Windows XP??

[BLESSED BEYOND BELIEF]

I am going to have to get a new laptop pretty soon and I wanted to know if I have to get one with Vista? Is it possible to get a new one and have Windows XP put on it legally? I have so many programs that will not run with Vista. Thank you :hat

I am still wondering of I should bite the bullet and get Vista? I was online looking at Best Buy and it apppeared that they were offering laptops with XP Professional. Does anyone know about this??? Again, thank you. :hat I posted below some information from a friend about Vista's compatibility with certain programs.

[Faithful Servant]

I believe most major computer manufacturers still offer XP in lieu of Vista.

[BLESSED BEYOND BELIEF]

I believe most major computer manufacturers still offer XP in lieu of Vista.

Oh I hope so... Thank you!:hat

[Faithful Servant]

I checked Dell, they only offer XP on PC's, not notebooks. Gateway does not appear to offer XP on any computers.

[BLESSED BEYOND BELIEF]

Bummer! I will have to think of something.....:thinking

[Alhere]

Well, I think if you phone Dell up and speak with customer service directly they would allow you to order a laptop with XP.

Worth a try.

[BLESSED BEYOND BELIEF]

That is a thought.... Thank you...:hat

[BLESSED BEYOND BELIEF]

Here is some information that I got from a friend that will help me if I decide to go with Vista. Maybe it will help someone here. We mostly work with graphics programs and one of my favorites is Microsoft Digital Image. I have Photoshop Elements 5. but I like the Digital Image better.



Here’s a site with their own listing of software Vista compatibility information

http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_Software_Compatibility_List

I have copied and will paste here the pages list of graphics software compatible with Vista



See in the listing in alpha order the Microsoft products compatible with VISTA

Graphics/Design Software compatible with VISTA

AAA Logo 1.22
ArchiCAD 9 and ArchiCAD 10 - run on Vista if the WIBU key driver is updated to version 5.20 and the Graphisoft shell extension is excluded from the installation.
ArchiCAD 11
Architectural Desktop 2007
Adobe products

Creative Suite 2
Creative Suite 3 - Works perfectly on my x86 Vista, unsure about x64 though?
Creative Suite 3 Design Premium
Illustrator 10
Illustrator CS3
InDesign CS3 - Works perfectly on my x86 Vista, unsure about x64 though?
Flash Professional CS3
Macromedia Studio 8
PageMaker 7.01 - 32bit
Photoshop 5.0, 5.5 - 32bit
Photoshop 6.0 - 32/64-bit
Photoshop 7.0 - 32bit (100% working)
Photoshop CS - 32bit (100% working)
Photoshop CS2 - (x86 and x64)
Photoshop CS3 BETA
Photoshop CS3 Extended (100% working
Photoshop Elements 5.0.2, 6
PhotoDeluxe Home Edition 3.0 - 32-bit (DL and install the "EPS Parser" if you like)
Premiere Elements 3.0.2

ApoMap
Ashampoo Photo Commander 5 (v5.10, 11/06/2006)
Autodesk

AutoCAD 2004
AutoCAD 2007 with SP2
AutoCAD 2008 32 and 64bit
AutoCAD LT 2008
3ds Max 9 Service Pack 2
3ds Max 2008 (32/64-bit versions)
Inventor 2008 Service Pack 1
Maya 8.5 Unlimited, Install 32 bit version, run as WinXP SP2 compatability + Admin
Maya 2008 (32/64-bit versions)
Revit 2008

Blender 2.44
Bryce 5.5, 6.0 By DAZ
CoCreate OneSpace Modeling (32/64-bit)
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI (32/64-bit, Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Just released - seems to work fine under x86/x64
Corel Graphics Suite X3
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 (Corel Corp. says that this version should not work under Windows XP SP2 but I have tryed it on Vista, works OK)
Corel Graphics Suite 12 (100% Working)
Corel Paint Shop Pro 10
DAZ3D DAZ Studio
Deco-Con v3.0 - Imaging Software for Decorative Concrete
Deco-Con Estimator v2 (after install, click "Product Updates" to install Vista patch)
FirmTools Panorama Composer 3, Duplicate Photo Finder
Flash SWF Decompiler v_2.99 (32-bit)
Font Twister

