Another one that isn't Microsoft's fault. The manufacturer is too cheap to
develop a guided install or thinks you're too dumb to know how to work it. This
Dell laptop I've inherited at work didn't have install disks as delivered but
they were easily available from Dell's website for free no less. This is a very
high end laptop though...
It seems strange to me that I'm defending Microsoft but when you work for a
manufacturer I guess you develop a level of empathy...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:37:52 -0400
From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] QRe: Ext HDD, was RE: OT -new computer
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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LarryT wrote:
> Doing the reverse will not work either - installing Vista 1st will work
> but then XP cannot be installed because the OS will say "the OS
> installed is newer than the OS being attempted to install! Well, damn!
I'm running dual boot on dual hard drives. About one hour ago, I ordered a 1TB
drive, intending to transfer my Vista drive to it, then to install XP Pro as a
2nd OS on the drive. I'm not happy to learn that MSFT has prohibited me from
doing that, for no good reason I can discern. I have a XP install disk but not
Vista, only system restore disks for Vista.
Mitch.
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