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The following is from a computer-literate friend. I cannot vouch for it's
accuracy, but it appears correct to me. Don
Hi everyone
Ok, here is the vista update as many of you are writing to me with
suggestions...
1) as of January 30th all computers with XP were ordered back to manfg to get
Vista on them
2) I took my vista computer back to Walmart as did many other customers, we
were told that
Since the machine was basically working they would not take them back and
they had no
More computers with XP on them
3) called emachine and they are not allowed to sell or put XP on anymore
machines after Jan 30th
4) even though Microsoft says a minimum of 1GB RAM, eMachine (Gateway) can sell
the computer
With 512MB because the vista version on the computer is an abbrviated
version called BASIC and I would have
To pay $239.00 more for the PREMIUM VERSION or $399.00 more for the
ULTIMATE VERSION.
5) print drivers will only be upgrade by each printer mfg going back 18 months
so if your printer is
Older than that, you will have to purchase a new printer to work on Vista.
6) digital camera users will have to go thru the same thing waiting for new
drivers to become available
From your camera mfg.. And depending on the camera, mine is two years old
and will not get new
Drivers so I will have to replace my camera
7) getting thru to any of the tech supports for any computer related product is
almost impossible I am
So frustrated about holding two and 1/2 hours only to get hung up on....
And lastly, if your new computer comes with vista you cannot format it and use
a copy of XP
Because all the chips and video cards, sound cards etc will only work with
Vista installed so that
Is definetly not an option... So I guess we all have to dig deep in our
pockets this next year to
Upgrade everything we own to Vistas specifications... Thankyou very much bill
gates, your jerk
PLEASE EMAIL THIS TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO IS EVEN THINKING ABOUT BUYING A
NEW COMPUTER... THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THIS INFO BEFORE PURCHASING PRODUCTS
THAT WILL CONTROL THEM AS VISTA IS DOING... THIS IS INSANITY THAT THE COMPANIES
CAN HAVE THIS MUCH CONTROL OVER US.
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