The GIMP **FREE Graphics Editing program

Google Sketchup
Google Earth 4.0.2416 (beta)Build Date Oct 31 2006
GTK Radiant 1.4.x, 1.5.x (+latest q3map2)
IconCool Studio 3.30 (build 70116)
Infolytica MagNet design suite, ElecNet, ThermNet, OptiNet
Inkscape
Irfanview v3.99
Jasc AnimationShop 3 (Jasc Animation Shop 3.11) (100% working)
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9 (Doesn't run with Aero - reverts to Windows Basic color scheme)
JOCR (Image Capture and Character Recognition) v1.0
Lightwave 3D 9.0
LabView 8.0
LEGO Digital Designer 1.6
Macromedia Dreamweaver (see: Web Development)
Macromedia Fireworks 8
Macromedia Flash 8 (enabling windows xp compatibility improves the perfomance)
Macromedia Freehand Macromedia Freehand 11.02
Maxon Maxon Cinema 4D R10 Studio (Vista Business Edition)
Mediachance RealDraw Pro 4.0
Microangelo Toolset v6.03 (Icon editor. Works with Vista's new icon formats perfectly.)
MetaCreations Poser 4 (pretty old, but works perfectly!)





MICROSOFT Programs



Microsoft Digital Image 9
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 10
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 *this is ONLY version that needs a Patch

*Here is some information for Digital Image Suite 2006 owners who want to obtain the Patch so that their software will work with VISTA

Digital Image 2006 Update
Brief Description
(for Standard and Suite)
This software will update Digital Image Suite 2006 and Digital Image Standard 2006.
Overview
The Digital Image 2006 Update is for Digital Image Suite 2006 and Digital Image Standard 2006 editions. The update addresses compatibility issues that exist when running Digital Image Suite 2006 or Digital Image Standard 2006 on the Windows Vista operating system.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ef930fe7-8dfd-4a5c-9bef-084cfa691104&DisplayLang=en
or
http://************/w5u58

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Microsoft Digital Image Anniversary Edition
Microsoft Picture It! 10
Microsoft Picture It 99 and Picture It 2000
Microsoft Cartoon Maker 1.0 (Chinese Simplified/Traditional)



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NetObjects Fusion 10

Paint.NET 3.0 (32-bit/64-bit) **FREE Graphics Editing program

Orbit GIS 4.2 (32/64-bit)
Photo Impression 4
Quake4Edit
Rhino 4.0 Service Release 1
RealWorld Icon Editor 2006.2 (32-bit and 64-bit (x64)) high-DPI aware
Serif DrawPlus X2
Sierra Print Artist 8.0 (32-bit) - Be sure to set Print Artist to be run as an administrator in the compatibility options.
Sierra Print Artist Gold version 21
SmartDraw 2007 (32-bit)
SureThing 4.3
Surething Label printer software vers. 4.0 and 5.0 with lightscribe work great in Vista (32-bit)
SolidWorks Vista Version, SolidWorks Student Edition 2007-2008
SWiSHmax Build 2006.06.26 (32-bit)
Ulead COOL 3D Studio 1.0 Full Version
Ulead PhotoImpact 12
Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus
Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus
Webshots Desktop 2.5
Winamp Skin Maker 1.2
Xara Xtreme Pro (The world fastest vector software!)
XnView v.1.91 (32-bit) A great software to view and convert graphic files

See complete listing of software Vista compatibility information

http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_Software_Compatibility_List
Also of interest
Here is a : Vista Program Compatibility Wizard
excerpt quoted directly from website:

If you are experiencing problems with a program that worked correctly on an earlier version of Windows, this wizard helps you select and test compatibility settings that may fix those problems.
http://www.realtime-vista.com/administration/2007/04/vista_program_compatibility_as.htm

Ensuring Application Compatibility in Vista
by Mitch Tulloch

http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/04/25/application-compatibility-in-vista.html

From Microsoft
http://************/23lae6

Also I have this information.
After you install it, just right click on the icon and choose properties. Then, click where it says to run on XP system, and check the box that says 'run as administrator'.

[ghetto guy]

IBM (Lenovo) has the option to get XP. I just ordered a new T61 laptop from them and it will be coming with XP

[Pacman]

As long as there are drivers available for the machine available on the manufacturer's website, replacing Vista with XP is pretty easy. There are still plenty of valid copies of XP available.