new
hardware designed for VISTA, you may not be able to find XP-suitable
drivers. Your best best (in the Windows arena) is to get one originally
designed for XP, assuming of course that you choose to avoid
VISTA.

Dennis Brunnenmeyer
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