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P. Jayant
I have been reading the news about Microsoft advising PC manufacturers to
discontinue use of XP for new PCs. But Vista is still not problem-free as is
obvious from the postings on this Newsgroup. Which is causing me concern.
Because I bought the version of Vista for upgrading from XP, installed it
over XP, tried it for three months and faced a number of problems. Many of
the applications which I had on my PC disappeared when Vista was installed.
When I tried to install them from the OEM CDs, Vista refused to install
them. Similarly, my Sound card and Video capture card would not work because
neither Vista nor my search on the Internet and with the manufacturer could
get me Vista compatible drivers. Vista compatible cards to replace the old
ones could not be supplied by any of the PC device suppliers in India. They
said the demand is still not enough to justify stocking new cards. So I had
no choice but to revert to XP.
Now if I am compelled to up(?)grade to Vista because Microsoft decides to
stop support for XP, can the OEM CD for Vista I have with me be used once
again? And if so, would I automatically get all the necessary upgrades to
make Vista as problem-free as it will be available to new customers of Vista
at that time?
P. Jayant
discontinue use of XP for new PCs. But Vista is still not problem-free as is
obvious from the postings on this Newsgroup. Which is causing me concern.
Because I bought the version of Vista for upgrading from XP, installed it
over XP, tried it for three months and faced a number of problems. Many of
the applications which I had on my PC disappeared when Vista was installed.
When I tried to install them from the OEM CDs, Vista refused to install
them. Similarly, my Sound card and Video capture card would not work because
neither Vista nor my search on the Internet and with the manufacturer could
get me Vista compatible drivers. Vista compatible cards to replace the old
ones could not be supplied by any of the PC device suppliers in India. They
said the demand is still not enough to justify stocking new cards. So I had
no choice but to revert to XP.
Now if I am compelled to up(?)grade to Vista because Microsoft decides to
stop support for XP, can the OEM CD for Vista I have with me be used once
again? And if so, would I automatically get all the necessary upgrades to
make Vista as problem-free as it will be available to new customers of Vista
at that time?
P. Jayant