[Tech-Assist] New computer with XPpro...

[Burt I. Weiner]

Sorry to be so late in chiming in on this.  I just bought a new 
laptop computer.  I new from the very start that I did not want 
Vista.  I'm really not into being the first on the bandwagon for 
things like this.  I immediately needed my "new" computer as a tool 
and not as a science project.

I was able to find a company that would sell me a new Asus A1 with 
XPpro.  The computer came with Vista but they were fine with removing 
that and installing a new, registered copy of XPpro and giving me the 
new disc along with putting the XPpro sticker on the computer and a 
copy of all the drivers - This in trade for the Vista disc and 
sticker.  I'm very happy with the new computer and it's really fast 
using Delorme's Topo Quads.

So,  it can be done.

Burt

At 10:00 PM 5/6/2007, you wrote:
>Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 20:46:47 -0500
>From: "Kristopher Hoopes"<kh at rfcom.us>
>Subject: Re: [Tech-Assist] Re: Think about this "Vista"
>To: "The Brain Trust" <tech-assist at radiolists.net>
>Message-ID: <20070506204647.1895554458.kh at rfcom.us>
>Content-Type: text/plain
>
>This is a very fascinating thread for me, as I have been "putting 
>up" with microsoft's dark side for 10 years, and now, It has finally 
>crossed the line with vista and IE-7.
>
>IE-7 is a marvel to me, it is the only browser known to man that 
>doesn't work with my aero club's website that I built, and it 
>actully is hard to find the basic browser command buttons. Kind of 
>like todays Ham radios that have all the functions buried under 
>layers of menus- I can't use it if I can't find it.
>
>After my last fiasco with a 2 new Toshiba laptops and a troubled 
>history with Sony's recent makes, I have been looking Mac. But now 
>they have been bitten by the Intel bug, and I am not certain that is 
>a good thing.
>
>I have basic needs, in this order:
>
>Web Browsing
>Email
>Office suite/.pdf work
>Web Publishing
>Street Atlas
>Quickbooks
>Photo Storage (Canon Utility)
>Photo Viewing(Irfanview)
>
>While their are occasional other uses, this makes up probably 99% of 
>my notebook use. And if I could buy a machine that could ONLY do 
>this stuff, and do it better than all others, I would. All this junk 
>they are loading these machines up with and hogging needless 
>overbearing receources and charging me for and making in China to 
>save a buck, is useless to me.
>
>I am not an IT guy and know nothing of linux or unix, windows XP has 
>been my mainstay, what to do in this world of throw away computers 
>that don't last and hence are overpriced!
>
>Thanks for any advice.
>
>Cheers!
>
>Kristopher Hoopes, ASCMT, CBRE
>CEO RFCOM
>RR1 Box 54A
>Foster, OK 73434-9619
>24HRS. 580-656-7932
>www.rfcom.us

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