Ferrari Mailing List: Re: help with new computer Vista or XP? NFC

[Pat Scopelliti (pscopell]

One item:  buy more memory.  1GB minimum.  And if you want to see the new
Aero GUI, make sure you buy a good video card (256MB minimum video memory).

Don't trust Dell to configure things right.... I got called over to a
friend's house for a "PC is really slow" problem.  Some pinhead at Dell sold
her an XP machine with 128MB of RAM.  I suggested buying 512MB module, and
got the "Wow, what a difference! - What did you do?" line.

Pat

Pat Scopelliti
pscopell [at] stny.rr.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Britt2Asa [at] aol.com [mailto:Britt2Asa [at] aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 6:17 AM
To: Pat Scopelliti
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] help with new computer Vista or XP? NFC

I hate to do this on the ferrari list but lots of you guys are techs and I
am 
not!

I need to order a new home computer. Usually get a almost top spec Dell.
Have 
just found out that Dell UK only offers Vista on the machine I want.

I have heard lots of stories about problems with Vista not working with
older 
software/hardware. I dont want to buy new printers and get new software for 
all the cameras/printers/scanners ect.

Anybody have any thoughts on Vista now that its out 9 months? Would software

made for XP automatically not work with Vista? Its going to be a new
machine, 
do you think I will have fewer problems?

Anyway to get XP still on a top of a line new computer or should I take the 
chance?

Help!

Many thanks
Britt

BR in the UK
1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
1980 400i (RHD 72,000 miles)
Searching for the right 512TR
2003 BMW 530d
1991 Alfa Spider S4   
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