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Title: Urgent PC Request
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Published: May 21, 2012
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Post Date: 2012-05-21 10:51:03 by Eric Stratton
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Comments: 24

My laptop just shit the bed.

It's fine, it's 7+ years old (or maybe even 8+, not sure it's been so long) and I've gotten far more than average life out of it.

Nevertheless, it needs to be replaced. It's the physical aspects of it that are crumbling, not the internal or s/w ones.

All I really need is a "blank" laptop since all the new ones come w/ Windows 7 which I hate.

I own XP so I can reinstall that over anything that I buy. But where can I get a list of which programs work w/ Linux? Should I consider using Linux? (I don't need a litany of reasons, just whether or not it's practical, etc. I know it's better by my understanding than Windows.)

I still use Outlook Express, which XP supports. Can it be run on Linux?

... or should I just buy a plain laptop and install XP over whatever's on it?

I'm so confused ...

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#10. To: Eric Stratton (#0) (Edited)

All I really need is a "blank" laptop since all the new ones come w/ Windows 7 which I hate.

There are several problems and limitations with using an older operating system such as XP with newer machines.

First off, there are more than likely hardware devices on the newer machine which XP will not recognize or handle correctly without downloading the appropriate device drivers from the motherboard manufacturer, or from Intel in terms of chipset drivers. Disk IO device drivers (such as SATA drivers) will also more than likely need to be downloaded and installed.

Then there is the memory limitation under 32 bit operating systems. It's 4 GB in total, but that includes all the hardware IO ranges and operating system device drivers, so you end up with about 3.2GB of available space for RAM. On a 64 bit OS the limit varies depending on the version of Windows. It can range from 8GB on Vista Home Basic, to 2TB on some versions of Windows Server 2008 R2.

Windows 7 64 bit can address from 8GB on Windows 7 Home Basic, to 192GB for Windows 7 Ultimate.

Memory Limits for Windows Releases

Since most machines have over 4GB of memory these days, it's almost a necessity using a 64 bit OS in order be able to access all of the available memory. XP does have a 64-bit version as well, but it's not well supported in terms of device drivers from hardware manufacturers.

Just suck it up and give Windows 7 a try, it's really a much better OS than XP and most definitely better than Vista.

FormerLurker  posted on  2012-05-21   14:59:44 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Just suck it up and give Windows 7 a try, it's really a much better OS than XP and most definitely better than Vista.

Please, the guy wants to leave microcrap behind and I don't blame him, I do too!

You sound like a Microsoft product rep.

RickyJ  posted on  2012-05-21   16:44:21 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#15. To: RickyJ (#14)

You sound like a Microsoft product rep.

Linux is cool if you're a total nerd and need difficulty in your life. However, it's easier to go with the flow in terms of operating systems at the consumer level, and buy what works best with the current available hardware.

I have more important things to do with my time than try to reinvent the wheel.

Apple is about the only feasible alternative to MS if you want ease of use and still be able to play the latest games, do video editing and production, and have the latest software in terms of user tools and utilities.

FormerLurker  posted on  2012-05-21 16:54:29 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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