Moving from XP to Windows 7
Forget about XP and Vista just move to Windows 7.
Now that there are more making the move to Windows 7 now that it reported to be vastly superior to Vista in its resource requirements and the fact that it will run WindowsXP legacy applications "Out of the Box" there has been a lot of interest in this site from those that have downloaded the Windows 7 Release Candidate (Win7 RC) and are now trying to locate drivers and programs for Windows 7.
"no drives found" when downgrading to XP
Applications that worked just fine in XP are proving not to be so under Windows 7. The main reason for this could be due to the fact that the programs would also not have worked under Vista and the fact that the user had skipped this step - the blame now lies with Windows 7.
Some programs that may be affected:
- Canon Zoombrowser EX - CameraWindow not recognizing your camera
- dvd43 - not running in a 64 bit o/s
My current usage of Windows 7
I have been running a 64 Vista system since December 2008 and have recently purchased my 2nd Netbook with WindowsXP pre-installed (my preference was Linux but the XP version was too much of a deal)
I am a great beleiver in trying to run the operating system that the hardware was supplied with (if it was and was not a "home build").
There is nothing really wrong with either XP or Vista - to suggest that they are not fit for consumer use is disingenuous - sure they both have their faults but are both useable. (given enough resources) Out of preference I would use Linux - but sadly it is not "ready for prime-time" - yet.
Links
About external links from this website and my Link Policy
- My page about manufacturers blocking your downgrade attempts
- 2011 - It is now time to give up on XP!
- how to move from XP to Windows 7 - 21 Dec 2010 - Just do it! I can't see what the question is here.
- Visits from the smartergeek website - This seems to be in relation to finding drivers for the installation of Windows XP on a Toshiba A205-S5825 notebook.
The blog by Rex Moncrief still is running, the post that brought you here is really old.
Interesting posts on HP Code Purple and DMI settings though.
I make no claims of being smart or a geek, that is for you to decide. Looks like Rex has switched over to WordPress, 7th Dec 2010.
This page was referenced from the DMI page regarding the manipulation of data stored in System BIOS using Ubuntu (or any other Linux distro presumably)
