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86audicoupe · 16-04-09, 10:33 PM

I've got a Mac and a new Windows laptop!

Bought a new Acer laptop off eBay (cheaper than in the shops) and it came with Vista. I hate Vista, it's slow and half of the programs I use aren't supported, so within ten minutes of getting it out of the box I wiped Vista and had XP straight back on there!

I have the Vista Inspirat pack which basically makes it look like Vista without all the slow crap and incompatibility issues! As XP only supports up to 3GB RAM and my laptop has 4GB it has to have a 'Physical Address Extension', meaning it uses it but it's hidden.

XP will beat Vista hands down any day with regards to speed unless you have a serious amount of RAM.

16-04-09, 10:33 PM	#8
86audicoupe Classic Audi Pervert! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 2,182	I've got a Mac and a new Windows laptop! Bought a new Acer laptop off eBay (cheaper than in the shops) and it came with Vista. I hate Vista, it's slow and half of the programs I use aren't supported, so within ten minutes of getting it out of the box I wiped Vista and had XP straight back on there! I have the Vista Inspirat pack which basically makes it look like Vista without all the slow crap and incompatibility issues! As XP only supports up to 3GB RAM and my laptop has 4GB it has to have a 'Physical Address Extension', meaning it uses it but it's hidden. XP will beat Vista hands down any day with regards to speed unless you have a serious amount of RAM.